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…
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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 …
Cracked Regulators Allow Hundreds of Cracks in Graphite Cores of Reactors across the UK
Dear Office for Nuclear Regulation The arrogance displayed in your email reply dismissing my concerns about the running of the…
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 …
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 …
NRC Meeting on Holtec-Indian Pt. (Near NYC) on Oct. 17, 2019 – Register for Toll-Free Teleconference By Noon Today (16th)
“Members of the public who wish to call in via a toll-free teleconference should call or e-mail the contact listed …
Trump withdraws Troops from Syria & Hands Putin-Assad Control; Trump Sends Troops to Saudi & Putin Goes to Saudi for the First Time in 12 Years
“US Deploys More Forces to Saudi Arabia to Deter Iran” By Carla Babb Updated October 11, 2019 07:48 PM https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/us-deploys-more-forces-saudi-arabia-deter-iran …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
US Senator Markey Statement on License Transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Holtec
People are waking up to see that Kris Singh-Holtec are totally out of control. US “Senator Markey Statement on License …
Radioactively Contaminated Waste from the US DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex Illegally Sent to Incinerators, Landfills, Recycling and Recovery Facilities across the United States
“In the spring of 1991, residents of Baton Rouge, LA, were shocked to read in their local newspaper that radioactive …
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 …
“Camden Not Rising”; Poverty Rate 37.4%; Holtec Nuclear Tax Break- Now Under Investigation- Was Over $1 Million Per Job; Holtec Still Importing Foreign Workers
6 minute video, “Camden Not Rising” link: https://youtu.be/oNGeaTO8ooA This short video shows poverty in Camden and interviews local people: “Camden …
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 …
Entergy & Holtec Oppose Massachusetts AG’s Motion to Put Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Transfer Review on Hold Pending Negotiations
From Cape Cod Times: “Pilgrim principals oppose delay in license review By Christine Legere Posted at 6:26 PM Updated at …
Local Thoughts on Holtec Not Negotiating with Plymouth
From https://scituate.wickedlocal.com “What are your thoughts on Holtec not negotiating with Plymouth? Aug 3, 2019 at 6:00 AM Jam session is an opinion forum offering …
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 …
Dangerous Radioactive Waste Storage in Texas Proposed by J.F. Lehman & France – US NRC Hearing
The proposed nuclear waste dump for Texas is by “Interim Storage Partners“– a joint venture between Waste Control Specialists (WCS), …
Deadly Arctic Russian Nuclear Submarine Fire Casts Light on Russia’s Underwater Intel Service
From VOA News: “Deadly Arctic Submarine Blaze Casts Light on Russia’s Underwater Intel Service By Jamie Dettmer July 8, 2019 …
Russian Government Accused of Cover-Up After Deadly Nuclear Submarine Fire
“The vessel, which is an AS-12 deep sea nuclear-powered submarine nicknamed Losharik, is linked to the Defense Ministry’s unit for …
The Iffy Foreign Engineers Responsible For Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage & Small Modular Reactors; Holtec Abuse Of H1B Visas; No Apparent Effort To Find-Recruit Talent
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Founded by India’s Kris Singh, Holtec appears to have a virtual monopoly on the storage of…
Critics Attack Trump Administration Push to Expedite Uranium Mining
The uranium mining which occurs in the United States is almost entirely by foreign owned companies. In this context, mining …
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…
Kissinger & Trump-Republican Donor Ansary’s Iran Nuclear Deal 1975
Apart from Trump mega-donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson; Paul Singer; and Bernard Marcus[1], there is at least one other Trump-Republican …
Holtec Nuclear Waste Facility Poses Too Great a Risk to the Health & Safety of New Mexicans: US Congresswoman Haaland
“The concept of an interim storage facility is inherently flawed, because it will result in waste being moved twice, first …
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…
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, …
Do Not Restart the Cracked Hunterston B Nuclear Reactors in Scotland!
Cracks have been found on approximately 400 graphite bricks in the reactor core. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/embed/p072yj6y/47485321“>https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chernobyl-20-fears-nuclear-expert-16479884 The following is a letter from…
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 …
Governor of New Mexico: Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage Bad for the Economy & Environment; Unacceptable Risk to Agriculture and Oil & Gas Industry
“The interim storage of high-level radioactive waste poses significant and unacceptable risks to New Mexicans, our environment and our economy… …
Trump Admin Approved Seven Transfers of Nuclear Tech to Saudi; Two After Jamal Khashoggi Murder
“JUNE 04, 2019 Kaine Statement On Transfers Of Nuclear Technical Expertise To Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim …
US Senator Markey Lambasts Trump Administration’s Secret Nuclear Cooperation with Saudi Arabia
US “Senator Markey Lambasts Trump Administration’s Secret Nuclear Cooperation with Saudi Arabia Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Washington (June 4, 2019) …
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 …
Russia Hires US Lobbyist For Its State Owned Nuclear Business Rosatom & Subsidiaries Tenam, Tenex
Russia hires US lobbyist for its state-owned nuclear business, Rosatom, in order to address issues which include any sanctions of …
Nightmare Coal Mine Near Sellafield Nuclear Site – Ooops don’t mention Sellafield.
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Many thanks to Real Media for posting a guest blog – the background story and info…
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station To Finally Shut By September 30th
On Wednesday, a little over forty years after the Three Mile Island (unit 2) nuclear disaster, Exelon announced that the …
London Background Radiation Level Grossly Exaggerated In Chernobyl Article
The Daily Mail (25 April 2019) incorrectly states that people in London (UK) are exposed to approximately 0.2 millisievert (mSv) …
As Russia Touts Expanded Arctic Sea Routes, Observers See Threat
Russian government owned civilian and military nuclear company, Rosatom, has been made responsible for navigation and infrastructure along the Northern …
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 …
