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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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Concerns Raised About Three Mile Island Steam Generator Tube Defects; Could Rupture Leading To LOCA-Meltdown

April 29, 2019

The Three Mile Island (TMI) Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 is still operating and owner Exelon is pressuring Pennsylvania to …

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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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US East Coast Nuclear Bomb Cyclone? Pilgrim & Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Scrams-Power Reduction-Loss of Cooling Water Point To The Risks

January 7, 2018

Not only dangerous, nuclear power stations are unreliable electicity sources in extreme weather. So much for the “baseload power” lies. …

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Louisiana Nuclear Power Stations’ Dangerous Problems with Thunderstorms – Hurricane Should Serve as Reminder; Petition to Intervene Deadline Oct. 13th; Comment Deadline Oct. 23rd; Relicensing Must Be Stopped

October 10, 2017

Hurricane Nate’s path and the Louisiana Nuclear Power Stations – Waterford and River Bend. Both Louisiana Nuclear Power Stations are …

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US NRC Response on Crystal River Nuclear Power Station Spent Fuel Pool Near Tampa; Our Response, and More

September 15, 2017

Our question re the closed Crystal River Nuclear Power Station and Hurricane Irma. (Screenshots of the original correspondance and of …

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US NRC Teleconference Meeting Re Turkey Pt.; St. Lucie; Seabrook; Point Beach; and Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Stations – Register By 3 PM EDT Sept. 18th

September 15, 2017

The meeting is September 20th (Wednesday), in the afternoon, in Rockville Maryland. People can participate via teleconference. Register by Monday, …

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Update To Hurricane Irma Nuclear Power Mysteries: US NRC Contradicts Itself On Second Turkey Point Nuclear Reactor Shutdown, Defective Parts and More

September 13, 2017

US Nuclear Power Stations reactor status for Tuesday Sept. 12, 2017, showing Turkey Pt. Reactors and St. Lucie 1 at …

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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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Schneider-Masterpact Breaker Role in Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Power Station Fire Appears Clear

May 20, 2016

The NRC said: “The finding stems from an NRC special inspection regarding an electrical fire that led to the declaration …

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Japan: Amidst Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruption, Chimp At Large Points to Another Risk to Nuclear Power Stations

April 16, 2016

Over the last few days, Japan has had major earthquakes followed by a nearby volcanic eruption, pointing again to the …

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Under Pressure: On the Dangers of PWR Nuclear Reactors, Such as Three Mile Island and Sizewell B

March 28, 2016

Hilda Murrell was abducted on the 21st of March 1984, as she prepared to testify at the Sizewell B Nuclear …

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India, Day 5 of the Accident in Kakrapar: Leak Continues, Just Assurances on Radiation, No Transparency

March 17, 2016

Even as, insanely, “Sites for 46 new reactors approved ‘in-principle’: Govt” of India, March 10, 2016 http://news.statetimes.in/sites-46-new-reactors-approved-principle-govt/ Dianuke.org reports: “Day …

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Kakrapar Nuclear Plant Is Likely Undergoing A Loss-Of-Coolant Accident: Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan

March 12, 2016

Via Dianuke.org: “Kakrapar Nuclear Plant Is Likely Undergoing A Loss-Of-Coolant Accident: Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan“, March 12, 2016, by Dr. A. …

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New Warnings-Threats of US Nuclear Disasters in the Making

March 7, 2016

Currently Germany is attempting to send 455 casks large casks of high level spent nuclear fuel, from solid storage facilities, …

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Lightening Scrammed Nuclear Reactor Loss of Cooling; Off For Weeks; On Again, Now OFF; USNRC Inspection

February 18, 2016

One month after a thunderstorm led to a scram, the US NRC announced that there had been a loss of …

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US NRC Pontificates How Much Leakage Acceptable at Nuclear Power Stations

December 3, 2015

If anyone needs anymore evidence that the bureaucrats at the US NRC are either stark raving mad or have sub-zero …

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Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Arkansas Nuclear One – Public Hearing May 12; Comment Deadline May 14

May 7, 2015

Multiple/Repetitive Degraded, so says the nuclear industry’s lap-dog the US NRC. Couldn’t make it up. There was a death and …

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Hot Shutdown-Degrading Safety at Degraded Arkansas Nuclear & elsewhere: Comment Deadline May 14th

May 7, 2015

The US NRC has another laundry list of things to comment upon: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=NRC-2015-0088-0001 ID: NRC-2015-0088-0001, Deadline 14 May They appear …

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Recent Posts

  • Potential Nuclear Disaster at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station Threatens the World (Including Russia) August 10, 2022
  • EcoHealth Alliance-Daszak Worked with Russian Coronavirus Researchers as well as the Wuhan Lab (WIV) August 9, 2022
  • Trump Says Mar-a-Lago Home in Florida Raided by FBI August 9, 2022
  • Remembering Chris Hedges’ Role in Leading the US into the Second Iraq War August 8, 2022
  • Russian Troops Again Opened Fire on Zaporizhzhia NPP; Worker Injured; Rockets Hit Close to Spent Fuel Dry Storage August 8, 2022
  • Ambassador Zalkaliani Statement on the 14th Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Georgia August 7, 2022
  • DW Journalist in Ukraine Discusses Amnesty International Report: How Do You Defend a City Without Being in a City? Amnesty Ukraine Head Resigns in Protest Over Amnesty Report August 7, 2022
  • Fourteen Years Ago, Russia Invaded Georgia August 7, 2022
  • Largest Import-Export Partners A-Z List of Countries is Full of Surprises August 7, 2022
  • Taiwan: China is Biggest Import-Export Partner; Disputes Over Oil & Gas; Fishing; Shipping Routes August 7, 2022
  • MEP (Poland) Fotyga: The Russo-Georgian War Already Showed that We Cannot Rely on Negotiations with the Kremlin August 6, 2022
  • Largest Oil & Gas Companies by Revenue are China’s Sinopec; PetroChina, and Saudi’s ARAMCO August 6, 2022
  • A Brief History of Russian Genocide August 6, 2022
  • Russia Fired Upon Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station and Hit Transformer; Unit 4 on Backup Diesel Generator August 6, 2022
  • US Senator Tom Cotton Speech on Finland & Sweden Joining NATO; US Senate Ratifies: 95 Yes; Hawley Votes No; Rand Paul Votes “Present”; Cornyn, Leahy, Merkley Don’t Vote August 5, 2022
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Amnesty International Amnestying Russia August 5, 2022
  • Russia to Launch Spy Satellite for Iran; Israel Concerned August 5, 2022
  • Lord Cruddas Letter to UK Conservative Party Over Cyber-Attack Warnings (on British Leadership Campaign); Bring Back Boris Ballot August 4, 2022
  • US Belatedly Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Elites, Including Putin’s Alleged Baby Mama August 4, 2022
  • Ukraine Exposes Crooks Who Smuggle Military Conscripts Abroad: Channels Shut Down in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Lviv August 4, 2022
  • Russia Again Attacked Lviv Ukraine (Near Poland) with Cruise Missiles Launched from the Caspian Sea – 1,150 mi/1851 km Distance Away or More; Ukraine Intercepted-Destroyed 7 of 8 Missiles August 3, 2022
  • “Freedom Is Not Given Forever”; What Is Happening In Ukraine Could Have Happened In Poland If Not For United Europe & NATO – Warsaw Uprising Participant August 2, 2022
  • At Opening of Exhibition “Warsaw-Mariupol – Cities of Ruins, Cities of Struggle, Cities of Hope” President Duda Notes Similarity Between 1944 Warsaw & 2022 Mariupol August 2, 2022
  • JCT: Democrats’ Proposals Increase Taxes on Millions of Low and Middle Income Americans August 2, 2022
  • Warsaw Uprising Participants & Ukrainians United By “Great Will to Be Free” August 1, 2022

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