Re: Side of a volcano

[sbrightwell@shepmill.com (Shane Brightwell)]

Scott seems to have a point.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens ejected ~4 cubic kilometers of ash and
volatilized material, including ~3 million curies of radon, ~60000 curies
of K-40, and ~3000 curies of Ra-226 into the atmosphere.
~~~~~

>
>Siting criteria not being met because of the facility being located on a
>volcano?  Seems like we need to step back and look at the big picture.
>Should that volcano erupt, wouldn't the overall environmental impact
>from the eruption itself far exceed any impact from the destroyed
>(buried?) power plant?  One might even make the same argument for a
>catastrophic earthquake in a populated area, although its impact may not
>be as global.  Maybe the major risk from siting an expensive nuclear
>power plant on a volcano is on the investors only...
>
>-Scott Sorensen
>ssorensen@doeal.gov



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