[Op-Ed] Nature and Malice: Confronting multiple hazards to nuclear power infrastructure
Duyeon Kim | Sep 07, 2011 |
0 I co-authored an op-ed with Igor Khripunov for The Bulletin today.
You can read the full piece on The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website.
Key points are:
As the IAEA has suggested, the lessons of Fukushima that need particular study are "those pertaining to multiple severe hazards" that might afflict a nuclear power plant. Such complex hazards can emerge from natural disaster, sabotage by terrorists or other malcontents, or be a combination of natural events and intentional acts. Nuclear safety and security staffs -- whose cultures are quite different -- should be trained to interact with one another as they respond to all three types of severe hazards.
You can also view it on the Center's website here.
We cut a section due to word count, but we raised a point that pushed the envelop a bit. Click "Read more" if you're curious:
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