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At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
A. J. Buslik, R. E. Hall
Nuclear Technology | Volume 46 | Number 3 | December 1979 | Pages 566-570
Technical Paper | Nuclear Power Reactor Safety / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A32367
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A calculation of the probability distributions for the radioactive releases of 131I and 133Xe in a steam generator tube rupture accident is given; the effects of iodine spiking are included. The accident sequence considered involves loss of off-site power after the steam generator tube rupture. Two models are considered for iodine release, one of which yields upper bound releases, and the other of which is our best-estimate model. With the best-estimate model, the probability of a 131I release >2 Ci is 1 × 10−6 per reactor-year. With the upper bound model, the probability of a 131I release >66 Ci is 1 × 10−6 per reactor-year. The probability of a release exceeding 600 Ci of 133Xe is 2 × 10−6 per reactor-year.
