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[quote:Waterbug:MV8xNTM3MTQ2XzM2NDI0MTM2XzQwMjc1Nzk2] Acknowledgement of the problem with the Mark I/II reactor vessels being too small to contain a LOC event. Lobbying Flurry Precedes U.S. Vote on Fukushima Rules http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-01/lobbying-flurry-precedes-u-s-vote-on-fukushima-rules.html [snip] A proposed requirement that U.S. nuclear-power plants add $20 million devices to prevent radiation leaks, one of the costliest recommendations stemming from meltdowns in Japan two years ago, has attracted a flurry of last-minute lobbying. The U.S. nuclear industry opposes the rule, which would require almost a third of the nation’s reactors to install a special filter on vents designed to prevent an explosive buildup of gases. Exelon Corp. (EXC), which owns more U.S. reactors than any other company, estimates each filter would cost $20 million, meaning the Chicago-based company could end up paying $220 million to equip its units. The proposed changes would affect so-called Mark I and Mark II containments that house boiling-water reactors. [b]These General Electric Co (GE).-designed structures, similar to those that were destroyed by a tsunami at Fukushima, [color=red]are smaller than those at newer reactors that can handle a greater buildup of pressure.[/color][/b] The filters are built to capture radioactive materials before they are released into the atmosphere during an emergency. They are installed on vents that resemble smokestacks and can be opened to release hydrogen, which under pressure can cause explosions. In Germany, such filters are installed already at venting systems in all of the country’s nine operating nuclear reactors, [/quote]
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