Re: rad leak in upstate NY? Iodine release

[Jeff Eichorst <u112237@lanl.gov>]

Mike,
This came from the NRC web pages:

In some ways, the TMI accident produced reassuring, or at least encouraging,
information for reactor experts about the design and operation of the safety
systems in a large nuclear plant. Despite the substantial degree of core
melting that occurred, containment was not breached. From all indications,
the amount of radioactivity released into the environment as a result of the
accident was very low. One estimate suggested that of 66 million curies of
iodine-131 in the reactor at the time of the accident, only 14 or 15 curies
escaped. Further, the emergency core cooling systems worked effectively once
plant operators allowed them to run according to design.

At 12:12 PM 5/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>> ... and radioiodine releases (predominantly I-131) of about 12 Ci.
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>Are you sure about the I-131? A large amount of I-131 was released at
>Chernobyl, but I believe this was not the major radionuclide released at
>TMI.
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>"Shlala gashle" (Zulu greeting, meaning "Stay safe")
>mike (mcnaught@LANL.GOV)
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Jeff Eichorst
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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