From: Sheron. Brian To: Wiggins. Jim Cc: Johnson. Michael Subject: RE: Document1 Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 10:21:58 AM [quote] And they want to do this because …. ? Does someone want this, or did they just run out of stuff to work on? Some of the stuff they want to do seems to […]
What Happened in Fukushima – a Technical Perspective Christian Lobscheid The focus of this talk is on the engineering and design side of the Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) at Fukishima-Daiichi plant. The talk will address factors contributing to the current state at the Fukushima plant including those associated with the GE Mark 1 […]
From:Mitchell, Mark Sent:Friday, April 01, 2011 6:58 AM To:Phalen, Martin Subject:REMP data [quote] “Air sample and standing water sample results from US nuclear plant licensees have been entered into a password protected database established by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). NRC and federal partners have access to the plant data.” [/quote] This is […]
From: West, Steven Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:54 AM To: DRPIII Cc: Reynolds, Steven; OBrien, Kenneth; Boland, Anne; Louden, Patrick Subject: Inspector Guidance For Dealing with Licensee Information Regarding Positive Samples for 1-131 [quote] By now you’ve probably seen reports of positive sample results for radioactive iodine-1 31 and other isotopes, which are being […]
23 March 2011 WENRA STATEMENT ON THE FUKUSHIMA NPP ACCIDENT The Heads of the nuclear regulatory bodies of European nations with nuclear power plants met in Helsinki on the 22 and 23 March 2011. During the meeting WENRA discussed the tragic events in Japan, and in particular the role of nuclear safety regulators in understanding […]
The Ministry has confirmed problem has been detected in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, locally high radiation doses of about 450,000 becquerels per kilogram of Cesium were detected in the highest stratum of 5-10 cm depth from the surface. The study was conducted on two days this month. The ministry will conduct an additional investigation, such as estimating the […]
In by far the largest deal, Tepco said after the close of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday that it will sell its entire stake—more than 10%—in mobile telecommunications company KDDI Corp. for ¥521,000 (about $6,700) per share, the stock’s closing price in Tokyo, raising about ¥186.28 billion, or $2.4 billion. Tepco said it will book a loss […]
Indonesia government has approved the construction of a 200 kilowatt nuclear power plant to meet the rising energy demand. Plans for an atomic program were mostly shelved in 1997 due to the discovery of the Natuna gas field, but have been revived since 2005. The nuclear plans of Indonesia have met with criticism from Greenpeace and other groups […]
Power Reactor Event Number: 47479 Facility: MONTICELLO Region: 3 State: MN Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] GE-3 NRC Notified By: KIRK DUEA HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH Notification Date: 11/28/2011 Notification Time: 01:04 [ET] Event Date: 11/27/2011 Event Time: 16:57 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/28/2011 Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) – […]
From: Jones, Henry Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:04 AM To: Raione, Richard Subject: RE: Request for briefing to the Japan Near-Term Task force on tsunami and other flooding issues Chris has significant experience modeling thermal plumes and biota. He is also familiar with the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) that forms the basis of the […]