Tag Archives: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

The Quake to Make Los Angeles a Radioactive Dead Zone via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2019/07/06 by nfield

By Harvey Wasserman 06 July 2019 We are THIS CLOSE to an unimaginable apocalyptic horror: Had Friday’s 7.1 earthquake and other ongoing seismic shocks hit less than 200 miles northwest of Ridgecrest/China Lake, ten million people in Los Angeles would … Continue reading →

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Does the nuclear industry have a back door into its regulator? via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/04/29 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter […] In December 2017, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) released a report  which it posted on its website, and that of the Office of Science and Technical Information (OSTI) — a division within the Department of … Continue reading →

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Why didn’t the US “ground” its Fukushimas? via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/03/20 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter Ralph Nader* the country’s leading consumer advocate, hit the nail on the head last Wednesday when he labeled the United States Federal Aviation Adminstration’s (FAA) hesitance to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 an example of … Continue reading →

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In Era of Aging Reactors, Nuclear Industry’s Push for Deregulation Sparks Warning of ‘Collision Course’ With Disaster via Common Dreams

Posted on 2019/03/15 by nfield

Independent watchdogs are raising alarm about the nuclear power industry’s ongoing efforts to convince federal regulators to scale back safety inspections and limit what “lower-level” issues are reported to the public. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—an agency dominated by President … Continue reading →

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Riding the Wild Bull of Nuclear Power via Counterpunch

Posted on 2019/03/15 by nfield

by EVAGGELOS VALLIANATOS […] The nuclear disaster in Japan was an opportunity for America: the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was Gregory Jaczko. Jaczko goes to Washington A series of accidents had brought to Washington, DC, Jaczko, a theoretical physicist … Continue reading →

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Republicans at U.S. nuclear regulator pass stripped down safety rule via Reuters

Posted on 2019/01/27 by nfield

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans on the U.S. nuclear power regulator approved a stripped down safety rule on Thursday that removes the need for nuclear plants to take extra measures based on recent science to protect against hazards such as floods … Continue reading →

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Does living near a nuclear plant give children cancer? via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2018/10/02 by nfield

By Cindy Folkers   Nuclear regulators don’t want you to know More than 60 studies have shown increases of childhood leukemia around nuclear facilities worldwide. Despite this finding, there has never been independent analysis in the US examining connections between childhood cancer … Continue reading →

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NRC says Vogtle employees falsified inspection reports, proposes $145K fine via UtilityDive

Posted on 2018/02/27 by nfield

Dive Brief: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to levy a $145,000 civil penalty on Southern Nuclear for violations that occurred at the Vogtle nuclear facility in Georgia in 2016. Regulators say employees at the plant failed to complete required checks of … Continue reading →

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But America’s Fukushima-design reactors should have closed immediately after Japan disaster via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2018/02/05 by nfield

By Paul Gunter   […] “It’s clear that Oyster Creek and the entire, aging U.S. nuclear reactor fleet is hemorrhaging financially,” Gunter said. “The fact that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the nuclear industry continue to prioritize financial margins … Continue reading →

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Report: Illinois’ aging nuclear reactors have been ignoring regulators via The DePaulia

Posted on 2018/01/16 by nfield

There is an invisible, looming threat lurking alongside Illinois’ rivers and lakes. Nuclear power plants that have outdated backup power systems and are vulnerable to flooding, but the state’s nuclear reactors have been ignoring years of warnings, according to a … Continue reading →

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