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In reply to the discussion: Nuclear Reactor Pool Fire/Huge Risks in U.S. According to Unpublicized NRC Study [View all]FBaggins
(26,748 posts)19. The report says just the opposite.
In fact, the purpose of the report was to identify whether or not there would be a meaningful increase in safety if they moved older spent fuel from the pools into dry cask storage.
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Nuclear Reactor Pool Fire/Huge Risks in U.S. According to Unpublicized NRC Study [View all]
kristopher
Feb 2014
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Yes, they love to hide behind the difficulty in tracking nuclear related cancer related fatalities
kristopher
Feb 2014
#14
A consortium of nuclear companies that self insure doesn't really qualify as "commercial insurer"...
kristopher
Feb 2014
#22
That is exactly what the major accident coverage is - and they don't pay "premiums"
kristopher
Feb 2014
#24
You don't change the rotational speed of an AC generator to regulate the voltage output
madokie
Feb 2014
#53
The filing to the NRC (the PDF) asks them to make changes in how they license reactors
kristopher
Feb 2014
#12