COVID-19 US NRC Webinar May 8th, 2020
In California, this US NRC Webinar was at 6 am on Friday morning. Public Watchdogs got up with the birds …
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Request for US Congressional Oversight Review Before Three Mile Island Transfer to EnergySolutions- Comment Deadline Monday Night 11.59 PM ET
Comment by Apr 27 2020, at 11:59 PM ET: “Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2; Consideration of Approval …
Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Raises Concerns Re Three Mile Island Nuclear Station License Transfer; NRC Comment Deadline April 27 2020 11.59 PM ET
Comment here by Apr 27 2020, at 11:59 PM ET (One minute to Midnight). https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=NRC-2020-0082-0001 “Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, …
Coronavirus: Top US Disease Expert, Dr. Fauci, Encourages People to Stay Home
“Top US Disease Expert Backs Nationwide Lockdown By VOA News Updated March 15, 2020 08:30 PM WASHINGTON – The United …
High Radiation Levels Recorded in Moscow, Russia
As Reported by BelSat: https://belsat.eu/en/news/excess-radiation-level-recorded-in-moscow/ “Excess radiation level recorded in Moscow 2020.02.12 16:12 A sensor of the Russian state enterprise …
Nuclear Expert Engineer Says Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Casks Are Unsafe
From Marshfield Mariner: https://marshfield.wickedlocal.com “VIDEO: Expert engineer details concerns over dry-cask storage at Pilgrim Station By David Kindy Link: https://youtu.be/_oQNpfWRq8M …
FOIA Documents Show Trump Operative in NOAA Covering for Trump’s Fake Map Claiming Catastrophic Cat 5 Hurricane to Hit Alabama; NOAA Scientists Alarmed
This is a crime that put lives in jeopardy. A wrong forecast can put people on the road in the …
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…
NuScale Nuclear Reactors Appear More At Risk For Reactor Pressure Vessel Embrittlement/Failure; NuScale Calls US NRC Standards Too “Conservative” & Wants To Weaken Them; Comment By Thursday Night (11.59 PM ET)
Comment Now! https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=NRC-2019-0180-0003 Deadline Dec 19 2019, at 11:59 PM ET ID: NRC-2019-0180-0003 NuScale nuclear claims that the old rules …
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 …
MEMA Chief Objects to Elimination of Emergency Buffer at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts
From CapeCodTimes: capecodtimes.com “MEMA chief objects to elimination of emergency buffer at Pilgrim By Christine Legere Posted Nov 25, 2019 at 9:10 PM Updated Nov 26, 2019 at 7:46 AM …
Have Your Say: “Sellafield Radioactive Substances Activites (RSA) Permit” Sample Response
Have your Say:”Sellafield Radioactive Substances Activities (RSA) Permit – Draft Decision” Consultation link: https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/cumbria-and-lancashire/sellafield-radioactive-substances-activities-rsa-p/ Deadline is today, December 1, 2019 …
UK Environment Agency Aims to Increase Tritium Limit in Irish Seaside Landfill from 200 Thousand Bq/Kg to 40 Million Bq/Kg; Impact Studies (2006, 2017) Assume 37 Thousand Bq/Kg; A Bq is a Radioactive Shot Per Second: Comment Deadline Tonight
Comment here: https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/cumbria-and-lancashire/sellafield-radioactive-substances-activities-rsa-p/ See too: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/11/29/uk-environment-agency-allowing-for-increasing-radioactive-discharges-to-the-irish-sea-by-sellafield-in-violation-of-ospar-comment-deadline-1st-december-2019/ The 2006 impact assessment for the landfill, before opening, assumed that the activity limit …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
Public Watchdogs Calls for Court Intervention to Halt Burial of Nuclear Waste Along Southern California’s Coastline
🙂 Press Release from PublicWatchdogs.org: “Public Watchdogs Calls for Court Intervention to Halt Burial of Nuclear Waste Along Southern California’s …
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…
Stop Holtec from Taking Over at Indian Point Nuclear Power Station near NYC: Petition plus Public Meeting on Oct. 2nd
Please spread the information and petition far and wide by reblogs, social media-networks, email, word of mouth. While the petition …
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 …
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 …
Tropical Storm Barry Advisory Number 7 – 10 PM July 11 2019
This blog posts in UTC, but it is still July 11th in US CDT. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/025509.shtml?key_messages#contents See more information here; https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/07/11/tropical-storm-barry-key-messages-storm-surge-rain-endangers-levees/ …
Tropical Storm Barry Key Messages; Storm Surge-Rain Endangers Levees
This is the 4 pm CDT update. Future updates at hurricane.gov. Unless you are in an area where you know …
Louisiana Hurricane Watch; Storm Surge Watch; Levees & Nuclear Power Station(s) At Risk
Everyone should worry about this storm due to potentially weakened levees and nuclear power stations along the Mississippi river. Any …
Tropical Cyclone Menaces US Gulf Coast; Mississippi River Levees At Risk
Everyone should worry about these storms due to potentially weakened levees and nuclear power stations along the Mississippi river. Love …
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 …
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 …
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… …
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…
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS
More nuclear waste hearings… “ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS Jun 6, 2019 …
US House “Oversight” Hearing on Nuclear Waste Appears Designed to Create Gridlock; Ignore Critical Problems and Needed Solutions
Based on the news release, and on what we know of the list of invited witnesses, as of Jun 4, …
Virginia’s Uranium Mining Battle Flips Traditional Views Of Federal And State Power
From “The Conversation”: “Virginia’s uranium mining battle flips traditional views of federal and state power By Cale Jaffe, University of …
Trump’s Air Traffic Privatization Plan Would Sell Out America’s Airspace; US Air Traffic By Numbers
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
“Airline passengers shouldn’t have to pay an extra upgrade fee to ensure their safety. And the…
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 …
Canadian-Born Senator Ted Cruz Of Texas Actively Intervened For A Canadian Uranium Mining Company Against A US State (Virginia); But Accuses Virginia Of Subversion (Against The British Crown?)
Canadian born Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has actively intervened on behalf of a Canadian (uranium) mining company, against …
Texas Republican Senator Ted CRUZ INTERVENES AGAINST STATES’ RIGHTS On Uranium Mining: Accusing Virginia of “Subversion”; While Supporting States’ Rights On Same Sex Marriage
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz introduced “a bill aimed at protecting states’ rights in the same-sex marriage debate” [1]. But, …
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 …
US Senators Markey & Warren Query Columbia Gas about Safety of Its Pipelines Throughout Massachusetts in Wake of Merrimack Valley Explosions and Fires; Statement on Columbia Gas Mitigation and Replacement Plan
“Senator Markey Statement on Columbia Gas Mitigation and Replacement Plan Friday, September 21, 2018 Boston (September 21, 2018) – …
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 …
