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FBaggins

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3. Which "these damn things"?

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:44 PM

Mar 2014

If you mean the reactors... no. If you mean wear items that are designed to be replaced as part of ongoing maintenance? Sure.

But that's like complaining about a 40-50-year-old military plane (P-3, B-52, KC-135) as "wearing out" because parts need replacing. They're no more "designed to last forever" than any other system... but with regular maintenance, they can last a LONG time.

When they talk about a "refueling and maintenance" shutdown... what did you think "maintenance" consisted of? They identified the potential issue over a decade ago and beefed up the inspection regime for those parts... including a plan to replace them even with minor amounts of wear.

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"human health was outside the scope of their assessments" says NRC kristopher Mar 2014 #1

It's hardly "stunning" that Lochbaum would spin it that way. FBaggins Mar 2014 #2

Where do you get the information and why not provide a proper reference? kristopher Mar 2014 #5

Which "these damn things"? FBaggins Mar 2014 #3

Reactors in general have delivered far worse performance than advertised - while they're young kristopher Mar 2014 #4