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Mayor of South Miami: No viable radiological emergency plan for Turkey Point
No viable radiological emergency plan
Friday, April 15, 2011
Fellow elected officials and members of the free press:
I write to you as the Mayor of a city for which NO PLAN EXISTS to protect my residents in the event of a radiological emergency at the 40 year old nuclear power plants 17 miles away.
AP1000 Containment Leakage - An Un-reviewed Safety Issue. Report by Gundersen, Hausler, 4-21-2010
A Report by Arnold Gundersen1
April 21, 2010
* There have been more than 80-identified problems with containment systems over the last 45 years.
* Several containment liners have developed through-wall rust holes.
* The AP1000 design is unique, with only one containment barrier.
* The AP1000 design is more susceptible to rust than existing designs.
* The AP1000 Chimney effect will cause any radiation leakage to be released directly into the environment.
