Japan Begins Removing Fuel at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
The only safe nuclear power is the sun. Amaterasu “Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Taken on October 11, 2011 Cranes …
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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
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
USAF bombing of hiroshima-nagasaki fall 1945, color enhanced. “I have also received first-hand reports of newspapers…
Virginia’s Uranium Mining Battle Flips Traditional Views Of Federal And State Power
From “The Conversation”: “Virginia’s uranium mining battle flips traditional views of federal and state power By Cale Jaffe, University of …
Cumbrian Radioactive Scrap Metal Plant Condemned by Nuclear Safety Group; Similar Facility Exists in Memphis, Tennessee
Cyclife is owned by EDF – itself largely owned by the French government. While the scrap metal facility, described below, …
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 …
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 …
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…
Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico To Consider Becoming Nuclear Guinea Pigs
Puerto Rico is in the Caribbean and should go solar, not nuclear. Nuclear and major hurricanes don’t mix! Nuclear Power …
Canadian-Born Senator Ted Cruz Of Texas Actively Intervened For A Canadian Uranium Mining Company Against A US State (Virginia); But Accuses Virginia Of Subversion (Against The British Crown?)
Canadian born Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has actively intervened on behalf of a Canadian (uranium) mining company, against …
Texas Republican Senator Ted CRUZ INTERVENES AGAINST STATES’ RIGHTS On Uranium Mining: Accusing Virginia of “Subversion”; While Supporting States’ Rights On Same Sex Marriage
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz introduced “a bill aimed at protecting states’ rights in the same-sex marriage debate” [1]. 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, …
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 …
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 …
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…
Migrant Workers, Asylum Seekers, Homeless Used To Cleanup At Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site; UN Experts Raise The Alarm
“Workers hired to decontaminate Fukushima reportedly include migrant workers, asylum seekers and people who are homeless,”… Tens of thousands of …
USNRC Value of Death Update: All Tricks, No Value of Life, No Medical Care or Caregiver Costs
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Reassessment of NRC’s Dollar Per Person-Rem Conversion Factor Policy Docket ID: NRC-2015-0063Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…
“Do We Really Evaluate Each Being On The Basis Of A Monetary Value?”
Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline August 13th, 11.59 …
“Only Our Environmental Protection Measures Stand Between Us And Disaster”
Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline Monday August 13th, …
Trump Administration Taking The E And The P Out Of The EPA
Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline August 13th, 11.59 …
Trump EPA Cost-Benefit Analysis Proposed Rule Comment Deadline Is Monday, August 13th, 11.59 pm Eastern Time
Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline August 13th, 11.59 …
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…
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 …
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…
New Trump EPA Chief Was Lobbyist For Energy Fuels Uranium Mining-White Mesa Mill, Along With Murray Coal, Etc. (Lobbying Documents)
Apparently Scott Pruitt wasn’t bad enough. Andrew Wheeler, who will be acting EPA head, was a lobbyist for Energy Fuels …
Acting EPA Chief, Former Coal-Uranium-LNG Lobbyist, Expected To Continue Deregulation
This change is in time for the public hearing-comment deadline: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/trump-pruitts-epa-announces-extended-comment-period-and-public-hearing-on-so-called-transparency-rule/ https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=processSearchCriteria From VOA: “Acting EPA Chief Expected to Carry …
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…
The Vikings Return To Close Sellafield Nuclear Site!
It’s a long time since the Vikings were making a nuisance of themselves along the beautiful coastline of West Cumbria.…
More Fires At Savannah River Nuclear Site in South Carolina? And Vogtle Nuclear Power Station-Construction Site?
Earlier fires with discussion of areas-maps: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/three-more-fires-at-the-savannah-river-nuclear-site-august-16-17-18-h-area-a-area-srnl-n-area/ https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/fire-at-h-area-of-the-savannah-river-nuclear-site-august-7th-2016/ The fires listed below, sensed from space, may or may not be …
US Crude Oil Imports From Canada vs Saudi vs Russia – Trump’s Real Beef With Trudeau?
Remember this? https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/does-the-flynn-middle-east-nuclear-reactor-deal-include-a-plot-for-a-new-oil-cartel-to-double-the-price-of-oil/ The US has become increasingly dependent upon Canada for crude oil, diversifying its supply. It is unclear …
Holtec VP Says Spent Nuclear Fuel Can’t Leak Because It’s Not A Liquid! An Engineer Who Has Never Heard Of Gas, Radiation Leaks, or Flat Tires?
Remember to Comment by July 30th (Deadline extended from May: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/holtec-proposal-to-bury-high-level-nuclear-waste-teleconference-sign-up-deadline-monday-written-comments-due-end-may ) Joy Russell of Holtec Nuclear waste cans, who …
His Primary Rules: Never Allow the Public to Cool Off; Repeat a Big Lie Frequently Enough and People Sooner or Later Believe It
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
“…fascism, in Italy and Germany alike, has been subsidized above all by the magnates of heavy…
Trump-Pruitt Nuclear Hit Job On The EPA-American People May Increase Radiation Exposure By 400x; How Quickly Will Everyone Die?
[Update: Comment Deadline was extended to August 16th.] Since the Trump-Pruitt EPA is quoting Calabrese, this appears to be a …
Scotland At Risk Of Chernobyl Like Accident Due To Cracks In Nuclear Reactor Near Glasgow (Owned By French Govt.)
OGL-ONR UK: https://www.iaea.org/NuclearPower/Downloadable/Meetings/2017/2017-10-23-10-27-NPTDS/099_Bamber_Presentation.pdf While graphite cracking appeared much earlier, the keyway cracks were predicted in 2009 to appear by 2015. …
Proposed UK Coal Mine: Proximity to Sellafield Nuclear Site and Earthquakes – Letter
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Excellent letter in last weeks Westmorland Gazette in reply to previous letter dismissing concerns about the…
Proposed UK Coal Mine: The Planning Meeting has been deferred again -Just How Long is This Piece of String and What is at the End of It…
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Dear Friends, The Planning meeting to determine the Coal Mine Plan has been deferred yet again…
Russian Floating Nuclear Power Station To Be Fueled-Tested In Arctic-Murmansk Near Norway-Finland; Final Destination On Alaska Side Of Russian Arctic
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
The concept has its roots in a US Army project from half a century ago. It…
Problems with Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Holtec casks with arrows pointing to small cooling vents, Diablo Canyon, NPS, NRC gov If you…
Planning Meeting For Proposed West Cumbria Coal Mine Cancelled Again! New Date 30th May
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Dear Friends, Just recieved word that the Planning Meeting has been cancelled again. The new date…
