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
Read moreBeyond Nuclear filed a petition in March 2013 requesting the NRC revoke the operating licenses of the GE BWR reactors
Read moreJapan’s new nuclear regulator the NRA has announced they will require filtered vents on all BWR reactors. Installation would be
Read moreMany penetrations and connections within a reactor vessel can cause weak points where structural failure or corium (melted fuel) leakage
Read moreThis reference image shows at what point or place the water level within the reactor would cause automatic or operator
Read moreDean found this amazing footage of the BORAX experiments done at Idaho National Lab in the 1950’s. The “reactors” are
Read moreThe NRC has been busy sending out letters related to their post-Fukushima safety changes. What was interesting is that not
Read moreEx-SKF is reporting that the Swiss GE Mark 1 BWR reactor, (the same design as Fukushima Daiichi) at Mühleberg Switzerland is
Read moreVermont Yankee, the aging BWR reactor (like Fukushima Daiichi) has been battling with the state of Vermont over the right
Read moreSince the Fukushima nuclear accident, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has had a task force reviewing the safety risks at
Read moreIn the last two weeks people have noticed an increase in US nuclear industry PR activities. Then last week nuclear
Read moreThe NRC had declared delays in the new reactor approval process for AP1000 and ESBWR reactor designs. They NRC wants
Read moreBelow is the live blog transcript from the Oct. 7th NRC meeting. Comments and feedback
Read moreRadiation embrittlement, corrosion, fatigue and other wear dictate the rate of temperature change at which the reactor pressure vessel (RPV)
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