November 03, 2011
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Health & Safety Newsletter November 03, 2011 |
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Signs of nuclear fission detected at Fukushima
The discovery of radioactive gas known to be the by-product of nuclear fission at the Fukushima nuclear plant could delay efforts to shut down its crippled reactors safely. Operator Tepco announced this morning that low densities of xenon-133 and xenon-135 had been detected in gas samples taken from Reactor 2, one of the three at the Japanese plant to melt down following the tsunami and earthquake in March. Both substances have half-lives of around five days and nine hours, respectively, which indicates nuclear fission activity could still be taking place in the damaged core, previously ... | ||
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International Experts in Nuclear Power Safety to Convene in Washington, DC for the Knowledge Foundation’s Nuclear Power Safety 2011 Conference
Leading research organizations from around the world will convene in Washington, DC for the Knowledge Foundation’s Nuclear Power Safety 2011 conference which will take place at the Marriott Wardman Park from December 8-9, 2011. Nuclear power is facing a number of challenges in the near and long-term. Despite the development of new reactor designs, the possibility of a catastrophic accident has not been eliminated. In addition, the vulnerability of nuclear power plants to terrorist attacks further increases concerns about nuclear power safety.Nuclear ... | ||
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