March 12th, – March 24th, 2011 – Estimated equivalent dose at thyroid to one year old infant from Fukushima plume
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Day: August 28, 2012
Exelon shuts down nuclear construction plans due to uneconomical markets
Exelon has informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it is withdrawing its Early Site Permit application for a new nuclear construction project in Texas. The continuing plunge of natural gas prices, economic conditions, market instability, and public resistance has made the nuclear industry uneconomical now, and for the foreseeable future. Source: Victoria Advocate
March 22nd, 2011 – Source terms and doses exceeding PAGs – Drywell reading source terms
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In-Focus Japan: Nuclear power plant may be subject to referendum – TEPCO running out of space for contaminated water storage
Japan considers budget for research of direct disposal methods for spent nuclear fuel Japan’s science ministry is considering including funds for the research and development for the direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel in its budget request for fiscal 2013. Source: JiJi Press TEPCO to have troubling adding additional contaminated water storage tanks TEPCO has […]
TEPCO studying how to remove fuel rods from crippled Reactor 4 spent fuel pool
In July, workers at Fukushima Daiichi removed 2 unused fuel assemblies from the spent fuel pool of Reactor 4. On Monday, TEPCO examined one of the assemblies to determine the extent of the damage to the fuel rods. The investigation was carried out on the operation floor of the common fuel pool building. Workers removed […]