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Monthly Archives: May 2016

Taiwan Reports 7.2 M Offshore Earthquake; An Exceptionally Bad Location for Nuclear Power Stations Due to Earthquake-Tsunami Hazard

May 31, 2016

Like Japan, Taiwan is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is an exceptionally bad location for nuclear power …

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Keswick says No to New Nuclear Build 20 miles away as the crow flies

May 31, 2016

Today in Keswick 90% of the people we spoke to were opposed to new nuclear build in Cumbria. This does…

6.1M Taiwan Quake: Offshore from Nuclear Power Stations

May 31, 2016

Originally posted on flying cuttlefish picayune:
Thar She Blows! [CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE] RSOE REPORT | MAP |Volcano List About the…

Atomic Testing Compensation For Veterans and Communities Long Overdue Say Australian Greens

May 30, 2016

“Australian and British veterans who were exposed to nuclear blasts are not eligible for the kind of gold card support …

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Biggest Nuclear Power Station in Europe Planned for English Lake District: Protest on Tuesday-Petition

May 30, 2016

Join Us in Keswick – on Tuesday 31st May 2-4 outside the Skiddaw Hotel Lets Expose the Sham CONsultation Ruskin,…

Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act and Honors Should Extend to All Exposed Veterans

May 29, 2016

US Congressman Jim McGovern recently got an amendment through the House which would create an “Atomic Veterans Service Medal”, but …

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Not too Bright US Nuclear Navy Man Dumps Phone with Classified Nuclear Sub System Pics in Garbage

May 28, 2016

We may never know his motive. But, he apparently wasn’t technically inclined enough to figure out how to remove the …

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New Nuclear Reactor Unit: No Weld Leaks Found After 10 Minute Pressure Test at Non-Operating Temperature for Japan (Toshiba) AP1000 in China

May 27, 2016

Japanese (Toshiba) owned Westinghouse announced (26-May-2016) completion of a cold hydrostatic pressure test for Sanmen Nuclear Power Unit 1 (AP …

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Franco’s Ghost on the March in France 80 Years After the Fascist Rising in Spain?

May 26, 2016

“This year marks the 85th anniversary of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic and the 80th anniversary of the …

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Workers Vote to Strike At All 19 Nuclear Power Stations in France

May 25, 2016

Workers at All of France’s 19 Nuclear Power Stations Vote to Strike First, workers at Nogent-sur-Seine nuclear power station voted …

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German Activists Protest Transport of German Nuclear Waste Across Germany and to America, while Americans Sleep

May 24, 2016

While German activists protest the possible transport of German nuclear waste across Germany and to America for processing and probable …

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Exelon seems to think the rules are for others

May 24, 2016

Originally posted on GreenWorld:
Cover sheet of NRC letter to Exelon raising questions about the company’s efforts to reclassify public…

HEPA Filter Failures at Nuclear Reactors or Other Nuclear Sites Can Lead to Increased Radiation Exposure for the Public and Workers

May 23, 2016

The information notice below was in 1999, but the problem remains with the topic showing up in the US NRC …

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Defective ABB Breakers for Nuclear Power Station(s) – “Substantial Safety Hazard”

May 22, 2016

Hazardous Problem of ABB breakers as described and illustrated by the utility, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut to the US NRC on …

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US and S. Korea Nuclear Power Stations Impacted-Potentially Impacted by Defective Schneider Masterpact Breakers (Lists)

May 21, 2016

While several US nuclear power stations are known to have problems, which apparently stem from defective Schneider Electric Masterpact breakers, …

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Schneider-Masterpact Breaker Role in Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Power Station Fire Appears Clear

May 20, 2016

The NRC said: “The finding stems from an NRC special inspection regarding an electrical fire that led to the declaration …

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Defective Breakers May Cause Increased Release of Radiation to Environment by Nuclear Power Station(s): Schneider Electric Masterpact Defect Strikes Again at River Bend

May 19, 2016

The US NRC states that defective breakers may keep the Standby Gas Treatment System, which “limits release to the environment …

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Greens Urge Ireland to Insist on Hinkley Nuclear Power Consultation Following UNESC Ruling

May 18, 2016

Ireland in relation to the two new nuclear power stations, which the UK government wants to impose Note that if …

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Four Workers Accused of “Willfully” Hiding Info Re Emergency Cooling Tank Leaking into Reactor Control Room: Another Big Easy Nuclear Reactor Day for the US NRC

May 17, 2016

Palisades: another “Big Easy” Nuclear Reactor owned by New Orleans’ Entergy. Emergency cooling water on top of the nuclear reactor …

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Ban French State-Owned Areva-EDF in India After Scam in French Nuclear Industry Says Former Government Official

May 16, 2016

France can’t even build one nuclear reactor at Flamanville in France, yet wishes to build a power station with 6 …

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LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS -MOORSIDE BOREHOLES -NO CONSULTATION

May 16, 2016

A LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS…. A Cumbrian Nuclear Safety Group Urge a United Nations Investigation into Moorside. Moorside in…

French State Owned Areva; the UraMin Scandal and Canada; Atomic Annie Before Investigating Judges

May 15, 2016

The US M65 atomic cannon, called “Atomic Annie”, was able to fire a nuclear device, as it did for Operation …

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How Lucrative is Burying Radioactive Rubble? Valhi-WCS in West Texas USA

May 14, 2016

When nuclear power stations are decommissioned, the radioactive parts and radioactive rubble must go someplace. Other than putting radioactive waste …

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Defective US Nuclear Breakers By Schneider Electric of France; Schneider Appears Involved in French Nuclear Parts Scandal as Original Owner of Le Creusot Forge Too

May 13, 2016

River Bend Nuclear Power Station in Louisiana is one of the nuclear reactors which was supplied with apparently defective Schneider …

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UN Finds the UK in Violation of Transboundary Environmental Impact Convention for Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station; Europe at Risk

May 12, 2016

A nuclear accident anywhere in Europe may seriously impact much of Europe, as did the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster, and to …

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Memo Concluded that Water Will Enter West Texas Radioactive Waste Burial Ground (WCS-Waste Control Specialists)

May 11, 2016

“Analysis of available data shows that groundwater in the natural system already is unacceptably at or near the boundaries of …

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S. Australia Royal Commission Goes Against Tide of History: Proposes Nuclear Power and Nuclear Dump

May 10, 2016

“Australia has the highest average solar radiation per square metre of any continent in the world“. http://arena.gov.au/about-renewable-energy/solar-energy/ “RenewablesSA is an …

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Buried Transuranic Radioactive Waste Retrieval and Certification at Hanford, Washington State, USA

May 9, 2016

From Hanford.gov with our comments in brackets: “Transuranic Waste Retrieval and Certification Transuranic waste consists of waste that is contaminated …

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Guest Blog: Map Reading and Madness at the Drigg Nuclear Waste Dump

May 9, 2016

Many thanks to Sam for this eyeopening Guest Blog….. Map Reading and Madness at the Drigg Nuclear Waste Dump Guest…

Microbial Transformations of Plutonium and Other Actinides in Radioactive (Transuranic-TRU) Wastes

May 8, 2016

“Microorganisms have been detected in TRU wastes, Pu-contaminated soils, low-level radioactive wastes, backfill materials, natural analog sites, and waste-repository sites …

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Sen. Crapo of Idaho Wants More Nuclear Pork Barrel Jobs But Not Nuclear Waste; Sponsors Nuclear Bills Endangering the Rest of the Country; the Ugly Underbelly of the US Senate System – Idaho’s Shakedown of America

May 6, 2016

Idaho [Nuclear] National Lab (INL) benefits from fat cat funding and salaries, and promotes new nuclear reactors and thus waste. …

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US NRC Commission Requires Re-Analysis of Severe Accidents at Nuclear Power Station Near NYC; A NY AG Win on Indian Point?

May 5, 2016

Chernobyl exclusion zone size superimposed on Indian Point Nuclear Power Station. Interactive Model from Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/code/2016/chernobyl/index.html Press release from the …

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Nearby Communities Sunk Deeper into Poverty Since the Arrival of Grand Gulf Nuclear; Lack Emergency Resources; Nearby Jefferson Co. Need to Participate in Evacuation Planning Ignored

May 4, 2016

Today, in Washington DC, is a relicensing hearing for Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station in Claiborne County Mississippi, 1000 miles …

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Mishap with a Nuclear Spent Fuel Cask Could Cause Many Caskets: Holtec at Indian Point Evacuation Concerns; Holtec Routinely Requests and Gets “Amendments” Further Reducing Safety

May 3, 2016

Alongside the better known old, defective, Indian Point nuclear power station near New York City lurks a lesser known menace. …

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Radioactive Blues: Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station Relicensing Hearing a 1000 Miles Away, in DC, on May 4th

May 2, 2016

To Obama’s statement after B.B. King’s death, almost a year ago, that “there’s going to be one killer blues session …

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Drigg: quaint coastal village and the UK’s “Low Level” Nuclear Dump

May 1, 2016

? Drigg the quaint coastal village is also home to the UKs ‘Low Level Waste Repository’ (the word ‘Nuclear’ has…

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