Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, October 1, 2012

EPRI Recommends Combining Strategies to Minimize Radiological Releases in Severe Accidents

Industry/Regulatory/Political

• A new studyby the Electric Power Research Institute that examines options for minimizing the release of radioactive materials in a severe nuclear accident says that a combination of strategies would be much more effective than depending on any single measure. In particular, EPRI says that combining containment sprays or immersion of damaged fuel with a specifically designed vent…