NRC AREVA Export of Nuclear Fuel to Genkai Nuclear Power Station The Genkai Nuclear Power Plant is located in the town of Genkai in the Higashimatsuura Districtin the Saga Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Kyūshū Electric Power Company. Japans nuclear reactors are mostly shut down for inspections, and there are serious questions about the future restarts as the anti-nuclear sentiment […]
Exelon Nuclear officials believe a failed piece of equipment at a switchyard at the plant about 95 miles northwest of Chicago caused the shutdown, but they were still investigating an exact cause. The switchyard is similar to a large substation that delivers power to the plant from the electrical grid and from the plant to […]
Neither the Federal Aviation Administration nor the major aircraft manufacturers publish information about which planes and helicopters contain DU components. As one industry insider told a reporter, “No one brags about DU.” However many wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747, Lockheed L-1011, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed military C-130 all require the use of counter-balance weights […]
The state has dropped one of its arguments against renewing the licenses of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the state is satisfied with assurances from the plants‘ owner that its containment buildings are structurally sound. NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan said it is one of several issues to be addressed. […]
The Byron Nuclear Station Reactor 2 was still offline Tuesday morning as repairs begin on a switch that failed, an Exelon official said. Officials are investigating the events surrounding a power failure at a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois, where steam was vented to reduce pressure after it shut down. After the shut down Monday […]
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Press Release 2012/02 Correction of Media Reports on Plans for IAEA “Fukushima Office” 30 January 2012 | A number of media reports have incorrectly quoted Director General Yukiya Amano as saying the IAEA will establish an office in Fukushima at the request of Japan. These reports are based on a misquotation of remarks by the Director General, […]
The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, also known as Plant Vogtle, is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia. When the two original nuclear units at Plant Vogtle were planned, the total cost estimate was $660 million. Increased regulatory requirements, combined with a sharp increase in demand for materials and double-digit interest rates in the 1980s, […]
Palisades nuclear power plant is waiting on the NRC to make a final review for two safety-related incidents, which may further drop their plant safety status. Palisades would be considered by the NRC to be one of a handful of worst-performing nuclear plants in the country. The plant was cited for a federal regulatory […]
One of the robots is designed to measure radioactive material trapped in dust in the air, the other is equipped with a laser-scanner to create a three-dimensional map. It was also announced no plans have been made to rescue the original Quince robot which is currently trapped in the Reactor where it broke down last […]
2012.1.30 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; Investigation results of the bottom of the sea in front of Units 5-6 Water Intakes The digest version (Video on January 27, 2012) Videos *Video File For Download Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; Investigation results of the bottom of the sea in front of Units 5-6 Water Intakes(58.9MB) (Video […]
According to data compiled by the Fukushima prefectural board of education, 33 of the 59 municipalities in the prefecture test school lunches for radiation. Parents are puzzled why some local governments conduct tests after the children have already eaten lunch, while others do so before lunch. [quote] The Fukushima municipal government conducts tests about once […]
Traces of contamination were found on the shoes of 14 operators at the Caithness site, which is being decommissioned. An investigation confirmed that the contamination was confined to a small area, which was isolated. The DSRL spokesperson said: “The building is in a ‘controlled’ area, where contamination is possible, and controls are in place to […]
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Albania has put on hold its plans to build a nuclear power plant in the Shkoder region until all issues concerning its potential impact on the environment and territory are fully resolved, according to its prime minister, Sali Berisha. ”Nuclear energy is the cleanest and most economic, but the Fukushima catastrophe dictates a reassessment of […]
Japan on Thursday welcomed an International Atomic Energy Agency delegation it invited to check safety procedures at its third-largest nuclear-power plant, a move designed to pave the way for the restart of dozens of idled reactors around the country. Japan will lose its last nuclear- generated power in April at the current rate of shutting down […]
Nuclear safety officials have concluded that a fluke mishap last year at Progress Energy‘s Brunswick nuclear plant near Wilmington was caused by the lack of worker qualification and that necessary training had lapsed for more than a decade. In November, mildly radioactive water bubbled out of the chamber rather than boiling inside under pressure to […]