Re: Sequoyah plant HEU fuel assembly leak

[Gv1@aol.com]

There is no information to even make a guess as to how significant the issue 
is.  Some postulate that the normal levels of Iodine and Xenon found in 
reactor coolant is due to the porosity of the metal structure at high 
temperatures, not defects in the cladding.

Was a defect actually measured after a run in the reactor?  Are they just 
experiencing elevated Xe and I levels in Reactor coolant during a run?  There 
is no more information here just the same as saying a radiation leak occurred 
at Chernobyl.

I don't believe there is a plant on the plant that has not had some form of 
"leaker", it could just be that this project is being watched by many...  
Perhaps more relevant details will come.

glen vickers
glen.vickers@exeloncorp.com
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