Below is from our rapid response team . Yesterday, regional anti-nuclear organizations asked federal nuclear energy regulators to launch an investigation into what it claims are “newly identified flaws” in Westinghouse’s advanced reactor design, the AP1000. During a teleconference releasing a report on the subject, participants urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend license reviews of proposed AP1000 reactors. In its news release, even the groups making these allegations provide conflicting information on its findings. In one instance, the groups cite “dozens of corrosion holes” at reactor vessels and in another says that eight holes have been documented. In all cases, there is another containment mechanism that would provide a barrier to radiation release. Below, we examine why these claims are unwarranted and why the AP1000 design certification process should continue as designated by the NRC. Myth: In the AP1000 reactor design, the gap between the shield bu...
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One of my podcasting colleagues - Cameron Reilly, the owner of The Podcast Network - recently interviewed the Wisconsin Secretary of State - Doug La Follette about his long time environmental activism.
You can find the show at
http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/index.php?s=La+Follette
When you listen, pay attention to the discussion about power production - the nuclear topic never appeared. That might change during the promised next talk when La Follette returns from Thailand.