Japan panel investigating unanswered questions surrounding the Fukushima disaster
A Japanese Diet-appointed panel is investigating the details surrounding the Fukushima nuclear disaster to try to determine who is telling the truth about a key phase in the Fukushima nuclear disaster: politicians or…
NRC issues confirmatory action letter to Seabrook Nuclear Plant to address concrete degredation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has issued a Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) to NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, confirming regulatory commitments made by the company to address concrete degradation at the Seabrook nuclear power…
FPL estimate of costs to increase capacity of nuclear reactors jumps to double initial projections
The cost of increasing the capacity at Florida Power & Light Co.’s four nuclear reactors has risen to $3 billion, a $600 million jump since the company’s estimate last year and double the…
US nuclear submarine in Phillipines may lead to worsening relationships with China
Filipino citizens and analysts say one of the “stealthiest, most technologically advanced” nuclear-powered submarines in the world, a US Navy attack submarine near the Philippines violates a Philippines’ law banning nuclear weapons and…
Investigation underway to establish cause of fire at Hinkley Point B
BBC Reports An investigation is underway to establish the cause of a fire which caused multiple firefighters to be dispatched to the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset. Residents in Bridgwater had reported hearing…
Subsidized economic time bombs stunning in relation to anything else
Global nuclear share continues its long-term decline, as plans for new plants are being abandoned left and right, and countries are announcing full exits – but licenses being granted for multiple reactors at…
TEPCO admits to having ignored more warnings of Fukushima Daiichi tsunami risk
Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted to JiJi Press reporters on Tuesday that it was aware a tsunami could cause a total blackout 5 years before last March’s disaster, but did not act on…
Japan Atomic Energy Commission confirms nuclear fuel reprocessing more expensive than direct disposal
If Japan’s future energy policy has a goal of zero reliance on nuclear power, a working group of Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission says that fuel recycling should be discontinued and the spent fuel disposed of….
Recent financial schemes show new nuclear energy anything but cheap
The Charlotte Observer reports Duke Energy, a Charlotte-based utility, wants lawmakers to allow it to recoup nuclear pre-construction costs faster. Duke Energy wants to adjust electric rates annually to recover those proposed nuclear plant…
Newly announced TEPCO directors only complicate perceived mismanagement of Fukushima disaster
Newly announced TEPCO director Yoshiaki Fujimori is a 22-year GE veteran: enformable.com/2012/05/newly-… #Fukushima — Enformable (@Enformable) May 14, 2012 There has been recent unrest in Japan related to TEPCO’s 11 new outside…
Cesium levels in rats near Fukushima Daiichi found to apparently rise in proportion to concentration of atmospheric radiation
NHK reports that over 3,100 becquerels of cesium per kilogram was detected in rats captured near Kawauchi village, which is 30 kilometers from the plant, compared to 790 becquerels per kilo, which was…
San Onofre steam generator replacement records show MHI inspections dating back to May 2006
The Southern California Edison Company (SCE) filed an application (Application Number A.04-02-026) with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on February 27, 2004 for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Steam Generator…
Canadian Solar reviewing candidate sites in Fukushima Prefecture to use government-backed incentives to build solar panels
As part of reconstruction efforts, the government’s designated special zones in the disaster-stricken areas will offer tax breaks and relaxed regulations to attract companies. Solar and other renewable energies are drawing interest in…
Dresden SRO arrested for aggravated vehicular hijacking in “thrill seeking” affair
The Daily Herald reports Michael Buhrman, a senior reactor operator at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking, after admitting he “thrill seeking” when he put on a mask…
NRC Deputy Director in hot water over management of nuclear safety inspections
On April 10, 2012, the NRC issued a Red Significance Determination Process finding and a Notice of Violations for three violations to Omaha Public Power District as a result of inspections at the…
Japan yet to admit the true cost of nuclear disaster and realize the lessons learned
This week, the central government approved a 1 trillion yen ($12.5 billion) public bailout for TEPCO, however the bailout may still not be enough as compensation costs balloon. The Fukushima nuclear disaster…
A land of opportunity which sees no need for new nuclear reactors in foreseeable future
Brazil’s population is growing rapidly, the Brazilian economy is now over $2.5 trillion in size, the largest in Latin America, and is set to surpass France this year as the world’s fifth largest…
San Onofre: No restart plan submitted – No root cause identified
Edison International announced in an e-mail statement, that it hasn’t filed a request with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to restart its San Onofre nuclear plant, adding that any forward-looking statements regarding potential…
Car accident in Iran kills one IAEA inspector and injures another
Two experts of IAEA were involved in a car accident while they were on a mission near Khondab heavy water production facilities in a central province of Iran, reported Xinhua, citing the semi-official…
TEPCO admits at least one underage subcontractor worked at Fukushima Daiichi in April 2011
TEPCO announced that a 17 year old boy had been working in Fukushima in early April 2011, a violation of the nation’s Labor Standards Law, the JiJi Press reports. According to TEPCO, the…
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May 17, 2012
Dee — Perfectly written, Linda!
Last year, Europe invested more in SOLAR Energy than any other energy source, and Renewable Energy has created...
May 17, 2012
Thanks, Enformable — Great reporting!
Remember how complicit the U.S. media was in downplaying the radiation from Japan?
I've never seen so many synonyms of...
May 17, 2012
Russell Lowes — Hi Linda,
Your article is appreciated. I want to point out that nuclear is not a good way in which...
May 17, 2012
misitu — What worries me more is the gabions in the picture. Gabions are chicken wire baskets of stones often used in...
May 16, 2012
CaptD — This ought to wake up some folks in Somerset!
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