stewart@ihlpf.UUCP (R. J. Stewart) (05/21/86)
This is from a news article in the Chicago Tribune of 5-20-86: MOSCOW - ...<story about how the Soviets don't think their reactors are unsafe and plan to continue building them near cities>... Meanwhile, American nuclear experts told the New York Times that the Chernobyl plant had more safety features and was closer to American reactor designs than Western experts had assumed in the days soon after the accident. Although is probably would not have met U.S. safety standards, the experts say, the Chernobyl plan incorporated enough of the advanced safety features used in American reactors to raise questions among some experts about the effectiveness of nuclear plant designs in the U.S. The Times story said it had become clear that a large structure of heavy steel and concrete surrounded the No. 4 reactor at Chernobyl, and that at least some of this containment structure was designed to withstand pressures similar to those in many American reactors. Does anyone know more about these experts and the safety features they're talking about? Could it happen here, after all? Bob Stewart ihnp4!ihlpf!stewart