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Public Watchdogs v. So Cal Edison Co, Holtec et al., US Supreme Court Docket (Re Holtec International Faulty Nuclear Waste Cans)

July 7, 2021

Holtec-UMAX San Onofre Lid See additional information here: https://sanonofresafety.org/ And, here: https://publicwatchdogs.org/ Search for Holtec and San Onofre in our …

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COVID-19 US NRC Webinar May 8th, 2020

May 9, 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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Clarification of Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Non-Immigrant Foreign Nationals Working at Nuclear Power Plants – Comment Deadline Extended to June 15th 11.59 PM ET (Night)

May 1, 2020

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Basically this appears to be a reminder that foreigners shouldn’t be illegally working at US nuclear…

Clarification of Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Non-Immigrant Foreign Nationals Working at Nuclear Power Plants – Comment Deadline Extended to June 15th 11.59 PM (Night)

April 29, 2020

Basically this appears to be a reminder that foreigners shouldn’t be illegally working at US nuclear power stations, and that …

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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

April 26, 2020

Comment by Apr 27 2020, at 11:59 PM ET: “Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2; Consideration of Approval …

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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

April 25, 2020

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, …

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LSU Death Valley: An Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Disaster Could Make It Literal

January 13, 2020

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)

December 18, 2019

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 …

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MEMA Chief Objects to Elimination of Emergency Buffer at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts

December 3, 2019

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 …

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US Senator Markey Blasts NRC Decision to Exempt Holtec from Emergency Planning Requirements for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

November 7, 2019

Because Holtec is private, we don’t even know, for certain, who owns it. It is believed to be owned by …

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Attorney General Healey Files Motion to Suspend Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Transfer to Holtec

November 3, 2019

From the Cape Cod Times: “Attorney general files motion to suspend Pilgrim license transfer By Christine Legere @ChrisLegere CCT Posted …

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Protestors Speak Out at NRC Public Meeting (Re Transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear License to Holtec)

September 12, 2019

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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Hurricane Dorian Forecast for Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Area

September 5, 2019

Above is satellite image of Hurricane Dorian 6.06 am EDT Sept 10, 2019 As of 8 am EDT one Brunswick …

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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

September 5, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NTTF [Near Term Task Force] observed that, “some [nuclear] plants have…

Hurricane Dorian 11 am EDT Update; Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Lies in its Path

September 4, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Sept 4th, 2019, at 10.31 EDT Hurrican Dorian 11 AM update track with nuclear power stations (orange skulls). …

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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

September 4, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
It has been known that Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis storm surge-flood level was too…

St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station Hurricane Warning-Storm Surge Warning; Potential Impacts Map; Port Lucie Florida Hurricane Warning-Forecast; General Dorian 8 am Update

September 3, 2019

As of 8 am this morning, St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station is still listed as 100% power for both reactors …

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JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Transfer (to Holtec)

August 30, 2019

From “The Enterprise” News: http://www.enterprisenews.com “Opinion JAM SESSION: Pilgrim Station transfer Posted Aug 24, 2019 at 6:00 AM What are …

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Radioactively Contaminated Waste from the US DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex Illegally Sent to Incinerators, Landfills, Recycling and Recovery Facilities across the United States

August 21, 2019

“In the spring of 1991, residents of Baton Rouge, LA, were shocked to read in their local newspaper that radioactive …

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US NRC Considers Holtec Nuclear Decommissioning Exemption Request; Massachusetts AG Outlines Risks of Holtec Exemption

August 20, 2019

Giving Holtec “exemptions” appears to be a favorite activity for the US NRC. They have piled quality exemption upon exemption …

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US NRC to Conduct Public Webinar to Discuss Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning, Community Advisory Board Best Practices On Thursday August 8th; Registration Required; Public Meetings Next Fall

August 7, 2019

Webinar registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2089180245165145868 Kris Singh’s Holtec and Canada’s SNC Lavalin, who have been investigated, and may remain under investigation, for …

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Shares of Holtec Nuclear Waste Dismantlement Partner, Quebec’s SNC-Lavalin, Dropped to Lowest Level Since 2005, Raising Fears of a Hostile Takeover Bid by Foreign Investors

August 7, 2019

Shares of Holtec Nuclear waste dismantlement partner, Quebec’s SNC-Lavalin Inc., dropped to the lowest since 2005, after SNC-Lavalin’s largest shareholder, …

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Dangerous Radioactive Waste Storage in Texas Proposed by J.F. Lehman & France – US NRC Hearing

July 11, 2019

The proposed nuclear waste dump for Texas is by “Interim Storage Partners“– a joint venture between Waste Control Specialists (WCS), …

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Holtec-Orrvilon Factory Furnace Fire (Sept. 2018)

June 22, 2019

From “The Daily Record”: “No injuries in Orrville factory fire contained to furnace By JACK ROONEY / Staff Writer Posted …

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Holtec-Orrvilon Fabrication Facility Fire (2015)

June 22, 2019

From “The Daily Record“: “No injuries in Orrvilon Fire By Paul Locher Staff Writer Posted Mar 25, 2015 at 4:00 …

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Former US NRC Commissioner Merrifield Registered as Foreign Agent (FARA) for Saudi Nuclear

June 17, 2019

According to the NRC: “Jeff Merrifield, Partner and Energy Section leader at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, is a former presidential …

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Proposed US House Laws Appear to Remove Benefits Agreement Guarantees for Places where Nuclear Waste is Sited; Give California Waste Priority Removal

June 14, 2019

Any priority in removal of spent nuclear fuel (nuclear waste) should be based on multiple factors, including flood and fires, …

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Prairie Island American Indian Community Comment to NRC on “Waste Confidence” and Yucca Mountain (with some additional info)

June 13, 2019

Prairie Island Native American Indian Community sits on a small island in the midst of the Mississippi River, the Vermillion …

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Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment.

June 10, 2019

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

June 8, 2019

More nuclear waste hearings… “ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS Jun 6, 2019 …

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US House “Oversight” Hearing on Nuclear Waste Appears Designed to Create Gridlock; Ignore Critical Problems and Needed Solutions

June 6, 2019

Based on the news release, and on what we know of the list of invited witnesses, as of Jun 4, …

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River Bend Nuclear Station in Louisiana: Scram Due to Low Reactor Water Level; Still at Zero Power

June 4, 2019

Any loss of cooling water is a “near miss”. Some are just closer than others. Why do these “events” always …

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US NOAA: Fukushima Radioactive Aerosol Dispersion Model Shows North American Impacts

March 11, 2019

US NOAA Fukushima radioactive aerosol dispersion model clearly shows Fukushima nuclear disaster discharges blowing offshore and impacting North America. Fukushima …

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TEPCO-USNRC Knew Fukushima Was A Triple Meltdown (Units 1,2,3) Almost Immediately; Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Believed Failed

March 11, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Photo of the 4 Fukushima Daiichi Reactors on Idaho National (Nuclear) Lab, INL, web site. http://youtu.be/teV44bW30Z4…

US Senator Markey Blasts Dangerous New Trump NRC Post-Fukushima Nuclear Safety Rule Which Is Even Worse Than The Obama One

January 27, 2019

Obama was bad; Trump is worse. For every bad in life, there can be a worse. Find out how close …

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Washington State Opposes New Trump Admin Plan To Reclassify Nuclear Waste & Downplay Dangers of Hanford Nuclear Dregs

January 10, 2019

Comment at the following link till Wednesday night, January 9, 2019, 1159 pm Eastern Time (DC, NYC, etc); and 859 …

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Washington State Governor & AG Oppose Trump DOE Proposal To Change Interpretation Of High Level Nuclear Waste

January 10, 2019

This blog posts as UTC, so this was posted when it was still Jan. 9th in the United States. Comment …

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Trump-Perry DOE Proposes to Abandon High-Level Nuclear Waste in Underground Tanks Next to the Columbia River

January 9, 2019

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 …

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US Senator Wyden: Trump DOE Wants To Reinterpret Statutory Definition Of High-Level Nuclear Waste

January 9, 2019

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, …

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Trump-Perry DOE Plan To Reclassify High Level Nuclear Waste As Low Level Through An Orwellian Stroke Of A Pen

January 6, 2019

“Hazardous High-Level Radioactive Waste Becomes So-Called “Low-Level” with the Orwellian Stroke of a Pen: The Trump Department of Energy has …

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Palisades Nuclear Reactor On Lake Michigan Had To Be Manually Tripped Due To Turbine Governor Valve Problem

January 6, 2019

Palisades Nuclear Reactor (Unit 1) had to be manually tripped due to cycling of a Turbine Governor Valve. A rapid …

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Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Apparently Falling Apart: Another Scram Follows “Five Unplanned Downpower Events” In Less Than One Year

December 15, 2018

Construction of Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station begin over forty-four years ago in May of 1974, and it was commissioned …

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San Onofre: Defective Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage System Must Be Recalled

November 9, 2018

Originally posted on San Onofre Safety:
Holtec UMAX lid with lower inlet air vents and upper (round) outlet air vent. The Holtec…

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)

September 23, 2018

This is a life and death important topic for future generations, as well as our own. And, the US NRC …

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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

September 18, 2018

It has been known that Brunswick Nuclear Power Station’s Design Basis storm surge-flood level was too low in the event …

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Access To Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Limited Due To Flooded Roads; Workers Sleeping On Cots

September 18, 2018

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 …

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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

September 13, 2018

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NTTF [Near Term Task Force] observed that, “some [nuclear] plants have an overreliance on operator …

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Brunswick Nuclear Power Station Apparently Still Hasn’t Addressed Flooding Worst Case Scenario (Reevaluation); Targeted By Hurricane Florence

September 12, 2018

As of April 2018, the US NRC hadn’t received information about how Brunswick Nuclear Power Station was going to address …

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Catastrophe in the Making: Growth Machine Politics; Regulatory Capture; Hurricane Katrina; Fukushima; Disasters of Tomorrow

August 30, 2018

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
In “Catastrophe in the Making: The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow“, Freudenberg, et.…

Trump EPA Attempt To Eliminate All Environmental Regulation

August 17, 2018

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 …

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