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Bipartisan nuclear waste bill introduced in U.S. House
U.S. representatives Mike Levin (D., Calif.) and August Pfluger (R., Texas) have introduced the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, which would establish an independent agency to manage the country’s nuclear waste.
In addition to establishing a new, single-purpose administration to manage the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, the bill would direct a consent-based siting process for nuclear waste facilities and ensure reliable funding for managing nuclear waste by providing access to the Nuclear Waste Fund. According to Pfluger and Levin, the bill’s provisions are in line with recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.
Paul G. Voillequé
Nuclear Technology | Volume 90 | Number 1 | April 1990 | Pages 23-33
Technical Paper | Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34383
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Samples of primary coolant at two pressurized water reactors in the United States have been collected and analyzed to determine the fraction of the radioiodine present in volatile forms. The volatile species, I2 and organic iodides, would be available for prompt release following a steam generator tube rupture (SGTR) accident, which overpressurizes the secondary coolant system and causes venting to the atmosphere. Coolant samples were collected at full power, during power reduction at the start of an outage, and up to 48 h after shutdown. Radioiodine concentrations spiked as power was decreased, and an increase in the volatile species fraction to ∼20% was seen within 2 h of shutdown. A second peak of 30 to 40% volatile species occurred at ∼1.5 days after shutdown, but is not significant for SGTR accidents.
