On 11 Mar 2011 05:46 UTC, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo off the coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami. Because the earthquake’s hypocenter, or rupture point, was 24.4 kilometers (15.2 miles) deep, it is considered a shallow earthquake, the most dangerous type of quake. The level of destruction is […]
The State University of New York Green Team will host a teach-in about the Indian Point nuclear power center which is located just 25 miles for New York City. The Entergy Corporation owned and operated nuclear plant has been named the most dangerous in the U.S. Experts on the topic will educate students on a […]
Information Sources Nuclear Energy Institute (www.nei.org) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (www.nrc.gov) U.S. Department of Energy (www.energy.gov) International Atomic Energy Agency (www.iaea.org) American Nuclear Society (www.ans.org) Health Physics Society (www.hps.org) Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/) Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (www.jaif.or.jp/english/) Tokyo Electric Power Company (http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html) Related articles Mysterious Moves – NRC approves former […]
•Following the Fukushima Daiichi events, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters Operations Center immediately began to monitor the situation •Teams of NRC officials were immediately deployed to Japan to advise Japanese officials since the day after the event •NRC’s monitoring of radiation levels around the Fukushima Daiichi plant was coordinated with the U.S. Department of […]
Federal Role and Response to Disasters David A. Ishida Regional Administrator U.S. Administration on Aging My presentation will focus on the federal role and response to disasters. I’ll begin by discussing the National Response Plan – a coordinated approach to domestic incident management and I’ll briefly touch on the National Incident Management System which frames […]
Uranium mining, processing, transport & waste disposal industries in the NT Reducing the Risk: What are we in the NT doing? MAPW Alice Springs 2007 O. Fried May 07 Responsibility for the regulation of environmental impacts of uranium mining in the NT is shared between the Commonwealth and Australian governments via a series of intergovernmental working […]
MAJOR OBJECTIVES FOR 2011 PLANT GROSS CAPACITY FACTOR ≥95% (CONTINUOUS OPERATION BETWEEN PLANNED OUTAGES); NUMBER OF REPORTABLE EVENTS ≤8; DECREASE OF INTERNAL DOSE WEIGHT IN THE TOTAL DOSE ( ≤20%); CONSOLIDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION & LEADERSHIP (“ALL THAT IS GOOD”); EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION; OPTIMIZATION […]
From: Thorp, John Sent: Friday, March 11,2011 10:28 AM To: Frye, Timothy Subject: RE: INFO: Japan Earthquake Yes, saw this. I understand they’re working on portable diesel generating capacity. Thanks, John From: Frye, Timothy Qt Sent: Friday, March 1i, 2011 10:00 AM To: Tabatabai, Omid; Thorp, John; Tappert, John; Dudes, Laura; Shuaibi, Mohammed Subject: RE: […]
From: Lu, Shanlai Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:20 AM To: Donoghue, Joseph; Ulses, Anthony; Mendiola, Anthony; Akstulewicz, Frank; Ader, Charles; Lombard, Mark; Ruland, William; Bahadur, Sher; Landry, Ralph; Clifford, Paul Subject: Japan nuclear site declares state of emergency after quake – plant experienced a mechanical failure in the system needed to cool the reactor […]
From: Dasher, Douglas H (DEC) [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:09 PM To: Pearce, Clyde E (HSS); Maier, Bill Cc: Sonafrank, Nancy B (DEC) Subject: RE: FW: NRC Continues to Track Earthquake and Tsunami Issues Clyde and Bill – FYI. I am in Montana right now and will be back in Fairbanks on the […]
On 12 May, TEPCO engineers confirmed that a meltdown occurred, with molten fuel having fallen to the bottom of the reactor’s containment vessel. The utility said that fuel rods of the No. 1 reactor are fully exposed, with the water level 1 meter (3.3 feet) below the base of the fuel assembly. According to a Japanese […]
Main Office before the debris removal – (taken May 27th, 2011) Main Office after the debris removal – (taken June 7th, 2011) Road between No. 2-3 before debris removal – (taken May 03, 2011) Road between No. 2-3 after debris removal – (taken May 14, 2011) .
The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. have revised the timetable for the seventh time in the eight months since the crisis began. Data suggests the reactors and radioactive material are under control, and the power plant will achieve a cold shutdown once required conditions are confirmed. The situation at the nuclear plant does not […]
The Fukushima prefectural government will reexamine locally grown rice declared safe for consumption following the recent discovery of rice from Fukushima city exceeding the safety levels. On Thursday, it was learned harvested rice from the Onami district in Fukushima registered radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional regulatory limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram. Some of the […]