What are some safety concerns with nuclear fission as an energy resource?
First of all there are risks, safety concerns, with any energy resource. We in the nuclear industry have made safety our top priority. If you look at the statistics, nuclear has been one of the safest industries to work in over the last 40 years, not just safest power producers. Dams break, ice falls from wind towers, heavy metals are used in solar panels, fossil fuels release byproducts to the environment. Nuclear Safety Concerns: 1. Nuclear accident due to operator or maintenance error. Operators & maintenance personnel train incessantly to prevent and mitigate the occurrence, every US nuclear power site has a simulator. The nuclear industry takes a pro-active approach sharing any information learned from experience at sites across the world to minimize risk at nuclear facilities. (See INPO/WANO) A strong Safety Conscious Work Environment is fostered. 3. Nuclear accident due to sabotage/terrorism. Nuclear facilities are considered “hard” targets, with heavily armed and highly trained
