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Islands of Stability: Nuclear Power After Fukushima
Eric P. Loewen, Ph.D.
President American Nuclear Society
Renaissance or Reconsideration? Nuclear Power Post-Fukushima
November 16, 2011
Wisconsin
Public
Utility
Institute
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American Nuclear Society
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Future of Nuclear Energy
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American Nuclear Society Special Technical Committee
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Yamadamachi, March 11, 2011
Associated Press
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media
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Island of Stability
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Island of Stability
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Nuclear power plant sites
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In the study of the atomic nucleus…
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Marie Curie
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March 10, 2011
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U.S. Documents
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WASH-740, published 1957
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Chernobyl, May 1986
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Fatalities
Pro
bab
ilit
y
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Professor Rasmussen
WASH-1400, published 1975
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NUREG-1150, Published 1990
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NRC Guidance for Use of NUREG-1150:
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Table 2: NUREG-1150 Key Plant Attributes
Attribute Surry (Ch3) Peach Bottom (Ch4)
Sequoyah (Ch5)
Grand Gulf (Ch6)
Zion (Ch7)
Plant type PWR (3 loop) BWR 4 PWR (4 loop) BWR-6 PWR (4 loop)
Battery time
2 hrs 10 – 12 hrs 2 hrs 12 hrs (not given)
Mean core damage frequency per reactor year
3 E-5 3 E-6 4 E-5 3 E-6
2 E-4
Range of time to core damage
5 min to 8 hours
15 min to 13 hours
Not provided 20 min to 12 hours
Not provided
Maximum early fatalities
1,000 3
3,000 30 10,000
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Stability to Go Forward?
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The major lesson we learn from this event is water
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Courage to Go Forward
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Fukushima-Daiichi, April 2011
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All societies need stable, abundant energy
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