The Post-Fukushima World: Lessons Learned, Energy Resources and Security
MRIC 2012/13
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"The Post-Fukushima World: Lessons Learned, Energy Resources and Security"
Akira Tokuhiro
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Nuclear Engineering Graduate Program
Tuesday, Oct. 9
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Whitewater Room, Idaho Commons
Abstract: The Japanese Fukushima Dai-ichi and Dai-ni nuclear power station with four General Electric Boiling Water Reactors respectively co-located side-by-side on the north-central eastern coast of Japan withstood a 9.0 earthquake and a large-scale tsunami on March 11, 2011. All six units were constructed via a GE/Hitachi/Toshiba collaboration from 1967 to 1979. In spite of the immediate shut down of all units due to the earthquake, and decay heat cooling for 30-45 minutes, loss-of-offsite-power by the impact of the tsunami initiated an “beyond design basis (nuclear power plant) accident.” Several hydrogen explosions later, several core “meltdowns” and 1½ years since 3/11, the utility (TEPCO) and the Japanese Government are still dealing with a dramatic shift in the national energy portfolio and ‘recovery, restoration and remediation’ that may last up to 40 years. The colloquium will provide a quick perspective on the Fukushima natural disaster, the nuclear power plant accident and the potential global implications in coming years.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Nuclear Engineering Graduate Program
Tuesday, Oct. 9
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Whitewater Room, Idaho Commons
Abstract: The Japanese Fukushima Dai-ichi and Dai-ni nuclear power station with four General Electric Boiling Water Reactors respectively co-located side-by-side on the north-central eastern coast of Japan withstood a 9.0 earthquake and a large-scale tsunami on March 11, 2011. All six units were constructed via a GE/Hitachi/Toshiba collaboration from 1967 to 1979. In spite of the immediate shut down of all units due to the earthquake, and decay heat cooling for 30-45 minutes, loss-of-offsite-power by the impact of the tsunami initiated an “beyond design basis (nuclear power plant) accident.” Several hydrogen explosions later, several core “meltdowns” and 1½ years since 3/11, the utility (TEPCO) and the Japanese Government are still dealing with a dramatic shift in the national energy portfolio and ‘recovery, restoration and remediation’ that may last up to 40 years. The colloquium will provide a quick perspective on the Fukushima natural disaster, the nuclear power plant accident and the potential global implications in coming years.
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