LSU Death Valley: An Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Disaster Could Make It Literal
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At around 34 miles from River Bend Nuclear Power Station, LSU is well within the 50…
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Dear Sellafield: 🎄Christmastide Letter of Concern Regarding Atomic Cats 🐈
Sellafield is a British nuclear (waste) site in Cumbria, similar to Hanford and Savannah River Nuclear Sites in the United …
NuScale Nuclear Reactors Appear More At Risk For Reactor Pressure Vessel Embrittlement/Failure; NuScale Calls US NRC Standards Too “Conservative” & Wants To Weaken Them; Comment By Thursday Night (11.59 PM ET)
Comment Now! https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=NRC-2019-0180-0003 Deadline Dec 19 2019, at 11:59 PM ET ID: NRC-2019-0180-0003 NuScale nuclear claims that the old rules …
Hot Operation Testing Of Russian Built Nuclear Reactor System Started in Astravets Belarus (BelNPP)
Location exported from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_nuclear_power_plant From Charter’97 Press Center: “Hot Operation Testing Of Reactor System Started At BelNPP First Power …
MEMA Chief Objects to Elimination of Emergency Buffer at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts
From CapeCodTimes: capecodtimes.com “MEMA chief objects to elimination of emergency buffer at Pilgrim By Christine Legere Posted Nov 25, 2019 at 9:10 PM Updated Nov 26, 2019 at 7:46 AM …
Have Your Say: “Sellafield Radioactive Substances Activites (RSA) Permit” Sample Response
Have your Say:”Sellafield Radioactive Substances Activities (RSA) Permit – Draft Decision” Consultation link: https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/cumbria-and-lancashire/sellafield-radioactive-substances-activities-rsa-p/ Deadline is today, December 1, 2019 …
UK Environment Agency Aims to Increase Tritium Limit in Irish Seaside Landfill from 200 Thousand Bq/Kg to 40 Million Bq/Kg; Impact Studies (2006, 2017) Assume 37 Thousand Bq/Kg; A Bq is a Radioactive Shot Per Second: Comment Deadline Tonight
Comment here: https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/cumbria-and-lancashire/sellafield-radioactive-substances-activities-rsa-p/ See too: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/11/29/uk-environment-agency-allowing-for-increasing-radioactive-discharges-to-the-irish-sea-by-sellafield-in-violation-of-ospar-comment-deadline-1st-december-2019/ The 2006 impact assessment for the landfill, before opening, assumed that the activity limit …
UK Environment Agency Allowing for Increasing Radioactive Discharges to the Irish Sea by Sellafield in Violation of OSPAR: Comment Deadline 1st December 2019
17,000,000,000,000 (17 trillion) radioactive shots per second (Bq) of Caesium 137 (Cs-137) is the lower limit of what the UK …
Sellafield Wants Free Rein to Discharge Radioactive Substances Under the Guise of Reducing Emissions; Impacts Drinking Water; Comment Till 1st December
Sellafield wants carte blanche to discharge radioactive emissions to the environment – meanwhile much of West Cumbria’s fresh water is…
China and Russia Want to Build and Operate Nuclear Power Stations in Uganda
From VOA News: “China to Help Uganda Build Nuclear Power Plants May 17, 2018 04:21 PM KAMPALA – China will …
Cracked Regulators Allow Hundreds of Cracks in Graphite Cores of Reactors across the UK
Dear Office for Nuclear Regulation The arrogance displayed in your email reply dismissing my concerns about the running of the…
US Senator Markey Blasts NRC Decision to Exempt Holtec from Emergency Planning Requirements for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Because Holtec is private, we don’t even know, for certain, who owns it. It is believed to be owned by …
Ground Zero at Fukushima Nuclear Power Station
Very short (12 minutes), critically important, must-see video: Link: https://youtu.be/YpxtMBOiD6A “Here’s a July 2019 update by 60 Minutes Australia on …
Attorney General Healey Files Motion to Suspend Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Transfer to Holtec
From the Cape Cod Times: “Attorney general files motion to suspend Pilgrim license transfer By Christine Legere @ChrisLegere CCT Posted …
Area of Fukushima Nuclear Power Station Disaster Badly Impacted By Flooding, High Waves, Landslides
The area of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station is being impacted by high waves, flooding and landslides. Who knows …
Uranium Enrichment Waste from Germany is Again Being Exported to Russia
URENCO is owned by the UK government, the Dutch government, and two German utilities. They have an enrichment facility in …
Fukushima Badly Hit By Typhoon Hagibis; TEPCO Reported “Irregular Readings” At Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Typhoon Hagibis storm track in relation to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; recent earthquake is the red star to the …
Protestors Speak Out at NRC Public Meeting (Re Transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear License to Holtec)
From Wicked Local Plymouth: “Protestors plan to speak out at NRC public meeting By David Kindy Posted Sep 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM The Nuclear …
Japan’s New Environmental Minister Calls for Closing Down All Nuclear Reactors to Prevent Another Disaster Like Fukushima: “We will be doomed if we allow another nuclear accident to occur.”
From Common Dreams: “Japan’s New Environmental Minister Calls for Closing Down All Nuclear Reactors to Prevent Another Disaster Like Fukushima …
Hurricane Dorian Forecast for Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Area
Above is satellite image of Hurricane Dorian 6.06 am EDT Sept 10, 2019 As of 8 am EDT one Brunswick …
Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s “Cliff Edge” Barriers Appear To Fall Almost 8 Feet Short Of Required Storm Surge Protection Level
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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NTTF [Near Term Task Force] observed that, “some [nuclear] plants have…
Hurricane Dorian 11 am EDT Update; Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Lies in its Path
Hurricane Dorian Sept 4th, 2019, at 10.31 EDT Hurrican Dorian 11 AM update track with nuclear power stations (orange skulls). …
1992 NOAA Study Concluded A Severe Hurricane Could Induce A Storm Surge 6.4 Ft Above Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis Flood So NRC Commissioned A New Study To Prove That The Design Basis Was Good Enough – But It’s Not
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It has been known that Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis storm surge-flood level was too…
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station Hurricane Warning-Storm Surge Warning; Potential Impacts Map; Port Lucie Florida Hurricane Warning-Forecast; General Dorian 8 am Update
As of 8 am this morning, St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station is still listed as 100% power for both reactors …
Public Watchdogs Calls for Court Intervention to Halt Burial of Nuclear Waste Along Southern California’s Coastline
🙂 Press Release from PublicWatchdogs.org: “Public Watchdogs Calls for Court Intervention to Halt Burial of Nuclear Waste Along Southern California’s …
JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Transfer (to Holtec)
From “The Enterprise” News: http://www.enterprisenews.com “Opinion JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Station transfer Posted Aug 24, 2019 at 6:00 AM What are …
Hurricane Dorian Skips Puerto Rico & Instead Sets Sights on Trump PB Club & Nuclear Power Station in Florida
“DORIAN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS…” says National Hurricane Center. Updates here: …
DO NOT RESTART CRACKED NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SCOTLAND
? To the Scottish Environment and Protection Agency, the Office for Nuclear Regulation and EDF Radiation Free Lakeland fully endorse…
Russian Weather Agency Says Radioactive Isotopes Found After Accident
From RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-weather-agency-says-radioactive-isotopes-found-after-accident/30129439.html “Russian Weather Agency Says Radioactive Isotopes Found After Accident August 26, 2019 10:19 GMT, By RFE/RL Russia’s …
Radioactively Contaminated Waste from the US DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex Illegally Sent to Incinerators, Landfills, Recycling and Recovery Facilities across the United States
“In the spring of 1991, residents of Baton Rouge, LA, were shocked to read in their local newspaper that radioactive …
US NRC Considers Holtec Nuclear Decommissioning Exemption Request; Massachusetts AG Outlines Risks of Holtec Exemption
Giving Holtec “exemptions” appears to be a favorite activity for the US NRC. They have piled quality exemption upon exemption …
Radioactive Activation Products in Nuclear Power Stations Mean that Delaying Dismantlement is Safer for Workers and the Public (Pacific NW Lab Report for the US NRC)
For some unknown reason, the US is allowing two companies, which are becoming increasingly infamous for corruption, SNC-Lavalin and Holtec, …
Russian Agency Confirms Radiation Spike Near Northern Naval Test Site
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkhangelsk Maybe why Putin went to Crimea? From RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org “Russian Agency Confirms Brief Radiation Spike Near Northern Naval Test …
Mayor Remembers Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki; Calls For Nuclear Disarmament; Stands with Fukushima Victims
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Sumiteru Taniguchi’s back injuries from Nagasaki bombing, January 1946, by USMC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiteru_Taniguchi “This, we will certainly…
Trump Dept of Ag Announced Intention to Stop Collecting Data on Honey Bee Colonies; Honey Bees are Fundamental for Agriculture & are Bioindicators
The Trump Administration’s Department of Agriculture has recently announced “its intention to stop collecting data on honey bee colonies in …
Dangerous Radioactive Waste Storage in Texas Proposed by J.F. Lehman & France – US NRC Hearing
The proposed nuclear waste dump for Texas is by “Interim Storage Partners“– a joint venture between Waste Control Specialists (WCS), …
Deadly Arctic Russian Nuclear Submarine Fire Casts Light on Russia’s Underwater Intel Service
From VOA News: “Deadly Arctic Submarine Blaze Casts Light on Russia’s Underwater Intel Service By Jamie Dettmer July 8, 2019 …
Russian Government Accused of Cover-Up After Deadly Nuclear Submarine Fire
“The vessel, which is an AS-12 deep sea nuclear-powered submarine nicknamed Losharik, is linked to the Defense Ministry’s unit for …
The Iffy Foreign Engineers Responsible For Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage & Small Modular Reactors; Holtec Abuse Of H1B Visas; No Apparent Effort To Find-Recruit Talent
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Founded by India’s Kris Singh, Holtec appears to have a virtual monopoly on the storage of…
Critics Attack Trump Administration Push to Expedite Uranium Mining
The uranium mining which occurs in the United States is almost entirely by foreign owned companies. In this context, mining …
Uranium from the Congo and Hiroshima: A Story of Twin Tragedies (i.e. Mega-Conflict Minerals in the DRC)
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From “The Conversation”: “The link between uranium from the Congo and Hiroshima: a story of twin…
Holtec-Orrvilon Factory Furnace Fire (Sept. 2018)
From “The Daily Record”: “No injuries in Orrville factory fire contained to furnace By JACK ROONEY / Staff Writer Posted …
Holtec-Orrvilon Fabrication Facility Fire (2015)
From “The Daily Record“: “No injuries in Orrvilon Fire By Paul Locher Staff Writer Posted Mar 25, 2015 at 4:00 …
Holtec Nuclear Waste Facility Poses Too Great a Risk to the Health & Safety of New Mexicans: US Congresswoman Haaland
“The concept of an interim storage facility is inherently flawed, because it will result in waste being moved twice, first …
Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) Received Site Approval Permit for 4 Russian Nuclear Reactors at El Dabaa
ALL EGYPT NEEDS IS SOLAR! THIS IS APPARENTLY FOR WEAPONS OR SIMPLY FROM BRIBERY TO GIVE RUSSIA MORE CONTROL. By …
Former US NRC Commissioner Merrifield Registered as Foreign Agent (FARA) for Saudi Nuclear
According to the NRC: “Jeff Merrifield, Partner and Energy Section leader at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, is a former presidential …
Proposed US House Laws Appear to Remove Benefits Agreement Guarantees for Places where Nuclear Waste is Sited; Give California Waste Priority Removal
Any priority in removal of spent nuclear fuel (nuclear waste) should be based on multiple factors, including flood and fires, …
Do Not Restart the Cracked Hunterston B Nuclear Reactors in Scotland!
Cracks have been found on approximately 400 graphite bricks in the reactor core. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/embed/p072yj6y/47485321“>https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chernobyl-20-fears-nuclear-expert-16479884 The following is a letter from…
Prairie Island American Indian Community Comment to NRC on “Waste Confidence” and Yucca Mountain (with some additional info)
Prairie Island Native American Indian Community sits on a small island in the midst of the Mississippi River, the Vermillion …
Governor of New Mexico: Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage Bad for the Economy & Environment; Unacceptable Risk to Agriculture and Oil & Gas Industry
“The interim storage of high-level radioactive waste poses significant and unacceptable risks to New Mexicans, our environment and our economy… …
