Sentences with phrase «nuclear safety level»

Officials said the decision to change the plant's nuclear safety level was due to cumulative radiation releases since the earthquake wreaked serious damage to the reactors, rather than a sudden deterioration in conditions.

Not exact matches

Recommendation: To improve DOE's management and oversight of the WTP project, the Secretary of Energy should not resume construction on the WTP's pretreatment and high - level waste facilities until critical technologies are tested and verified as effective, the facilities» design has been completed to the level established by nuclear industry guidelines, and Bechtel's preliminary documented safety analyses complies with DOE nuclear safety regulations.

In designing the NuScale Power ModuleTM and power plant, NuScale has achieved a paradigm shift in the level of safety of a nuclear power plant facility.

The SMR - 160 is advanced only in the sense that it exploits gravity to drive passive plant cooling to levels of safety unattainable by large conventional nuclear power plants.

In the spring of 2013, NuScale announced a major leap forward in nuclear safety by developing a novel engineering solution that will provide an unparalleled level of safety, security, and asset protection.

Nuclear would produce even less CO2 per kilowatt hour if the safety were lowered to the same level as other sources of electricity.

Similar reassuring statistics can be presented more generally about the safety level of nuclear power, but is that enough.

Japan says its focus will be promotion of energy efficiency «at the same level as the significant energy efficiency improvement after the oil crisis», as well as «maximum introduction of renewable energy, promotion of high efficiency in thermal power generation, and utilization of nuclear power generations whose safety is approved».

The Hualong One reactor design has passed its design certification by the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and has now been launched with some fanfare by the National Energy Administration (NEA) which brought it about by high - level edict.

Just for the record Peter, I'm in favour of doing anything to make nuclear power cheaper that does not compromise the level of safety we have now attained.

The overall objective of the research was to produce a comprehensive study about the frequency, intensity, spatial and temporal variation and the impacts of the extreme weather and sea level events that are relevant from the point of safety of nuclear power plants, as well as clarify the influence of climate change on these.

After a few years under a more structured oversight system most of the scientists eventually recognized the science peer review process did not always provide the level of nuclear safety assurance that the Congress and public was demanding.

According to the AP, new tests have shown that the levels of tritium in the wells at the Vernon, Vermont site are more than three - and - a-half times the federal safety standard.This comes hot on the heels of President Obama's interest in nuclear power, which included a call for «building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants» in last week's State of the Union address, plus $ 54.5 billion earmarked for nuclear power projects.

Obtained ODOT Level 2 Asphalt Technician Certification, Completed CPN International manufactures training course on Radiation Safety and Use of Nuclear Gauges, with training per 49 CFR 172.

REALTORS ® in Nevada aren't gamblers when it comes to the safety and attractiveness of their communities, both of which they say are at risk now that the federal government has officially chosen the state to be the country's sole repository for high - level nuclear waste.