Japan Receives MOX Shipment As US Ends Their MOX Program
The Takahama nuclear plant received a shipment of MOX fuel yesterday. The power company has hinted they intend to use
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US Pressured Japan In Secret To Continue MOX Program
The Mainichi has uncovered secret government documents that prove the US and deputy DOE secretary Danial Poneman put intense pressure
Read moreUS Nuclear Plant Cracks Reactor Vessel
The Sharon Harris nuclear plant admitted to having a crack in the reactor vessel. The 1/4 crack did not penetrate
Read more83 Year Old Nun Who Broke Into Nuclear Facility Faces 20 Year Sentence
The 83 year old nun that broke into Oak Ridge nuclear facility faces a 20 year sentence after being found
Read moreGoldfish Found In Reactor Water At Perry Nuclear Plant
The NRC is investigating an incident during the recent maintenance outage at the Perry nuclear plant in Ohio. Goldfish were
Read moreUS Nuclear; Failing Casks, Cracked Concrete And Foot Dragging On Safety
30 of the US’s 100+ nuclear plants have ordered spent fuel pool water level monitoring systems. The issue of this
Read moreEPA Signs Industry Authored Public Radiation Rules
The EPA has signed the revised PAG rules that have caused much concern among experts and others in the EPA.
Read moreUS Nuclear Waste Plan May Be Illegal
The GAO has determined that aspects of the planned nuclear waste disposal program are likely illegal. The GAO says the
Read moreOmaha Power Company Charges $5000 To Answer Question
The Omaha Public Power District is demanding $5000 to answer a question from their customers. OPPD owns and runs the
Read moreEPA Employees Balk At Proposed Nuclear Industry Authored Public Safety Guidelines
High ranking EPA officials are calling foul on a new set of public safety guidelines that would dictate how the
Read moreUS Hires Nuclear Industry To Determine Nuclear Disaster Clean Up Policy
The US government has paid the NCRP, a private company largely sponsored by the nuclear industry to draw up new
Read moreRadiation Contamination In US Food Supply
This has been known to those closely following the issue since 2011. It isn’t just about the contamination of domestic
Read moreFukushima & World Nuclear News Roundup
TEPCO has been working in the torus of unit 1, they have gathered video, readings and sediment samples. Check back
Read moreGermany’s Energy Win-Win
Grist points out in the wake of Fox New’s blunder on German solar what really makes the energy change program
Read moreUS MOX Plant Gets 75% Budget Cut
In a last minute deal the Department of Energy saved the US MOX program from being totally cut from the
Read moreMidAmerican Energy Still Wants To Build New Nuclear Plants
Mid American Energy still is keeping the option open to build new nuclear plants in Iowa. One would be on
Read moreUS Faces Showdown Over Energy
After Fukushima more attention was payed to Germany’s energy change efforts. This program long pre-dates Fukushima but announcements that Germany
Read moreMore US Nuclear Plants May Be Shut Down
The Crystal River nuclear plant was formally started on the permanent shut down process this week. It may not stop
Read moreAnother Bad Week For Nuclear Power
There seems to be more and more of these lately. Worldwide it wasn’t a good week for nuclear power. Japan
Read moreAsahi Shimbun; US Evacuation Of Yokosuka Naval Base Was Not Voluntary
Asahi Shimbun has uncovered more details about the early events of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. What they uncovered fills some
Read moreAtomic Scientists Urge Obama To Discourage Japan On Rokkasho
In an open letter to US President Obama the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists urged him to change his support for
Read moreFt. Calhoun Geo-Testing Shows A Dangerous Potential
Public records requests by Clean Nebraska were able to obtain portions of the initial geologic testing report for Ft. Calhoun.
Read moreTEPCO To Install Filtered Vents Next Week, US Power Co’s Refuse To
TEPCO announced they will begin installation of a filtered emergency vent system at the number seven unit at Kashiwazaki Kariwa
Read moreFt. Calhoun NRC Meeting 1.8.2012 Report
The NRC meeting on Ft. Calhoun today did uncover a few pieces of information but largely seemed more like a
Read moreNew Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant Report Shows More Safety Violations
The NRC has issued yet another report on Ft. Calhoun’s ongoing safety failures. The December 31st report outlines a number
Read moreFire Risk At Older Japan Reactors Shows Potential Worldwide Problem
The NRA announced recently that reactors built before 1975 likely have sub standard fire protection designs. This includes having important
Read moreUS Sailors Sue TEPCO And Japan Over Fukushima Exposures
Eight members of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan have sued TEPCO and the Japan government in US Federal Court. The sailors claim
Read moreSimplyInfo Work Used As Evidence In Sierra Club Federal Petition
A recent report by SimplyInfo.org on the problems at Ft. Calhoun nuclear station involving the containment building was added as
Read moreFt. Calhoun Containment Structure Failures Admitted
Representatives from Ft. Calhoun’s operator OPPD, hired engineering firms, and the NRC held a meeting Wesnesday to discuss details of
Read moreUS Nuclear Industry Meltdown
The issues have been lining up for a perfect storm of problems for the nuclear industry lately. It wasn’t just
Read moreSalem Unit 1, No Timeline For Restart
Reuters is reporting no timeline for restarting unit 1 at Salem after a high wave from hurricane Sandy took out
Read moreThe Media Takes On The Nuclear Industry After Sandy Failures
A long list of media outlets are criticizing the nuclear industry and the safety lapses exposed by hurricane Sandy. While
Read moreDamaged Salem Nuclear Plant Has Long History Of Failures
The New York Times reported in 2004 on the horrible track record of the Salem nuclear plant. Salem was damaged
Read moreSalem Nuclear Plant Developing Repair Plan, No Restart In Plans Yet
The Wall Street Journal is quoting the owner of the Salem nuclear plant as being in the process of developing
Read moreSalem Nuclear Plant Still Offline, Broken Water Pumps
We reported last night that the Salem nuclear plant didn’t just suffer water intakes clogged with debris from Hurricane Sandy
Read moreSalem Nuclear Plant Damaged Cooling Pumps
The NRC has proven to be rather useless throughout hurricane Sandy and the aftermath as the public tries to find
Read moreSalem Nuclear Plant Still Without River Access, On Backup Systems
The NRC is reporting Salem unit 1 to still be on auxiliary feedwater and steam venting after the water intakes for
Read moreOyster Creek Leaves Alert Status, Questions Linger
Exelon is reporting via email press release that Oyster Creek has exited alert status. Water levels have receded below
Read moreUpdate On Multiple East Coast Reactor Incidents & Alerts
Oyster Creek had service water pumps at risk due to high water from Sandy. This included the cooling water for
Read moreOyster Creek Lost Grid Power, Spent Fuel Pool Cooling At Risk
We have full confirmation that Oyster Creek nuclear station has lost grid power via Yahoo news. “The plant’s owner, Exelon
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