US Senator Markey Blasts Dangerous New Trump NRC Post-Fukushima Nuclear Safety Rule Which Is Even Worse Than The Obama One
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Palisades Nuclear Reactor On Lake Michigan Had To Be Manually Tripped Due To Turbine Governor Valve Problem
Palisades Nuclear Reactor (Unit 1) had to be manually tripped due to cycling of a Turbine Governor Valve. A rapid …
Senators Markey and Rubio, and Reps. Sherman and Messer Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Thwart Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Weapons Ambitions
“A government that cannot be trusted with a bone saw, should not be trusted with a nuclear weapon” (US Congressman …
Update On First Deep Coal Mine in the UK for 30 years (It’s Near Sellafield Nuclear Site)
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Dear Friends, I have just been sent the following from Cumbria County Council. Those of you…
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Apparently Falling Apart: Another Scram Follows “Five Unplanned Downpower Events” In Less Than One Year
Construction of Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station begin over forty-four years ago in May of 1974, and it was commissioned …
Earthquake Near Watts Bar Nuclear Power Station
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60247871/executive The orange skulls are nuclear power stations/nuclear facilities. Construction started at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Station on Unit 1: …
San Onofre: Defective Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage System Must Be Recalled
Originally posted on San Onofre Safety:
Holtec UMAX lid with lower inlet air vents and upper (round) outlet air vent. The Holtec…
Over 20 Times More Americans Die Of Cancer Per Year Than Gun Violence; Why No Uproar About Pollution?
Why is there no uproar about cancer causing pollution, especially radioactive materials, discharged into the environment? Trump’s EPA has but …
Remember To Speak Up Against High Level Radioactive Waste Coming To Texas – Deadline Extended To November 19th
Please remember to comment by November 19th, 11:59 pm EDT; 10:59 pm CDT, 9:59 pm MDT. You can comment directly, …
French Govt Trying To Balance Budget On Backs Of Americans With Nuclear Dump In Texas: Comment By Nov. 19, 2018 (Deadline Extended)
Comment Deadline extended to November 19, 2018, 11:59 pm: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2016-0231 https://publications.anl.gov/anlpubs/2012/07/73873.pdf The French government is trying to get the US …
Iranian Official: High-Level Nuclear Cooperation with Russia in Progress
100% Russian government owned Rosatom and its subsidiaries are the world’s biggest nuclear pushers. You can’t really be anti-nuclear and …
The Lake District’s Freshwater is “Safeguarding National Security”! Talk at New Horizons in St Annes, Nr Blackpool.
Many thanks to New Horizons for inviting Radiation Free Lakeland tomorrow evening. Doors Open at 7.30 for 8.00pm start –…
Dry Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel – Comment Deadline Monday Night 11.59 PM Eastern (There Was Less Than 2 Months For Comments – Request Extension)
This is a life and death important topic for future generations, as well as our own. And, the US NRC …
Hungary’s Orban Stays Cozy With Putin Over Nuclear Deal
100% Russian State owned “Rosatom owns 67% of the world nuclear plant construction market and, currently, the orders portfolio exceeded …
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
It has been known that Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis storm surge-flood level was too low in the event …
Access To Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Limited Due To Flooded Roads; Workers Sleeping On Cots
Sometime between Thursday morning and Friday morning, the Brunswick Nuclear Reactors were powered down: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/reactor-status/2018/2018PowerStatus.txt On Saturday afternoon a report …
Hurricane Florence Landfall Radar With Location Of Nuclear Power Stations – Weather
For the very latest updates go to your preferred/local weather source. The orange icons are the nuclear power stations. Brunswick …
Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s “Cliff Edge” Barriers Appear To Fall Almost 8 Feet Short Of Required Storm Surge Protection Level
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NTTF [Near Term Task Force] observed that, “some [nuclear] plants have an overreliance on operator …
Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Apparently Still Hasn’t Addressed Flooding Worst Case Scenario (Reevaluation); Targeted By Hurricane Florence
As of April 2018, the US NRC hadn’t received information about how Brunswick Nuclear Power Station was going to address …
Trilogy of Atlantic Storms: Florence, Isaac, Helene; Category 4 Florence (140 MPH) Expected To Become A Category 5 Hurricane
Category 4 Hurricane Florence with 140 mph (220 km/h) sustained winds is menacing the Carolinas and Virginia. It is expected …
Fires In The Area Of Hanford Nuclear Site And Columbia Nuclear Generating Station
Fires in the area of Hanford Nuclear (Waste) Site and Columbia Nuclear Generating Station. Click on images to enlarge. Fire …
Tropical Storm Gordon: Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings In Effect For The US Gulf Coast – 4 AM CDT Advisory
Tropical Storm Gordon September 4, 2018, 11:47 UTC-6:47 CT. Remember to go to the national hurricane center, weather.gov and your …
Tropical Storm Gordon Warning For US Gulf Coast: Reminder Of The Dangers Of Mixing Severe Weather With Nuclear Power; Another Tropical Storm In Atlantic
For the most recent updates go to https://www.nhc.noaa.gov , hurricanes.gov and your local weather (e.g. Weather.gov). Earlier information: It’s that …
Catastrophe in the Making: Growth Machine Politics; Regulatory Capture; Hurricane Katrina; Fukushima; Disasters of Tomorrow
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
In “Catastrophe in the Making: The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow“, Freudenberg, et.…
Secret Lake District Waters: “Safeguarding National Security”
Calder Abbey and the river Calder just one mile before it enters the Sellafield site ? Secret Lake District…
Trump EPA Attempt To Eliminate All Environmental Regulation
Comment on “Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Comment Tracking Number: 1k2-94w2-3hnj I oppose this proposed rule which is a tacit attempt to …
Trump EPA Proposal Revealed By Proponent As Means Of Avoiding Nuclear Operating Costs; Cleanup Costs & Evac After Nuclear Disaster
Comment by tonight, 1159 US Eastern Time (NY-DC time zone) https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 The Trump administration is setting up …
Hormesis Advocates Dodge Scientific Rigor With Special Pleadings; Ties To Tobacco Industry-Koch Brothers Exposed By CHP Emeritus
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Comment extended to Auguest 16th, 1159 pm ET, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Robert Applebaum is a…
USDOE Spent 18 Years And Over A Quarter Of A Billion Dollars But Failed To Prove Low Level Radiation is Safe, Because It’s Not
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
[Update: Note that the comment deadline was extended from May 30th to August 16th.] As explained…
These Russians aren’t going away: Russian Government Labels Environmentalists “Foreign Agents” and “Extremists”
Originally posted on Beyond Nuclear International:
Labeled “extremists” and “foreign agents”, Fedor Maryasov and Andrey Talevlin put country and courage first By Oleg Bodrov…
The Big Lie-Deception In The Trump-Pruitt EPA Document- Comment Deadline Extended To August 16th
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Comment to EPA here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 A Forbes author suggested on Monday that everyone read the EPA…
Trump attorney Michael Cohen was offered $10 Million to push for a nuclear project
Originally posted on nuclear-news:
Trump Donor Agreed to Pay Michael Cohen $10 Million for Nuclear Project Push Consulting deal with…
Before The US Approves New Uranium Mining, Consider Its Toxic Legacy
From “The Conversation“: “Before the US approves new uranium mining, consider its toxic legacy By Stephanie Malin, Colorado State University …
Problems with Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Comment Deadline July 30th, 11:59 pm
Comment By Jul 30 2018, at 11:59 PM ET, ID: NRC-2018-0052-0058 on Holtec’s proposed spent nuclear fuel facility in New …
Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage System Designed to Leak; Lacks Proper Leak Warning System – Comment Deadline July 30th, 11:59 PM
Comment By Jul 30 2018, at 11:59 PM ET, ID: NRC-2018-0052-0058 on Holtec’s proposed spent nuclear fuel facility in New …
Is the 100 in Holtec’s Spent Nuclear Fuel HI-STORM 100 Cask a Reference to “Exemptions” to its Certificate of “Compliance” (CoC)?
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Holtec is up to its 10th Amendment for its Certificate of “Compliance” for its Spent Nuclear…
More US NRC Safety Related Exemptions for Holtec: Increase Risk of a Criticality Accident and are Illegal (Comment Deadline July 30th, 11:59 pm)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Forget North Korea, Holtec and its owner Kris Singh is the biggest nuclear menace. Holtec’s nuclear…
Holtec-US NRC Pushing for More Safety Related Exemptions for Nuclear Dry Cask Storage. 2nd Month in a Row! Holtec wants to Avoid Quality Testing! Comment Deadline July 30 11.59 pm
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Some will recall that March 9th 2015 was the comment deadline for another of Holtec’s attempts…
Holtec Refused to Make Costs-Profits Available to US Government But Wants Permission To Bury High Level Nuclear Waste In New Mexico – Comment Deadline July 30th 11.59 pm
Holtec should not be able to use a highly regulated and publicly funded industry to make profits, but to refuse …
Facts On How Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Canisters Are Substandard And Should Not Be Used, Parked, Or Buried Anywhere
Comment By Jul 30 2018, at 11:59 PM ET, ID: NRC-2018-0052-0058 on Holtec’s spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico: …
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Needs To Rebrand Itself As The US Natural Renewables Commission; New Vision For River Bend Station (Comment to US NRC)
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29: 18) “Dear NRC Decision Makers, The request for public comment …
Holtec Proposal To Bury High Level Nuclear Waste – Comment Deadline July 30th 11.59 ET
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Area of the proposed site: Holtec International HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Project, Comment Due Jul…
River Bend Nuclear Reactor Fallout Zone In Louisiana: Failures Of USNRC GEIS
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 …
LSU Death Valley: An Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Disaster Could Make It Literal – Comment Deadline Monday 23rd July 10:59 PM CDT
Comment Due Jul 23, 2018 11:59 PM ET (10:59 CDT). It is easy and can be anonymous: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2017-0141 Comment is …
New York Hiding Full Risk Analysis For Gas Pipeline Near Nuclear Power Station: US Congresswoman Requests Access To Report From FERC And NYSDPS
Twenty million New Yorkers live within 50 miles of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station. It does not close until …
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)
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 …
Environmental Impacts Of River Bend Nuclear Power Station Near St. Francisville & Baton Rouge Louisiana – Comment Deadline July 23rd at 10:59 PM CDT
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 …
RADIOACTIVE HEALTH WARNING FOR CUMBRIAN BEACHES
Volunteers at Radiation Free Lakeland (nuclear safety campaign group based in Cumbria) have been sending soil and sand samples from…
Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill Radon Emissions Violate Clean Air Act; Alternative Feed “Sham Processing” of Radioactive Waste; Former Energy Fuels Lobbyist Now US EPA Chief
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Excerpts from the lawsuit filed by Grand Canyon Trust against Energy Fuels – the same Canadian…
UK Fires In Relation To Nuclear Sites
“Moorland fire in north England spreads, major incident declared Posted:Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:05:41 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) – Fires on moorland …
