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Scotland At Risk Of Chernobyl Like Accident Due To Cracks In Nuclear Reactor Near Glasgow (Owned By French Govt.)

May 4, 2018

OGL-ONR UK: https://www.iaea.org/NuclearPower/Downloadable/Meetings/2017/2017-10-23-10-27-NPTDS/099_Bamber_Presentation.pdf While graphite cracking appeared much earlier, the keyway cracks were predicted in 2009 to appear by 2015. …

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Were UK Nuclear Managers-UK Parliament Really Hacked Or Was It Leaks By Foreign Contractors?

July 2, 2017

Certainly they may have been hacked. However, reading through the information below it appears clear that there are plenty of …

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America’s Pre-Rotted “New” Nuclear Reactor Not Working: Power at Zero Percent; Commercial Ops for Watts Bar 2 Lasted Only Four Days! Apparent SCRAM

October 26, 2016

America’s pre-rotted “new” nuclear reactor has been listed by the US NRC as having power status of zero percent for …

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Arkansas Nuclear: Unisolable 15 gal/hr “Leak” in Decay Heat Removal Piping; Inoperable Emergency Backup Generator

October 1, 2016

The pipe leak is 1/3rd of a one inch pipe. Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1, is shut down for refueling, …

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Were Nuclear Power Station Piping Problems Fixed at Hunterston B in Scotland? Is it even Possible?

February 9, 2016

In 2012 there was a “Discovery of problems with planned pipework routes during installation of the new nitrogen system tie-ins …

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Japan Nuclear Plant Accidents-Falsifications: TEPCO-KEPCO Before Fukushima

December 24, 2015

From Greenpeace.org: “Accident at Japan nuclear plant Feature story – 9 August, 2004 A fatal accident has killed at least …

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Japan Ignores Its Duty to Protect People and the Environment – Kansai Nuclear Restart

December 24, 2015

A Japanese court ruled on Thursday, 24 December 2015, that Kansai Electric Power Co could restart four nuclear reactors, two …

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Old Soviet Reactor Near St. Petersburg, Russia Scram-Radioactive Steam Release

December 22, 2015

Map Coordinates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant On Friday, 18 December 2015, unit 2 of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Station was stopped (scrammed) …

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Nuclear Free US Presidential Candidates Sanders and Comley

December 8, 2015

Bernie Sanders, Democratic Presidential candidate, is one of the three US Senators who have consistently shown concern about Nuclear Safety, …

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How Radioactive was your Thanksgiving Dinner? How Radioactive will future Thanksgiving Dinners be?

November 26, 2015

Inane Thanksgiving greeting from the US NRC, which constantly whittles away public safety, making a major nuclear disaster imminent. They …

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NY Opposes Big Easy Nuclear Relicensing Near NYC: Entergy Aging Management Plan Woefully Inadequate and Evacuation Impossible

November 25, 2015

Click to access Entergy_Letter.pdf There can be short-term fatalities as far as 60 miles away from a nuclear accident! See: …

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Energoatom Lawsuit Against Ukrainian Activists is the Latest Attempt to Stifle Public Debate Over Ageing Nuclear Reactors; Transboundary Impacts

September 26, 2015

From Bankwatch.org: “Energoatom lawsuit against Ukrainian activists is the latest attempt to stifle public debate over an ageing nuclear energy …

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Heysham’s Dodgy Old Reactor Shut Down Again in “Unplanned Outage”

July 28, 2015

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Fairfield …View of Heysham Saturday 25th July 2015 Today… “A nuclear reactor has gone offline in…

US NRC – “Beyond Design Basis” as Excuse for Ignoring Risks: Revising Pressure/Temperature Limits as “Non-Significant Hazard” at the TVA’s Brown’s Ferry 3 Nuclear Reactor; Hidden Beneath Cybersecurity changes, June 4th 11.59 deadline

June 2, 2015

One of the US NRC’s tricks for ignoring risks seems to be saying that reactor pressure vessel (RPV) fracture and …

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US Dept. of Energy Participating in Awesome Con

May 29, 2015

According to my Oxford Pocket dictionary, “con” means “confidence trick”, “to swindle; deceive”, and also is short for convict, (as …

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US NRC Sneak Through Alert – Request Hearing by 1 June

April 30, 2015

Update-Part II here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/us-nrc-safety-abuses-alert-comment-deadline-april-30-at-11-59-eastern-time-request-hearing-by-1-june/ This is actually a laundry list of changes for many nuclear reactors. A public hearing can …

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Water and Concrete Degradation Nuclear Facilities / Seabrook NPS

March 31, 2015

While the deadline for writing in support of the proposed rule for “Improved Identification Techniques Against Alkali-Silica Reaction Concrete Degradation” …

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Thousands of Cracks in Belgian Nuclear Reactors, Probable Global Nuclear Scourge

February 28, 2015

“Tests revealed a stunning 13 047 cracks in Doel 3; and 3 149 cracks in Tihange 2.” (Greenpeace) The largest …

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Special Dangers of Pressurized Water Reactors – US NRC on Embrittlement, Thermal Shock, Stress Corrosion

December 10, 2014

“In March 2002, plant staff discovered that the borated water that serves as the reactor coolant had leaked from cracked …

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Switzerland: A Nuclear Exit Only in Name; Authorities Assure Can Limit Cancer to 1 in 100 if Earthquake at Nuclear Power Stations

December 9, 2014

Yesterday, the lower House of the Swiss parliament decided that Swiss nuclear reactors, including the oldest operating reactor in the …

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Why Spain’s Constitution Day is Important to Us All: #Cofrentes17

December 6, 2014

“Spanish Constitution of 1978: ‘…to all those present to see and hear, BE IT KNOWN: That the Cortes have approved …

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Seventeen Nuclear Headaches: Aging Nuclear Reactors and Activists

December 6, 2014

“Greenpeace activists breach perimeter fences at Forsmark Nuclear Power Station. The activists are ‘stress testing’ the facility to alert the …

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AREVA “Maintenance Training” at Ukraine Nuclear Power Station; “Incident” Within 3 Days

December 5, 2014

According to the Ukrainian government: “On 28 of November 2014 at 19:24 the disconnection of the Unit №3 of Zaporizhzhya …

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UK Nuclear and Military Contractor’s Involvement in Dreamliner Battery Fire: the Role of Thales

December 2, 2014

“Nuclear Submarine HMS Vanguard Passes HMS Dragon as She Returns to HMNB Clyde, Scotland“[1] Thales has the contract for maintenance …

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Nuclear Cracks Reveal Ministers’ Weak Position

October 9, 2014

“NUCLEAR CRACKS REVEAL MINISTERS’ WEAK POSITION: JOHNSTONE. By Edinburgh Greens – October 7, 2014 Posted in: News Alison Johnstone, Green …

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Neutrons in Nuclear Reactors & Bombs Make Non-Radioactive Materials Radioactive; Accelerate Reactor Degradation

August 15, 2014

One of the least discussed and bizarre and frightening commonalities between nuclear bombs and nuclear reactors is their ability to …

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