Trump Fires TVA Board Chair for Outsourcing 200 Jobs to Foreign Consulting Firms-H1B Foreign Workers; Aims to Save Jobs
Construction of the Douglas Hydroelectric Dam in Tennessee (TVA), 1942, A. Palmer, Farm Security Adm. TVA was an FDR New …
Tag Archives: nuclear energy
Ohio House Speaker; Former Chair of Ohio Republican Party (who opposes Trump) & Others Charged Over Bribery Related to Nuclear Power Bailout
Link: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6999130/Ohio-House-complaint.pdf “According to the 80-page criminal complaint unsealed today, from March 2017 to March 2020, the enterprise received millions …
COVID-19 US NRC Webinar May 8th, 2020
In California, this US NRC Webinar was at 6 am on Friday morning. Public Watchdogs got up with the birds …
Clarification of Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Non-Immigrant Foreign Nationals Working at Nuclear Power Plants – Comment Deadline Extended to June 15th 11.59 PM ET (Night)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Basically this appears to be a reminder that foreigners shouldn’t be illegally working at US nuclear…
Clarification of Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Non-Immigrant Foreign Nationals Working at Nuclear Power Plants – Comment Deadline Extended to June 15th 11.59 PM (Night)
Basically this appears to be a reminder that foreigners shouldn’t be illegally working at US nuclear power stations, and that …
Bernie Sanders Strongly Supported Burying Vermont Nuclear Waste in Texas Despite Opposition; Poor Communities Beware (Includes Transcript)
Please read this post carefully. If you find this behavior reprehensible, we urge Bernie supporters to find another candidate before …
Bernie Sanders Campaign Co-Chair/Green New Deal Promoter Congressman Ro Khanna’s Dirty Energy Investments are the Wrong Kind of Green
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
This is one excerpt from Bernie Sanders Campaign Co-Chair Ro Khanna’s financial disclosures showing the purchase…
Bernie Sanders Campaign Co-Chair/Green New Deal Promoter Congressman Ro Khanna’s Dirty Energy Investments are the Wrong Kind of Green
This is one excerpt from Bernie Sanders Campaign Co-Chair Ro Khanna’s financial disclosures showing the purchase of dirty energy and …
Nuclear Expert Engineer Says Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Casks Are Unsafe
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 …
LSU Death Valley: An Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Disaster Could Make It Literal
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)
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 …
Hot Operation Testing Of Russian Built Nuclear Reactor System Started in Astravets Belarus (BelNPP)
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 …
UK Environment Agency Allowing for Increasing Radioactive Discharges to the Irish Sea by Sellafield in Violation of OSPAR: Comment Deadline 1st December 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 …
China and Russia Want to Build and Operate Nuclear Power Stations in Uganda
From VOA News: “China to Help Uganda Build Nuclear Power Plants May 17, 2018 04:21 PM KAMPALA – China will …
US Senator Markey Blasts NRC Decision to Exempt Holtec from Emergency Planning Requirements for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Because Holtec is private, we don’t even know, for certain, who owns it. It is believed to be owned by …
Ground Zero at Fukushima Nuclear Power Station
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 …
Attorney General Healey Files Motion to Suspend Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Transfer to Holtec
From the Cape Cod Times: “Attorney general files motion to suspend Pilgrim license transfer By Christine Legere @ChrisLegere CCT Posted …
Area of Fukushima Nuclear Power Station Disaster Badly Impacted By Flooding, High Waves, Landslides
The area of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station is being impacted by high waves, flooding and landslides. Who knows …
Uranium Enrichment Waste from Germany is Again Being Exported to Russia
URENCO is owned by the UK government, the Dutch government, and two German utilities. They have an enrichment facility in …
Fukushima Badly Hit By Typhoon Hagibis; TEPCO Reported “Irregular Readings” At Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Typhoon Hagibis storm track in relation to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; recent earthquake is the red star to the …
Protestors Speak Out at NRC Public Meeting (Re Transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear License to Holtec)
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 …
Japan’s New Environmental Minister Calls for Closing Down All Nuclear Reactors to Prevent Another Disaster Like Fukushima: “We will be doomed if we allow another nuclear accident to occur.”
From Common Dreams: “Japan’s New Environmental Minister Calls for Closing Down All Nuclear Reactors to Prevent Another Disaster Like Fukushima …
Hurricane Dorian Forecast for Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Area
Above is satellite image of Hurricane Dorian 6.06 am EDT Sept 10, 2019 As of 8 am EDT one Brunswick …
Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s “Cliff Edge” Barriers Appear To Fall Almost 8 Feet Short Of Required Storm Surge Protection Level
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NTTF [Near Term Task Force] observed that, “some [nuclear] plants have…
Hurricane Dorian 11 am EDT Update; Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Lies in its Path
Hurricane Dorian Sept 4th, 2019, at 10.31 EDT Hurrican Dorian 11 AM update track with nuclear power stations (orange skulls). …
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
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
It has been known that Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis storm surge-flood level was too…
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station Hurricane Warning-Storm Surge Warning; Potential Impacts Map; Port Lucie Florida Hurricane Warning-Forecast; General Dorian 8 am Update
As of 8 am this morning, St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station is still listed as 100% power for both reactors …
Public Watchdogs Calls for Court Intervention to Halt Burial of Nuclear Waste Along Southern California’s Coastline
🙂 Press Release from PublicWatchdogs.org: “Public Watchdogs Calls for Court Intervention to Halt Burial of Nuclear Waste Along Southern California’s …
JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Transfer (to Holtec)
From “The Enterprise” News: http://www.enterprisenews.com “Opinion JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Station transfer Posted Aug 24, 2019 at 6:00 AM What are …
DO NOT RESTART CRACKED NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SCOTLAND
? To the Scottish Environment and Protection Agency, the Office for Nuclear Regulation and EDF Radiation Free Lakeland fully endorse…
Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
“Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon Last Updated: January 19, 2018 3:03 PM, VOA…
US NRC Considers Holtec Nuclear Decommissioning Exemption Request; Massachusetts AG Outlines Risks of Holtec Exemption
Giving Holtec “exemptions” appears to be a favorite activity for the US NRC. They have piled quality exemption upon exemption …
Holtec Refused to Provide Info Re Its Spent Nuclear Fuel Casks to the US Govt Despite Subpoena; What is Holtec Hiding?
Even after being subpoenaed by the US government, Holtec belligerently refused to help the US government understand the costs of …
Radioactive Activation Products in Nuclear Power Stations Mean that Delaying Dismantlement is Safer for Workers and the Public (Pacific NW Lab Report for the US NRC)
For some unknown reason, the US is allowing two companies, which are becoming increasingly infamous for corruption, SNC-Lavalin and Holtec, …
US Senator Markey Criticizes NRC Plans to Proceed with Pilgrim Nuclear Transfer to Holtec; Cites Lack of Public Support; Failure to Respond to Concerns
Holtec is privately owned; has a track record of bribery and corruption; has a track record of refusing to give …
Russian Agency Confirms Radiation Spike Near Northern Naval Test Site
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkhangelsk Maybe why Putin went to Crimea? From RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org “Russian Agency Confirms Brief Radiation Spike Near Northern Naval Test …
Trump Dept of Ag Announced Intention to Stop Collecting Data on Honey Bee Colonies; Honey Bees are Fundamental for Agriculture & are Bioindicators
The Trump Administration’s Department of Agriculture has recently announced “its intention to stop collecting data on honey bee colonies in …
Uranium from the Congo and Hiroshima: A Story of Twin Tragedies (i.e. Mega-Conflict Minerals in the DRC)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
From “The Conversation”: “The link between uranium from the Congo and Hiroshima: a story of twin…
Holtec-Orrvilon Factory Furnace Fire (Sept. 2018)
From “The Daily Record”: “No injuries in Orrville factory fire contained to furnace By JACK ROONEY / Staff Writer Posted …
Holtec-Orrvilon Fabrication Facility Fire (2015)
From “The Daily Record“: “No injuries in Orrvilon Fire By Paul Locher Staff Writer Posted Mar 25, 2015 at 4:00 …
Allerdale Council Admit Illegality of Nuclear Laundry
PRESS NOTICE ALLERDALE COUNCIL ADMIT ILLEGALITY OF NUCLEAR LAUNDRY Allerdale Borough Council have admitted in a letter (below) to Radiation…
Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) Received Site Approval Permit for 4 Russian Nuclear Reactors at El Dabaa
ALL EGYPT NEEDS IS SOLAR! THIS IS APPARENTLY FOR WEAPONS OR SIMPLY FROM BRIBERY TO GIVE RUSSIA MORE CONTROL. By …
Former US NRC Commissioner Merrifield Registered as Foreign Agent (FARA) for Saudi Nuclear
According to the NRC: “Jeff Merrifield, Partner and Energy Section leader at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, is a former presidential …
Proposed US House Laws Appear to Remove Benefits Agreement Guarantees for Places where Nuclear Waste is Sited; Give California Waste Priority Removal
Any priority in removal of spent nuclear fuel (nuclear waste) should be based on multiple factors, including flood and fires, …
Prairie Island American Indian Community Comment to NRC on “Waste Confidence” and Yucca Mountain (with some additional info)
Prairie Island Native American Indian Community sits on a small island in the midst of the Mississippi River, the Vermillion …
Idaho National Lab Seeks Nuclear Waste Management Integration and Transportation Staff Specialist
It is the US National [Nuclear] Labs, such as Idaho National Lab, which should be better able to monitor and …
Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment.
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
More nuclear waste hearings… “ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS Jun 6, 2019 …
US House “Oversight” Hearing on Nuclear Waste Appears Designed to Create Gridlock; Ignore Critical Problems and Needed Solutions
Based on the news release, and on what we know of the list of invited witnesses, as of Jun 4, …
River Bend Nuclear Station in Louisiana: Scram Due to Low Reactor Water Level; Still at Zero Power
Any loss of cooling water is a “near miss”. Some are just closer than others. Why do these “events” always …
