North Carolina nuclear stations- danger of spent nuclear fuel over-heating , in the event of an accident

Steve Dale Nuclear Fuel Cycle Watch South Australia, 14 Sept 18 This report on North Carolina reactors by the Union of Concerned Scientists –

“Today more than 3,400 metric tons of spent fuel is stored in North Carolina. Over 85% of that spent fuel is stored in large pools of water called spent fuel pools, which are equipped with systems to cool the water that surrounds the hot fuel rods.”
“While concerns about nuclear power safety often focus on the fuel in the reactor core, spent fuel stored in pools also can be a major source of radioactivity during an accident. If water drains from the pool for even a few hours or the cooling system is interrupted for several days, the spent fuel could overheat and its cladding could break open, releasing radioactive material. And because the pools are located outside the thick, concrete containment walls, it is more likely that this radioactive material would reach the environment”

The report was done back in 2011, so not sure if things have improved since then. https://www.ucsusa.org/…/nuclear-power-safety-in-north… https://www.facebook.com/groups/1021186047913052/permalink/2113650401999939/?comment_id=2114177665280546&notif_id=1536813900482985&notif_t=group_comment

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Climate Change And Why Nuclear Power Can’t Fix It

Doctor Chris Busby about the nuclear mud dumping issue in Wales, United Kingdom

REAL PLUTONIUM

How Global Warming and Arctic Ice Melt Intensify Hurricanes

The Science of Today’s Superstorms: 1 of 3

WEIBO SIGNUP LINK IN ENGLISH As western media clamps down on environmentalists etc, Chinas Weibo allows unrestricted access to this site unlike Google, FB etc. Maybe this is worth signing up too until a new search engine for the masses becomes available (Or Google begins censoring Chinas internet). Here is the English language link for sign up; https://www.weibo.com/signup/signup.php

EVENTS

September 22 – Faslane, Scotland – Rally Against Nuclear Weapons – http://www.nuclearban.scot/internationals-converge-on-faslane-nuclear-weapon-base-for-nae-nukes-march-and-rally/

September – Utah, USA – Atomic illness claims specialist to hold eastern Idaho sessions:

Sept. 24 at the Nuclear Care Partners office, 354 West Sunnyside Road, Idaho Falls
Sept. 25 at Golden West Cafe, 2431 Highway 20, Arco
Sept. 26 at the Blackfoot Library, 129 North Broadway, St., Blackfoot
Sept. 27 at Bru House Galilei, 502 North Main St., Pocatello

October 6 – 13 – INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF PROTEST TO STOP THE MILITARIZATION OF SPACE.”

November-December 2018 International Uranium Film Festival – U.S. Southwest tour

November 29th and 30th and December 1st, Navajo Nation Museum, Hwy 264 & Post Office Loop, Window Rock, Navajo Nation, AZ

December 2nd, Flagstaff, AZ

December 6th, Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave, Albuquerque, NM

December 7th, Grants, NM

December 9th, Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, NM

PETITIONS

Tell Congress: Stop Trump from ordering a nuclear first strike without a Congressional declaration of war.

PREVENT UNNECESSARY RADIOACTIVE RISKS ACROSS THE USA NATION

Protect Idaho’s water. Stop nuclear waste.

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