Should it ever emerge that a rogue state, or terrorist group, has used illegally diverted material to make and let off a crude nuclear weapon, or even a less spectacular "dirty" radiological device, the power industry's hope of a nuclear future would be among the many victims.Fear of fuel diversion is growing, along with fear of proliferation in general.
The INES offers a common event scale for all parties that interact with nuclear power or radiological sources in any part of the world.
A declaration of a specific level is determined by identifying specific criteria that have an impact on defense-in-depth of the nuclear power plant, radiological barriers and controls, and people and the environment.
Other important aspects are the required interfaces with other ITER plant systems such as those involving air and process gas detritiation, power supply, radiological and environmental monitoring, remote handling, measurements, and services.
The long-term radiological burden associated with nuclear power production is usually attributed to long-lived fission products (LLFP).
The only screens that consistently rival colonoscopy in power are the radiological ones, CT and MRI colonography, in particular.
The system, developed on the basis of COTS tools, can easily interface the control room instrumentation and display the typical monitoring parameters (e.g. nuclear power, temperatures, flow rates, radiological variables) in an intuitive, user-adjustable way for plant operators.
Application of present radiological regulations and practice to a fusion power plant concept is considered.
In the nightmares they see, the next big attack on American soil could come from almost anywhere: a hijacked international airliner crashed into a power plant or a landmark; a radiological "dirty bomb" detonated on a downtown street; a crude nuclear device smuggled into a port; or perhaps a crop duster loaded with dangerous chemicals.
It claims the introduction of heavy aircraft such as the Boeing 737s also "raised the probability of an aircraft accident at the Dungeness nuclear power complex leading to a serious radiological release to unacceptably high levels".
