[ RadSafe ] True of False

[William Lipton]

The new reactors are inherently safe against analyzed risks.  My concern is
those risks that may have been overlooked or dismissed out of hand.  The
current plants have a history of poor performance against unanticipated
events, e.g. small break LOCA (TMI), boric acid corrosion (Davis Bessie),
and simultaneous earthquake and tsunami (Fukushima).  I'm not convinced
that the new reactor designs have anticipated all credible scenarios.
Bill Lipton
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
 On Feb 17, 2012 1:36 PM, "Ahmad Al-Ani" <ahmadalanimail at yahoo.com> wrote:

> This an interesting topic, and I encourage all to share their thoughts.
>
> Safe is not an absolute parameter, it can only be understood by comparing
> to something else. Are cars inherently safe? absolutely not, yet millions
> drive or ride them daily without any concern.
>
> Accordingly, being safe inherently or not is irrelevant to the public, and
> the media. This is another attempt, a failed one in my opinion, to impress
> the media and the public by using highly vague technical terms.
>
> Ahmad
>
>
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> > From: Otto G. Raabe <ograabe at ucdavis.edu>
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> >
> >At 09:00 AM 2/17/2012,  John wrote:
> >> Are "New" ones safer than old ones?
> >********************
> >The public's view is that Nuclear Reactor are inherently all dangerously
> unsafe.
> >
> >They have Chernobyl, Three-Mile Island, and Fukushima to prove it.
> >
> >
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