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> chances of meltdown projected at 1/3704 reactor years That is for existing reactors. The point of new designs is to do better: "The likelihood of core damag
by p1mrx 4y ago
> chances of meltdown projected at 1/3704 reactor years
That is for existing reactors. The point of new designs is to do better:
"The likelihood of core damage due to NuScale reactor equipment failures while at full power conditions is 1 event per module every ~3 Billion Years."
https://www.nuscalepower.com/benefits/safety-features/emergency-planning-zone https://www.nuscalepower.com/benefits/safety-features/emerge...
- pydry 4y agoAnd I'll believe it once the price-anderson cap is eliminated and they can still buy insurance. Otherwise it's all talk. Manufacturers will always claim on that their product is 99.9% safe. The closest realistic measure is how much financial liability their insurer is willing to shoulder and at what cost. Which is still capped at 0.03% of 1 fukushima in the US because the government thinks pushing it any higher would spook them.
- p1mrx 4y agoThat would be progress, but I don't think we'll get there until the new reactors have a proven operational safety record, and enough are built to retire the old reactors.