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New problem at Fukushima: Groundwater leaking into contaminated plant and how to dispose of it

Robert Singleton wrote 2 weeks ago:  The New York Times reported April 29: Two years after a triple meltdown that grew into the world’s … more →

Tags: radiation leak, Plant Shutdowns, Fukushima 4, meltdown, Nuclear Power, Japan, fukushima, TEPCO, leak

Event Reports: Reactor scrams in Louisiana, Alabama and Massachusetts, Fitness for Duty violations in Alabama and Illinois

Robert Singleton wrote 12 months ago: Another busy week at the NRC Event Reports page: 1. Monday afternoon, Unit 1 at the River Bend nucle … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, fitness for duty, Event Reports, Plant Shutdowns, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pilgrim, Dresden, River Bend, Browns Ferry

Event Reports: Fire at Mississippi nuke, a supervisor on drugs at Florida facility and an Arkansas TV station issues an inaccurate emergency alert 1 comment

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Here’s some items from today’s NRC Event Reports: 1. Yesterday evening, a fire broke out … more →

Tags: fitness for duty, Event Reports, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fire-2, drugs at work, Grand Gulf, Turkey Point, Entergy, Arkansas Nuclear

Event Reports: Fires in South Carolina and Florida, a lightning strike in Mississippi and a reactor shutdown in Illinois1 comment

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: It was a busy Tuesday on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Event Reports page: 1. Yesterday … more →

Tags: Event Reports, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fire-2, Hydrogen leak, Grand Gulf, Catawba, Turkey Point, Quad Cities, Nuclear Power

New study: Radiation readings around Fukushima still dangerously high

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Japan Times reported yesterday: High levels of radiation, including a rate of 470 millisieverts … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, evacuation plans, Fukushima 4, meltdown, Radiation exposure, Nuclear Power, fukushima

Event Reports: Safety display systems out at Georgia nuke, manual reactor scram at Mississippi plant1 comment

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: A couple of items from today’s NRC Event Reports: 1. The Hatch nuclear power plant in Georgia … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, Event Reports, Plant Shutdowns, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, coolant leak, Grand Gulf, Hatch, Nuclear Power, united states

CNN to air story on older US nuclear reactors tonight

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: CNN will air an investigative report tonight on the 23 U.S. nuclear power plants that use the GE Mar … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, Plant Shutdowns, Nuclear Power, Vermont Yankee, united states, CNN, GE Mark I reactors

Event Report: Alabama nuke might not be able to shut down in event of fire

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Browns Ferry nuclear power plant told the NRC this morning that a recent review had cast doubts on t … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, Event Reports, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Browns Ferry, Tennessee Valley Authority, Nuclear Power, event reports, united states, Alabama

Pipes at damaged Fukushima reactor freeze, leak‏

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Japan Times reported today: Two more water leaks were found at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant M … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, coolant leak, Fukushima 4, Nuclear Power, fukushima, leak

Event Report: Stuck valve knocks out safety system at New Jersey nuke

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: During maintenance testing yesterday, operators at the Hope Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey … more →

Tags: Event Reports, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Hope Creek, Nuclear Power, united states, New Jersey

New report: U.S. 'nuclear renaissance' unlikely after Fukushima

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: (Is it just me, or is there something about this picture of one of the containment buildings at Fuku … more →

Tags: Finance, Expansion, Fukushima 4, construction delays, Nuclear Renaissance, Nuclear Power, nuclear renaissance, united states

New report says lack of preparation, bad communication made Fukushima nuclear crisis worse

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Reuters reported today: A lack of preparation and poor communication at top levels after disaster st … more →

Tags: radiation leak, Japan, Earthquake, Fukushima 4, flooding, meltdown, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima

Fukushima tops list of Sustainable Business Forum's list of corporate responsibility stories for 2011

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Each year, Sustainable Business Forum publishes a list of the news stories that represent the worst … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, Fukushima 4, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima

Event Reports: Human errors, tritium releases and a hydrogen leak1 comment

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Some items from today’s NRC Event Reports:   1. Sometimes safety systems can be overcome by hu … more →

Tags: Clinton, Dresden, Event Reports, Hydrogen leak, Monticello, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, radiation leak, Reactor problems, River Bend

Absolutely no progress is being made at Fukushima, says Japanese reporter‏

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: With much fanfare, the Japanese government and TEPCO announced that the Fukushima reactors were now … more →

Tags: radiation leak, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, worker exposure, Fukushima 4, meltdown, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima

Most radiation exposure was outside of Fukushima exclusion zone, according to new report

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Reuters reported today: Residents outside the Fukushima exclusion zone were likely most exposed to r … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, Earthquake, Explosion, Fukushima 4, meltdown, Nuclear Power

Cesium found in infant milk formula in Japan1 comment

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Reuters just reported: Japan’s Meiji Holdings said on Tuesday that radioactive cesium was foun … more →

Tags: radiation leak, Japan, Fukushima 4, Nuclear Power, Cesium, Meiji, Infant Formula

Update: NRC says November shutdown at NC nuke was the result of human error

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Last Wednesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission received a Preliminary Notification concerning a m … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, Event Reports, Plant Shutdowns, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, coolant leak, Preliminary Notification, Brunswick, Nuclear Power, North Carolina

New radioactive water leak from Fukushima discovered‏

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The New York Times reported today: At least 45 tons of highly radioactive water has leaked from a pu … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, Earthquake, Explosion, coolant leak, Fukushima 4, Fire-2


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