Source: Yahoo Health
Date: 9/9/2011
Radioactive material released into the sea in the Fukushima nuclear
power plant crisis is more than triple the amount estimated by plant
operator Tokyo Electric Power Co, Japanese researchers say.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
9/7/2011 (Video) Hartmann with Dr. Helen Caldicott - Should NW Japan be Evacuated?
Source: RT News
Date: 9/7/2011 upload date
by: Thom Hartman
Dr. Helen Caldicott, The Helen Caldicott Foundation/NuclearFreePlanet.org joins Thom from Australia. We're now nearly six month removed from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan that triggered a global nuclear catastrophe. And while some progress has been made to deal with this never-before-seen nuclear crisis - there's still a long way to go - lots of questions still unanswered - and enormous risk still blanketing the nation of Japan. So much so - that world renowned physician and anti-nuclear advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott recently issued a dire warning to the Japanese people. Not buying into the Japanese government's efforts to downplay the crisis - Dr. Caldicott warned people living in North Japan and around the crippled Fukushima reactors to get the hell out of the area.
Date: 9/7/2011 upload date
by: Thom Hartman
Dr. Helen Caldicott, The Helen Caldicott Foundation/NuclearFreePlanet.org joins Thom from Australia. We're now nearly six month removed from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan that triggered a global nuclear catastrophe. And while some progress has been made to deal with this never-before-seen nuclear crisis - there's still a long way to go - lots of questions still unanswered - and enormous risk still blanketing the nation of Japan. So much so - that world renowned physician and anti-nuclear advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott recently issued a dire warning to the Japanese people. Not buying into the Japanese government's efforts to downplay the crisis - Dr. Caldicott warned people living in North Japan and around the crippled Fukushima reactors to get the hell out of the area.
9/8/2011 Blackout shuts down San Onofre nuclear reactors
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: September 8, 2011 5:03 pm
The blackout affecting large swaths of San Diego County led to a shutdown of two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
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Editor's Note: This is the nuclear power plant 60 miles Southeast of Los Angeles where there was a recent 4.2 magnitude earthquake. Every time there is a fast unexpected shutdown, or "SCRAM" it degrades the integrity of the reactor core somewhat. This of course is not a good thing. See the excellent article "Earthquakes, Hurricanes Highlight Serious Regulation Flaws" for more details on this.
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Date: September 8, 2011 5:03 pm
The blackout affecting large swaths of San Diego County led to a shutdown of two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
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Editor's Note: This is the nuclear power plant 60 miles Southeast of Los Angeles where there was a recent 4.2 magnitude earthquake. Every time there is a fast unexpected shutdown, or "SCRAM" it degrades the integrity of the reactor core somewhat. This of course is not a good thing. See the excellent article "Earthquakes, Hurricanes Highlight Serious Regulation Flaws" for more details on this.
View Live Ustream Radiation Detectors in a larger map
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
9/6/2011 Microbes Generate Electricity While Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste
Source: Science Daily
Date: 9/6/2011
ScienceDaily (Sep. 6, 2011) — Researchers at Michigan State University have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals.
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Date: 9/6/2011
ScienceDaily (Sep. 6, 2011) — Researchers at Michigan State University have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals.
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RadiationNews™ Google gadget updated with new feeds
I added the following new RSS feeds to the RadiationNews™ Google gadget:
1. Enformable which is the new Lucas Whitefield Hixson website and replaces the old feed
2. Dr. Helen Caldicott Foundation NuclearFreePlanet.org NUCLEAR POWER feed
3. Beyond Nuclear (beyondnuclear.org) news feed
4. World Nuclear News feed
5. All Things Nuclear feed
6. NRC News Releases feed
The gadget can be embedded in your own website or
for a convenient way to check up on the latest nuclear developments.
1. Enformable which is the new Lucas Whitefield Hixson website and replaces the old feed
2. Dr. Helen Caldicott Foundation NuclearFreePlanet.org NUCLEAR POWER feed
3. Beyond Nuclear (beyondnuclear.org) news feed
4. World Nuclear News feed
5. All Things Nuclear feed
6. NRC News Releases feed
The gadget can be embedded in your own website or
for a convenient way to check up on the latest nuclear developments.
Friday, September 2, 2011
9/1/2011 4.2 earthquake rumbles across Los Angeles
Source: AP and CBS
Date: September 1, 2011 5:20 PM
(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - A magnitude-4.2 earthquake and aftershocks rattled nerves across the Los Angeles region Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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Editor's Note: The nearest nuclear power plant I could find was the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station which is 60 miles SE of Los Angeles.
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Date: September 1, 2011 5:20 PM
(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - A magnitude-4.2 earthquake and aftershocks rattled nerves across the Los Angeles region Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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Editor's Note: The nearest nuclear power plant I could find was the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station which is 60 miles SE of Los Angeles.
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9/2/2011 Earthquake risk to nuclear reactors greater than thought
Source: AP via pal-item.com
Date: 9/2/2011
by: Dina Cappiello and Jeff Donn
WASHINGTON (AP) — The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data. The nation’s nuclear regulator believes a quarter of America’s reactors may need modifications to make them safer.
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Date: 9/2/2011
by: Dina Cappiello and Jeff Donn
WASHINGTON (AP) — The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data. The nation’s nuclear regulator believes a quarter of America’s reactors may need modifications to make them safer.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
9/1/2011 Reactors restart after Irene
Source: World Nuclear News
Date: 9/1/2011
Two nuclear power reactors which were shut down as Hurricane Irene swept up the east coast of the USA have now been restarted. Exelon's single-unit Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey was taken offline on 27 August as a precaution against the approaching hurricane-force winds. The utility, having found that the reactor had not sustained any damage, announced that the 636 MWe boiling water reactor had restarted operation on 30 August. Constellation reported on 31 August that it had restarted unit 1 at its Calvert Cliffs plant in Maryland. The 825 MWe pressurized water reactor shut down automatically after aluminium cladding dislodged from a nearby building hit a transformer, while the plant's second unit continued to operate safely.
Date: 9/1/2011
Two nuclear power reactors which were shut down as Hurricane Irene swept up the east coast of the USA have now been restarted. Exelon's single-unit Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey was taken offline on 27 August as a precaution against the approaching hurricane-force winds. The utility, having found that the reactor had not sustained any damage, announced that the 636 MWe boiling water reactor had restarted operation on 30 August. Constellation reported on 31 August that it had restarted unit 1 at its Calvert Cliffs plant in Maryland. The 825 MWe pressurized water reactor shut down automatically after aluminium cladding dislodged from a nearby building hit a transformer, while the plant's second unit continued to operate safely.
9/1/2011 Earthquake shifted nuclear storage casks up to 4 inches
Source: USA Today
Date: 9/1/2011
by: Wendy Koch
The magnitude-5.8 earthquake last week in Virginia caused 25 of 27 spent-fuel storage casks at a nearby nuclear power plant to shift 1 to 4 inches, officials said Thursday.
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Date: 9/1/2011
by: Wendy Koch
The magnitude-5.8 earthquake last week in Virginia caused 25 of 27 spent-fuel storage casks at a nearby nuclear power plant to shift 1 to 4 inches, officials said Thursday.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
8/31/2011 FACTBOX-US nuclear facilities back in restart after Irene
Source: Reuters
Date: Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:27pm GMT
Aug 31 (Reuters) - The following lists nuclear power plants in the path of Hurricane Irene and
their status as of early Wednesday.
Some plants remained fully operational through the storm, while a few were shut or reduced power in advance of expected major storm surge.
In Maryland, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group's Calvert Cliffs 1 facility remained shut offline after a transformer was hit by a section of aluminum siding during the storm.
The North Anna nuclear plant in Virginia remains shut following last week's earthquake in the region. The plant cannot be restarted until the operator can show no functional damage occurred to equipment needed for safe operation. [ID:nN1E77S184]
© Thomson Reuters 2011 All rights reserved
Date: Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:27pm GMT
Aug 31 (Reuters) - The following lists nuclear power plants in the path of Hurricane Irene and
their status as of early Wednesday.
Some plants remained fully operational through the storm, while a few were shut or reduced power in advance of expected major storm surge.
In Maryland, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group's Calvert Cliffs 1 facility remained shut offline after a transformer was hit by a section of aluminum siding during the storm.
The North Anna nuclear plant in Virginia remains shut following last week's earthquake in the region. The plant cannot be restarted until the operator can show no functional damage occurred to equipment needed for safe operation. [ID:nN1E77S184]
STATE OWNER PLANT MONDAY STATUS RESTART TIMING CAPACITY MW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connecticut Dominion Millstone Unit 2 BACK AT FULL PWR N/A 884 Connecticut Dominion Millstone Unit 3* BACK AT FULL PWR N/A 1,227 Maryland Constellation Calvert Cliffs 1* UP TO 2 PT UNKNOWN 873 Maryland Constellation Calvert Cliffs 2 NO IMPACT N/A 862 Massachusetts Entergy Pilgrim NO IMPACT N/A 685 New Hampshire NextEra Seabrook NO IMPACT N/A 1,295 New Jersey PSEG Nuclear Salem Unit 1 NO IMPACT N/A 1,174 New Jersey PSEG Nuclear Salem Unit 2 NO IMPACT N/A 1,130 New Jersey PSEG Nuclear Hope Creek NO IMPACT N/A 1,161 New Jersey Exelon Oyster Creek* BACK AT FULL PWR N/A 619 New York Entergy Indian Point 2 NO IMPACT N/A 1,020 New York Entergy Indian Point 3 NO IMPACT N/A 1,025 N. Carolina Progress Brunswick Unit 1* BACK AT FULL PWR N/A 938 N. Carolina Progress Brunswick Unit 2* UP TO 94 PCT N/A 937 N. Carolina Progress Harris Unit 1 NO IMPACT N/A 900 Pennsylvania Exelon Limerick 1 BACK AT FULL PWR N/A 1,134 Pennsylvania Exelon Limerick 2 BACK AT FULL PWR N/A 1,134 Virginia Dominion Surry Unit 1 NO IMPACT N/A 799 Virginia Dominion Surry Unit 2 NO IMPACT N/A 799 Virginia Dominion North Anna Unit 1 OFFLINE UNKNOWN 980.5 Virginia Dominion North Anna Unit 2 OFFLINE UNKNOWN 972.9 Vermont Entergy Vermont Yankee NO IMPACT N/A 620 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Key:
GE - General Electric
WH - Westinghouse
Numbers in brackets show current power output
Stations to which NRC dispatched additional staff
Sources: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, companies
(Reporting by Eileen Moustakis, Jeanine Prezioso, Selam Gebrekidan, David Sheppard, Joshua
Schneyer and Matthew Robinson in New York, Eileen O'Grady in Houston;editing by Sofina Mirza-Reid)
© Thomson Reuters 2011 All rights reserved
8/27/2011 (Video) Speculation: Why are malformed babies never seen in Japan?
Source: koizuka77 YouTube Channel
Date: 8/27/2011 upload date
Keiko Ichikawa, the author of "A Letter from Fukushima", says why we hardly see malformed children in Japan and what will possibily happen hereafter, in the symposium on the accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant held in Odawara on 21st Aug 2011.
Date: 8/27/2011 upload date
Keiko Ichikawa, the author of "A Letter from Fukushima", says why we hardly see malformed children in Japan and what will possibily happen hereafter, in the symposium on the accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant held in Odawara on 21st Aug 2011.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
8/30/2011 Fukushima Update–Mini-Fukushima in DC’s Back Yard?
Source: The Paltry Sapien
Date: 8/30/2011
by: Matthew Payne
While everybody has been focused on hurricane Irene, the 5.8 scale earthquake that massaged the East Coast has fallen into the public’s rear-view mirror. The public had best do a quick head swivel, however, and pay attention to this odd little geological event. It was not just a bit of rock and roll that cracked the facade of the Washington Monument (insert pithy and wry observation about the metaphoric meaning of that here), it provided a wake-up call, a good tug at the bed sheets, for our sleepy nuclear watchdogs.
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Date: 8/30/2011
by: Matthew Payne
North Anna Nuclear Power Plant (c/o Wikipedia)
While everybody has been focused on hurricane Irene, the 5.8 scale earthquake that massaged the East Coast has fallen into the public’s rear-view mirror. The public had best do a quick head swivel, however, and pay attention to this odd little geological event. It was not just a bit of rock and roll that cracked the facade of the Washington Monument (insert pithy and wry observation about the metaphoric meaning of that here), it provided a wake-up call, a good tug at the bed sheets, for our sleepy nuclear watchdogs.
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