Wanted: Short term, possibly long term position that pays thousands of dollars for up to an hour of work requiring little training working in perilously radioactive environments. A Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) official said this week that the company has tasks fit for “jumpers” (ジャンパー) — workers so called because they “jump” into highly [...]
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“Jumpers” (ジャンパー) wanted
Posted in Nuclear, Radiation, tagged Fukushima, Job posting, Nuclear, Radiation, TEPCO on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
HB 2184 – A Texas-Sized Plan for Nuclear Waste
Posted in Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste, tagged Harold Simmons, HB 2184, Nuclear, radioactive waste, WCS on March 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
HB 2184 will probably be voted out of the Texas House State Affairs Committee later this afternoon and so far, legislation that impacts how much, from where and how safely radioactive waste will be stored at a West Texas site is moving forward in favor of the private operator, giving them the power to negotiate [...]
How close is your home to a nuclear power plant?
Posted in Nuclear, tagged japan, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Texas on March 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
If a crisis at a nuclear reactor happened in the U.S., could you be living in a danger zone? In a 10-mile radius, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the air could be unsafe to breathe in the event of a major catastrophe. In 50 miles, food and water supplies may be unsafe. Click here to [...]
How much radioactive material is at the Fukushima plant?
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Fukushima, japan, Nuclear, rachel maddow, Spent fuel pool, Spent nuclear fuel on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On last night’s Rachel Maddow Show, Ms. Maddow provided some interesting information about how much radioactive fuel might be on site at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. We’ve provided a quick overview below, but the show’s presentation and graphics are much better than what we can provide. Click here to watch the segment on “How [...]
Local organization asks NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to consider what is happening in Japan in deliberations of the proposed nuclear plant at Victoria, Tx
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Cooling pond, Exelon, japan, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Victoria Texas on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back in January, Texans For A Sound Energy Policy (TSEP) filed formal legal contentions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging denial of Exelon’s application for an Early Site Permit (ESP) for a proposed nuclear power plant site south of Victoria, Texas. Yesterday, TSEP appeared at a hearing before a three-judge panel of the Atomic [...]
Japanese nuclear disaster demands a re-examination of US nuclear policy
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Fukushima, japan, loan guarantee, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, United States on March 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The tragic events unfolding in Japan demand a re-examination of U.S. nuclear policy. While stocks in nuclear plummet and nuclear industry lobbyists scramble on Capitol Hill to shore up support for massive federal subsidies to kick-start the stagnate industry, concerns regarding the existing aging fleet are surfacing and should be heeded. Click here to read [...]
Japan’s current nuclear fiasco and implications for STP
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Fukushima Daiichi, Nuclear, public citizen texas, STP, TEPCO on March 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The word “meltdown” goes to the heart of the big nuclear question – is nuclear power safe? Richard Black, Environment correspondent with the BBC News tries to answer this question and address questions about what is happening at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Click here to read the BBC article. One issue he does bring [...]
WSJ Poll shows Americans willing to cut $ from the budget for nuclear loan guarantees
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Nuclear, subsidy on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News public opinion poll released yesterday morning, cutting subsidies for new reactors is the single most popular possible budget cut, with 57% finding such cuts either completely or mostly acceptable. No other program got more than 52% support for budget cuts, and most programs slated for cuts received far [...]
Texans for Lots of Radiation bring attention to nuclear-waste kingpin’s donations to Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste, tagged Harold Simmons, Nuclear, Public Citizen, radioactive waste, texans for public justice, TLR on March 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Texans for Lots of Radiation (TLR too) brought attention to the record donations raised by Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) PAC ($6.9 million in the 2010 election cycle) with help from its No. 1 donor: nuclear-waste kingpin Harold Simmons. To reduce the cost of negligently harming other people, the PAC took 12 cents of every [...]
France reports incidents at 8 nuclear plants
Posted in Energy, Nuclear, Renewables, tagged Électricité de France, France, International Nuclear Event Scale, Nuclear, Nuclear Power on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Associated Press, France, the most nuclear-dependent country in the world, with over 75 percent of its electricity coming from nuclear reactors, recently reported incidents at 8 of their 59 reactor units. French authorities say they are having to replace faulty metal bearings in the emergency power systems of eight nuclear plants due [...]
Sign a petition to the Prime Minister of Japan in opposition to Japanese bank loans for South Texas (nuclear) Project expansion
Posted in Global Warming, tagged japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nuclear, nuclear information and resource service, STP, Texas on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) are asking folks to sign on to a petition to the Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet in opposition to proposed loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for the construction of two new nuclear reactors in south Texas. NIRS is also sending a letter signed [...]
NRC revising classification of low-level radioactive waste
Posted in Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste, tagged Nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, radioactive waste on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Reprint of NRC notice No. 11-027 February 16, 2011 PUBLIC MEETING FEB. 24 TO DISCUSS REVISIONS TO KEY NRC DOCUMENT ON CLASSIFICATION OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting Feb. 24 in Rockville, Md., to discuss potential revisions to a key document used by agency staff in classifying low-level [...]
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