Reactors

New & Used

David Lochbaum

Director, Nuclear Safety Project

June 29, 2012

104 Reactors Operate in 31 States

19 Reactors Proposed in 7 States

21 Reactors Shut Down in 12 States

0 Inherently Safe Reactors Anywhere

Risk of a Lifetime

Risk of a Lifetime

All U.S. reactors

operating today

are heading

towards, if not

already in, the

wear-out phase

where risk

increases.

Risk of a Lifetime

Any new U.S.

reactor operating

tomorrow must

start out in the

break-in phase

where risk is

higher.

Accidents during Break-in Phase

Accidents during Break-in Phase

Accident during Wear-out Phase

Something Old

Something New

Bathtub Risk Protection

Less This

Bathtub Risk Protection

More This

Bathtub Risk Protection

Or This