[Dick Bachert]

Thanks for the update/correction.

Can you tell me if France or the Japanese have had their own versions of TMI?

And, since you seem to be a student of the technology, do you also see an uptick in nukes here?

Thanks

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Can you tell me if France or the Japanese have had their own versions of TMI?

France, no, but the Japanese had far worse a few years ago, not at a power reactor, but at a reprocessing facility where lax procedures caused an excursion, killed at least one worker as I recall, and caused some very bad localized contamination. The French came close only once to my knowledge when they had a rupture from some head penatrations. No injuries or such but the plant was down for an extended period as I recall.

BTW. TMI is the only "disaster" in history were no one was killed and no one was injured.

[Ditto]

And, since you seem to be a student of the technology, do you also see an uptick in nukes here?

A number of utilities and OEMs have banded into consortiums and issued "letters" to the NRC saying they intend to build new plants at existing sites but with no firm dates or schedules. Honestly, I don't see it happening here in the near term unless natural gas prices go through the roof and stay there or CO2 reductions get severe. China is the near term prospect for US reactor suppliers.