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Fort Calhoun nuclear plant, one to watch

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , , on July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Although flood concerns at Nebraska’s two nuclear power plants have subsided for the time being, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced short and long term plans that will examine and possibly affect flood safety at both reactors.  The NRC is schedule to be in Omaha starting July 27th examining flood control at the Fort [...]

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Need a geiger counter? There’s an app for that!

Posted in Nuclear, Radiation on July 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Had a nuclear power plant meltdown in your neighborhood and need to check radiation levels?  Well, there’s an iphone app for that. Crazy as it may sound, Safecast, a global project created after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami that caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan, has been building a radiation sensor [...]

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Radioactive Waste Commission meeting on August 20th

Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste, tagged , , on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission will meet Saturday, August 20, 2011, at 10:30 AM in the James Roberts Center, 855 Hwy 176 East, Andrews, TX 79714.  Don’t know yet what they will have on their agenda, but they say it will be posted in the Texas Register and on the Commission website when [...]

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Tepco, wouldn’t want to be you

Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste, tagged , , , , on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In their ongoing effort to accomplish a cold shutdown by January, Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), the beleaguered operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant said it had resumed the use of recycled water to cool the reactor cores this weekend, a week after its first attempt was suspended due to leaks that developed [...]

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Obscure Japanese prefecture governor could decide the fate of nuclear power for his country

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It appears that the fate for nuclear power in Japan following the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, could be decided by a local governor of an obscure prefecture of about 850,000 residents on the southernmost main island of Kyushu. Governor Yasushi Furukawa of Saga Prefecture, must decide in coming days whether to support a request by Prime [...]

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What The Fukushima Is Going On In Omaha?

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , , on June 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is monitoring events at the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant after a protective berm holding back floodwaters from the Missouri River collapsed early today. The plant, located about 19 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska, is operated by Omaha Public Power District.  NRC has been monitoring this plant since  June [...]

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Three-quarters of US nuclear power plants have had radioactive tritium leaks

Posted in Nuclear, Radiation, tagged , , , , , on June 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »

According to an Associated Press investigative report, three-quarters of the nation’s commercial nuclear power sites have had tritium leaks (a radioactive form of hydrogen), often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping and the number and severity of the leaks has been escalating as the reactors age, even as federal regulators extend the licenses of more [...]

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New NRC rule would minimize “legacy sites” but might create more waste for WCS

Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste, tagged , , , on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Facilities that process large quantities of radioactive material have the potential for significant environmental contamination due to the scale of their operations. Over time, leaks from these facilities can lead to significant radioactive contamination of the subsurface soil and groundwater.  In addition, the high costs of disposing of radioactive material off-site may lead these facilities [...]

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The Shroud of Fukushima

Posted in Nuclear, Radiation, tagged , , , on June 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

According to the London Telegraph, Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has announced that they will start construction of a shroud over the No. 1 reactor at the ill-fated Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant where a hydrogen explosion destroyed the walls and roof of the reactor building on March 12, the day after the cooling system was [...]

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Aging nuclear plants create radioactive waste in need of disposal, with few options available

Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste, tagged , , , , on June 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Critiques of nuclear generation have generally revolved around safety risks and high construction fees, but relatively little attention has been paid to what happens when a nuclear plant powers down for good. Costs Can Reach Over $1 Billion Nuclear plants must be decommissioned at the end of their useful life, and operating licenses are generally for [...]

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STP license renewal application oral arguments on June 27th

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , , on June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) will hear oral argument on June 27, via teleconference, on the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development [SEED] Coalition’s request to participate in the South Texas Project operating reactor license renewal proceeding. The ASLB is the independent body within the NRC that presides over hearings where the public can [...]

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Why Can’t We Get It Right? New German Energy Plan to Close Nuclear Power Plants

Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Nuclear on June 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »

In  an energy  article published today,  The New York Times reports German Prime Minister Angela Merkel abandoned plans for extending the life of Germany’s nuclear power plants and ordered them to be closed by 2022. This is a stunning reversal of energy policy for the German Chancellor considering she approved plans 9 months ago to [...]

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Nuclear Power taking a dive in Europe

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , , on May 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Last week, the seven-member Federal Council of Switzerland called for the decommissioning of the country’s five nuclear power reactors and development of new energy sources to replace them. The recommendation will be debated in the Swiss parliament, which is expected to make a final decision next month. If approved, the five reactors (at four facilities) [...]

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“Clean Energy” Bank Bill would enable unlimited taxpayer funding of new nuclear reactors

Posted in Nuclear, tagged , , , on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER “CLEAN ENERGY” BANK BILL MAY 26, 2011 ACT NOW TO BLOCK “CEDA”! The Senate Energy Committee is scheduled to consider today–May 26, 2011–a bill establishing a new “clean energy” bank called the Clean Energy Development Administration (CEDA). Unfortunately, this “clean energy” bank is anything but a source for funding genuinely [...]

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Oi Polloi – Nuclear Waste

Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In honor of SB 1605, a Simmons‘ led bill on the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, we decided to post a music video speaking of more sensible, viable options for clean energy. Hope you enjoy it! And the lyrics after the jump if you want them:

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