Tag Archives: NRC

Recipe for a Big Bang: Permit Issued to Frack 1 Mile From Nuclear Power Plant via AlterNet

Posted on 2012/10/28 by norma field

On Oct. 3, Chesapeake Energy was issued a permit by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to drill for natural gas by fracking one mile from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. This is disturbing news … Continue reading →

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Cancer Risk Near San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant to be Studied by Federal Researchers via NBC Southern California

Posted on 2012/10/25 by norma field

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will examine cancer rates and other issues at the plant as part of a larger study that will include health risks at seven nuclear power facilities across the nation, including the Dresden Nuclear Power Station … Continue reading →

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Calif. Quake Felt at Diablo Canyon Over Weekend, Reactors Remain Online via Nuclear Power Industry News

Posted on 2012/10/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Operators at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant felt a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in central California over the weekend, but it did not trip the reactors or cause any damage at the plant. Nonetheless, the shaking prompted an unusual event notification … Continue reading →

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Permit given for fracking near nuclear plant via Herald Standard.com

Posted on 2012/10/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chesapeake Energy has a permit to frack just one mile from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport. Whether that is cause for alarm, experts can’t say. But one thing is for sure — in the midst of the … Continue reading →

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Leaked Report Suggests Long-Known Flood Threat To Nuclear Plants, Safety Advocates Say via Huffington Post

Posted on 2012/10/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An un-redacted version of a recently released Nuclear Regulatory Commission report highlights the threat that flooding poses to nuclear power plants located near large dams — and suggests that the NRC has misled the public for years about the severity … Continue reading →

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Entergy & NRC Watchers needed at NRC meeting on Palisades’ CRDM through-wall leakage　via BeyondNuclear

Posted on 2012/09/27 by norma field

Entergy Nuclear’s problem-plagued Palisades atomic reactor, located on the southeastern shoreline of Lake Michigan in Covert, MichiganThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced a public meeting, to be held on Monday, October 1st from 1-2 PM Central time (2-3 … Continue reading →

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Massive Cover-Up of Risks from Flooding to US Nuclear Facilities via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/09/19 by norma field

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Engineers Charge Government Coverup: Reactor Meltdown “Absolute Certainty” If Dam Fails … 100s of Times More Likely than Tsunami that Hit Fukushima Reactors in Nebraska and elsewhere were flooded by swollen rivers and almost melted down. See … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission may study power plant health risks via The LA Times

Posted on 2012/08/24 by norma field

The last time federal officials assessed cancer rates in the communities surrounding nuclear power plants, they concluded that radiation releases were insignificant and health risks, if any, were too small to measure. TheU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been relying on … Continue reading →

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U.S. Regulator Halts Nuclear-Plant Licensing via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2012/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Court Rules That NRC Can No Longer Accept Assurances a Permanent Waste Repository Is Coming The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it would stop issuing licenses for nuclear plants until it addresses problems with its nuclear-waste policy that were raised … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for July 31st – August 2nd, 2012 via Greenpeace

Posted on 2012/08/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of Nuclear Politics in Japan Over 70% of 1,253 people who attended eight town hall meetings say that nuclear power should … Continue reading →

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