Filtered Vents and Boiling Water Reactors: It’s Not About the Costs

Filtered Vents and Boiling Water Reactors: It’s Not About the Costs

by Eric McErlain

Recently, we've seen a spate of media reports that have accused the nuclear industry of opposing the installation of filtered vents on Mark I and II boiling water reactors (BWRs) simply because of cost considerations.

Needless to say, a number of us here at NEI are troubled by that accusation given the extensive research industry has produced buttressing our position that demanding that filtered vents be installed on every Mark I and II BWR is a "one-size fits all" solution.http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2013/03/filtered-vents-and-boiling-water.html