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From NEI’s Japan micro-site: NRC, Industry Concur on Many Post-Fukushima Actions Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues • There is a “great deal of alignment” between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the industry on initial steps to take at America’s nuclear energy facilities in response to the nuclear accident in Japan, Charles Pardee, the chief operating officer of Exelon Generation Co., said at an agency briefing today. The briefing gave stakeholders an opportunity to discuss staff recommendations for near-term actions the agency may take at U.S. facilities. PowerPoint slides from the meeting are on the NRC website. • The International Atomic Energy Agency board has approved a plan that calls for inspectors to evaluate reactor safety at nuclear energy facilities every three years. Governments may opt out of having their country’s facilities inspected. Also approved were plans to maintain a rapid response team of experts ready to assist facility operators recoverin...
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I was a sailor once, and used to sail along the California coast. On one race from San Francisco to Santa Barbara, I recall passing Diablo Canyon. It was a beautiful day and the containment buildings were actually pleasing to look at.
And then I noticed it…there were whales! Lots of whales! The whales were broaching in the warm water at the discharge. Perhaps it was coincidence. Perhaps the warm water resulted in lots of food and a happy place for those humpbacks. Given the absence of millions of tons of combustion products, and just some clean warm water coming out, I tend to believe the polar bears and the whales have it about right.
Keep up the effort.
Russ
A Nuke
A midwife’s spouse