NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:34:57 GMT

As far as the comment about Chernobyl... that was a RBMK-type reactor, which the U.S. has always viewed as inherently unsafe (positive temperature coefficient), and therefore has never built here in the states. Additionally, nuclear safety and training nowadays is incomparable with that from the 70s... amazing what decades of learning and experience can do.

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:04:36 GMT

Now that Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. is taking over Shaw Group, you can bet that they will clean house and build these units flawlessly.

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:08:26 GMT

where are the instrumentation associated with the safety systems to be located inside the containment

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:14:16 GMT

I'm not sure where you got your information on plant workers, but the most comprehensive study that I could find, which surveyed about 400,000 people said that for U.S. nuclear power plant workers there is no excess relative risk of cancer. There has also been numerous studies done on people living around nuclear powerplants that have the found that the annual exposure to radiation from the plants is about a hundreth of a percent of the annual exposure to background radiation. As for the Fukushima disaster, so far there have been zero deaths attributed to radiation exposure. Also the peer reviewed estimates of cancer deaths that I could find range from 0 to 100. Honestly it appears like you are describing Chernobyl as a common event for a nuclear plant. From what I have read Chernobyl never should have been allowed to run because a back up cooling system was never perfected. During its few years of operation it didn't have an effective cooling system and that's what eventually caused the meltdown. As far I can tell the NRC would never let anything like Chernobyl happen and unless evidence is ever shown to the contrary the construction of the AP1000 and the general expansion of nuclear power in the United States is for the best.

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:31:52 GMT

I'm not sure if you are aware of this but the type of nuclear reactor being built here is an AP1000. It's cooling system does not rely on diesel generators like those of Chernobyl and Fukushima. Instead it relies on natural forces like gravity and natural circulation. They are designed to work even if nuclear operators do not take action. Thus, they are immune to human error.

While nuclear accidents are inevitable the United States has done a stellar job in containing them. Look at three mile island for instance (the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history), there have zero confirmed deaths. In fact there have been no confirmed deaths in radiation related incidents from nuclear power in the United States in over 50 years. That's a pretty good track record. Far better than coal, which supplies most of the electricity for the United States, which kills thousands per year and has made diseases like asthma and bronchitus as prevalent as they are today. They are even known to release more radioactivity into the environment than coal power.

Anonymous — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:00:09 GMT

ARE YOU ALL INSANE?!

Have you all conveniently forgotten Chernobyl? Is that too far in the past for your stupidly short memory?

Well, how about the Fukushima incidents from LAST YEAR?

Good gosh, you people are absolute MORONS. "Ten in your backyard," indeed.

Sacrifice the health and safety of humankind and nature for the sake of employment.

Read up on your history! Nuclear accidents are INEVITABLE. As long as humans are imperfect creatures, there will be mistakes with nuclear power.

I suppose you don't realize the first people to die of exposure and Acute Radiation Sickness are the plant workers. The next ones to die after a nuclear disaster (or "minor incident," as you all probably think of it) are the firefighters and rescue teams. Then the innocent plants and animals and, finally, the unsuspecting citizens who die of complications related to the radiation exposure. Children--do you understand? CHILDREN develop CANCER of the thyroid, HEART defects, lung problems.

Does this really fail to disturb any of you? NO ONE deserves to die that way. I cannot begin to comprehend the lack of foresight and human compassion you all possess.

Your collective stupidity is STUNNING.

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:59:15 GMT

WoW It is about time.We need Nuclear POWER. Congrats, Keep it going and good luck and safety.

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Nuclear Street News — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:26:30 GMT

M Cohn -- You can find the project's employment page, including contractor phone numbers, here: www.southerncompany.com/.../job_opportunities.aspx

Best of luck,

Peter

Nuclear Street News Team

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:29 GMT

I agree. Chicago Bridge & Iron's history proves it. Go get 'em CBI !

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:02:43 GMT

Does anyone have a contact number for jobs at the Vogtle build

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:44:10 GMT

Looks like a great place to work for us scaffold builders! Where do us Detroiters sign up? Goodluck everybody and have a safe working environment.

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:19:59 GMT

5,000 construction jobs and 800 permanent jobs; Holy Crap!!! I want one in my backyard... make that ten!

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

rvermill — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:11:42 GMT

Finally we take a big long awaited step!

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:13:20 GMT

Why BWR? Why not MSR?

re: NRC Approves Vogtle Reactor Construction - First New Nuclear Plant Approval in 34 Years (With new plant photos)

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:23:42 GMT

This should help stimulate the economy.