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wtmusic

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8. Just for yucks - that most certainly is the correct figure.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 02:23 PM

Jun 2013

If a U.S. boiling water reactor, on average, is prone to an earthquake-related cooling pool radioactivity release once every ten million years, then 104 of them would collectively experience said accident, on average, once every 96,153 years.

Instead of waiting for you to point out that not all reactors are Mark I PWRs, I'm going to go take a shower.

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NRC: Earthquake-related radioactive release could happen in U.S. once every 10 million years [View all] wtmusic Jun 2013 OP

Fail nebenaube Jun 2013 #1

Is this something that has a scientific basis or did you just make it up? wtmusic Jun 2013 #2

I don't know... nebenaube Jun 2013 #3

Because you didn't provide any wtmusic Jun 2013 #4

Why don't you have time? Think of all the time you save letting the nuclear industry do it for you! CreekDog Jun 2013 #12

A couple corrections FBaggins Jun 2013 #5

The first statement could be interpreted either way, wtmusic Jun 2013 #6

Why pick nits? FBaggins Jun 2013 #7

Just for yucks - that most certainly is the correct figure. wtmusic Jun 2013 #8

Nope FBaggins Jun 2013 #9

You must really like to be humiliated. wtmusic Jun 2013 #10

You might try reading a little farther... FBaggins Jun 2013 #11

Another day, another link from you to a nuclear industry publication CreekDog Jun 2013 #13