[ RadSafe ] Thoughts about Emergencyprocedures involving Japan's tsunami & reactor emergency(UNCLASSIFIED)

[Doug Huffman]

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Public information has the plant(s) shutdown.  That should obviate need
for borates.

There are nicer borates than boric acid, with both larger fractions of
boron and not so corrosive.  Potassium tetraborate.

I never worked a BWR to learn their particular casualty procedures.
Some PWR that I was qualified to operate allowed boiling as part of the
LOCA casualty procedures (removes heat and lowers pressure allowing
volume replacement).


On 3/11/2011 11:59, Irwin, William wrote:
> To what kind of reactor coolant are they referring? Boric acid?
> 
> Obviously, most coolant is water, and large volumes. An aircraft would
> not be useful for that.
> 
> 
> 
> | William E. Irwin, Sc.D., CHP |  Vermont Department of Health |
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