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 …
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“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 …
Uranium Sellers To Owners-Operators Of US Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors Mostly Foreign, Including Foreign Governments
A lot of foreign interests, including foreign governments, benefit from US nuclear power and the subsidies which keep it afloat. …
40 Years Ago: US President Jimmy Carter Pushed For Renewable Energy Funding After Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster
Probably because he knew so much about nuclear power from the US nuclear Navy; had helped clean-up the Chalk River …
US NOAA: Fukushima Radioactive Aerosol Dispersion Model Shows North American Impacts
US NOAA Fukushima radioactive aerosol dispersion model clearly shows Fukushima nuclear disaster discharges blowing offshore and impacting North America. Fukushima …
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…
Another Anniversary: Sure But The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Is Still Ongoing Everyday Of The Year
Originally posted on nuclear-news:
March 11, 2019 Every year since year 2011, at this time of the year when the…
TEPCO-USNRC Knew Fukushima Was A Triple Meltdown (Units 1,2,3) Almost Immediately; Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Believed Failed
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Photo of the 4 Fukushima Daiichi Reactors on Idaho National (Nuclear) Lab, INL, web site. http://youtu.be/teV44bW30Z4…
11 March – News on this Fukushima Anniversary Week
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
Originally posted on nuclear-news:
There’s not a lot in the mainstream media, about this important anniversary. But much of what…
US Congressman Grijalva Unveils New Attempt To Ban Uranium Mining Permanently Near The Grand Canyon
“02.25.19 Grijalva unveils new attempt to ban uranium mining permanently near the Grand Canyon GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK — An Arizona …
Russia & Rwanda Sign Nuclear Agreements: Nuclear Personnel Training & Training Public To Accept Nuclear
Rwanda is the small green spot on the above map of Africa. From: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org “Russia, Rwanda plan joint work on …
US Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Block Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Weapons Ambitions
“As I’ve said before, a government that cannot be trusted with a bone saw, should not be trusted with a …
Environmental Constraints On Hydropower & Increased Greenhouse Gas Emissions In The USA
Construction of the Douglas Hydroelectric Dam in Tennessee (TVA), 1942, A. Palmer, Farm Security Adm. The below article discusses what …
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 …
General Michael Flynn Fired From The DIA – Summary
NB – Russia Annexed Crimea: February 20 – March 19 2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation This article was published by the Center for American …
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 …
State of California Admits That “The Woolsey Fire Burned Through A Portion Of The Santa Susana Field Laboratory”
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 …
Woolsey Fire Burns Nuclear Meltdown Site that State Toxics Agency Failed to Clean Up
News Release from Physicians for Social Responsibility LA: “Woolsey Fire Burns Nuclear Meltdown Site that State Toxics Agency Failed to …
French Govt Trying To Balance Budget On Backs Of Americans With Nuclear Dump In Texas
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 …
