The head of the government’s nuclear safety commission says the government guidelines for nuclear safety are defective in many ways and need to be reviewed. He apologized for insufficient wording in the guidelines for taking measures against the danger of a tsunami and for inappropriate wording stipulating that it is not necessary to prepare for long-time […]
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 […]
Earlier this month Japans government shook the nuclear industry by passing a law that limited a nuclear power plants operation lifespan to 40 years, making it one of the strictest limits in the world. Only a few weeks have passed, but so has a new revision to the aforementioned law as the Diet passed a […]
From: Sheron, Brian Senti Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:27 PM To: Coyne, Kevin; Case, Michael; Coe, Doug; Correia, Richard; Gibson, Kathy; Lui, Christiana; Richards, Stuart; Sanglmlno, Donna-Marie; Scott, Michael; Uhle, Jennifer; Valentin, Andrea Subject: IRC Staffing I participated on a conference call with other ODs and led by Michele Evans, acting deputy OD in NSIR […]
PARIS— French President Nicolas Sarkozy has continued to champion nuclear power, even as neighboring countries like Germany, Switzerland and Belgium retreat, but even he must have enjoyed a particularly dreary breakfast this morning. Opinion polls show support for atomic energy has dropped since Fukushima. Forty-percent of the French “are ‘hesitant’ about nuclear energy while a […]
Safety Upgrades at NPP’s in Finland, Based on Lessons Learned from Foreign Operating Experience RIC 2009 W12 Regulatory Applications of International Operating Experience March 11, 2009 Jukka Laaksonen Director General STUK Report INSAG-23 by the International Nuclear Safety Group, IMPROVING THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM FOR OPERATING EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK, states: “In developing the international OEF system and the process for […]
Veteran Firms in the Nuclear Industry Announce New Venture Combining Expertise, Resources to Address Seismic Hazards & Risk Assessment Two veteran firms in the nuclear industry, Engineering Planning and Management (EPM) and Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA), are combining their expertise in nuclear safety analysis, risk assessment and regulatory compliance to offer advanced services and solutions […]
From: Casto, Chuck Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 9:21 PM To: Monninger, John; Nakanishi, Tony; Kolb, Timothy; Foster, Jack; Cook, William; Devercelly, Richard; Ulses, Anthony; Trapp, James; Smith, Brooke; Foggie, Kirk Cc: Virgilio, Martin; Borchardt, Bill; LIA10 Hoc Subject: Travel and thoughts Folks, i don’t know if and when you might get this email, but […]
A worker at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear station manually stopped a coolant injection system in the plant‘s No. 3 reactor following the disaster for fear that the reactor would be damaged and lead to a radiation leak, its operator said. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has defended the worker’s judgment as […]
Several new problems have been found at a Nebraska power plant that suffered flood damage earlier this year, federal regulators said Tuesday, so inspectors will be watching the plant north of Omaha even more closely as repairs from flooding are made. NRC spokesman Victor Dricks told The Associated Press that the new problems at the […]
Special Report on the Nuclear Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station November 2011 Introduction This report provides a narrative overview and timeline for the earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 11, 2011. The purpose of this report is to provide […]
The Fukushima Daiichi accident was a big setback for nuclear power in Japan. But the industry’s hamfisted efforts to maintain support in the aftermath of that disaster may have an even bigger impact in eroding the public’s confidence in the sector. Other countries have given up on nuclear energy and Japan should do the same. […]
Outline of Japanese Seismic Design Review Guide of Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities 7 Sept. 2007 ABE HIROSHI Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization Ⅰ. Formation of seismic design code in Japan Ⅱ. Outline of Japan Nuclear Safety Committee’s Seismic Design Review Guide; comparing Before and Revised Ⅲ. Comparison the point of seismic design practice between Japan and […]
CONGRESSIONAL REPORT – PLUS PLANT STATUS (BELOW) NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko told members of Congress today that there is no water remaining in the fuel pool at Unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Jaczko told members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that “we believe that secondary containment has been destroyed and […]
At a meeting of the Nuclear Safety Commission on Monday, some participants pointed out that the reactors have yet to reach a stable state, and that possibilities of fresh problems remain. Others called on the utility to monitor the durability of the equipment and facilities it is using to manage the disaster. But the members […]
Australia‘s decision to reopen uranium sale to India will have minimal benefits in dollar terms to Australia, a foreign policy expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. Last Sunday, the Australian Labor government voted to overturn ban on uranium sales to India at the Labor’s national conference, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that the […]
A nuclear reactor will be shut down in western Japan Wednesday because of cooling water valve troubles, its operator said. The company said it was still checking the cause of the trouble but did not believe there was any chance that cooling water would leak out of the plant. Operations at the number two reactor […]
OAK HARBOR, Ohio—Federal regulators will allow an Ohio nuclear reactor to reopen after being satisfied that cracks discovered in concrete at the plant don’t pose a safety concern. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the operator of the nuclear plant along Lake Erie has given them reasonable assurance that cracks found on the outside […]
1. Diet panel approves civil nuclear pacts A committee of Japan‘s Lower House has approved civil nuclear cooperation treaties with 4 countries. The foreign affairs committee gave majority support on Friday for the treaties with Jordan, Russia, Vietnam and South Korea. The treaties would allow Japan to export nuclear power generation facilities and transfer […]
[box_light] International conference: “Bulgarian Nuclear Energy – National, Regional and World Energy Safety” Varna, June 2011 [/box_light] Nuclear Power of Korea [box_dark] Dr. Chun Bee-Ho Ambassador of the Republic of Korea [/box_dark] Honourable Chairman of Bulgarian Atomic Forum Mr. Manchev, Honourable Chair of Kozloduy NPP Board Ms. Tzenova, Honourable Chairman of the […]
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