Tag Archives: decommissioning

Pilgrim Nuclear, Holtec Safety Lies: Diane Turco, Cape Downwinders via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2021/08/27 by nfield

Libbe HaLevy Listen Here: Audio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Podcast: Download This Week’s Featured Interview: Diane Turco is Director of the Cape Downwinders on Cape Cod, a group that’s been fighting against the Pilgrim nuclear power reactor … Continue reading →

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‘A combination of failures:’ why 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste is buried on a popular California beach　via The Guardian

Posted on 2021/08/24 by nfield

[…] But for all the good vibes and stellar sunsets, beneath the surface hides a potential threat: 3.6m lb of nuclear waste from a group of nuclear reactors shut down nearly a decade ago. Decades of political gridlock have left … Continue reading →

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85% of Special Decontamination Area remained contaminated Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning road map unachievable – a new plan is inevitable via Greenpeace Japan

Posted on 2021/03/04 by nfield

[…] “Successive governments during the last ten years, and largely under prime minister Shinzo Abe, have attempted to perpetrate a myth about the nuclear disaster. They have sought to deceive the Japanese people by misrepresenting the effectiveness of the decontamination … Continue reading →

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NY AG files lawsuit to support complete removal of Indian Point nuclear power facility via ABC50 Now

Posted on 2021/01/24 by nfield

by: Isabella ColelloPosted: Jan 22, 2021 / 04:24 PM EST / Updated: Jan 22, 2021 / 04:24 PM EST NEW YORK (WWTI) — A lawsuit was filed on Friday in regards to the complete dismantling of Indian Point. On behalf of New York State, New … Continue reading →

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New nuclear plant could rise at site of former one in NJ via Associated Press

Posted on 2021/01/06 by nfield

LACEY, N.J. (AP) – The company that’s in the process of mothballing one of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plants says it is interested in building a new next-generation nuclear reactor at the same site in New Jersey. Holtec International … Continue reading →

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Eric Epstein: Three Mile Island cleanup must be fully funded via TribLIVE

Posted on 2020/12/28 by nfield

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently granted approval for the transfer of the license of Three Mile Island Unit-2 (TMI-2) from FirstEnergy, a public utility, to TMI-2 Solutions, a limited liability corporation based in Utah. The NRC approved the license transfer without … Continue reading →

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Emptying of Spent Fuel Pool Next Step at Shuttered Nuclear Plant　via The Sand Paper.net

Posted on 2020/12/20 by nfield

December 20, 2020 By Gina G. Scala […] The agreement comes after a strained relationship between the company and the township led to legal action. Since 1969, Lacey Township has been the host community to Oyster Creek, once the oldest … Continue reading →

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Work begins soon on dismantling Duke Energy’s Crystal River nuclear plant via Tampa Bay Times

Posted on 2020/11/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The utility’s contractor began the decommissioning process this fall, which will ramp up in 2021. By Malena Carollo CRYSTAL RIVER — Decommissioning of Duke Energy Florida’s nuclear plant is finally underway. Accelerated Decommissioning Partners — Duke Energy’s decommissioning contractor — began … Continue reading →

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Shutdown of Iowa’s only nuclear power plant will mean less cancer via Des Moines Register

Posted on 2020/09/09 by nfield

By Joseph Mangano The Duane Arnold shutdown, at a time when safe, renewable wind power is growing rapidly, means a healthier future for Iowans. The derecho that slammed Iowa on Aug. 10 damaged the Duane Arnold nuclear reactor near Cedar … Continue reading →

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Holtec Settles Legal Battle with Massachusetts Over $1B Nuclear Plant Cleanup via ENR

Posted on 2020/06/24 by nfield

Massachusetts officials have dropped a lawsuit against Holtec International, now site owner and intended cleanup manager of the closed Pilgrim Nuclear Plant near Plymouth that allows the $1.13 billion-decontamination and decommissioning of the 670-MW site to move forward to be … Continue reading →

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