Uranium prices are being dramatically affected by the shutdown of nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster as supply overwhelms demand. Japanese nuclear power plants have been kept offline much longer than the nuclear industry first projected, and the shutdown has lead to a prolonged overage of uranium that has helped […]
After hearing the claims of 166 plaintiffs who live within 150 miles of the Ohi nuclear power plant, a Japanese court has ordered the Kansai Electric Power Company to not restart two of the reactors at the Ohi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, after determining there were insufficient safety measures and that the proposed […]
Richard Brian Smith, a reactor operator at the Grand Gulf nuclear power station, was the subject of an order issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which prohibits him from any NRC-licensed activities for the next five years. The order was issued after Smith tested positive for an illegal substance twice during random fitness for duty […]
The off-site activities of a contract supervisor at the Ginna nuclear power plant in New York caused them to violate the site’s Fitness for Duty program. The supervisor has had access to the plant suspended. Source: NRC Event Notifications
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, Germany accelerated its plans to cease using nuclear power to supply the nation’s energy needs. The seven oldest nuclear power plants in Germany were taken offline shortly after the nuclear disaster in Japan and plans were made to close the remaining plants by 2022. Over the last […]
According to the Will County Sheriff’s Office, Mark A. Garcia, 32, from Austin Texas, was charged with the unlawful use of a weapon after he showed up for work with a 9-millimeter handgun in his backpack on May 6th. In the police report it was noted that when Garcia arrived at work, he checked his […]
Caroline Kennedy, the US Ambassador to Japan, spent three hours visiting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday as part of her first trip as ambassador to Fukushima Prefecture. While touring the site, Kennedy observed spent fuel removal operations at the Unit 4 reactor, visited the shared control room for the Unit 1 […]
A non-licensed supervisor at the Fitzpatrick nuclear power plant in New York had their access to the site revoked on Friday. The supervisor tested positive for drugs during a random fitness for duty test. Source: NRC Event Notifications
Last month an official from Niigata Prefecture admitted to pretending to order 1.3 million iodine tablets, which are meant to be distributed to residents 30 kilometers around the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in case of a nuclear emergency. Documents provided by the prefecture showed that the tablets were ordered, and the prefecture received an 8 […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Francois Hollande met during a summit meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday and agreed that the two countries will work to promote the research and development of fast breeder reactors. According to Japanese sources with knowledge of the agreement, Japan will provide technical assistance […]