NEI sees flaws in blanket requirement to install filtered vents

NEI sees flaws in blanket requirement to install filtered vents
A Nuclear Energy Institute executive identified deficiencies in a proposal by Nuclear Regulatory Commission technical staff to require GE Mark I and Mark II reactor designs to install filtered vents, saying the units are already equipped with filtration capabilities. "To suggest that there's no filtering being done is incorrect," said Tony Pietrangelo, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer at NEI. The agency should instead study the installation of new hardware to eliminate the need for filters or to prevent radioactive gas releases from reactors, according to NEI. EENews.net/Greenwire (subscription required)