Saturday, March 19, 2011

How Close is your Home to a Nuclear Power Plant?

3 comments:

zed said...

Dude, thanks for the info. I was wondering if I was in range. I think we actually need to build more nukes. Everyone should have one in their vicinity. Especially all the talking heads who swear how safe and necessary they are. They all should get a spent rod to keep them warm at night.

Brian Goslow said...

Three blocks away; thankfully, WPI is prepared: http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/Crisis/action.pdf

zed said...

I knew WPI had a reactor. Don't know the capabilities, quantity of nuclear material or how secure it is with regard to structure and armed personnel.

It seems they have a typical facility checklist response at the link provided.

What is the potential risk to public safety? What is the NRC required evac zone for WPI?