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A Look Back At The 2014 Fire Near San Onofre Nuclear Power Station Which Is Again At Risk Due To Fires

December 6, 2017

Overlays of NOAA weather forecast, Near Real Time Fire Data, and San Onofre and Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Stations. This …

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Southern California Fire Weather Forecast Extreme: Many Millions Of People At Risk

December 6, 2017

If you are getting rain or snow be grateful. https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/imagery-and-data “The Ventura wildfire exploded to nearly 80 square miles (207 …

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Why a Nuclear Reactor with Almost 1000 Pressure Vessel Flaws May Still Re-open Near Zurich: A Lesson in Myopic Accounting

July 6, 2016

The news that almost 1000 holes are in the reactor pressure vessel of Beznau 1 came on October 7, 2015. …

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UK-French-Spanish Origin Chilean Spent Nuclear Fuel Dumped on America at US Taxpayer Expense – The Opening Round of Obama’s “Nuclear Security” Plan

April 1, 2016

[Update 2 April: Please note that despite the day of publication that this post is dead serious. The sick joke …

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Another Look at the Recent Low Dose Radiation Exposure Study (INWORKS)

December 19, 2015

The most important thing to retain from the recent three country study of nuclear workers is that it supports the …

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Study: Environmental Exposures-Behaviors Account for Vast Majority of Cancers

December 18, 2015

“A team of researchers from Stony Brook University, led by Yusuf Hannun, MD, the Joel Strum Kenny Professor in Cancer …

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How Radioactive was your Thanksgiving Dinner? How Radioactive will future Thanksgiving Dinners be?

November 26, 2015

Inane Thanksgiving greeting from the US NRC, which constantly whittles away public safety, making a major nuclear disaster imminent. They …

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New Study of US-UK-French Nuclear Workers Supports Linear No Threshold Model – Radiation is Bad for You: Increased Dose is Increased Risk; “Hormesis” Debunked; Funding from Pro-Nuclear Govts-Nuclear Industry

October 21, 2015

Update-clarification of the study below found here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/another-look-at-the-recent-low-dose-radiation-exposure-study-inworks/ Just in time to debunk the US NRC proposal for increasing radiation …

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Biological Consequences of Nuclear Disasters: From Chernobyl to Fukushima

October 13, 2015

Slides from Mousseau’s May 2014 presentation at the US Library of Congress: “Biological Consequences of Nuclear Disasters: From Chernobyl to …

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Nuclear SAFER NOT – Nuclear Emergency Backup in Heart of New Madrid Quake Zone

August 23, 2015

One of the most dangerous, and often ignored, aspects of nuclear energy is that nuclear power stations always have need …

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Unconventional Gas and Oil Drilling Is Associated with Increased Hospital Utilization Rates

July 27, 2015

Flaring at the Scott Township fracking well, Lawrence Co., Western Pennsylvania, WCN 24/7 CC BY-NC 2.0, Flickr Excerpt from: “Unconventional …

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Wildfires and Nuclear Don’t Mix: Lessons from San Onofre and Chernobyl to Australia

July 26, 2015

As the deadline looms (3 Aug.) for comments regarding the risks of the nuclear fuel chain for South Australia – …

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Breast Cancer Deaths Near Bradwell Nuclear Power Station, Essex, UK, 1995 to 2001

July 9, 2015

Location of Bradwell Nuclear Power Station – identified as ‘Magnox’. Bradwell has Magnox type reactors, being “decommissioned”, by Magnox Ltd …

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Radiation in Water: Dilute, Deceive, Externalize Costs

June 18, 2015

US NRC Comment Deadline on “Radiation Protection” next Monday 22 June 2015, 11.59 pm (one minute to midnight) NY-DC (ET). …

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Safety Doubts Persist for Ukrainian Nuclear Power Stations; West Funds Extension of Reactor Operations

June 6, 2015

From Bankwatch Network-Bankwatch.org: “Operations suspended at one Ukrainian nuclear unit, as wider safety doubts persist Bankwatch Mail, May 14, 2015 …

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US NRC – “Beyond Design Basis” as Excuse for Ignoring Risks: Revising Pressure/Temperature Limits as “Non-Significant Hazard” at the TVA’s Brown’s Ferry 3 Nuclear Reactor; Hidden Beneath Cybersecurity changes, June 4th 11.59 deadline

June 2, 2015

One of the US NRC’s tricks for ignoring risks seems to be saying that reactor pressure vessel (RPV) fracture and …

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US NRC Caves on Foreign Ownership (and Why you Shouldn’t Expect it to Value Human Life like other Federal Agencies)

May 28, 2015

Originally posted on GreenWorld:
The NRC Commissioners voted unanimously earlier this month to adopt its staff recommendation that the agency’s…

Hitachi-US NRC Cut Nuclear Dry Cask Safety – Comment by Friday 15 May, 1159 pm, Eastern Time

May 14, 2015

Hitachi-Zosen bought the MAGNASTOR cask system for spent nuclear fuel a few years back. (As explained last time they are …

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6.8 Japan Quake + Hitachi Zosen US Nuclear Dry Cask Safety Cuts: Comment 15 May (Earthquake & other safety cuts )

May 13, 2015

Another large Japan Earthquake occurred on Tuesday night, May 12th (UTC)-Wednesday May 13th in Japan: 2015-05-12, 21:12:58 (UTC). This one …

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Melted, Burst, Essential Service Water System Pipes OK at Nuclear Reactors Says US NRC, Comment by 14 May

May 9, 2015

Comment here: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=NRC-2015-0088-0001 Names like ASME RR and ASME 13R are NOT safety codes or standards. They are “Regulatory Relief”-exemptions …

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US Taxpayer Pays for French Gov-Japanese-US Corp. Nuclear Research: Wolves Guarding American Sheep/Henhouse

February 7, 2015

How is it that the US taxpayer is paying for research and development (R&D) for French State owned AREVA, Japanese …

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Embrittled Nuclear Reactors Could Shatter Like Glass – Video Demo

December 24, 2014

[Warning: Please do NOT try this at home, as it can cause eye and other injuries.] From Fairewinds Energy Education: …

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Mt. Aso’s Warning: Nuclear Reactors and Volcanos are Dangerous Mix

November 29, 2014

Japan just had a 6.8 Magnitude earthquake one week ago. Its largest active volcano, Mt. Aso, has just erupted for …

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Japan’s 6.8 Magnitude Nuclear Reminder

November 23, 2014

How many warnings and reminders does everyone need? Epicenter location from USGS; Reactor coordinates from wikipedia Yesterday, Japan was reminded, …

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BASF Told to Halt Uranium Discharge to River

November 15, 2014

Image: US Corps of Engineers NB: BASF was told “to stop discharging polluted waters from its property into the Cuyahoga …

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US NRC: Kicking the Radioactive Waste Can Down the Road for 140 years in the “Short Term” Option for High Level Nuclear Waste (Spent Fuel Rods)

August 25, 2014

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), to be voted Tuesday, allows continued at site storage …

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Great Sioux Reservation at Risk from Uranium Mining in South Dakota; Eastern Sioux Concerned by Nuclear Power Plant and Waste

August 16, 2014

“Traditional location of Sioux tribes prior to 1770 (dark green) and their current reservations (orange)”, via Wikipedia “Great Sioux Reservation” …

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The Northern Swiss Nuclear Screw Up: Nuclear Containment Like Swiss Cheese Still Leaks Far Less than ICRP Standard Allows

July 25, 2014

For 6 years the primary containment barrier of the Swiss Leibstadt Nuclear Power Station, like Swiss Cheese, had holes, and …

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SRS Citizens Advisory Board Letter re German Nuclear Waste Import to Savannah River Site, SC, USA

July 19, 2014

It’s not too late to get your letters in: “through July 21, 2014. DOE will consider all comments received or …

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SRS-South Carolina is NOT a Disposal Site for High-Level Nuclear Waste – German or non-German – the USA has No Site!

July 19, 2014

Please remember to oppose shipping German Nuclear Waste to the USA. “through July 21, 2014. DOE will consider all comments …

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Will you let the Nuclear Industry Choose for you to Die at age 70 or younger? Radiation “Protection” Assumes your lifespan is 65 to 70 years or Less! Do you agree?

July 17, 2014

If you don’t agree and you live in, or are a citizen of the USA, you better take notice and …

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Counting Polar Bears from Space

July 14, 2014

This is meant as a supplement to the Radioactive Reindeer Series, where we have discussed the difficulties of counting seals. …

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Recent Posts

  • Holtec Refused to Make Costs Available to US Gov; Continues to Suck Taxpayer Money; Wants To Bury High Level Nuclear Waste In New Mexico April 23, 2018
  • Man Living In Highly Contaminated Soviet Nuclear Test Zone With Rare Body Shrinking Disease April 23, 2018
  • Soviet Nuclear Tests Linked To Mutations April 23, 2018
  • Small Head Size And Delayed Body Weight Growth In Wild Japanese Fukushima Monkeys Due To Radiation Exposure April 23, 2018
  • Everyday Needs To Be Earth Day April 22, 2018
  • Holtec Proposal To Bury High Level Nuclear Waste – Teleconference Sign-up Deadline Monday-Written Comments Due End May April 22, 2018
  • RICO Conspiracy, Trespass, Wiretap, Etc. Complaint Against Russia-Trump Campaign-Wikileaks et. al. By The DNC April 21, 2018
  • #Comey Classified Memos About Trump Released April 20, 2018
  • 170 Members of the US Congress Introduce Resolution Calling for Trump EPA Head Pruitt’s Resignation April 19, 2018
  • Family’s Shipping Company Could Pose Problems For Trump’s Transportation Secretary Chao (Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Wife) April 19, 2018
  • New York Atty General Urges State Lawmakers To Close New York’s Double Jeopardy Loophole To Prevent Those Pardoned By Trump From Evading Potential State Prosecution April 19, 2018
  • Fake Comey Book Page Appears Online: More 1984 In 2018 Or Poor Satire? April 18, 2018
  • Cambridge Analytica CEO Alex Nix Refuses To Appear Before UK Parliament As Seriousness Of The Inquiry Becomes Evident April 18, 2018
  • Several US Members of Congress Urge Action to Protect Evidence Gathered By Special Counsel Mueller April 18, 2018
  • Australia: Bushfires Close To Nuclear Reactor Complex (April 16-17 2018 Maps And Interactive Map Links For Updates) April 17, 2018
  • Australia’s Bushfires Threatening Nuclear Reactor: Changing the Name of a Suburb Helps the Government Keep this Quiet April 17, 2018
  • Planning Meeting For Proposed West Cumbria Coal Mine Cancelled Again! New Date 30th May April 17, 2018
  • Dangers of Bushfires-Wildfires & Nuclear Business April 16, 2018
  • Trump’s “Greatest Mentor” Roy Cohn was Attorney for NYC Mob Families: Wayne Barrett Interview April 16, 2018
  • The nuclear industry and science myths April 16, 2018
  • Smoldering Nuclear Waste Barrel Fire At Idaho National Nuclear Lab April 15, 2018
  • The US Constitution Reserves To Congress The Right To Declare War Because History Showed That Executives May Go To War For Reasons Which Are Not In The National Interest April 14, 2018
  • From the Nuclear “Buchenwald touch” (Hamilton’s words in 1950) to Nuclear Extermination…. April 13, 2018
  • US Senator Udall On EPA Deputy Wheeler – A Longtime Lobbyist For Big Coal Who Could Take Over From Pruitt April 13, 2018
  • Miami Is Gaining Popularity As a Major Birth Tourism Destination For Russians April 12, 2018

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