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 …
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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 …
Radioactive Activation Products in Nuclear Power Stations Mean that Delaying Dismantlement is Safer for Workers and the Public (Pacific NW Lab Report for the US NRC)
For some unknown reason, the US is allowing two companies, which are becoming increasingly infamous for corruption, SNC-Lavalin and Holtec, …
Immediate Objections To Nuclear Bombing Of Hiroshima-Nagasaki By Respected US Public Figures
From History News Service July 29, 1998: “Second-Guessing Hiroshima? By Leo Maley III and Uday Mohan Second-guessing the necessity and …
Mayor Remembers Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki; Calls For Nuclear Disarmament; Stands with Fukushima Victims
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Sumiteru Taniguchi’s back injuries from Nagasaki bombing, January 1946, by USMC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiteru_Taniguchi “This, we will certainly…
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), …
Another Cyprus Mystery Company Related to Holtec International (Nuclear) – Jupiterics Ltd
Another mystery Holtec related company which was in Cyprus. This one has the Holtec owner, Kris P. Singh’s wife, Martha, …
Is Holtec Orrvilon in Hong Kong a Holtec International Shell Company? What is its Purpose? Holtec Orrvilon is in Ohio!
Is this a Holtec Hong Kong shell company? Orrvilon is in Ohio. So, for what purpose does this Hong Kong …
US Senators Gardner, Markey Re-Introduce Comprehensive North Korea Sanctions and Policy Review Legislation
US Senators “Gardner, Markey Re-Introduce Comprehensive North Korea Sanctions and Policy Review Legislation Friday, June 28, 2019 Washington, D.C. – Senators …
Trump’s Korea Visit to Include ‘Long-Planned’ Visit to DMZ
From VOA News: “Trump’s Korea Visit to Include ‘Long-Planned’ Visit to DMZ By William Gallo June 29, 2019 08:07 PM …
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 …
Trump Ratchets Up Verbal Attacks on Iran
This is apparently to please his friend of many decades – Benjamin Netanyahu; his largest donors, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, …
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 …
Nuclear Company Holtec’s Tax Break Application Had a False Answer; Now the State Has Put the Tax Break on Hold
From ProPublica: https://www.propublica.org “The Tax Break Application Had a False Answer. Now the State Has Put the Break on Hold …
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, …
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 …
Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment.
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Waste Control Specialists Radioactive Waste Burial Ground in west Texas From OtherWords.org: “Crony Capitalism Made Rick…
Russia Launched New Nuclear Power Icebreaker While Other Countries Pay To Clean up Russian Nuclear Waste Ship (& Other Russian Nuclear Messes)
Russia launched its new nuclear icebreaker just as Norway and the EU have started helping financially and technically to cleanup …
Tweet of the Day! Stop the Cumbrian Coal Mine – Only Nesting Place of Black Guillemot in England (Petition)
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Dear Friends, ? as you may know Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole is a small…
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 …
Deep Inside Chernobyl’s Radioactive Ruins Almost 33 Years Later
From: https://www.rferl.org/a/deep-inside-chernobyls-readiactive-ruins/29592228.html “Deep Inside Chernobyl’s Radioactive Ruins November 09, 2018 17:44 GMT By Yevhen Solonyna “RFE/RL Ukrainian Service correspondent Yevhen …
US Senator Markey: Trump Executive Order Is Declaration of War on Climate Action, Public Health and Clean Energy (Updated)
While not directly mentioned here, US Senator Markey has been fighting the dirtiest energy of all – nuclear power – …
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 …
Trump Officials Used Personal Emails For Official Business Related To Transfer Of Nuclear Technology To Saudi; Kushner Using WhatsApp As Part Of Official White House Duties
“* Abbe Lowell, personal counsel for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, confirmed that Mr. Kushner has been using WhatsApp as …
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…
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 Swalwell: Trump Lost Focus On Nuclear Deal Because His Former Fixer Testifying? Now That’s A Guilty Conscience…; Cohen Hearing Originally Feb 7th But Cancelled Due To Threats
Originally, Michael Cohen was supposed to testify on February 7th. This was postponed due to reported threats by Trump and …
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 …
US Senator Markey Statement on Abrupt End to Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit
US “Senator Markey Statement on Abrupt End to Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit Thursday, February 28, 2019 Administration needs to brief Congress …
Russia said the US asked Russia for Advice on North Korea; Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov In Vietnam Ahead of Trump-Kim Summit
The expanding Russian Empire reached Korea’s border in 1860 and “Korea’s ice-free ports fronting the Sea of Japan were especially …
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 …
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 …
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…
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 …
Earthquake Near Watts Bar Nuclear Power Station
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60247871/executive The orange skulls are nuclear power stations/nuclear facilities. Construction started at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Station on Unit 1: …
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 …
