PROLIFERATION PROFITEERS: PART 13, Firm 1 – Belgonucleaire SA (Belgium)
This is from 1991, but at the minimum we continue to live with the consequences. Many of the players in …
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DOE Informs Nevada Court That 1/2 Tonne Weapons-Grade Plutonium Has Been Sent From South Carolina to Nevada; Location Of Second 1/2 Tonne Unknown
South Carolina wants to get shot of its plutonium, and Nevada doesn’t want it. But, Nevada’s happy to keep its …
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, …
Write to Cumbria County Council: Tell Them to Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole – Consultation Formal Deadline Today
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Irish Sea – the scene of the first deep coal mine in the UK in 30…
US Senator Markey Blasts Dangerous New Trump NRC Post-Fukushima Nuclear Safety Rule Which Is Even Worse Than The Obama One
Obama was bad; Trump is worse. For every bad in life, there can be a worse. Find out how close …
Washington State Opposes New Trump Admin Plan To Reclassify Nuclear Waste & Downplay Dangers of Hanford Nuclear Dregs
Comment at the following link till Wednesday night, January 9, 2019, 1159 pm Eastern Time (DC, NYC, etc); and 859 …
Washington State Governor & AG Oppose Trump DOE Proposal To Change Interpretation Of High Level Nuclear Waste
This blog posts as UTC, so this was posted when it was still Jan. 9th in the United States. Comment …
Trump-Perry DOE Proposes to Abandon High-Level Nuclear Waste in Underground Tanks Next to the Columbia River
Comment here till Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 1159 pm Eastern Time (DC, NYC, etc): https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOE_FRDOC_0001-3696 Although the comment period is …
US Senator Wyden: Trump DOE Wants To Reinterpret Statutory Definition Of High-Level Nuclear Waste
Comment deadline Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 1159 pm Eastern Time (DC, NYC, etc): https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOE_FRDOC_0001-3696 Although the comment period is over, …
Trump-Perry DOE Plan To Reclassify High Level Nuclear Waste As Low Level Through An Orwellian Stroke Of A Pen
“Hazardous High-Level Radioactive Waste Becomes So-Called “Low-Level” with the Orwellian Stroke of a Pen: The Trump Department of Energy has …
COAL!! BBC & Magical Thinking
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Ashes and Dust The BBC’s latest Christmas Cracker is to promote the first deep coal mine…
Who wants new Coal AND new Nuclear in their stocking this Christmas?
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Local leaders in Cumbria have been agitating for new nuclear and new coal in Cumbria just…
Two New Reports On Russia’s Internet Research Agency’s Social Media Tactics; One By University Which Received Mega-Donation From Trump Connected Russian Oligarch
One report is by a company called “New Knowledge”, and the other is by Oxford University and Graphika. Oxford University …
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…
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 …
Over 20 Times More Americans Die Of Cancer Per Year Than Gun Violence; Why No Uproar About Pollution?
Why is there no uproar about cancer causing pollution, especially radioactive materials, discharged into the environment? Trump’s EPA has 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, …
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 …
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
It has been known that Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis storm surge-flood level was too low in the event …
Access To Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Limited Due To Flooded Roads; Workers Sleeping On Cots
Sometime between Thursday morning and Friday morning, the Brunswick Nuclear Reactors were powered down: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/reactor-status/2018/2018PowerStatus.txt On Saturday afternoon a report …
Dr Chris Busby’s False Arrest and that report of “Sellafield Radioactive Mud”
? Seascale – New Children’s Play Park and Radioactive Mud Opening of Seascale Play Park this summer ? Last Thursday…
Hurricane Florence Landfall Radar With Location Of Nuclear Power Stations – Weather
For the very latest updates go to your preferred/local weather source. The orange icons are the nuclear power stations. Brunswick …
Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s “Cliff Edge” Barriers Appear To Fall Almost 8 Feet Short Of Required Storm Surge Protection Level
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NTTF [Near Term Task Force] observed that, “some [nuclear] plants have an overreliance on operator …
Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Apparently Still Hasn’t Addressed Flooding Worst Case Scenario (Reevaluation); Targeted By Hurricane Florence
As of April 2018, the US NRC hadn’t received information about how Brunswick Nuclear Power Station was going to address …
Trilogy of Atlantic Storms: Florence, Isaac, Helene; Category 4 Florence (140 MPH) Expected To Become A Category 5 Hurricane
Category 4 Hurricane Florence with 140 mph (220 km/h) sustained winds is menacing the Carolinas and Virginia. It is expected …
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 …
Recent Japan 6.6 M Earthquake Left Nuclear Power Station Without Power & “Relying On Emergency Generators For 10 Nervous Hours”
Although Tomari Nuclear Power Station was shut down subsequent to the beginning of the – still ongoing – TEPCO-Fukushima nuclear …
Tropical Storm Gordon: Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings In Effect For The US Gulf Coast – 4 AM CDT Advisory
Tropical Storm Gordon September 4, 2018, 11:47 UTC-6:47 CT. Remember to go to the national hurricane center, weather.gov and your …
Tropical Storm Gordon Warning For US Gulf Coast: Reminder Of The Dangers Of Mixing Severe Weather With Nuclear Power; Another Tropical Storm In Atlantic
For the most recent updates go to https://www.nhc.noaa.gov , hurricanes.gov and your local weather (e.g. Weather.gov). Earlier information: It’s that …
Hanford Nuclear Waste Tunnel Collapse Imminent: Failure Puts Workers, Public, Environs At Risk From An Airborne Radiological Release
No one knows the day or the hour! If you think this is just a problem of old waste, do …
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…
Trump EPA Attempt To Eliminate All Environmental Regulation
Comment on “Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Comment Tracking Number: 1k2-94w2-3hnj I oppose this proposed rule which is a tacit attempt to …
Trump EPA Proposal Revealed By Proponent As Means Of Avoiding Nuclear Operating Costs; Cleanup Costs & Evac After Nuclear Disaster
Comment by tonight, 1159 US Eastern Time (NY-DC time zone) https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 The Trump administration is setting up …
Trump EPA/NRC: Spreading the Italian Triangle of Death to America? Refuse Omertà.
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Why, and by what right, has a “researcher”, Giovanni Pagano, from Italy’s “Triangle of Death”, put…
Nuclear: Not Carbon Free Not Climate Friendly; Nuclear Destroys Precious Water Resources; Nuclear is Deadly
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Streetview of Moorside area sheep looking toward Sellafield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorside_nuclear_power_station Further below is a 2010 submission to…
“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 …
USDOE Spent 18 Years And Over A Quarter Of A Billion Dollars But Failed To Prove Low Level Radiation is Safe, Because It’s Not
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
[Update: Note that the comment deadline was extended from May 30th to August 16th.] As explained…
Radioactive Waste Dump Owner Semnani Paid Govt Official $600,000; Official Went to Jail, Got Cancer; Semnani Got Fined, Became Iran Policy “Expert”, “Philanthropist”
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
The $40 million being given by the US DOE to a US nuclear reactor “start-up” company,…
New Mexico: Native American Archaeological Site Which Holtec Tries To Hide In Its Environmental Report Is Over 1000 Years Old; Perhaps 8000 Years Old
Holtec’s proposed spent nuclear fuel (high level nuclear waste) site is to the west of Laguna Gatuna. The second large …
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
Founded by India’s Kris Singh, Holtec appears to have a virtual monopoly on the storage of high level nuclear waste, …
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 …
Is the 100 in Holtec’s Spent Nuclear Fuel HI-STORM 100 Cask a Reference to “Exemptions” to its Certificate of “Compliance” (CoC)?
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Holtec is up to its 10th Amendment for its Certificate of “Compliance” for its Spent Nuclear…
Holtec Refused to Make Costs-Profits Available to US Government But Wants Permission To Bury High Level Nuclear Waste In New Mexico – Comment Deadline July 30th 11.59 pm
Holtec should not be able to use a highly regulated and publicly funded industry to make profits, but to refuse …
Facts On How Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Canisters Are Substandard And Should Not Be Used, Parked, Or Buried Anywhere
Comment By Jul 30 2018, at 11:59 PM ET, ID: NRC-2018-0052-0058 on Holtec’s spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico: …
