"Made in Japan." Made in Japan?

It was not made in Japan. 

See page 1 of 8 of the following:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1009/ML100950085.pdf

Please read page 1 of 8, ignore the rest.

Hardened vents and filtered vents: July report soon?

On February 27, 2012, NRC Chairman Jaczko issued the following:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/cvr/2012/2012-0025vtr-gbj.pdf

In the fourth paragraph on page 2 of 3 of the above reference we read "... important that the Commission make a decision on the topic of filtered vents this summer ... ."

Now that the NRC has a new Chairman, it is likely that the Jaczko-inspired focus on filtered vents will "go away."
A policy paper from the staff was expected from the staff in July 2012 according to the above document.

And here is a notice of a meeting of July 12, 2012 that I missed:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML12180A009.pdf

Here are slides from the July 12, 2012, meeting.  Fretz of NRC e-mailed these July 24, 2012:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1220/ML12206A263.pdf
http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1220/ML12206A266.pdf

And here is the order for hardened vents. March 12, 2012:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1205/ML12054A694.pdf

And here is the ACRS Fukushima subcommittee meeting of May 28, 2012:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML121850039.pdf

From page 117 of 292:

MR. LEYSE:  Yes, this is Bob Leyse and I'll be damned brief because I have said this before.
          In terms of a holistic approach, the 2200 degree Fahrenheit criterion that all plants are licensed under, for example, Palo Verde, the Baker-Just equation is based on specimens, zircaloy specimens, that you can handle, walk around in your pocket as pocket change.
          In contrast to that, NRC is funding a huge program at Sandia in which bundles of fuel rods, 49-rod bundles, and earlier I guess, some BWR bundles, are tested in air only.  For a fraction of the cost of that stuff, you could do the kind of tests that would show in terms of U. S. data that the 2200-Fahrenheit limit is too high.
          End of comment.

Following is a page that I have likely posted earlier. 

Hardened vents and filtered vents: July report soon?

On February 27, 2012, NRC Chairman Jaczko issued the following:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1206/ML120610153.pdf

In the fourth paragraph on page 2 of 3 of the above reference we read "... important that the Commission make a decision on the topic of filtered vents this summer ... ."

Now that the NRC has a new Chairman, it is likely that the Jaczko-inspired focus on filtered vents will "go away."
A policy paper from the staff was expected from the staff in July 2012 according to the above document.

And here is a notice of a meeting of July 12, 2012 that I missed:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML12180A009.pdf

Here are slides from the July 12, 2012, meeting.  Fretz of NRC e-mailed these July 24, 2012:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1220/ML12206A263.pdf
http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1220/ML12206A266.pdf

And here is the order for hardened vents. March 12, 2012:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1205/ML12054A694.pdf

And here is the ACRS Fukushima subcommittee meeting of May 22, 2012:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML121850039.pdf

From page 117 of 292:

MR. LEYSE:  Yes, this is Bob Leyse and I'll be damned brief because I have said this before.
          In terms of a holistic approach, the 2200 degree Fahrenheit criterion that all plants are licensed under, for example, Palo Verde, the Baker-Just equation is based on specimens, zircaloy specimens, that you can handle, walk around in your pocket as pocket change.
          In contrast to that, NRC is funding a huge program at Sandia in which bundles of fuel rods, 49-rod bundles, and earlier I guess, some BWR bundles, are tested in air only.  For a fraction of the cost of that stuff, you could do the kind of tests that would show in terms of U. S. data that the 2200-Fahrenheit limit is too high.
          End of comment.

Following is a page that I have likely posted earlier. 

Fukushima Nuclear Accident Analysis Report

This interim report by Tokyo Electric Power, Inc, December 2, 2011 is at

http://www.nrc.gov/japan/ml12103A092.pdf


A word search under hydrogen yields 87 entries and is a great way to initially scan the report.

Wall Street Journal Excerpts Fukushima Seismic

Was there significant seismic damage at Fukushima prior to the tsunami? Perhaps not, but it is under review.  

PRM-50-93 Quick access to the NRC delays

Here is PRM-50-93:

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0932/ML093290250.pdf

Submitted November 17, 2009
Docketed November 23, 2009

Many delays characterise the NRC review of this. 

Here is a delay that was described by NRC over a year ago in an internal e-mail dated March 23, 2011. 

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1121/ML11216A081.pdf 

Go to page 371 of 899, and the fastest way to get there is via a word search on PRM.  The e-mail discloses that "... all qualified NRR/DSS staff who would be qualified to serve on the working group for PRM-50-93/95 are otherwise occupied ... recent events in Japan."

NO NUKES JAPAN vs Columbia Generating Station