nuclear power

[Oct. 19, 2011, 5pm] Please join the Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) at Florida International University for a thought-provoking reflection on the March crisis at Fukushima Dai-Ichi and the future of nuclear power around the world. Experts will discuss how views of nuclear policy have changed in the US, Japan and Germany.

A Report by Arnold Gundersen1
April 21, 2010

* There have been more than 80-identified problems with containment systems over the last 45 years.
* Several containment liners have developed through-wall rust holes.
* The AP1000 design is unique, with only one containment barrier.
* The AP1000 design is more susceptible to rust than existing designs.
* The AP1000 Chimney effect will cause any radiation leakage to be released directly into the environment.

The Science of the Total Environment 317 (2003) 37–51
0048-9697/03/$ - see front matter
2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00439-X

Joseph J. Manganoa,*, Jay M. Gouldb,1, Ernest J. Sternglassc,2, Janette D. Shermand,3,
William McDonnelle,4
aRadiation and Public Health Project, 786 Carroll Street, 9, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
bRadiation and Public Health Project, 302 West 86th Street, 11B, New York, NY 10024, USA