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Anniversary of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Russia Shoots Missiles Over Ukrainian Nuclear Power Station; IAEA Director Visits Chernobyl

April 26, 2022

Contrary to what many imply, Ukraine opted both for neutrality and for giving up its nuclear weapons. After what Russia …

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Situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Station Remains Difficult Says Mayor; Russian Shelling Hit Reactor Building-Caused Fire; Putin Sent Chechen Muslim Terrorists to Set Mines (Blow it Up)

March 4, 2022

People need to look back at the Russian born/ethnic Chechen terrorists who’ve done attacks over the last years in the …

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British PM Johnson Speaks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Re Putin Attacks on Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine

March 4, 2022

“Press release PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 4 March 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President …

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Greenpeace Calls for End to Putin’s War in Ukraine Citing Severe Nuclear Hazards at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station; Ukrainians Physically Blocking Russian Troop Access

March 3, 2022

“Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine poses an unprecedented nuclear threat, with the country’s 15 commercial  nuclear reactors, including the …

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Radioactive Waste Management Employ Behavioural Scientists to ‘keep a friendly eye’ on what people are saying – really?

August 18, 2021

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Radioactive Waste Management have employed a company specialising in behavioural science to monitor what people are…

NEW Petition to the UK Prime Minister: A Call to Stop Geological Nuclear Dump Plans.

June 28, 2021

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Our new petition set up just last night has already received dozens of signatures – we…

Request for US Congressional Oversight Review Before Three Mile Island Transfer to EnergySolutions- Comment Deadline Monday Night 11.59 PM ET

April 26, 2020

Comment by Apr 27 2020, at 11:59 PM ET: “Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2; Consideration of Approval …

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Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Raises Concerns Re Three Mile Island Nuclear Station License Transfer; NRC Comment Deadline April 27 2020 11.59 PM ET

April 25, 2020

Comment here by Apr 27 2020, at 11:59 PM ET (One minute to Midnight). https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=NRC-2020-0082-0001 “Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, …

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2020 Olympics to be Postponed until 2021 Due to Coronavirus

March 24, 2020

“Coronavirus Forces Delay of 2020 Olympics By VOA News March 24, 2020 08:27 AM TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo …

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Nuclear Expert Engineer Says Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Casks Are Unsafe

February 7, 2020

From Marshfield Mariner: https://marshfield.wickedlocal.com “VIDEO: Expert engineer details concerns over dry-cask storage at Pilgrim Station By David Kindy Link: https://youtu.be/_oQNpfWRq8M …

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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…

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)

December 18, 2019

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 …

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Hot Operation Testing Of Russian Built Nuclear Reactor System Started in Astravets Belarus (BelNPP)

December 14, 2019

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 …

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MEMA Chief Objects to Elimination of Emergency Buffer at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts

December 3, 2019

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 …

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UK Environment Agency Allowing for Increasing Radioactive Discharges to the Irish Sea by Sellafield in Violation of OSPAR: Comment Deadline 1st December 2019

November 29, 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 …

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Cracked Regulators Allow Hundreds of Cracks in Graphite Cores of Reactors across the UK

November 10, 2019

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Dear Office for Nuclear Regulation The arrogance displayed in your email reply dismissing my concerns about…

Ground Zero at Fukushima Nuclear Power Station

November 7, 2019

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 …

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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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Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s “Cliff Edge” Barriers Appear To Fall Almost 8 Feet Short Of Required Storm Surge Protection Level

September 5, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NTTF [Near Term Task Force] observed that, “some [nuclear] plants have…

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

September 4, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
It has been known that Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis storm surge-flood level was too…

Russian Weather Agency Says Radioactive Isotopes Found After Accident

August 26, 2019

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 …

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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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Trump Dept of Ag Announced Intention to Stop Collecting Data on Honey Bee Colonies; Honey Bees are Fundamental for Agriculture & are Bioindicators

August 2, 2019

The Trump Administration’s Department of Agriculture has recently announced “its intention to stop collecting data on honey bee colonies in …

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Dangerous Radioactive Waste Storage in Texas Proposed by J.F. Lehman & France – US NRC Hearing

July 11, 2019

The proposed nuclear waste dump for Texas is by “Interim Storage Partners“– a joint venture between Waste Control Specialists (WCS), …

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Deadly Arctic Russian Nuclear Submarine Fire Casts Light on Russia’s Underwater Intel Service

July 9, 2019

From VOA News: “Deadly Arctic Submarine Blaze Casts Light on Russia’s Underwater Intel Service By Jamie Dettmer July 8, 2019 …

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Russian Government Accused of Cover-Up After Deadly Nuclear Submarine Fire

July 4, 2019

“The vessel, which is an AS-12 deep sea nuclear-powered submarine nicknamed Losharik, is linked to the Defense Ministry’s unit for …

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Holtec Nuclear Waste Facility Poses Too Great a Risk to the Health & Safety of New Mexicans: US Congresswoman Haaland

June 22, 2019

“The concept of an interim storage facility is inherently flawed, because it will result in waste being moved twice, first …

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Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) Received Site Approval Permit for 4 Russian Nuclear Reactors at El Dabaa

June 17, 2019

ALL EGYPT NEEDS IS SOLAR! THIS IS APPARENTLY FOR WEAPONS OR SIMPLY FROM BRIBERY TO GIVE RUSSIA MORE CONTROL. By …

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Former US NRC Commissioner Merrifield Registered as Foreign Agent (FARA) for Saudi Nuclear

June 17, 2019

According to the NRC: “Jeff Merrifield, Partner and Energy Section leader at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, is a former presidential …

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Prairie Island American Indian Community Comment to NRC on “Waste Confidence” and Yucca Mountain (with some additional info)

June 13, 2019

Prairie Island Native American Indian Community sits on a small island in the midst of the Mississippi River, the Vermillion …

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Governor of New Mexico: Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage Bad for the Economy & Environment; Unacceptable Risk to Agriculture and Oil & Gas Industry

June 10, 2019

“The interim storage of high-level radioactive waste poses significant and unacceptable risks to New Mexicans, our environment and our economy… …

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Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment.

June 10, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Waste Control Specialists Radioactive Waste Burial Ground in west Texas From OtherWords.org: “Crony Capitalism Made Rick…

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS

June 8, 2019

More nuclear waste hearings… “ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS Jun 6, 2019 …

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US House “Oversight” Hearing on Nuclear Waste Appears Designed to Create Gridlock; Ignore Critical Problems and Needed Solutions

June 6, 2019

Based on the news release, and on what we know of the list of invited witnesses, as of Jun 4, …

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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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Nightmare Coal Mine Near Sellafield Nuclear Site – Ooops don’t mention Sellafield.

May 12, 2019

Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Many thanks to Real Media for posting a guest blog – the background story and info…

London Background Radiation Level Grossly Exaggerated In Chernobyl Article

April 26, 2019

The Daily Mail (25 April 2019) incorrectly states that people in London (UK) are exposed to approximately 0.2 millisievert (mSv) …

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Deep Inside Chernobyl’s Radioactive Ruins Almost 33 Years Later

April 26, 2019

From: https://www.rferl.org/a/deep-inside-chernobyls-readiactive-ruins/29592228.html “Deep Inside Chernobyl’s Radioactive Ruins November 09, 2018 17:44 GMT By Yevhen Solonyna “RFE/RL Ukrainian Service correspondent Yevhen …

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Soviet Media: Sanitizing Chernobyl

April 26, 2019

Has former Soviet KGB agent Putin advised the Japanese Prime Minister on creating disinformation about TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear disaster? When …

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UN Rapporteur Received Reports that Japan Media Avoids Covering Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Disaster; Reporter Demoted-Salary Reduced for Writing About Fukushima

March 11, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
USAF bombing of hiroshima-nagasaki fall 1945, color enhanced. “I have also received first-hand reports of newspapers…

Another Anniversary: Sure But The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Is Still Ongoing Everyday Of The Year

March 11, 2019

Originally posted on nuclear-news:
March 11, 2019 Every year since year 2011, at this time of the year when the…

11 March – News on this Fukushima Anniversary Week

March 11, 2019

Originally posted on nuclear-news:
Today we remember the catastrophe at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station, and the fact that this is…

Anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown – 11 March

March 10, 2019

US Senator Markey Blasts Dangerous New Trump NRC Post-Fukushima Nuclear Safety Rule Which Is Even Worse Than The Obama One

January 27, 2019

Obama was bad; Trump is worse. For every bad in life, there can be a worse. Find out how close …

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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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Senators Markey and Rubio, and Reps. Sherman and Messer Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Thwart Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Weapons Ambitions

December 20, 2018

“A government that cannot be trusted with a bone saw, should not be trusted with a nuclear weapon” (US Congressman …

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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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State of California Admits That “The Woolsey Fire Burned Through A Portion Of The Santa Susana Field Laboratory”

November 12, 2018

Screenshot of (probable) fire locations from a couple of days ago: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2018/11/10/fires-near-la-burning-in-area-of-site-contaminated-with-radioactive-materials-toxic-chemicals-santa-susana-field-lab/ “The fire started near the Santa Susana Field …

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Woolsey Fire Burns Nuclear Meltdown Site that State Toxics Agency Failed to Clean Up

November 12, 2018

News Release from Physicians for Social Responsibility LA: “Woolsey Fire Burns Nuclear Meltdown Site that State Toxics Agency Failed to …

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San Onofre: Defective Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage System Must Be Recalled

November 9, 2018

Originally posted on San Onofre Safety:
Holtec UMAX lid with lower inlet air vents and upper (round) outlet air vent. The Holtec…

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