Tag Archives: Safety

New Investigative Book Questions Safety of France’s Nuclear Power Plants via French Tribune

Posted on 2018/02/11 by nfield

In a new book to be published today, investigative reporters Thierry Gadault and Hugues Demeude disclose major deficiencies in the condition of several large nuclear power plants in France. “Today, the question is no longer to know if a serious … Continue reading →

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‘Pohang Quake had No Impact on Safety of Nuclear Reactors’ via KBS World Radio

Posted on 2018/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

South Korea’s nuclear safety commission says that an earthquake that hit the southeastern city of Pohang early Sunday had no impact on the safety of the nation’s 25 nuclear power plants and radioactive waste disposal facilities. The Nuclear Safety and Security … Continue reading →

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Nuclear bomb production wrong for N.M. via Santa Fe/New Mexican

Posted on 2018/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

New Mexico’s senators and congressmen are making a bad choice for their constituents by lobbying to retain the production of nuclear bomb triggers, or “pits,” at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The production of plutonium pits is one of the most … Continue reading →

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Trump administration halts penalties against firms that punish nuclear whistleblowers via The Washington Post

Posted on 2018/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Department of Energy has temporarily halted an Obama administration regulation that allowed for civil penalties against federal nuclear contractors that retaliate against whistleblowers who report waste, fraud, abuse and dangerous conditions. In procedural rules published in the Federal Register, the … Continue reading →

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Gov. candidates weigh in on nuclear cleanup deal via Post Register

Posted on 2018/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com The two Democratic candidates to be Idaho’s next governor want the state to take a tough stance on enforcing the 1995 Settlement Agreement, while the Republicans were more open to modifying the agreement and granting waivers … Continue reading →

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World in Ukraine: Japanese scientists work to reclaim Chornobyl for solar and wildlife via Kyiv.post

Posted on 2018/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Now, almost 32 years after the disastrous explosion that in 1986 spewed radiation across Europe, the pond remains one of the most radioactive parts of the 10-kilometer exclusion zone around the shuttered plant. But while the dead zone looks … Continue reading →

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Court: Idaho nuclear waste documents won’t be made public via ABC News

Posted on 2018/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

U.S. officials don’t have to provide details about proposed shipments of extremely radioactive spent commercial nuclear fuel to the country’s top government nuclear research laboratory in Idaho, a federal court has ruled. The ruling was a major setback to a … Continue reading →

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Utility Sues Nuclear Energy Institute For Extortion via OilPrice.com

Posted on 2018/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

We aren’t lawyers, but extortion sounds like a serious charge. NextEra Energy, parent of Florida Power and Light and owner of several nuclear power stations around the country recently launched a lawsuit against the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the nuclear … Continue reading →

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Toshiba seeks deal in Ukraine to revive nuclear power business via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Toshiba Corp. is planning another foray into an overseas nuclear-power industry, forced in part by the disastrous consequences of its previous failure abroad, sources said. The Tokyo-based company has started negotiations with Energoatom, a Ukrainian state-run power company, to supply … Continue reading →

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Taiwan Power Co. seeks to reactivate nuclear reactor in New Taipei via Taiwan News

Posted on 2018/02/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

If the reactor passes inspection and the request is approved, a vote on reactivation will go to the Nat. Legislature TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – On Monday, Feb. 5, the Taipower Company submitted an application to Taiwan’s Atomic Energy Council (AEC) … Continue reading →

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