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In response to the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order to modify licenses to require flood mitigation strategies. That was followed by Near-Term Task Force recommendations imposing additional requirements to mitigate “beyond-design-basis” external events. New requirements and design modifications are managed by the “Fukushima Response Manager” at each facility. Many of the mitigation strategies are fairly expensive propositions, including construction of permanent flood walls and installation of inflatable berms, watertight doors, site drainage, etc. The EPRI Flood Protection Barriers Guide, however, specifically calls out one highly cost-effective and easily implemented step: "Flood Seals for Penetrations (FSP) that allow cables, conduits, cable trays, pipes, ducts as well as other components to pass between different areas in the plant.” Not every Response Manager will know precisely which product would best serve their FSP purpose. Your job is to explain how FST Duct Sealant meets the need. Even if the facility to be protected isn't a nuclear reactor--for example, any other electrical, communication, or industrial application--FST Foam installation is almost always the quickest, easiest, and least expensive step toward flood mitigation a customer can take. |
