There is one potential issue, however, which can cause the ECCS to fail: a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) coupled with debris from the LOCA clogging the ECCS suction screens.

In SECY-05-0052, “Proposed Rulemaking for `Risk-Informed Changes to Loss-of-Coolant Accident Technical Requirements,’ ” dated March 29, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML050480172), the NRC staff provided a ...

"Loss of coolant accident testing is essential to developing new fuels that will boost the performance of our nuclear power plants and help them run more efficiently," said Bill McCaughey, director of ...

The loss of value after an accident might be significant or minor, but it’s a fact of life. Here’s what to know about diminished value and insurance.

Two months after a Soyuz crew ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid, a Russian cargo ship suffered a similar problem.

A drag racing track in Orlando, Florida, is mourning the loss of a 7-year-old girl who died from injuries sustained in an accident over the weekend. Elienisse Zoe Díaz Rodriguez died on Tuesday ...

Lucid estimates 1% of the vehicles recalled have the defect. Lucid already released an over-the-air software update that will identify and alert owners of a high-voltage coolant heater failure.

Mark Leyse is a nuclear power safety advocate, focusing on fuel-cladding issues, severe accidents, and improving evaluations of postulated accidents. Safety issues he raised in a petition for ...

West Metro Fire Rescue is mourning the loss of its own after announcing that a crewmember who was a firefighter and paramedic died.

In the NHTSA report, Lucid said that several Air electric sedans faced sudden drive loss and issues with windshield defrost.