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The public acceptance of nuclear energy is still greatly dependent on the risk of radiological consequences in case of severe accidents. Such consequences were recently emphasized with the Fukushima-Daiichi accident in 2011. The nation’s nuclear power plants are among the safest and most secure industrial facilities in the United States. Multiple layers of physical security, together with high levels of operational performance, protect plant workers, the public, and the environment.
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Zohuri, B. (2017). Safety, Waste Disposal, Containment, and Accidents. In: Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Nuclear Reactors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53829-7_23
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