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LSU Death Valley: An Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Disaster Could Make It Literal

January 13, 2020

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
At around 34 miles from River Bend Nuclear Power Station, LSU is well within the 50…

Attorney General Healey Files Motion to Suspend Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Transfer to Holtec

November 3, 2019

From the Cape Cod Times: “Attorney general files motion to suspend Pilgrim license transfer By Christine Legere @ChrisLegere CCT Posted …

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NRC Meeting on Holtec-Indian Pt. (Near NYC) on Oct. 17, 2019 – Register for Toll-Free Teleconference By Noon Today (16th)

October 16, 2019

“Members of the public who wish to call in via a toll-free teleconference should call or e-mail the contact listed …

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Protestors Speak Out at NRC Public Meeting (Re Transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear License to Holtec)

September 12, 2019

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 …

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JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Transfer (to Holtec)

August 30, 2019

From “The Enterprise” News: http://www.enterprisenews.com “Opinion JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Station transfer Posted Aug 24, 2019 at 6:00 AM What are …

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US Senator Markey Statement on License Transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Holtec

August 25, 2019

People are waking up to see that Kris Singh-Holtec are totally out of control. US “Senator Markey Statement on License …

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Plymouth League of Women Voters Sends Letter of Protest to NRC Re Plans to Approve Transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Holtec Inc.

August 21, 2019

From: https://plymouth.wickedlocal.com “Plymouth League of Women Voters sends letter of protest to NRC By David Kindy Posted at 1:00 PM Dry cask …

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US NRC Considers Holtec Nuclear Decommissioning Exemption Request; Massachusetts AG Outlines Risks of Holtec Exemption

August 20, 2019

Giving Holtec “exemptions” appears to be a favorite activity for the US NRC. They have piled quality exemption upon exemption …

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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Should Not Be Transferred to Holtec Until Massachusetts Has Concerns Addressed Appropriately – US Senator Warren

August 19, 2019

Holtec is privately owned; has a track record of bribery and corruption; has a track record of refusing to give …

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US Senator Markey Criticizes NRC Plans to Proceed with Pilgrim Nuclear Transfer to Holtec; Cites Lack of Public Support; Failure to Respond to Concerns

August 17, 2019

Holtec is privately owned; has a track record of bribery and corruption; has a track record of refusing to give …

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Entergy & Holtec Oppose Massachusetts AG’s Motion to Put Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Transfer Review on Hold Pending Negotiations

August 8, 2019

From Cape Cod Times: “Pilgrim principals oppose delay in license review By Christine Legere Posted at 6:26 PM Updated at …

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Shares of Holtec Nuclear Waste Dismantlement Partner, Quebec’s SNC-Lavalin, Dropped to Lowest Level Since 2005, Raising Fears of a Hostile Takeover Bid by Foreign Investors

August 7, 2019

Shares of Holtec Nuclear waste dismantlement partner, Quebec’s SNC-Lavalin Inc., dropped to the lowest since 2005, after SNC-Lavalin’s largest shareholder, …

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Local Thoughts on Holtec Not Negotiating with Plymouth

August 7, 2019

From https://scituate.wickedlocal.com “What are your thoughts on Holtec not negotiating with Plymouth? Aug 3, 2019 at 6:00 AM Jam session is an opinion forum offering …

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Pilgrim Watch Files Third Contention Against Sale of Plymouth Nuclear Power Station to Holtec

July 31, 2019

From https://plymouth.wickedlocal.com: “Pilgrim Watch files third contention against sale of Plymouth nuke By David Kindy Posted Jul 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM Updated Jul 20, 2019 at 7:11 PM PLYMOUTH …

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Plymouth Plans to Pressure NRC Over Review of Nuclear Power Station Sale to Holtec

July 31, 2019

From https://plymouth.wickedlocal.com: “Plymouth plans to pressure NRC over review of nuke sale By David Kindy Posted Jul 26, 2019 at …

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River Bend Nuclear Station in Louisiana: Scram Due to Low Reactor Water Level; Still at Zero Power

June 4, 2019

Any loss of cooling water is a “near miss”. Some are just closer than others. Why do these “events” always …

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Palisades Nuclear Reactor On Lake Michigan Had To Be Manually Tripped Due To Turbine Governor Valve Problem

January 6, 2019

Palisades Nuclear Reactor (Unit 1) had to be manually tripped due to cycling of a Turbine Governor Valve. A rapid …

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Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Apparently Falling Apart: Another Scram Follows “Five Unplanned Downpower Events” In Less Than One Year

December 15, 2018

Construction of Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station begin over forty-four years ago in May of 1974, and it was commissioned …

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River Bend Nuclear Reactor Fallout Zone In Louisiana: Failures Of USNRC GEIS

July 24, 2018

Rosedown in St. Francisville Louisiana, near River Bend Nuclear Power Station. All comments can be seen here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2017-0141. Although the …

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LSU Death Valley: An Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Disaster Could Make It Literal

July 23, 2018

At around 34 miles from River Bend Nuclear Power Station, LSU is well within the 50 mile fallout zone designated …

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New York Hiding Full Risk Analysis For Gas Pipeline Near Nuclear Power Station: US Congresswoman Requests Access To Report From FERC And NYSDPS

July 21, 2018

Twenty million New Yorkers live within 50 miles of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station. It does not close until …

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One Image Proves That Both Louisiana Nuclear Power Stations Could Be Replaced By Rooftop Solar – Comment Deadline July 23rd, 11:59 pm ET (10:59 CDT)

July 19, 2018

Comment Due Jul 23, 2018 11:59 PM ET (10:59 CDT) https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2017-0141. This is for comment on the US NRC’s Environmental …

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Environmental Impacts Of River Bend Nuclear Power Station Near St. Francisville & Baton Rouge Louisiana – Comment Deadline July 23rd at 10:59 PM CDT

July 18, 2018

Comment Due Jul 23, 2018 11:59 PM ET (10:59 CDT) https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2017-0141 This is to comment on the environmental impacts of …

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Louisiana River Bend Nuclear Power Station Comment Deadline In A Few Hours; Petition For Hearing By July 23rd

June 21, 2018

Comment by June 21, 2018, 11.59 pm (23.59) EDT (DC-NY). 10:59 pm in Louisiana (CDT). A request for a hearing …

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Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Want To Move Reactor Cooling Core Injection Point From The Reactor Head Spray Nozzle; Remove Some Oversight From NRC – Comment By Thurs. 11.59 PM/Request Hearing By July 23rd

June 19, 2018

Comments must be filed by June 21, 2018, 11.59 pm (23.59) EDT (DC-NY). A request for a hearing must be …

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Arkansas One Nuclear Public Meeting On May 31st; US NRC Still Calling Worker Death “Incident”

May 18, 2018

Centralized location makes these old nuclear reactors, from the 1970s, a major hazard for much of North America, as is …

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Entergy Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station: Workers Given Exam Answers; Workers Failed To Make Rounds-Falsified Records

March 15, 2018

Staircase from the Windsor Plantation Ruins, now located at Alcorn State University near Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station Perhaps this …

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Radiation Bioindicator: Radioactive Cesium, Radioactive Carbon, Radioactive Water and More Lethal “Gifts” Left by the Nuclear Industry, Such As Plutonium

December 24, 2017

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Savannah River Nuclear Site Deer Hunt and on site Cesium testing. (Images: USDA, USPS, SRS, drawing…

Louisiana River Bend Nuclear Environmental/Socio-Economic Impacts Scoping

October 23, 2017

Impact Scoping Comment Deadline Monday Night, 10.59 Central Daylight Time: “River Bend Station, Unit 1; Intent to Conduct Scoping Process …

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River Bend Nuclear Disaster Would Give New Meaning To LSU Death Valley

October 21, 2017

At around 34 miles from River Bend Nuclear Power Station, LSU is well within the 50 mile fallout zone designated …

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Risk to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station From Tropical Storm Jose

September 21, 2017

The population within 50 miles (80 km) of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station was 4,737,792 in 2010. Boston is at risk from …

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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station At Risk From Flooding and Storm Impacts Due To Outdated Assumptions-Location

September 21, 2017

Tropical Storm Jose Offshore Massachusetts Last December, Jones River Watershed Association and JRWA’s Cape Cod Bay Watch Program once again …

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US Court Upheld NY State Right To Protect Water From Constitution Pipeline; Now Will The State Stop The Spectra-AIM Pipeline From Operating Near Indian Point Nuclear Site?

August 19, 2017

“A.G. Schneiderman Statement On Second Circuit Decision Regarding Constitution Pipeline Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit …

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Entergy Nuclear Staff May Not Have Standards to Know what “Good” Actually Is; Seem to Lack Engineering Acumen; Overwhelmed by Trying to Run the Nuclear Station; Security Forgot to Show Up to Safety Culture Focus Group – Leaked USNRC Inspection for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

December 10, 2016

Excerpted from a leaked US NRC inspection report regarding New Orleans based Entergy owned Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station near Boston, …

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Explosion-Fire at Nuclear Power Station Near New York City on Election Day Due to Equipment Failure

November 10, 2016

The US NRC report says that this “explosion in the protected area” which was “due to equipment failure” occurred at …

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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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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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Nuclear Power Has Always Been A Dangerous Idea: People Make Mistakes; There Is No Good Way to Store Nuclear Waste – Bernie Sanders

April 6, 2016

“Even in a perfect world where energy companies didn’t make mistakes, nuclear power is and always has been a dangerous …

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Indian Point Nuclear Power Station: Missing Bolts and Bars in Pressure Vessel Internals (Baffle-Former Bolts); Could Cause Fuel Failure; Block Cooling

March 31, 2016

According to the US NRC, during planned inspection of Indian Point Nuclear Power Station “Entergy identified baffle/former bolts with either …

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Central US: Arkansas Nuclear One Receiving Highest Level of NRC Scrutiny for Operating Reactors-Depth and Breadth of Problems to be Assessed; Report in Spring 2016

March 2, 2016

Centralized location makes these old nuclear reactors, from the 1970s, a major hazard for much of North America, as is …

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New York Asks Feds (FERC) to Halt Construction of Pipeline Near Indian Point Nuclear Power Station Until Independent Risk Review Completed; Increasing Safety Issues at Indian Point Nuclear Power Station Itemized in Letter

March 1, 2016

“Four state agencies request that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission halt construction of the Algonquin Pipeline until the independent risk review …

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Turning off Indian Point And Keeping the Subways Running

February 11, 2016

Originally posted on Energy Matters:
By Roger Witherspoon             For the past decade, Entergy and supporters have proclaimed that its…

Nuclear Terrorism: 296,000 Radioactive Shots Per SECOND (Bq) per Liter of Water (34 oz) Near Entergy’s Indian Pt. Nuclear Power Station; Compare to M134 Gun at 100 Rounds Per Second

February 7, 2016

296,000 Radioactive Shots Per SECOND (Bequerels) per Liter of Water (34 oz) in groundwater test wells for Entergy’s Indian Pt. …

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Entergy to US Coast Guard Notice Form has Waterford Nuclear Safety Zone at Wrong Location

January 28, 2016

Entergy to US Coast Guard Notice Form has Waterford Nuclear Safety Zone at Wrong River Mile Marker: “U.S. Coast Guard: …

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Did Lightening Kill Louisiana Nuclear Reactor? Zero Power for Almost 2 Weeks After Thunderstorm. Revive It Not Again!

January 22, 2016

Almost two weeks ago “On 1/9/16 at 0237 [CST], River Bend Station sustained a reactor scram during a lightning storm.“. …

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Louisiana Nuclear Reactor Scrammed by Lightning Strike?

January 12, 2016

A nuclear reactor in Louisiana and it is not prepared for thunderstorms? If it cannot be protected why did they …

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Woe Be Unto Entergy Lawyers: More on the Late, Over-priced, Unneeded; Now Old and Dangerous Grand Gulf Nuclear Reactor

January 9, 2016

Grand Gulf Nuclear Monstrosity on the Mississippi: America’s Largest Single Nuclear Reactor, in poor rural Mississippi “Those who cannot remember …

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Presley Protects Consumers from Entergy-Mississippi Power Fleecing

January 7, 2016

Elvis’ cousin Brandon at work: Related: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/entergy-grand-gulf-nuclear-ratepayer-fleece-bill-clinton-testimony/

Entergy-Grand Gulf Nuclear Ratepayer Fleece – Bill Clinton Testimony

January 7, 2016

It’s not just the nuclear power stations of today that are years behind and over-cost. This is one of many …

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