US NRC – Radiation Protection for ISL Uranium Mining: Agenda Set by Cameco For Public Teleconference (Sept. 7th); Agenda: NONE
Cameco Crow Butte ISL Uranium mine in Nebraska Health Physics is a Cold War euphemism. The name is meant to …
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill Radon Emissions Violate Clean Air Act; Alternative Feed “Sham Processing” of Radioactive Waste
Excerpts from the lawsuit filed by Grand Canyon Trust against Energy Fuels – the same Canadian company that wants to …
Typhoon Lionrock To Cause Torrential Rainfall, Ground Instability- Warnings for the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station Region
More updated maps added below. Green is above average rainfall. Kyodo news has said as much of 500 mm could …
Grand Canyon: Permits for Energy Fuels Uranium Mines Must Be Rejected by Arizona – Aug 29, 30 Hearings and Comment Deadline
Grand Canyon US National Park Service By the Sierra Club: “State of Arizona Asked to Reject Permit Renewals for Uranium …
Japan Governor Asks For Halt Of Sendai Nuclear Reactors
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic ash-fall, evacuation shelters in tsunami zones – what could possibly go wrong? The sign of “tsunami attention!” …
Energy Fuels Inc Uranium Mine Fire in Texas Spotted by US Border Patrol; 60 Acres Burned; Local Fire Department Forced to Battle Fire
In early August, the U.S. Border Patrol spotted a wildfire at Energy Fuel (Mestena)’s Alta Mesa In Situ Leach Uranium …
Vogtle Nuclear Power Station: Smoke and Sparks in Fuel Handling Building (20 Dec. 2010); Defective ABB Breakers; Nuclear Disaster Near Miss 1990 – Defective Emergency Generators
Yesterday this blog reported a possible fire on August 23rd at Vogtle Nuclear Power Station, as seen on the USDA …
Possible Fire at Vogtle Nuclear Power Station on the Savannah River in Georgia, USA (23 Aug. 2016)
Possible fire at Vogtle Nuclear Power Station, which is located in Georgia, on the Savannah River, just across from South …
Large Earthquakes Strike Italy
Google Streetview of Norcia, Italy M6.2 – 10km SE of Norcia, Italy, 2016-08-24 01:36:33 UTC 42.714°N 13.172°E 10.0 km depth …
USS Louisiana Nuclear Submarine Collides into MSC Ship
“Navy Investigating USS Louisiana Nuclear Submarine Collision into MSC Ship” By: Sam LaGrone August 22, 2016 7:17 PM The Navy …
UK Nuclear Submarine HMS Ambush: Smashing Collision With Merchant Vessel
“UK Nuclear Submarine HMS Ambush Collides With Merchant Vessel By: Sam LaGrone, July 20, 2016 4:37 PM • Updated: July …
Socialist Nuclear Power (i.e. Unfair Nuclear Subsidies; Corporate Welfare) in America (and Elsewhere)
“There are many forms of government subsidization of the nuclear power industry. These subsidies include the sponsorship of research, enrichment …
Catastrophe in the Making: Growth Machine Politics; Regulatory Capture; Hurricane Katrina; Fukushima; Disasters of Tomorrow
In “Catastrophe in the Making: The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow“, Freudenberg, et. al., 2009, “assign responsibility …
Sordid story of how a fracking company is silencing academic criticism with smears and payoffs
Originally posted on Pride's Purge:
The sordid story of the geology professor, the fracking company, the old Etonian and the Tory…
Louisiana National Guard Rescues 19,000 in Flood-Affected Areas
This is what the National Guard is for – to help out during natural diasters, as well as protecting the …
World Could Run on 100% Renewables By 2050; 80% By 2030; The Main Barriers are Neither Technical Nor Economic, But Political and Social – Expert Testimony to US Congress
“The main barriers to a conversion“[to 100% Wind, Water, Solar] are neither technical nor economic; rather, they are social and …
Three More Fires at the Savannah River Nuclear Site: August 16, 17, 18 (H-Area, A-Area (SRNL), N-Area)
Locations exported from http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/index.php and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_River_Site The last fire which we found at Savannah River Nuclear Site (South Carolina) was …
Offshore Windfarms Can Greatly Reduce Hurricane Windspeed and Storm Surge by Absorbing Kinetic Energy from Winds
High winds radiate out from the center and gale force winds arrive ahead of the hurricane force winds. Hurricane Camille, …
Uranium Miner Cameco’s Tax Avoidance Cost Canada Over $2 Billion in Lost Revenue – Canadian House of Commons Income Tax Debate
Cameco Headquarters Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada “Cameco is a company that mines uranium in Saskatchewan. In 1999, it signed a deal …
Canadian Mining Advocate “ConnectingDots2” Stalks Anti-Nuclear Activist Dana Durnford At BC Courthouse; Threatens Dana with Frivolous Lawsuit; Laughs at Dana’s Car Troubles; Wants Dana Banned from Youtube
[ For those who need context as to why Dana needed to be at the courthouse: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/no-free-speech-in-canada-professor-with-nuclear-uranium-mining-govt-ties-has-disabled-man-arrested-and-put-in-jail ] This ConnectingDots2 …
Letter: Moorside Turning up the Heat on the Irish Sea by 14 degrees
? ? The following excellent letter on the insanity of Moorside appears in this week’s Whitehaven News. It has been…
Fire at H-Area of the Savannah River Nuclear Site, August 7th 2016?
US fire satellite mapping reported on Sunday August 7, 2016, 16.20 UTC – a little after noon local time, what …
Hanford Nuclear Site Fires Above Electrical Substation – August 13, 2016
For whatever reasons these fires seem to be going unreported. They are burning above what seems to be the Midway …
Fire at Y-12 National Security Complex on August 6th?
The US active and recent fire map shows a fire at what seems to be the Y-12 site last Saturday, …
US NRC Investigates Cause of Uranium Build-up at Toshiba-Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Facility; Last Extensive Clean-up 7 Years Ago?!
Westinghouse is now a Toshiba (Japan) subsidiary. It is 87% Toshiba owned; 10% Kazatomprom (Kazakhstan State owned), and 3% IHI …
The Ongoing Saga 73: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia
Last updated 24 Sept. 2016. This post ran from 13 August to 24 Sept. 2016 Most recent updates are on …
Raid on Blogger Based on Law Ruled Unconstitutional in 1981: Does Louisiana Think France’s State of Emergency Applies to Them?
Originally posted on Louisiana Voice:
Apparently Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter has never read the First Amendment. Neither, apparently, has 32nd…
Mitsubishi Military Industrial Complex Nuked in Nagasaki: Mitsubishi Still Lives While Victims Still Die
http://youtu.be/gR6xDij75-4 Mitsubishi Urakami Ordance Plant. Atomic Bomb Area Nagasaki. Movie by US National Archives and Records Administration (Transcript at bottom …
Bribery: Super League Nuclear UK
Apologies to Friends of the Earth – the “Bribery: Its Working Well in *Numbria” is all ours… ? In the…
EU Investigating Unfair French State Subsidies to the Nuclear Sector – Areva’s 4 Billion Euro Bailout by French Taxpayers
Old Le Creusot Forge, predecessor to Areva-Le Creusot. The US NRC inspected Areva due to quality concerns years ago. The …
Radioactive Needle Found in University Science Building
“The lead pig was found inside the drawer in Dana Science Building Chemistry Lab. A radiation level of 12 mR/hr …
Top Secret Phone Call re Radiation Injuries at Hiroshima-Nagasaki, 25 August 1945
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Two US military leaders discuss the repercussions of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings and cleanup-reconstruction, and appear engaged…
Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki, Impact-Declassified: September 14, 1945
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
While from a military strategic perspective, bombing the Mitsubishi works in Nagasaki made sense, it seems…
Does US NRC Think They are Chimps or Robots? Similar Isn’t the Same: Zircaloy and Areva’s M5 Alloy are not the same
How does French State owned nuclear behemoth Areva spell regulatory relief? Like Holtec and others: “US NRC”. While the underfunded …
Researchers Helped Uncover a Public Health Crisis in Flint, but Learned there are Costs to Doing Good Science
From “The Conversation“: We helped uncover a public health crisis in Flint, but learned there are costs to doing good …
British Nuclear Plant “Unwelcome & Unwanted” – Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Seán Crowe TD
News Release from Sinn Féin: “British Nuclear Plant ‘Unwelcome & Unwanted’ – Crowe 4 August, 2016 – by Seán Crowe …
FOE Scotland : Tell Prime Minister May to Stop Hinkley, Invest in Renewables Instead
From Friends of the Earth (FOE), Scotland: “Prime Minister: Stop Hinkley, invest in renewables instead” “In a startling move the …
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Japan, August 6, 1945
“I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita… ‘Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Robert …
“I Want the World to Wake Up”: Hiroshima Survivor Criticizes Obama for Pushing New Nuclear Weapons
By DemocracyNow.org http://youtu.be/g0BNkewj28Q “I Want the World to Wake Up”: Hiroshima Survivor Criticizes Obama for Pushing New Nuclear Weapons MAY …
“We Learned to Step over the Dead”: Hiroshima Survivor & Anti-Nuclear Activist Recalls U.S. Bombing
By DemocracyNow.org: http://youtu.be/4iUvv7GWHQE “We Learned to Step over the Dead”: Hiroshima Survivor & Anti-Nuclear Activist Recalls U.S. Bombing MAY 27, …
Hanford Nuclear Site’s Ongoing Wildfire Problem
Hanford 2007 fire, US DOE video screenshots Wildfires on the Hanford Nuclear Site have occurred in 1957, 1973, and 1981, …
UK Business and Energy Secretary in Japan: Discussed Future Nuclear Power Stations
UK Business and Energy Secretary, Greg Clark, returned from discussing future nuclear power stations in Japan, only to announce that …
“A Slow Genocide of the People”: Uranium Mining Leaves Toxic Nuclear Legacy on Indigenous Land
By DemocracyNow.org: http://youtu.be/wSEADfWh9To “A Slow Genocide of the People”: Uranium Mining Leaves Toxic Nuclear Legacy on Indigenous Land MARCH 14, …
New Campaign Aims to Oust Every Single Member of the US Congress Who’s Backed By Big Money
Armadillo From the author of “There’s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos“(1997), “Thieves …
Toshiba-Westinghouse AP 1000 Nuclear Reactor Hydrogen Igniters: US Atomic Safety Licensing Board to Hear Oral Arguments on Concerns
“Five years ago, Southern Nuclear Operating Company identified a key atomic reactor safety risk: the potential for hydrogen generated from …
Explosive Lessons in Hydrogen Safety – NASA
“Hydrogen has a very broad flammability range—a 4 percent to 74 percent concentration in air… More often than not, fears …
Daneros Uranium Mine: BLM-Energy Fuels Decreased Clean-up Standard; Manipulation of Data; Comment Deadline Today
About how to comment here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/attempt-by-canadian-miner-to-expand-uranium-mine-on-us-public-land-near-natural-bridges-national-monument-comment-deadline-monday-1st-august/ Deadline seems to be around 4 or 5 pm Utah time today, though it’s …
Canadian Uranium Miner, Energy Fuels, Endangers Proposed Bears Ears National Monument, BLM Comment Deadline Aug. 1 (Today); Write President Obama
Options to oppose expansion of the Daneros uranium mine, which lies within the proposed Bears Ears National Monument area on …
