Now here's a novel concept: Nearly Half Of Nation's Reactors Will Follow New Model For Fire Safety.
The AP (12/30) reported from New Hill, North Carolina, and cites the Raleigh (NC) News & Observer as the source of information that "the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant is shifting to a new model of fire safety, replacing teams of human fire patrols with an automated fire-detection system." The Progress Energy-owned facility "is close to finishing the change approved by" the NRC. Moreover, "Duke Energy's three-reactor Oconee nuclear plant in South Carolina is expected to make the same switch over the next two years." The AP said NRC spokesman Roger Hannah said Wednesday that the two plants "were really pilot projects so the NRC and the industry could see how this works." The AP says "50 of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors...will adopt the new approach to fire safety," which includes "different safety standards based on varying risk levels throughout the plant" rather than "meeting a uniform fire safety standard throughout the facility." ASEE Blog -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: AFSA, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, NFSA, AFAA, ASEE, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
