RE: 15 year old does model of nuke waste accident

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

Read it before this. 



 It is a typical student exercise, well-meant, but fatally flawed.  As near

as I can figure, the calculation assumes 100% release from less of a

challenge than the waste casks have already been tested to with no release.

Also, 100% is unreasonable even postulating a breach.



I suspect an inflated biological risk was also used in the estimate.



The actual cleanup I would expect from the postulated accident is:

Backhoe and crane used to remove debris from over the cask, then undamaged

cask is loaded on another truck and continues to its destination.



I attempted to contact the school (as a private citizen expressing my

opinion) and was not able to do so.



Dave Neil		neildm@id.doe.gov





-----Original Message-----

From: Norman Cohen [mailto:ncohen12@comcast.net]

Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:36 PM

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Subject: 15 year old does model of nuke waste accident









sheila baker wrote:



> HI



HI all,

Continuing a theme of student research, here's one from Nevada:





>

> Incredible Mohave Acceleratd School student Alex Ozuna

> actually did a model of what a nuke waste accident

> would look like. He is trying to raise money to go to

> DC to show his model to lawmakers.

>

> Here is the story.

>

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/special/2002/may/17/513460359.html

>



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