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LOCATION:2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 4:30 pm)
SUMMARY:Nuclear Power After Fukushima\, Physics Department Colloquium\
 , Michael Corradini\, UW-Madison
DESCRIPTION:The Tohoku earthquake caused a tsunami\, which hit the eas
 t coast of Japan\, and caused a loss of all on-site and off-site power
  at the Fukushima Daiichi site\, leaving it without any emergency powe
 r. The resultant damage to fuel\, reactor and containment caused a rel
 ease of radioactive materials to the region surrounding the plants. Al
 though not directly affected\, the U.S. nuclear power industry will ta
 ke lessons from this accident. The American Nuclear Society (ANS) form
 ed a special committee to examine the Fukushima Daiichi accident. The 
 committee was charged to provide a clear and concise explanation of th
 e accident events\, health physics and accident cleanup as well as saf
 ety-related issues that emerged. The committee also evaluated actions 
 that ANS should consider to better communicate with the public during 
 a nuclear event. This talk will discuss the accident and the future of
  nuclear power after Fukushima.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2681
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