Sentences with phrase «challenging nuclear safety»

According to a report in the Observer (21/6/09) the NII evidently has had enough problems responding to the 1,767 safety incidents that occurred between 20001 - 8, about half of which were subsequently judged by inspectors as serious enough «to have had the potential to challenge a nuclear safety system».

Not exact matches

Small modular reactors may help with two of the biggest challenges facing the nuclear industry: the growing stores of waste from existing reactors and residue from the mass production of nuclear weapons as well as the overall safety of nuclear power.

· The U.S. nuclear industry and USNRC should strengthen their capabilities for assessing risks from events that could challenge the design of nuclear plant structures and components and lead to a loss of critical safety functions.

Lochbaum, the director of the nuclear safety project at the Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group, said the challenge of replacing Indian Point had more to do with transmission of existing power than generating power.

Delivering a lecture on «Challenges of promoting a green economy» at the International Centre of Goa, Dona Paula, on Tuesday, Kakodkar said that the only other energy form that compares favourably with nuclear energy in the safety aspect is solar energy.

Nuclear power entails substantial safety and security risks, waste disposal challenges, and water requirements.

Their answer, outlined in a 2003 report called The Future of Nuclear Power, identifies four key challenges to the industry: high cost, waste disposal, safety (which in a post-9 / 11 world includes the possibility of terrorism), and weapons proliferation.