Source: Associated Press via Bloomberg Business Week
Date: September 26, 2011, 9:29AM ET
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich.
Entergy Corp.'s Palisades Nuclear Plant in southwestern Michigan has shut down five days after restarting from an earlier shutdown.
Entergy said the plant shut down automatically from full power about 3:10 p.m. Sunday because of an electrical breaker fault.
New Orleans-based Entergy said no one was hurt in the shutdown. Entergy said plant personnel are evaluating the problem and working toward "a repair and restoration schedule."
Palisades is in Van Buren County's Covert Township, about 55 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. It was shut down Sept. 16 because of a loss of water in a cooling system, then brought back on the grid last Tuesday.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspected the plant in August after a water pump component failed.
Editor's Note: Two shutdowns in such a short span of time is definitely concerning to say the least.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
9/27/2011 Southern Gambles on First U.S. Nuclear Reactors in 30 Years
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
Date: September 27, 2011, 7:23 PM EDT
by: Julie Johnsson
(Updates with comment from NRC’s Hatchett in sixth paragraph.)
Editor's Note: Vogtle Electric Generating Plant where the two new reactors will be added by Southern Companies is shown in the map below.
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Date: September 27, 2011, 7:23 PM EDT
by: Julie Johnsson
(Updates with comment from NRC’s Hatchett in sixth paragraph.)
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Southern Co. is poised to
end a three-decade freeze on nuclear development as the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission considers granting it the first license to build
new reactors since the Three Mile Island accident.
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Editor's Note: Vogtle Electric Generating Plant where the two new reactors will be added by Southern Companies is shown in the map below.
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9/27/2011 (Video) Fukushima: Worst Since Nagasaki: Nightly News Report
Source: Infowars Nightly News
Date: 9/27/2011
by: Alex Jones
The EPA has indeed made safe radiation levels more lax, as Alex Jones states. The Bloomberg article Alex is referring to is
Date: 9/27/2011
by: Alex Jones
The EPA has indeed made safe radiation levels more lax, as Alex Jones states. The Bloomberg article Alex is referring to is
Fukushima Desolation Worst Since Nagasaki as Residents Flee
9/27/2011 Space Radiation Expected to Rise for Airline Passengers and Astronauts
Source: Space.com
Date: 27 September 2011 Time: 01:24 PM ET
by: by Charles Q. Cho
Radiation hazards are likely to increase for air travelers and
spacefarers in coming years due to changes in solar activity,
researchers say.
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Date: 27 September 2011 Time: 01:24 PM ET
by: by Charles Q. Cho
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9/27/2011 Cuomo’s Indian Point hype
Source: New York Post
Date: 9/27/2011
Looks like Gov. Cuomo didn’t take the hint from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which last spring said that safety at Indian Point in the wake of Japan’s nuclear crisis “is really not a serious concern.”
The governor, in his first-ever online town meeting over the weekend, said he has no doubts replacement power can be found if Indian Point is shut down.
Date: 9/27/2011
Looks like Gov. Cuomo didn’t take the hint from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which last spring said that safety at Indian Point in the wake of Japan’s nuclear crisis “is really not a serious concern.”
The governor, in his first-ever online town meeting over the weekend, said he has no doubts replacement power can be found if Indian Point is shut down.
Friday, September 23, 2011
9/17/2011 (Video) Japan's Fukushima 'worst in history'
Source: Al Jazeera
Date: 9/17/2011 Upload date
by: Steve Chao
At least one billion becquerels a day of radiation continue to leak from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant after the March earthquake and tsunami. Experts say that the total amount of radiation leaked will exceed amounts released from Chernobyl, making Fukushima the worst nuclear disaster in history. Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports from the Japanese capital of Tokyo.
Date: 9/17/2011 Upload date
by: Steve Chao
At least one billion becquerels a day of radiation continue to leak from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant after the March earthquake and tsunami. Experts say that the total amount of radiation leaked will exceed amounts released from Chernobyl, making Fukushima the worst nuclear disaster in history. Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports from the Japanese capital of Tokyo.
10 Most Radioactive Places on Earth
Source: brainz
While the 2011 earthquake and worries surrounding Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still don't realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010 report by The Blacksmith Institute, an NGO dedicated to tackling pollution. You might be surprised by the locations of some of the world’s most radioactive places — and thus the number of people living in fear of the effects radiation could have on them and their children.
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While the 2011 earthquake and worries surrounding Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still don't realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010 report by The Blacksmith Institute, an NGO dedicated to tackling pollution. You might be surprised by the locations of some of the world’s most radioactive places — and thus the number of people living in fear of the effects radiation could have on them and their children.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
9/20/2011 (Video) Hartmann: A Fukushima survivor reveals all
Source: RT News: The Big Picture
Date: 9/20/2011 Upload Date
by: Thom Hartman
Aileen Mioko SMITH, Kaori Izumi & Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear join Thom Hartmann. We here at the Big Picture and on my radio show have been doing our best to keep you updated on the latest developments coming out of Japan - as that nation tries to deal with one of the worst nuclear catastrophes in the history of the world. To help us do that - tonight - I'm joined by a few special guests in the studio who've flown here all the way from Japan to share their story - and to warn the world about the dangers of nuclear power. Later this week - they will travel to the United Nations where they will call on the UN to recognize human rights violations against children caused by the Fukushima crisis - and ask the UN to stop its global promotion of nuclear energy.
Date: 9/20/2011 Upload Date
by: Thom Hartman
Aileen Mioko SMITH, Kaori Izumi & Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear join Thom Hartmann. We here at the Big Picture and on my radio show have been doing our best to keep you updated on the latest developments coming out of Japan - as that nation tries to deal with one of the worst nuclear catastrophes in the history of the world. To help us do that - tonight - I'm joined by a few special guests in the studio who've flown here all the way from Japan to share their story - and to warn the world about the dangers of nuclear power. Later this week - they will travel to the United Nations where they will call on the UN to recognize human rights violations against children caused by the Fukushima crisis - and ask the UN to stop its global promotion of nuclear energy.
9/20/2011 Column of the Day: What’s happening in Fukushima?
Source: Fukushima Diary
Date: 9/20/2011
by: Mochizuki 9/20,Japanese government declared Fukushima nuclear plants can be settled (kept under 100C) (“cold shutdown”) by the end of this year.
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Date: 9/20/2011
by: Mochizuki 9/20,Japanese government declared Fukushima nuclear plants can be settled (kept under 100C) (“cold shutdown”) by the end of this year.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
9/17/2011 Palisades Nuclear Plant In Michigan Shutdown After Repeated Cooling Failure
Source: The Examiner
Date: 9/17/2011
by: Alexader Higgins
The Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Michigan has been shutdown after critical parts of the cooling system needed to cool the reactor failed for at least the third time within the last 2 years.
A notification of a nuclear event has been issued for the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert, Michigan.
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Editor's Note: Map showing facility below
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Date: 9/17/2011
by: Alexader Higgins
The Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Michigan has been shutdown after critical parts of the cooling system needed to cool the reactor failed for at least the third time within the last 2 years.
A notification of a nuclear event has been issued for the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert, Michigan.
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Read full article here
Editor's Note: Map showing facility below
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8/21/2011 (Video) Nuclear Family
Source: Dateline SBS
Date: 8/21/2011
by: Toshi Maeda
While much of the media’s attention has turned away from events in Japan, millions of people are still feeling the after-effects of March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Japanese video journalist Toshi Maeda gives Dateline an insider’s view of the daily challenges still facing residents, including his own wife and young daughter.
Near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, he finds ghost towns, where those remaining struggle with little work, money or food. Close-knit families have been left divided by the disaster as members move elsewhere to try and make a living.
One family that Toshi meets, the Sakuuchis, also don't know how the radiation, at 14 times the normal level, will ultimately affect them and the youngest member of their family, four-year-old Honoka.
Contamination concerns too are affecting agricultural businesses hundreds of kilometres away, and even daily food shopping in Tokyo has become an ordeal… all with a backdrop of discontent over a lack of government transparency and action.
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For full article and other extras visit the Dateline SBS website here
Editor's Note: Below is a map of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant sited in the video as having been shut down and the target of nuclear protesters.
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Date: 8/21/2011
by: Toshi Maeda
While much of the media’s attention has turned away from events in Japan, millions of people are still feeling the after-effects of March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Japanese video journalist Toshi Maeda gives Dateline an insider’s view of the daily challenges still facing residents, including his own wife and young daughter.
Near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, he finds ghost towns, where those remaining struggle with little work, money or food. Close-knit families have been left divided by the disaster as members move elsewhere to try and make a living.
One family that Toshi meets, the Sakuuchis, also don't know how the radiation, at 14 times the normal level, will ultimately affect them and the youngest member of their family, four-year-old Honoka.
Contamination concerns too are affecting agricultural businesses hundreds of kilometres away, and even daily food shopping in Tokyo has become an ordeal… all with a backdrop of discontent over a lack of government transparency and action.
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For full article and other extras visit the Dateline SBS website here
Editor's Note: Below is a map of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant sited in the video as having been shut down and the target of nuclear protesters.
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9/10/2011 (Video) Reconstruction Challenges Six Months after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Source: NHK World: Japan 7 Days
Date: 9/10/2011
by: Minori Takao
Six months have passed since the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on northeastern Japan. This week's Japan 7 Days examines the current situation, the progress to date, and the challenges for reconstruction.
Physical Infrastructure
Minamisanriku, in Miyagi Prefecture, is one of the hardest-hit communities. Newscaster Minori Takao went back to the town for the first time since May to assess the progress in reconstruction of infrastructure and removal of rubble. She also reports on how a temporary shopping street is restoring some sense of normalcy to residents' daily lives.
Social Infrastructure
All of Minamisanriku's evacuation centers were closed by the end of August, once people were relocated to temporary housing. While they have a roof over their head, they lack the community ties that had been established in their old neighborhoods. The town has started sending personnel around to make sure residents don't fall into isolation. Temporary home dwellers have also taken steps of their own, including setting up a "salon" to foster communication.
Business and Industry
Fishing used to be a lucrative occupation in the Omoe district of the city of Miyako. Some fishermen earned more than $130,000 dollars annually. The tsunami, however, washed away most of the area's 800 fishing vessels. A lack of financial aid from the government made things worse. The local fishermen's association started collaborative projects to help, but income has fallen dramatically. The fishermen, however, are not giving up.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Updates on Reactors 1-4 and impediments to resolving the crisis.
Persons Displaced by the Fukushima Meltdown
All 11,000 residents of the town where four of the six Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant reactors are located don't know whether they will be able to return. Some are coming to terms with the necessity of restarting their lives in different places.
Date: 9/10/2011
by: Minori Takao
Six months have passed since the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on northeastern Japan. This week's Japan 7 Days examines the current situation, the progress to date, and the challenges for reconstruction.
Physical Infrastructure
Minamisanriku, in Miyagi Prefecture, is one of the hardest-hit communities. Newscaster Minori Takao went back to the town for the first time since May to assess the progress in reconstruction of infrastructure and removal of rubble. She also reports on how a temporary shopping street is restoring some sense of normalcy to residents' daily lives.
Social Infrastructure
All of Minamisanriku's evacuation centers were closed by the end of August, once people were relocated to temporary housing. While they have a roof over their head, they lack the community ties that had been established in their old neighborhoods. The town has started sending personnel around to make sure residents don't fall into isolation. Temporary home dwellers have also taken steps of their own, including setting up a "salon" to foster communication.
Business and Industry
Fishing used to be a lucrative occupation in the Omoe district of the city of Miyako. Some fishermen earned more than $130,000 dollars annually. The tsunami, however, washed away most of the area's 800 fishing vessels. A lack of financial aid from the government made things worse. The local fishermen's association started collaborative projects to help, but income has fallen dramatically. The fishermen, however, are not giving up.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Updates on Reactors 1-4 and impediments to resolving the crisis.
Persons Displaced by the Fukushima Meltdown
All 11,000 residents of the town where four of the six Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant reactors are located don't know whether they will be able to return. Some are coming to terms with the necessity of restarting their lives in different places.
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