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Nuclear Regulatory Commission report on dangers of spent fuel pools

Nuclear agency urged to review spent fuel pools,Forbes, By MATTHEW DALY , 10.05.11, WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission should take immediate steps to improve the safety of pools containing radioactive waste stored at U.S. nuclear plants, an internal report released Wednesday said.

The report by NRC staff elevates the importance of spent-fuel pools, saying current regulations do not require instruments measuring water levels to be operable in case of accident. Water levels at spent-fuel pools were a key issue after a March 11 earthquake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear plant in Japan…..

The report also recommended immediate reviews of seismic and flooding risks at the nation’s 104 nuclear reactors. Those risks have come under greater scrutiny in the wake of the Japan crisis and the East Coast earthquake in August, which caused the ground to shake much more than a Virginia nuclear plant near the quake’s epicenter was designed to withstand….
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/10/05/general-us-japan-nuclear-safety_8719035.html

October 6, 2011 - Posted by | safety, USA

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