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Notice how reprocessing or fast breeders solve problems 1 and 4. As for 3 the US has never had an release of radioactivity to the environment from a nuclear rea
by wbl 9y ago
Notice how reprocessing or fast breeders solve problems 1 and 4. As for 3 the US has never had an release of radioactivity to the environment from a nuclear reactor aboard a ship or submarine in several thousand years of operation time.
- sitharus 9y agoThat's not correct, there have been several releases of radioactivity from US military vessels. This is all prior to the late 1980s, since the mid 1970s many controls and monitors were added to prevent releases. Personally I'd attribute this to lack of awareness rather than lack of budget. The Soviet program looks quite different. December 12, 1971, The USS Dace spilled 1,900 litres of radioactive coolant water in to the Thames River, Connecticut. Undisclosed location, radioactive resin being dumped at sea from the USS Guardfish blows back on to the vessel. May 22, 1978, USS Puffer releases another 1,900l of radioactive water near Puget Sound, Washington, United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_nuclear_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_nuclear_accid... Apparently 'millions of gallons' of primary loop coolant was released in to the environment prior to 1973. This even references some sources if you want to dig deeper http://www.environment-hawaii.org/?p=3836 http://www.environment-hawaii.org/?p=3836