`Cladding tube damage poses no risk to mankind or the environment` (ENSI - Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate)
(WorldNews Switzerland)

(Source: ENSI - Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate) The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has issued Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant (KKL) approval to restart subject to conditions. The conditions under which dryout have occurred at KKL are known. KKL has instigated counter measures. Consequently operation is safe. In an interview Ralph Schulz, Director of the Safety Analyses Division, shares some background insights. Was there ever a risk for mankind or the environment due to the dryout phenomenon at Leibstadt? No. Cladding tube damage poses no risk to mankind or the environment. Fuel rod damage is a well-known phenomenon. Dryout is just one of the causes that can lead...