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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Progress Updates from the The Foundation for Resilient Societies

Progress Updates


Our Petition for Rulemaking PRM-50-96 before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been published in the Federal Register and is currently out for comment. The deadline for comments is July 20, 2011. We invite interested parties to view the official folder for the petition by visiting the NRC rulemaking docket for 2011. A PDF of the petition which preserves the hyperlinks can be downloaded at this link. Comments can be submitted to the NRC by clicking on this comment link.

Popular Science magazine has published a feature-length article on electric grid outages and nuclear safety which mentions our petition to the NRC. Click on the link to read "Are We Prepared for a Catastrophic Solar Storm?"

The Atomic Show recently featured an interview with Thomas Popik, principal author of Petition for Rulemaking PRM-50-96. You can listen to a detailed technicial discussion of the effect of solar storms on nuclear power plants, the Fukushima events, and the Foundation's proposal for backup power to protect spent fuel pools at this link.

Empact America devoted a full episode of its EmpactRadio show to the connection between electromagnetic pulse and nuclear safety. This show explores potential effects of long-term power outages on American society and nuclear power plants in particular. Legislative and technical fixes are discussed, including passage of the SHIELD Act in Congress and backup power for spent fuel pools. You can listen to episode at this link.

The Foundation for Resilient Societies supports the SHIELD Act in Congress (HR 668) sponsored by Representative Trent Franks. Please visit these links to learn more about the Shield Act:



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