Re: KI Inquiry -Reply

[howcon@ds2.ncweb.com (Howard Conrad)]

Bravo!!!  I completely agree.  We have been and still are the 'victims' of
significant over-reaction to the so called design basis accident (DBA).  TMI
demonstrated how much we are forced to over estimate the Iodine releases.
And today, 17 years after TMI we still are over-estimating the magnitude of
the Iodine release in a US commercial DBA so that everyone is still being
unnecessarily frightened!!!

"Of course, my opinion only!"
Howard Conrad (howcon@ds2.ncweb.com)

>This discussion neglects to consider one significant point.   Significant
>Iodine releases should not be expected from a LWR.  The two reactor
>accidents where I was released were graphite moderated reactors(i.e.
>Windscale and Chernobyl) in which a fire help to release the Iodine.  The
>only LWR accident(TMI) showed that the I tended to stay in solution with
>only a small fraction airborne.
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>Emergency planning actions following a significant Iodine release are
>based on the faulty assumption that the Iodine is available for airborne
>release.  Regulators made this assumption to conservatively estimate the
>release source term.  We should remain aware of the conservatism of
>this assumption and consider it before planning to stockpile KI for
>distribution post accident.
>
>Just an opinion!
>
>Jamie Mallon
>Millennium Services
>mallonj@myapc.com
>207-882-5643
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