Monthly Archives: August 2011

Forgetting About the Sun

Posted on August 19, 2011 by sgssgssgs

Forgetting About the Sun. This post explains the context of my presentation to the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on August 16, 2011, provides links to the slides and text of my 5 minute presentation, and provides links to … Continue reading →

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The NRC clarifies that a final decision has not yet been made, in “One step closer to the AP1000 finish line”

Posted on August 12, 2011 by sgssgssgs

One step closer to the AP1000 finish line. I don’t know if this was in reaction to the avalanche of news items about Westinghouse’s press release reporting that it had received news from the NRC that it will be issuing … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Current Situation: An analogy (UPDATED on May 22nd, May 30, June 21, July 3rd, and August 4th, 2011)

Posted on August 6, 2011 by sgssgssgs

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Current Situation: An analogy (UPDATED on May 22nd, May 30, June 21, July 3rd, and August 4th, 2011). I’ve added a brief update to the story on the status of the mitigation and cleanup efforts at … Continue reading →

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