Tag Archives: tritium

Fire at Dounreay led to release of radioactivity via BBC

Posted on 2014/11/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A fire in part of Dounreay’s Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR) facility last month led to an “unauthorised release” of radioactivity into the environment. Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) said “procedural non-compliances and behavioural practices” by staff led to the incident … Continue reading →

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Russian scientists to develop technology to develop nuclear waste removal technology for Fukushima via Ria novosti

Posted on 2014/09/01 by norma field

MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti) – Russian nuclear scientists are developing the technology to clear Fukushima’s radioactive waste of tritium, Sergei Florya, project manager at radioactive waste management enterprise RosRAO told RIA Novosti. “We offer unique combined technology, unlike our … Continue reading →

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Dresden station monitoring identifies tritium via Morris Daily Herald

Posted on 2014/06/09 by norma field

MORRIS — Dresden Generating Station’s technical experts identified water containing tritium in on-site monitoring points through the station’s environmental monitoring program. “Our monitoring program functioned as designed, alerting us to the presence of tritium early so we can address the … Continue reading →

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TEPCO may consider discharging contaminated water into sea: IAEA Xinhua News Agency via GlobalPost

Posted on 2013/12/06 by norma field

TOKYO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — The head of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission in Japan monitoring the decommissioning process at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station said Wednesday that discharging contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean might … Continue reading →

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Rising Tritium Could Trigger Huge Fukushima Blasts via rense.com

Posted on 2013/07/25 by norma field

By Yoichi Shimatsu YOTSUKURA, FUKUSHIMA ­ The rising level of tritium measured in kelp samples south of the Fukushima 1 nuclear site is an indicator of intensifying nuclear reactions deep in the soil below the cracked reactors. Following the meltdowns … Continue reading →

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Does Nuclear Plant Proximity Endanger Health? [AUDIO] via New Jersey 101.5

Posted on 2013/07/19 by norma field

yster Creek Nuclear Power Plant opponents are hosting a forum next Tuesday to discuss an upcoming study looking at the health risk associated with living near U.S. nuclear power plants. The study is being conducted by National Research Council of … Continue reading →

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The Nuke Factory in Your Backyard via medium.com

Posted on 2013/07/18 by norma field

By Corey Hutchins How the U.S. quietly turned a civilian atomic power site into a so-called bomb facility — and what it means for the global arms race An innocuous industrial site belonging to Westinghouse Electric Co. sits off a … Continue reading →

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Toxic radiation ‘in groundwater’ at Fukushima via France24

Posted on 2013/07/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

AFP – Toxic radioactive substances have once again been detected in groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said on Sunday, the latest in a series of incidents at the tsunami-battered complex. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) … Continue reading →

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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Announces Three Separate Radioactive Spill in Month of May via Toronto Media Co-op

Posted on 2012/05/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Commission downplays risk to public and environment by Zach Ruiter Within one month the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) admitted that three nuclear reactors had accidental spills of Tritium or “heavy water” which is a radioactive hydrogen beta-emitter and known … Continue reading →

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