The Ongoing Saga 83: News, Updates, & More
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5.8 M Quake Near Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site; Torrential Rains; Threats Of Increased Dumping of Radioactive Water to the Pacific
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20009yb7 “Magnitude 5.8 quake hits on Japan’s Honshu: PTWC Posted:Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:27:07 -0400 SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake with …
GE-Hitachi F-Up Could Lead to Inability to Scram-Shutdown Several US Nuclear Reactors
CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISMS OF 3 US NUCLEAR REACTORS CONTAMINATED WITH CHLORIDES because of a f-up by GE Hitachi during …
Former US Senator John Edwards Representing Thousands of U.S. Veterans Injured in Nuclear Disaster
Originally posted on nuclear-news:
RALEIGH, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the…
US Congressmen Raise Concerns About Flynn’s Work on Saudi-Russian Nuclear Proposal
Trump as the guest of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Saturday evening, May 20, 2017, in …
Secret MOX Plutonium Fuel Shipment Planned From French Gov Owned AREVA To Japan; Trump Administration Approved with Tillerson as Lead
Mere Coincidence or somehow related? AREVA Nuclear Fuel Facility in Washington State used to be Exxon Nuclear Fuel until 2001. …
UN Rapporteur Received Reports that Japan Media Avoids Covering Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Disaster; Reporter Demoted-Salary Reduced for Writing About Fukushima
USAF bombing of hiroshima-nagasaki fall 1945, color enhanced. “I have also received first-hand reports of newspapers delaying or cancelling the …
Experts: Nuclear Industry Pressured USNRC into Low-Balling Consequences of Nuclear Accident
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Overlay Indian Point Nuclear Power Station – Greenpeace OpenStreet Map Trump Tower 5th Ave NY http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/nuclear/nomorechernobyls/exclusion-zone-comparison-map/ Trump’s …
2017/05/17 Japanese Nuclear Reactor Restarts Despite Unresolved Safety Issues
It is mind-boggling that there would be any nuclear restarts in Japan even as the Fukushima nuclear disaster is ongoing. …
Sparking Fears of Airborne Radiation, Wildfire Burns in Fukushima “No-Go Zone”; Forests Contaminated by Fukushima and Chernobyl “are Ticking Time Bombs”
From Common Dreams: “Sparking Fears of Airborne Radiation, Wildfire Burns in Fukushima ‘No-Go Zone’ Contaminated forests such as those outside …
At Chernobyl and Fukushima, Radioactivity Has Seriously Harmed Wildlife
From “The Conversation”: “At Chernobyl and Fukushima, radioactivity has seriously harmed wildlife By Timothy A. Mousseau, University of South Carolina …
US NRC Webinar on Wed (sign up by Tues 2 pm): Global Nuclear Fuels Americas Performance Review – Putin Must Think It’s Great; Trying to Get an Exemption to Run His Nuclear Fuel in Illinois
While it’s not what the US NRC appears to have in mind when discussing GNF-A’s performance review, it’s been within …
High Level Nuclear Waste Interim Parking Lot Storage in Texas Comment to April 28th
Comment Deadline April 28th, https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2016-0231 Most US high level nuclear waste appears to be kept in open air parking-lot like …
Putin’s Nuclear Fuel Co. Wants Exemption to Fuel Illinois Reactors with help of Exelon, GE, Toshiba, Hitachi and US NRC
TVEL belongs to Atomenergoprom that is a part of the Rosatom State corporation. As a State corporation, Rosatom is subordinate …
GNF-A (GE, Hitachi, Toshiba) Agreement to Bring Russian Government (TVEL) Nuclear Fuel to US Market
TVEL belongs to the Atomenergoprom, which is part of the Rosatom State corporation, which answers to Russian President Putin. From …
South Africa – Zuma’s Late Night Cabinet Reshuffle: Putin-Rosatom Nuclear Coup?
“One plausible reason for the aggressive push for an expanded nuclear fleet is a political union between Russian President Vladimir …
Toshiba’s Westinghouse Nuclear Declared Bankruptcy; US Taxpayers and Ratepayers Left on the Hook for Billions?
Even with gross subsidies, the nuclear industry is not viable. “Westinghouse Electric Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, …
Toshiba’s Westinghouse Bankruptcy Underscores Financial Meltdown of the Global Nuclear Industry
From Greenpeace: “Westinghouse bankruptcy underscores meltdown of the global nuclear industry – Greenpeace Press release – 29 March, 2017 Tokyo, …
Who are the Puppet Masters Behind the Trump Puppet Masters?
“Some of [Russian oligarch] Deripaska’s past has apparently come back to haunt him. He was reportedly barred for years from …
The Ongoing Saga 79: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia
This post ran from 20 March 2017 to Monday 17 April 2017. News continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/the-ongoing-saga-80-news-updates-more/ This post was a …
Does 65 yr old US Sec. of State Tillerson Have a Chaperone, or His Wife, in the Plane as He Dumps Press Corps for 33 yr old Female Reporter from “Fawning” Media Outlet IJR? An Unmarried Reporter from “The Hill”‘s “50 Most Beautiful” List!
Who travelled in the airplane with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson besides the 33 year old reporter who is around …
US Secretary of State Tillerson Blocks Media Access; What is He Hiding? Is Tillerson Going to Russia Off-Radar?
The head of Saudi Arabia is in Japan now too. Tillerson wouldn’t want to invite press to what certainly looks …
Senator Markey Decries Sec. of State Tillerson’s Official Asia-Pacific Trip without Press
Mining Awareness preface: Tillerson gave himself 90 days to divest Exxon stock, so apparently still has some. The head of …
Springfields-Preston and Fukushima
http://youtu.be/VMRNQF451KA Excellent 2 minute video by Radiation Free Lakeland Marianne Birkby of Radiation Free Lakeland explains that Springfields near Preston, …
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Ongoing: Japan Forcing People to Return to Radioactive Areas; NGOs Send Urgent Request to UN to Stop this Violation of Human Rights
From Greenpeace: “Tokyo, 7 March 2017 – Japan’s policy to resettle residents to heavily contaminated areas in Fukushima is in …
Remember Fukushima: Wales
Our friends PAWB, PEOPLE AGAINST WYLFA B tell us that: “On March 11, we will be remembering that exactly six…
Viking Hoard Treasure Found at Site of Proposed Nuclear Power Station in Cumbria UK Now on Display
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Colleagues in Cumbria UK have passed some interesting information on, which has not yet been published…
Interim Storage Open-Air Parking Lots of High Level Nuclear Waste Risk Major Radioactive Leaks – Most Canister Systems Do Not Meet Standards: Made of Thin Steel; Neither Adequately Inspected Nor Adequately Monitored
Holtec Spent Fuel Casks at Diablo Canyon, California “The majority of current U.S. irradiated spent fuel storage facilities use thin-walled …
Uranium from the Congo and Hiroshima: A Story of Twin Tragedies (i.e. Mega-Conflict Minerals in the DRC)
From “The Conversation”: “The link between uranium from the Congo and Hiroshima: a story of twin tragedies By Susan Williams, …
Was the Nuclear Control Room Panel Fire at Quad Cities Caused By a Defective GE-Hitachi Switch?
US NRC Photo: Control Room Panels (unknown nuclear power station), Nov-2007; black and white photo of Quad Cities Control Rm …
As Court Case Against It Looms, Rosatom (Russia), KEPCO (S. Korea), EDF (France), China State Nuclear – All State Owned Entities- Express Interest in S. Africa Nuclear Station Showing That Nuclear Power Is Unsustainable in a Free Market
Although a court case against the project will not be heard until end February, the South African government has announced …
Nazi Pact with Russia: “The Devils’ Alliance: Hitler’s Pact with Stalin, 1939-41” (Review)
Book Review from H-Diplo, H-Net: “REVIEW published on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Author: Roger Moorhouse Reviewer: Steven M. Miner Miner on Moorhouse, …
Nazi Gold Laundered Through Turkey; Nazi Banking-Trade-Intermediary Roles of Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Others
We have already documented that Degussa was involved in the melting of gold stolen by the Nazis, in the Nazi …
Nuclear Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) Does Not Protect People in India (Nor elsewhere)
India signing the CSC (Convention on Supplementary Compensation) was pushed for by the US-India Business Council when India-American Richard Verma …
India Must Black-list French Nuclear Suppliers: Former Power Secretary writes after Exposé in France
Via Dianuke.org: “India Must Black-list French Nuclear Suppliers: Former Power Secretary writes after Exposé in France NOVEMBER 23, 2016 E.A.S.Sarma 14-40-4/1 …
CSC Protects the Nuclear industry, Not Nuclear Victims
From Greenpeace.org: “Greenpeace condemns the new International Nuclear Liability Convention CSC protects the nuclear industry, not nuclear victims Press release …
Russia’s Nuclear Shakedown of Bulgaria and Its Nuclear Shakedown Colleagues: RWE, Areva, Toshiba-Westinghouse)
Reuters news from Friday had three titles about nuclear shakedowns, without calling them that, of course. Through international litigation, Russia …
Toshiba’s Westinghouse AP1000 Dangerous Nuclear Reactor Design- Comment for the UK by Wednesday 30th November
Make a comment on the UK Moorside AP1000s by Wednesday, 30th of November: New.Reactor-Build@onr.gov.uk See more: https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/cumbria-nuclear-plan-slammed-by-new-expert-report-only-9-days-to-comment-on-dangerous-reactor-design Please note that …
Moorside: Toshiba-Engie AP1000 Nuclear Power Station Endangers the UK and Europe – Comment Deadline Looms (Wednesday, 30 November)
Make a comment by Wednesday, 30th of November: New.Reactor-Build@onr.gov.uk See more: https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/cumbria-nuclear-plan-slammed-by-new-expert-report-only-9-days-to-comment-on-dangerous-reactor-design Moorside Sheep looking toward Sellafield-Streetview. Moorside is now …
Proposed S. Africa Nuclear Power Station Site at Risk for Fukushima-Like Nuclear Disaster: New Geological Report Discusses Hazards (Plus More)
“The public cost of cleaning up the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster topped ¥4.2 trillion (roughly $40 billion) as …
Areva wants US Taxpayers Held Liable for Nuclear Accidents-Defective Nuclear Parts; Areva Gets Multimillion $ Contract for Equipment at Extra High Risk US Nuclear Power Station Despite Ongoing Areva Nuclear Parts Scandal
Even as French government owned Areva’s defective nuclear parts scandal was already underway, Areva sent a comment to the US …
Seaweed Has Again Blocked Cooling and Shut down Scottish Nuclear Power Station
Torness Nuclear Power Station is around 30 miles from Edinburgh. According to French State owned EDF, owner-operator of the UK’s …
Japan Offshore Earthquake Upgraded to M 7.4, Strong Ground Acceleration at Fukushima Nuclear Site; Felt as a IX Fukushima Area; Loss of Cooling, Loss of Power at Fukushima Nuclear Site (Reported as Restored)
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the recent earthquake in Japan (05:59 JST, 22 Nov. 2016, Fukushima-Ken Oki) has been …
Japan: Powerful 7.3 Earthquake Hits Offshore Fukushima; Onshore Fukushima Nuclear Reactors Est. as VI by USGS; Japan Issues Tsunami Warning “Evacuate Immediately” for Fukushima Coastal Area
[Update: Japan Meteo Agency says it’s a 7.4; USGS “Did You Feel It?” had a IX Intensity Report: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/japan-offshore-earthquake-upgraded-to-m-7-4-strong-ground-acceleration-at-fukushima-nuclear-site-felt-as-a-ix-fukushima-area-loss-of-cooling-loss-of-power-at-fukushima-nuclear-site-reported-as-re/ ] …
UK: Dangerous AP1000 Nuclear Reactors Slammed By New Expert Report – only 9 days to Comment on Dangerous Japanese (Toshiba-Westinghouse) Reactor Design
Today a report slamming the new build plan has been handed into Cumbria County Council, The National Park Authority, Natural…
Gov Nikki Haley $55,000 from Holtec Nuclear’s Kris Singh; Sec of State Interprets Treaties; Possible Conflict of Interest in Application of Nuclear Liability Agreement
Among the functions of the Secretary of State: “Negotiates, interprets, and terminates treaties and agreements“. http://www.state.gov/secretary/115194.htm This appears to include …
Viking Hoard Treasure Found at Site of Proposed Nuclear Power Station in Cumbria UK
Colleagues in Cumbria UK have passed some interesting information on, which has not yet been published in the mainstream news….namely …
Toshiba-Westinghouse AP1000 New Nuclear Power Station Piping Defects Appear Never-Ending; Any Part You Want, As Long as It’s Defective?
On September 29th, the US NRC reported piping deviations for the Vogtle AP 1000 “two flanges identified with deviations on …
$14 Billion Capital Cost est. for 2 Westinghouse (Toshiba) AP 1000 Nuclear Reactors at VC Summer-Nuclear Blank Check
SRS Watch Photo of Nuclear Blank Check From: “Savannah River Site Watch For Immediate Release June 2, 2016 SCE&G Requests …
Active Volcanoes Endanger Japan’s Operating Nuclear Power Stations: Mount Aso Awakened Explosively; Sakurajima Already Awake
Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupted explosively on Saturday, 8 Oct., 2016, and volcanic “ash was falling as far as 320 …
