The nuclear industry considers safety a priority and has spent nearly $1 billion in analysis and research on sump-clogging scenarios, writes John Butler, the director for engineering and operations at the Nuclear Energy Institute, in response to a newspaper column. Butler says that the column "errs in its depiction" of the industry brushing off safety concerns, and adds that the industry has tested numerous designs and enacted modifications to ensure that safety issues were long ago resolved. The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Nuclear safety is a priority
Opinion: Safety is top priority of nuclear industry, with $1B spent
The nuclear industry considers safety a priority and has spent nearly $1 billion in analysis and research on sump-clogging scenarios, writes John Butler, the director for engineering and operations at the Nuclear Energy Institute, in response to a newspaper column. Butler says that the column "errs in its depiction" of the industry brushing off safety concerns, and adds that the industry has tested numerous designs and enacted modifications to ensure that safety issues were long ago resolved. The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) (10/13)
The nuclear industry considers safety a priority and has spent nearly $1 billion in analysis and research on sump-clogging scenarios, writes John Butler, the director for engineering and operations at the Nuclear Energy Institute, in response to a newspaper column. Butler says that the column "errs in its depiction" of the industry brushing off safety concerns, and adds that the industry has tested numerous designs and enacted modifications to ensure that safety issues were long ago resolved. The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
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