Problems with Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Letter from the Sierra Club to the US NRC and Some Additional Info
Holtec casks with arrows pointing to small cooling vents, Diablo Canyon, NPS, NRC gov If you think that transferring the …
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Risk to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station From Tropical Storm Jose
The population within 50 miles (80 km) of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station was 4,737,792 in 2010. Boston is at risk from …
After WSJ Report that Flynn Promoted Middle East Nuclear Projects Inside Trump Whitehouse, US Congressmen Cummings-Engel Expand Investigation
“President Donald Trump poses for photos with ceremonial swordsmen on his arrival to Murabba Palace, as the guest of King …
US NRC Response on Crystal River Nuclear Power Station Spent Fuel Pool Near Tampa; Our Response, and More
Our question re the closed Crystal River Nuclear Power Station and Hurricane Irma. (Screenshots of the original correspondance and of …
Did Flynn Work from Inside White House to Partner with Russia to Build Nuclear Reactors in the Middle East? More on the Scheme Including Jeff Sessions and VP Pence Tie-ins; China Invited To Participate
Russia and China have started doing joint military exercises. North Korea is and has been a client state of them …
Update To Hurricane Irma Nuclear Power Mysteries: US NRC Contradicts Itself On Second Turkey Point Nuclear Reactor Shutdown, Defective Parts and More
US Nuclear Power Stations reactor status for Tuesday Sept. 12, 2017, showing Turkey Pt. Reactors and St. Lucie 1 at …
UN Passes Toothless Sanctions Against North Korea Because Russia and China Opposed Real Sanctions
“A tougher initial U.S. draft was weakened to win the support of China, Pyongyang’s main ally and trading partner, and …
Hurricane Irma Nuclear Power Mysteries: FPL Didn’t Shutdown Second Turkey Pt. Nuclear Reactor – It Shut Itself Down; St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station Unit Has Salt Buildup On Insulators In The Switchyard
More information here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/09/13/update-to-hurricane-irma-nuclear-power-mysteries-us-nrc-contradicts-itself-on-second-turkey-point-nuclear-reactor-shutdown-defective-parts-and-more/. Radar showing Hurricane Irma with its eye north of Cuba and south of the Florida Keys. …
UK: Braving the Rain in Bowness to Stop Coal Mining Near Sellafield Nuclear Site
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
A BIG THANK YOU to all (including the swans) who came along today to Bowness to…
FPL Shut Down Only One Of Two Nuclear Reactors At Turkey Point, Despite Hurricane Warnings
Radar showing Hurricane Irma with its eye north of Cuba and south of the Florida Keys. Turkey Point Nuclear Power …
Adequacy of Timing of Turkey Pt. Nuclear Shutdown in Anticipation of Hurricane Irma: Tropical Storm Force Winds Have Arrived in the Turkey Point Area; Is It Shutdown?
Turkey Point Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Generating Stations sit out on Biscayne Bay on the tip of Florida, between Key Largo …
UK: Rally 10 Sept @Bowness Bay to Oppose Coal Mining Near Sellafield Nuclear Waste Site
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Please Join us on sunday 10th September to show opposition to the plan for the first…
The Ongoing Saga 84: News, Updates, & More
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Last update was Sept. 4, 2017. Most recent updates are on top, after image-intro commentary, so…
The Ongoing Saga 84: News, Updates, & More
This post ran from August 22 to Sept. 4, 2017. Most recent updates are on top, after image-intro commentary. It …
Typhoon Noru Trajectory In Relation To Nuclear Power Stations
“At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands Posted:Sun, 06 Aug 2017 06:21:09 -0400 TOKYO (Reuters) …
Hanford Nuclear Site: After President Trump’s Budget Proposal Comes up Short, Sen. Murray’s Proposal For A Nearly $200 Million Increase for Nuclear Waste Cleanup Goes To Full Senate Vote
Hanford Tunnel cave-in photo May 9th 2017 Hanford gov These nuclear clean-up sites need to be handled either by non-profits/not-for-profits …
5.8 M Quake Near Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site; Torrential Rains; Threats Of Increased Dumping of Radioactive Water to the Pacific
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20009yb7 “Magnitude 5.8 quake hits on Japan’s Honshu: PTWC Posted:Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:27:07 -0400 SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake with …
GE-Hitachi F-Up Could Lead to Inability to Scram-Shutdown Several US Nuclear Reactors
CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISMS OF 3 US NUCLEAR REACTORS CONTAMINATED WITH CHLORIDES because of a f-up by GE Hitachi during …
Nuclear facilities targeted by hackers – say USA Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I.
Originally posted on nuclear-news:
Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say, NYT, By NICOLE PERLROTH, JULY 6, 2017, Since May, hackers…
Hanford: Second Nuclear Waste Tunnel At High Risk of Collapse As Trump Aims To Remove Protective NM Perimeter; Trump Budget Fails To Adequately Fund Cleanup
After the PUREX (Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant) tunnel collapsed it was filled with sand and dirt and covered with what …
Trump Budget Inadequate For Hanford Nuclear Site Cleanup; Nuclear Waste Tunnel Collapsed; High Risk of Second Tunnel Collapse; Comment on Cleanup Priorities July 7th Deadline
Hanford Cleanup Priorities July 7th Comment Deadline: Trump Budget Wouldn’t Fund All Legal Requirements Even Prior to the Nuclear Waste …
Were UK Nuclear Managers-UK Parliament Really Hacked Or Was It Leaks By Foreign Contractors?
Certainly they may have been hacked. However, reading through the information below it appears clear that there are plenty of …
Clearance to Build New Russian Nuclear Reactors in India is Illegal (Koodankulam 3 & 4)
Koodankulam Nuclear Power Protest – PMANE, – Dianuke.org “…the first two units of the Koodankulam nuclear power project are sub-standard, …
Another Coal Mine for Donald Trump to Embrace!
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
West Cumbria Mining Video from Kevin Murphy on Vimeo The video above shows the same old…
Coal Action Network Oppose New Coal Mine Plan for Cumbria Near Nuclear Waste Site
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Coal Action Network have written to Cumbria County Council opposing the new coal mine plan in…
US Congressmen Raise Concerns About Flynn’s Work on Saudi-Russian Nuclear Proposal
Trump as the guest of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Saturday evening, May 20, 2017, in …
South Dakota: Dewey-Burdock ISL Uranium Mining Aquifer Exemption Comment Deadline Extended to June 19th (Midnight)
The deadline was listed at midnight on Friday May 19th, apparently one minute to Saturday, but it’s not clear. It …
Long-time Trump-Putin Friend, Henry Kissinger, Met with Trump Same Day as Russian Foreign Minister and Ambassador
On May 10th, the day after firing FBI director Comey, Trump met with Nixon Secretary of State-National Security Advisor, Henry …
Radioactive Waste Filled Tunnel Near Hanford Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant Reported Collapsed Today
THEY DON’T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING THERE TO MONITOR GROUND SHIFTING TO ALERT PRIOR TO COLLAPSE DESPITE ALL OF THE TAX …
Sparking Fears of Airborne Radiation, Wildfire Burns in Fukushima “No-Go Zone”; Forests Contaminated by Fukushima and Chernobyl “are Ticking Time Bombs”
From Common Dreams: “Sparking Fears of Airborne Radiation, Wildfire Burns in Fukushima ‘No-Go Zone’ Contaminated forests such as those outside …
Secretive South African Nuclear Deal Blocked by Court; Need for Vigilance Remains
Press Release from Earthlife Africa and SAFCEI: “NUCLEAR DEAL BLOCKED! JUDGEMENT MADE ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT’S SECRET TRILLION-RAND NUCLEAR …
The Risks Attached to South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Strategy
As published by “The Conversation”, August 19, 2015: “The risks attached to South Africa’s nuclear energy strategy By Vladimir Slivyak, …
Cumbria Life UK – “Chernobyl The Cloud Lingers On”
Cumbria Life and Chernobyl…a hard hitting article from 1996… The lifestyle magazine, Cumbria Life, is not where you would expect…
Children Still Endangered by Chernobyl Radiation in Russia; Russia Pretends Area Has Improved; Removes Medical, Social Insurance and Compensation
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/chernobyl-fukushima-radiation-light-painting/blog/56178 “Stariye Bobovichi is one of thousands of communities in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus officially declared contaminated by Chernobyl. …
At Chernobyl and Fukushima, Radioactivity Has Seriously Harmed Wildlife
From “The Conversation”: “At Chernobyl and Fukushima, radioactivity has seriously harmed wildlife By Timothy A. Mousseau, University of South Carolina …
Russia Continues Crusade Against Environmental Groups in Run-up to Earth Day
Norwegian NGO Bellona reports: “Another Russian non-profit tarred as a foreign agent for little more than existing. In a continuing …
Russia’s Secretive, Floating, Old Style Nuclear Reactor: Fueling and Testing in St. Petersburg on the Baltic?
Russian President Putin trying to nuke his hometown? As Trump would say: “Sad”! Rosatom, the Russian State owned company which …
Beatrix Potter’s Beloved Lake District Still Endangered by Proposed New Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Waste
Beatrix Potter, best known as the author-illustrator of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit“, “supported the efforts of the National Trust …
US NRC Webinar on Wed (sign up by Tues 2 pm): Global Nuclear Fuels Americas Performance Review – Putin Must Think It’s Great; Trying to Get an Exemption to Run His Nuclear Fuel in Illinois
While it’s not what the US NRC appears to have in mind when discussing GNF-A’s performance review, it’s been within …
Cameco Crow Butte Uranium Mine Evaporation Pond Requirements Amendment-Teleconference Tuesday 2.30 to 3.30 PM EDT (DC Time)
Crow Butte Evaporation Impoundment (“Pond”). “PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Title: Evaporation pond requirements amendment April 11, 2017, 02:30 PM to 03:30 …
High Level Nuclear Waste Interim Parking Lot Storage in Texas Comment to April 28th
Comment Deadline April 28th, https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2016-0231 Most US high level nuclear waste appears to be kept in open air parking-lot like …
Putin’s Nuclear Fuel Co. Wants Exemption to Fuel Illinois Reactors with help of Exelon, GE, Toshiba, Hitachi and US NRC
TVEL belongs to Atomenergoprom that is a part of the Rosatom State corporation. As a State corporation, Rosatom is subordinate …
South Africa – Zuma’s Late Night Cabinet Reshuffle: Putin-Rosatom Nuclear Coup?
“One plausible reason for the aggressive push for an expanded nuclear fleet is a political union between Russian President Vladimir …
Stop Koodankulam Nuclear Reactor Expansion: Modi-Putin Nuclear Tango in India
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Photo: Koodankulam Nuclear Power Protest, PMANE, Dianuke.org Via Dianuke.org: “Stop the Koodankulam NPP Expansion Now!: PMANE’s…
Toshiba’s Westinghouse Nuclear Declared Bankruptcy; US Taxpayers and Ratepayers Left on the Hook for Billions?
Even with gross subsidies, the nuclear industry is not viable. “Westinghouse Electric Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, …
Russia Plans to Fuel Floating Nuclear Reactor(s) in St. Petersburg – Endangering the City of 5 Million, Before Towing It Around Scandinavia
Russian State owned Rosatom, which answers directly to the President of Russia (Putin). Thus, it appears more accurate to say …
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Ongoing: Japan Forcing People to Return to Radioactive Areas; NGOs Send Urgent Request to UN to Stop this Violation of Human Rights
From Greenpeace: “Tokyo, 7 March 2017 – Japan’s policy to resettle residents to heavily contaminated areas in Fukushima is in …
Remember Fukushima: Wales
Our friends PAWB, PEOPLE AGAINST WYLFA B tell us that: “On March 11, we will be remembering that exactly six…
Viking Hoard Treasure Found at Site of Proposed Nuclear Power Station in Cumbria UK Now on Display
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Colleagues in Cumbria UK have passed some interesting information on, which has not yet been published…
Russian Nuclear Threat on Multiple Fronts – Landsbergis to Lukashenka: Noose Is Ready For You On Kremlin Chimes
The Belarus nuclear power station, under construction by Russian state owned Rosatom, sits on the Lithuanian border, as does the …
