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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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nice blog. I'm reading it daily. Could you please comment a bit the damage report by TEPCO? There are some items that aren't very clear, in particular the reason of the leak of unit 7. Many greetings and keep the spirit. It is important to transmit the facts about nuclear energy.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070720TDY01005.htm
This stuff is significant in the turbine when the turbines are operating, but it shouldn't get out of the plumbing.
I would have thought most of this stuff, especially the coolant in a BWR, would be reasonably earthquake proofed, too.
You might also get traces of activated corrosion products in the BWR coolant too, I guess. I've heard Cr-51 and Co-60 mentioned, which are plausible.