CONDO FALL IS CAUTIONARY TALE: Atomic reactor and waste degradation risks
July 1, 2021
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NRC file photoAs Solartopia author and lifelong anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman has written, "the horrifying collapse of a south Florida condo should alarm us all about the next reactor catastrophe." As but one example is Davis-Besse, Ohio. A 44-year old reactor, it has had multiple near-misses with meltdowns in the past. It also has long had a severely cracked concrete containment Shield Building (see photo, showing NRC inspection). The ever worsening cracking is so severe, exterior surface spalling could initiate a meltdown, by falling concrete damaging or destroying safety-related systems, structures, and/or components below. The failed containment would likely not prevent the ensuing catastrophic release of hazardous radioactivity. Tens of thousands could be killed or injured.
Article originally appeared on Beyond Nuclear (https://archive.beyondnuclear.org/).
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