Tag Archives: Safety

Fermi 2 nuclear power plant offline after malfunction via The Blade

Posted on 2018/04/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEWPORT, Mich. — DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear plant is still offline following an unplanned shutdown Saturday morning that activated automatic safety systems when a plant transformer malfunctioned. John Austerberry, DTE spokesman, said the utility was still looking for the … Continue reading →

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Pressure Mounts on Japan to Join the Nuclear Ban Treaty via InDepthNews

Posted on 2018/04/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (IDN) – Japan is coming under pressure from within to sign and ratify the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty, which acknowledges the “unacceptable suffering” of the hibakusha – survivors of hitherto the first ever atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki … Continue reading →

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2nd Godzilla Anime Film Collaborates With Spa Resort in Fukushima via Anime News Network

Posted on 2018/04/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Godzilla: Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi (Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle), the second film in the Godzilla anime film trilogy, is collaborating with Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima. A collaboration event will run at the resort from May … Continue reading →

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Brussels Confirms Plan to Close All Nuclear Power Plants by 2025 via Sputnik

Posted on 2018/03/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The government of Belgium has endorsed an energy strategy, confirming its plan to shut down all nuclear power plants (NPP) in the country by 2025. According to a document published by the Cabinet, Belgium aims to “withdraw from nuclear energy … Continue reading →

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Steam leak prompts power generation to halt at Japan nuclear plant via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/03/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) — Kyushu Electric Power Co. stopped generating and supplying electricity at its nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan on Saturday after detecting a steam leak the previous day. The utility said there has been no radiation leak and that … Continue reading →

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Accident Reported in Romanian Nuclear Plant, Reactor Shut Down via Sputnik

Posted on 2018/03/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Thursday instructed a monitoring service to carry out an investigation into two incidents at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant (NPP) that occurred in recent days, local media reported on Thursday. […] The company stressed … Continue reading →

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Energy Northwest in Richland to help with new type of nuclear reactor via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2018/03/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Energy Northwest in Richland will help an emerging nuclear company, Terrestrial Energy USA, with a new type of commercial nuclear reactor. Energy Northwest, which operates the Pacific Northwest’s only nuclear power reactor, already has a similar agreement with another nuclear … Continue reading →

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Seven years on, radioactive water at Fukushima plant still flowing into ocean, study finds via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/03/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

More than seven years after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, radioactive water is continuing to flow into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled No. 1 plant at a rate of around 2 billion becquerels a day, a study has … Continue reading →

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Three Mile Island: Yes People Died/Are Dying! – TMI 39th Anniversary SPECIAL – NH #353 via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2018/03/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This week’s full-length Three Mile Island 39th Anniversary SPECIAL includes interviews with or information from: Arnie Gundersen, Chief Engineer for Fairewinds Energy Education. Watch a video of Arnie Gundersen speaking about the accident at the 40th Anniversary of the founding … Continue reading →

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Nuclear regulator OKs 30-yr plan to scrap troubled Monju reactor via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/03/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved a plan to decommission the trouble-plagued Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor over the next 30 years. The move paves way for the Japan Atomic Energy Agency to take on the … Continue reading →

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