Feds Cut Nuclear Emergency Exercises, Avoid Public Scrutiny
Not since the bungled response to Hurricane Katrina has the US federal government so callously ignored disaster red flags. Disregarding lessons of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, the Nuclear Regulatory Administration (NRC) secretively issued…
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…
An Audacious Nuclear Hypocrisy
With audacious hypocrisy, American pro-nuclear pundits have been indulging in the familiar sport of losers – the relentless bashing of the more successful. With nuclear energy rapidly losing favor around the globe, the…
NRC releases document from June 2006 overview of SONGS steam generator replacement project
This week, the Voice of OC reported that some documents were missing in their search for the cause of tube wear in the still-idled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station: Federal officials investigating excessive tube wear,…
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…
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…
San Onofre facing possible “2012″ dilemma
The San Onofre nuclear plant has consistently been one of the least profitable power station for its stakeholders, and is now forced to possibly face its own “2012” scenario, including potentially incurring millions…
The Bi-Polar Attitudes towards the nuclear threat
On April 16th – just over two weeks ago – Oregon Senator Ron Widen sent a letter to Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki seeking ways to quickly address the increasingly precarious condition of the…
Japan’s polar shift on May 5th should be remembered not forgotten
In Japan, across the country residents will be gathering to witness this monumental event, and so, the world send their messages of congratulations and solidarity in support, especially after the experiences shared over…
Memorializing the “Non-Catastrophic” Fukushima nuclear disaster
On April 23, 2012, the editorial board of the Washington Post proclaimed that the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan was “non-catastrophic.” The writers eagerly promoted nuclear power while omitting inconvenient deal-breakers such as cost, waste, safety, health…
Russia France and Japan competing to building nuclear plant in one of world’s driest countries
Much of the nuclear push in recent reports has focused mainly in other 3rd world countries to build NPPs, which is often fueled by claims that, the only way to sustain their existence…
Quad Cities Trips Due to Energizing a Switchyard Ground
Although this event was initially reported in Event Report 47799 on April 2, 2012, this subsequent report provides further details and some related safety issues. To date it is unknown why Event Report…
The strange case of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the Supreme Court of Injustice
Do we ever sit back and really appreciate what has happened in Japan? Only 400 days ago, the previous more immature versions of our past selves might have scoffed and laughed at any…
Kewaunee redundant safety equipment rendered inoperable due to through wall leak
Event Number: 47871 Kewaunee BOTH TRAINS OF RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL DECLARED INOPERABLE “At 1742 EDT on 04/27/2012, while in Mode 5, both trains of RHR (Residual Heat Removal) were declared inoperable due to…
Local firefighters dispatched to France’s oldest operating nuclear power station after reported fire
Fessenheim is France’s oldest operating nuclear plant, first brought online in 1977, and has long faced ongoing debates about the adequacy of the seismic safety of the plant, which only escalated after the Fukushima nuclear disaster….
NextEra and NRC to continue monitoring ASR degradation at Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant
The Seacost Online reported on a meeting this week between NextEra Energy, operators of the Seabrook nuclear plant, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday in Bethesda, Md., in which the utility…
Inspector General Audit of EPA RadNet system during Fukushima disaster highlights weaknesses of key national asset
An April 19th report by the EPA Inspector General’s Office casts more doubt on an already embattled radiation monitoring system in the United States after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. This…
Newly-released Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission paper warns ‘Safety Consequences… are quite severe”
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission released Discussion Paper DIS-12-03, Fitness for Duty: Proposals for Strengthening Alcohol and Drug Policy, Programs and Testing [HTML] [PDF] , which drew immediate knee-jerk criticism from some of the…
Japanese Governors push back against central Government and call for independent panel oversight into Ohi restart
The governors of Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada and Shiga Governor Yukiko Kada on Tuesday announced a joint seven-point proposal on nuclear policy that calls on the central government to…
Can we avoid sinking our atomic Titanics?
By Karl Grossman On the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, The Japan Times yesterday ran an editorial titled “The Titanic and the Nuclear Fiasco” which stated: “Presenting technology as completely…
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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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THE NPP's RISK GAME:
~ Tornado strike?
~ Earthquake?
~ Human error?
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