[ RadSafe ] New Nuclear Plants

[Jerry Lahti]

Jason Bolling wrote "As a thirty-something nuclear engineer, I'm eager to see 
things get off the ground and get some construction happening".  

And as a sixty-something, I, and many others of my generation agree. 

I have been blessed with a career that includes 10 years (1963-1973) with 
NASA and the space nuclear propulsion and power programs followed by 30-plus 
years in the design of commercial nuclear power plans (primarily radiation 
shielding and radiological safety assessments). Many of my experienced peers, 
both in design and in the regulatory areas, are now retired (or are being 
retired) and carry a wealth of experience in this area that should be tapped 
in the event that our (US) nuclear plant construction begins again. How could 
this experience be tapped to help out our thiry-somethings? Maybe by some 
kind of mentoring arrangement.

The US is fast approaching a situation where there is little nuclear power 
plant engineering experience to draw from. The next US plants may indeed be 
from countries active in nuclear power plant construction. And those are 
France, China, Japan and South Korea.
--
Jerry Lahti
Naperville IL


---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Bolling, Jason E" <bollingje at Ports.USEC.com>
To: RADSAFE <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:54:34 -0500
Subject: [ RadSafe ] NEI Link on New Nuclear Plants

> The folks at NEI have this link:
> 
> http://www.nei.org/documents/New_Nuclear_Plant_Status.pdf
> 
> It is supposed to be accurate as of this month.  Some companies are
> seeking an Early Site Permit (ESP) and some are seeking a 
> Construction and Operating License (COL).  According to this link, 
> none have submitted a COL, but many are planned for 2007.  Some 
> companies are pursuing a single reactor while others are pursuing up 
> to four.
> 
> As a thirty-something nuclear engineer, I'm eager to see things get off
> the ground and get some construction happening.
> 
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