Source: Washington Post
Date: 2/8/2012
by Steven Mufson
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is
widely expected to approve on Thursday a construction and operating
license for new nuclear power reactors for the first time since 1978,
giving Southern Co. the green light to build two new units at its
existing Vogtle site in Georgia.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
2/7/2012 More Concerns Over San Onofre Safety
Source: San Diego Reader
Date: Posted February 7, 2012, 7:26 a.m.
by: Dave Rice
Concerns about safety and the durability of components at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are continuing to surface as the plant approaches a full week of complete shutdown. The plant’s Unit 3 reactor was taken out of commission after a radioactive water leak was discovered on January 31, while Unit 2 was already down for scheduled maintenance. The Unit 1 reactor was taken offline permanently in 1992.
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Date: Posted February 7, 2012, 7:26 a.m.
by: Dave Rice
Concerns about safety and the durability of components at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are continuing to surface as the plant approaches a full week of complete shutdown. The plant’s Unit 3 reactor was taken out of commission after a radioactive water leak was discovered on January 31, while Unit 2 was already down for scheduled maintenance. The Unit 1 reactor was taken offline permanently in 1992.
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- Nuclear Expert: Pipe ruptures at Calif. nuke plant could have lead to meltdown, China Syndrome, catastrophic radioactivity release (VIDEO)
- San Onofre Whistleblower: This is extremely significant — They had an actual tube rupture — This is very, very significant (VIDEO)
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Monday, February 6, 2012
2/5/2012 Magnitude 5 Earthquake Strikes Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuke Plant
Source: Rianovosti
Date: 13:38 05/02/2012
The Bushehr nuclear power plant in south Iran
MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti)
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in south Iran, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website on Sunday.
The earthquake struck at 9:40 a.m. local time (06:10 GMT) on Sunday some 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Bushehr, with its epicenter registered at a depth of 10 km.
There were no reports so far of any casualties or damage to the nuclear power plant caused by the quake.
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Date: 13:38 05/02/2012
The Bushehr nuclear power plant in south Iran
MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti)
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in south Iran, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website on Sunday.
The earthquake struck at 9:40 a.m. local time (06:10 GMT) on Sunday some 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Bushehr, with its epicenter registered at a depth of 10 km.
There were no reports so far of any casualties or damage to the nuclear power plant caused by the quake.
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2/2/2012 Shining the Light on the Triple Meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi
Source: Fairewinds Associates
Date: 2/5/2012
by: Arnie Gundersen
CCTV host Margaret Harrington interviews Maggie and Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education Corp regarding the triple meltdown in March 2011 at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. There were ample warnings that both TEPCO and Japan's regulators ignored steps that would have prevented this tragedy. Throughout the world, nuclear oversight has been compromised by the revolving door and cozy relationship between the nuclear industry and the so-called nuclear regulators who promote nuclear power rather than regulate.
Date: 2/5/2012
by: Arnie Gundersen
CCTV host Margaret Harrington interviews Maggie and Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education Corp regarding the triple meltdown in March 2011 at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. There were ample warnings that both TEPCO and Japan's regulators ignored steps that would have prevented this tragedy. Throughout the world, nuclear oversight has been compromised by the revolving door and cozy relationship between the nuclear industry and the so-called nuclear regulators who promote nuclear power rather than regulate.
2/5/2012 Russia Nuclear Institute Fire: 'No Threat' Says Government
Source: Reuters via Huffington Post
First Posted: 02/ 5/2012 8:47 am Updated: 02/ 5/2012 3:34 pm
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Sunday at a Moscow nuclear research centre that houses a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor, an emergency official said, and Russia's nuclear agency said there were no open flames and no threat of a radiation leak.
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First Posted: 02/ 5/2012 8:47 am Updated: 02/ 5/2012 3:34 pm
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Sunday at a Moscow nuclear research centre that houses a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor, an emergency official said, and Russia's nuclear agency said there were no open flames and no threat of a radiation leak.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
2/3/2012 San Onofre: One Leaks, the Other Doesn’t… Yet
Source: capitoilette
Date: 2/3/2012
For those who thought that, with the new year, nuclear power had turned a page and put its “annus horribilis” behind it–as if the calendar were somehow the friend America’s aging reactors–let’s take a quick look at January 2012.
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Date: 2/3/2012
For those who thought that, with the new year, nuclear power had turned a page and put its “annus horribilis” behind it–as if the calendar were somehow the friend America’s aging reactors–let’s take a quick look at January 2012.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
2/2/2012 San Onofre Shutdown Costing Up To $1 Million A Day
Source: KPBS
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
By: Maureen Cavanaugh, Ed Joyce, Patty Lane, Claire Trageser
Above: Murray Jennex, an associate professor at SDSU's Homeland Security Program and former consultant for San Onofre, speaks with Joanne Faryon on KPBS television's Evening Edition about the San Onofre shutdown.
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remained off-line for a second day today after it was shut down by a small gas leak that possibly spread to the atmosphere.
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Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
By: Maureen Cavanaugh, Ed Joyce, Patty Lane, Claire Trageser
Above: Murray Jennex, an associate professor at SDSU's Homeland Security Program and former consultant for San Onofre, speaks with Joanne Faryon on KPBS television's Evening Edition about the San Onofre shutdown.
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remained off-line for a second day today after it was shut down by a small gas leak that possibly spread to the atmosphere.
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2/2/2012 Radiation Leak Minimal in Byron Shutdown: U.S.
Source: NBC 5 Chicago
Date: Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 | Updated 2:10 PM CST
Radioactive tritium released was not enought to present a danger
The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Date: Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 | Updated 2:10 PM CST
Radioactive tritium released was not enought to present a danger
The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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2/1/2012 IAEA, Iran to meet again after "good" talks
Source: Reuters
Date:
(Reuters) - Senior U.N. nuclear inspectors plan another trip to Iran later this month after holding what both sides described as good talks on the Islamic state's disputed atomic program.
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Date:
(Reuters) - Senior U.N. nuclear inspectors plan another trip to Iran later this month after holding what both sides described as good talks on the Islamic state's disputed atomic program.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
2/1/2012 New Risks for Nuclear Plants
Source: Wall Street Journal
Date: 2/1/2012
By: REBECCA SMITH
Nuclear reactors in the central and eastern U.S. face previously unrecognized threats from big earthquakes, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. Experts said upgrading the plants to withstand more substantial earth movements would be costly and could force some to close.
Date: 2/1/2012
By: REBECCA SMITH
Nuclear reactors in the central and eastern U.S. face previously unrecognized threats from big earthquakes, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. Experts said upgrading the plants to withstand more substantial earth movements would be costly and could force some to close.
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2/1/2012 Radioactive Leak at California Nuclear Power Plant
Source: Washington's Blog
Date: 2/1/2012
Date: 2/1/2012
Probable Leak at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday:
Officials at the San Onofre nuclear power plant shut down one of the facility’s two units Tuesday evening after a sensor detected a possible leak in a steam generator tube.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
1/30/2012 Home video of Byron Nuclear Generating Station venting radioactive steam
Source: rcjmd YouTube channel
Date: 1/30/2012
Offsite power was lost on 1/30/2012 due to equipment failure in the switchyard which caused the nuclear power plant's diesel backup generators to kick in. An Unusual Event was declared, which is the lowest of four emergency classifications established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In the video steam containing small amounts of tritium (radioactive hydrogen) is being vented from the reactor, which is out of the ordinary. Under normal operation, only the cooling towers vent steam. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was sent out to gather air samples as well as water and vegetation samples to test for radioactive tritium levels.
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Date: 1/30/2012
Offsite power was lost on 1/30/2012 due to equipment failure in the switchyard which caused the nuclear power plant's diesel backup generators to kick in. An Unusual Event was declared, which is the lowest of four emergency classifications established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In the video steam containing small amounts of tritium (radioactive hydrogen) is being vented from the reactor, which is out of the ordinary. Under normal operation, only the cooling towers vent steam. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was sent out to gather air samples as well as water and vegetation samples to test for radioactive tritium levels.
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