From:Ferrante, Fernando/ Sent:Monday, March 14, 201 •l0:13 PM To:Sancaktar, Selim Cc:Mitman, Jeffrey Subject:RE: In case somebody asks ….. Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Selim, I am looking at the model and it appears to be either LOOPWR: 40-10/LOOPWR: 40-07/LOOPWR: 40-05 for Fukushima-Daichi Unit 1, is that correct? From: Sancaktar, Selim Sent: Monday, March 14, […]
Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS) is a pressurized water nuclear reactor capable of producing over 1,200 megawatts of electrical power. Located near Burlington Kansas, the plant is operated by Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC). The facility releases radioactive material to the environment in the form of liquid and gaseous effluents. This report details the […]
Annual H-3 releases have increased since 1996 due to power up-rate Public dose limits (Subpart D) •100 mrem/year total effective dose equivalent per reactor (1 mSv/yr) •A total of 25 mrem/yr whole body, 75 mrem/yr thyroid, and 25 mrem/yr to critical organ from all fuel cycle facilities within 50 mile radius (EPA, 40 CFR 190) […]
Direct – N-16 Gamma Rays (BWR Turbine Buildings) – Gamma Rays – On-Site Dry Fuel Storage (ISFSI) – Gamma Rays – On-Site Storage of Highly Radioactive Materials (e.g. S/G’s, Turbine Rotors, Heat Exchangers) – Gamma Rays – Low Level Waste Stored On-Site Indirect – Effluent Releases Airborne Liquid – Inadvertent Releases from Leaks & Spills to […]
Kanuma 1040 bq (taken Oct. 20)608 Bq (taken January 11), 1850 Becquerel in Yaita (taken November 02) also detected. Government limit – (500 bq/kg) Source: Asahi.com
NISA announced yesterday that reviews of the stress test requirements will be posted on-line to promote questions and requests from the public. The stress test is a measure being taken to re-evaluate the margin of safety at Japanese nuclear power plants. The information can be found here. Source: Asahi.com Related articles Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency […]
The government began delivering 700 dosimeters to the Fukushima Prefectural Government and all 59 municipalities in the prefecture on Nov. 8 to help them track radioactive contamination released in the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is lending the devices to the local governments free of charge. It […]
At the end of this month the HSBC Bank (UK) will complete assessing the profitability of the building of the Belene nuclear power plant in Bulgaria. Although an agreement between the Bulgarian National Electric Company and Russia’s engineering company “Atomstroiexport, a sub-unit of the State Corporation Rosatom, was signed in 2006, the actual construction work […]
“Significant” sources of radiation which could pose a risk to the public if exposed have been found on the same beach where around 200 radioactive particles were discovered previously. Last month, a lump of contaminated metal was found on the beach, prompting the closure of parts of the foreshore. Source: AP Related articles *JUST IN* […]
Fukushima Liability “If the risk cost of a nuclear accident is included in calculations of atomic power generation costs, it is necessary to make a comparison in the same manner after estimating the accident costs of other power sources,” the panel said. The assumed 5 trillion yen cost of a severe nuclear disaster should be […]