US Petition To Revoke BWR Reactor Licenses
Beyond Nuclear filed a petition in March 2013 requesting the NRC revoke the operating licenses of the GE BWR reactors
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Japan Requires Filtered Reactor Vents, US Still Refusing To
Japan’s new nuclear regulator the NRA has announced they will require filtered vents on all BWR reactors. Installation would be
Read moreTorus Bellows As Weak Point In Fukushima Reactors
Many penetrations and connections within a reactor vessel can cause weak points where structural failure or corium (melted fuel) leakage
Read moreReactor Water Levels & Automatic Actions If Water Levels Drop
This reference image shows at what point or place the water level within the reactor would cause automatic or operator
Read moreUS BWR Reactor Experiments Show Nuclear Accidents In Small Scale
Dean found this amazing footage of the BORAX experiments done at Idaho National Lab in the 1950’s. The “reactors” are
Read moreNRC Addresses Post Fukushima Issues At Specific Reactors
The NRC has been busy sending out letters related to their post-Fukushima safety changes. What was interesting is that not
Read moreSwiss Mark 1 Reactor Like Fukushima Shut Down Amid Safety Concerns
Ex-SKF is reporting that the Swiss GE Mark 1 BWR reactor, (the same design as Fukushima Daiichi) at Mühleberg Switzerland is
Read moreVermont Yankee May Be Shut Down On A Technicality
Vermont Yankee, the aging BWR reactor (like Fukushima Daiichi) has been battling with the state of Vermont over the right
Read moreFukushima Review Causes Industry Initiated Meltdown At The NRC
Since the Fukushima nuclear accident, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has had a task force reviewing the safety risks at
Read moreReactor Reality In Japan And The Real Reasons For The US NRC Spat
In the last two weeks people have noticed an increase in US nuclear industry PR activities. Then last week nuclear
Read moreNRC Delays New Reactors, Old Units Struggle To Stay Viable
The NRC had declared delays in the new reactor approval process for AP1000 and ESBWR reactor designs. They NRC wants
Read moreNRC Meeting On GE BWR Reactors – Live Blog Transcript
Below is the live blog transcript from the Oct. 7th NRC meeting. Comments and feedback
Read moreCore Meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Aging as a Contributing Factor
Radiation embrittlement, corrosion, fatigue and other wear dictate the rate of temperature change at which the reactor pressure vessel (RPV)
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