Tag Archives: Safety

Historic nuclear accident dashed Swiss atomic dreams via Swissinfo

Posted on 2019/01/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Fifty years ago today, a nuclear meltdown occurred in Switzerland’s first experimental nuclear power station. Built in an underground chamber in Lucens in the western part of the country, it was the site of the worst nuclear accident in Swiss … Continue reading →

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Roof repairs scheduled for nuclear processing facility at SRS, spokesperson says via Aiken Standard

Posted on 2019/01/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Colin Demarest Fixes are planned this year for a massive Savannah River Site nuclear processing plant, a U.S. Department of Energy spokesperson said Friday. The approximately 65-year-old H-Canyon will likely undergo roof repairs this summer, according to the spokesperson. … Continue reading →

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‘We made atomic bombs’: Nuclear Care Partners helps with aftermath of workplace radiation via KVAL

Posted on 2019/01/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

COBURG, Ore. – In the 1960s, Jim Lewis worked at Colorado’s Rocky Flats nuclear power plant. “At that plant,” Lewis said, “we made atomic bombs.” After three months working as a janitor, he ended up on the assembly line. That’s … Continue reading →

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Former NRC head disagrees with Bill Gates, says nuclear not a safe bet for combating climate change via

Posted on 2019/01/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Molly Brown  How much do you think about nuclear power? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is likely “not often.” Unless you work in the industry, you don’t hear too much about nuclear power these days, as Big Oil … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Residents Return Despite Radiation via Scientific American

Posted on 2019/01/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Jane Braxton Little Eight years after the nuclear meltdown, wary citizens are moving back to contaminated homesteads—some not by choice When the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began spewing radioactive particles after it was clobbered by a tsunami in March … Continue reading →

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First step to a solution on nuclear waste: End Yucca Mountain via Las Vegas Sun

Posted on 2019/01/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Judy Treichel There is an interesting phenomenon at the Department of Energy when it comes to the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. When a new concept for getting rid of waste is proposed, the reaction from the department is: … Continue reading →

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Hearing planned on barrel ruptures at E. Idaho nuclear site via Idaho State Journal

Posted on 2019/01/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A government board that makes recommendations on U.S. Department of Energy facilities plans to hold a public hearing concerning the rupture of four barrels containing radioactive sludge at an eastern Idaho nuclear site. The Defense Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Activists want details on inquiry into ex-nuke weapons plant via KRQE

Posted on 2019/01/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By: DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press DENVER (AP) – Activists asked a U.S. judge Thursday to make documents public from a 27-year-old criminal investigation into a former nuclear weapons plant outside Denver with a history of fires, leaks and spills. The … Continue reading →

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US developed technique turns smartphones into rapid radiation detectors via The Engineer

Posted on 2019/01/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Researchers from North Carolina State University in the US have developed a new technique that turns smartphones and other electronic devices into radiation detectors. According to the group, the technique could be used to triage medical cases in the event … Continue reading →

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You’re invited to tour historic nuclear reactor via East Idaho News

Posted on 2019/01/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

IDAHO FALLS – Fifty miles west of Idaho Falls in the Arco desert is the site of a once-active nuclear reactor. On Dec. 20, 1951, Experimental Reactor Breeder I became the first power plant to produce electricity using atomic energy. … Continue reading →

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