Re: ignorant press by environmental group

["Jim Hoerner" <jim_hoerner@HOTMAIL.COM>]

>From: Norman Cohen <ncohen12@HOME.COM>

>Subject: Re: ignorant press by environmental group



>And yes, the Aussie enviro shoulda had his facts right. Maybe he had one 

>too many Fosters beer before speaking. ;-)



What's your excuse for the following, Norm?  Have you retracted your press 

release, or admitted error? :-)



--- In Know_Nukes@y..., "Jim Hoerner" <jim_hoerner@h...> wrote:



References:



1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Know_Nukes/message/1253

2. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Know_Nukes/message/1257

3. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UnplugSalem/message/1360

4. Salem Final Safety Analysis Report section 3.5

5. Salem Technical Specifications section 5.2

6. http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/9/21/02858.shtml



On 17 Jan 2002, I wrote to Norm (1):

If you look closely at their safety report, you will probably see that such 

an object, hitting containment in the worst possible way, penetrated 

containment by a couple of inches (from memory). Please check your reference 

and let us know what it says.  I had looked it up a few months back for 

another plant. If your claim is that all they can withstand is a 

tornado-driven telephone poll, and anything else would cause failure, it's 

incorrect.



The same day, Norm replied (2):

"I'll answer the rest of your post later."



Despite this, Norm wrote a letter to the editor  on 19 Jan 2002 (3):

"Attached as a word file and below in text, is my letter to the

editor... Salem Units 1 and 2 can not withstand much more than a flying 

telephone pole... (Norm Cohen is Coordinator of the UNPLUG Salem Campaign)."



Please allow me to dispell this myth propagated by the Unplug Salem

campaign once and for all...



>From the Salem NPP Final Safety Analysis Report (4):



"Category I structures including reactor containments, auxilary

buildings, and fuel handling buildings are designed to withstand tornado 

missiles"



These missiles include a 13.5-inch diameter, 35-foot long, 1490 pound

utility pole traveling horizontally at 144 miles per hour.



"Penetration has been calculated to be approximately 10 inches [25

cm], much less than the thickness of the wall or roof.  This will not cause 

any damage inside."  All Category I structures are made of at least 18 

inches of concrete.



"Safety-related plant structures are less vulnerable to a passenger

car missile."



I note that the Salem containment is 3.5 to 4.5 feet [107 to 137 cm]

thick of reinforced concrete, and has an additional steel liner (5).  There 

are additional concrete walls between the containment wall and the reactor 

vessel.



I can only conclude that UnplugSalem will not allow the facts to get

in the way of their media campaign :-(.



Jim Hoerner

Know_Nukes Manager



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