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Monthly Archives: February 2016

TEPCO Executives Indicted Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster; Trial Next Year; The End of Impunity? And the Mysterious M-Fund?

February 29, 2016

Former TEPCO executives were indicted on Monday, 29 Feb., 2016, over TEPCO’s Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, and are expected to be …

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“Plume-Gate” Summary

February 28, 2016

Originally posted on hatrickpenry:
Plume-Gate Abstract by Hatrick Penry 2/25/14 Here are the Plume-Gate basics, condensed into a short, easy…

Tens of Thousands Join UK Anti-Nuke Demo Billed as Biggest in Generation

February 27, 2016

From CommonDreams.org: “Tens of Thousands Join UK Anti-Nuke Demo Billed as Biggest in Generation by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer ‘We …

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Scrapping Trident and Transitioning to a Nuclear-Free World

February 27, 2016

From CommonDreams.org: “Scrapping Trident and Transitioning to a Nuclear-Free World As the illicit trade in nuclear weapons escalates alongside the …

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TEPCO-USNRC Knew Fukushima Was A Triple Meltdown (Units 1,2,3) Almost Immediately; Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Believed Failed

February 26, 2016

Photo of the 4 Fukushima Daiichi Reactors on Idaho National (Nuclear) Lab, INL, web site. US NOAA model of dispersion, …

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Germany Ushered in the Atomic Age; German Prototype Nuclear Reactors; Shouldn’t Germany Find Solution Other Than Dumping on Others? Deadline to Oppose German Dumping of Nuclear Waste on USA is March 11th

February 25, 2016

Dismantling the (Nazi) German Nuclear Reactor (Pile) at Haigerloch, 50 km SW of Stuttgart, in April 1945 As Germany is …

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Nuclear Trail of Tears: Swiss-German Plutonium Believed to Have Just Been Dumped on South Carolina; More on Its Way – Object Until March 11th, 11.59 pm EST

February 23, 2016

“A Journey of Injustice Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands…” http://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm They …

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Calls for Reopening Investigation of Corruption at Los Alamos Nuclear Lab and of Suspicious Suicide of Ex-Deputy Director Richard Burick

February 23, 2016

Los Alamos National [Nuclear] Laboratory, UPSHOT KNOTHOLE Grable Questionable Suicide of Los Alamos National Lab Retired Deputy Director At the …

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The Case of the Leaky Valve and Radioactive Water Spill at Takahama Nuclear Reactor Unit 4, Feb. 20, 2016

February 22, 2016

According to KEPCO, at Takahama Unit 4 PWR (pressurized water reactor) in Japan an alarm indicating “caution on the primary …

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Radioactive Waste Dump Owner Semnani Paid Govt Official $600,000; Official Went to Jail, Got Cancer; Semnani Got Fined, Became Iran Policy “Expert”, “Philanthropist”

February 21, 2016

The $40 million being given by the US DOE to a US nuclear reactor “start-up” company, X-energy, owned by Iranian …

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US to Throw $40 Million to Iranian (X-Energy) for More Research on Dangerous, Failed Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactors, as Germany Tries to Dump its Failed Pebble Bed Spent Nuclear Fuel On America; German Experience-Contaminated Sites Prove Pebble Bed Unsafe and Unreliable

February 21, 2016

The US DOE is throwing $40 million of taxpayer money to X-Energy, a “start-up” company owned by an Iranian, about …

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Nuclear Whistleblowers Report Criminal Acts by Multiple US Government Agencies; Affidavit Ties Lockheed-Martin to Karen Silkwood’s Death.

February 19, 2016

“Nuclear Whistleblowers Proof of Criminal Acts by Multiple Government Agencies“, 3 Hour Video here: http://youtu.be/x1usmYI-v88 Partial summary of case below …

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Lightening Scrammed Nuclear Reactor Loss of Cooling; Off For Weeks; On Again, Now OFF; USNRC Inspection

February 18, 2016

One month after a thunderstorm led to a scram, the US NRC announced that there had been a loss of …

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US Radiation Release Rule for I-131 Patients Allowing High Public Exposure Comes Back On Hospital ER Causing Panic

February 17, 2016

US Hospitals are ok with sending home patients, who are irradiating family members and sometimes the general public through their …

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Pope Francis: “The Earth Herself, Burdened & Laid waste, Is Among the Most Abandoned & Maltreated Of Our Poor”; The Earth Healed by the Sun; Indigenous Populations Have Much to Teach About Harmony with Nature

February 17, 2016

Pope Francis continues his message of being good stewards, i.e. caretakers, of the earth and all that is in it. …

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Trump Reminds GOP of Bush’s 9/11 Failure and Iraq War Lies

February 16, 2016

Image from: http://www.c-span.org/video/?404517-1/donald-trump-primary-night-speech From CommonDreams.org: “Published on Sunday, February 14, 2016 Trump Booed for Reminding GOP of Bush’s 9/11 Failure …

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UK Nuclear “Beauty Pageant” Scheme: More Than Sheer Madness; Rudd Conflict of Interest

February 16, 2016

The UK is having an architectural contest to “beautify” the proposed Moorside Nuclear reactor Site, which we choose to call …

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EDF Postpones Decision on Nuclear Reactors at Hinkley Point in the UK; “Justification” Still Sought to Use Defective Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel at Flamanville in France; Old Cracked UK Nuclear Reactors Given Operating Extensions

February 15, 2016

Solidarity and Opposition to EDF-AREVA Nuclear Power on Both Sides of the Channel [Update: Unfortunately, our post remains relevant for …

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Occupy-Protest EDF Nuclear (#Occupy EDF15thFeb)

February 15, 2016

Originally posted on southwestagainstnuclear:
The group South-West Against Nuclear (SWAN) are calling for an international day of action and occupation…

Radioactive Groundwater Contamination Found at All US Nuclear Power Stations: Pipe Failures Endanger Nuclear Power Station Cooling Systems-Environment

February 14, 2016

Corroding, or otherwise damaged, nuclear power station water intake pipes for cooling could cause a major nuclear disaster. Corroded, damaged, …

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Risk of Uncontrolled Nuclear Reactions (i.e. Criticality Events) in Water Saturated Deeply Buried Nuclear Waste

February 13, 2016

In “Conditions for criticality by uranium deposition in water-saturated geological formations“, Xudong Liu; Joonhong Ahn of the Dept of Nuclear …

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South Africa Civil Society Contests Nuclear Environmental Impact Report; Minister Speaking Against Nuclear Axed

February 12, 2016

Earthlife Africa Protest outside the Eskom buildings in Johannesburg, SA Excerpted from Greenpeace and Earthlife Africa’s comments on the Environmental Impact …

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Another Three Mile Island Disaster or Worse in the Making: Brunswick and Perry Nuclear Power Stations Valve and Electrical Failures This Week

February 12, 2016

Oddly, Nuclear Power Stations depend on electricity from the grid for cooling of the reactor and its spent fuel pool. …

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Multiple Failures; Dependence Upon External Grid Led to Near-Miss at Scottish Nuclear Power Station

February 11, 2016

The electrical grid, sheep at Hunterston B – about 30 miles, 50 km, from Glasgow, Scotland. Dependence upon external sources …

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Most Curious Page of President’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster Report: What is Hidden? Will It Be Declassified?

February 11, 2016

The Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster bears similarity to nuclear “events” which continue to be frequently reported by the US …

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Turning off Indian Point And Keeping the Subways Running

February 11, 2016

Originally posted on Energy Matters:
By Roger Witherspoon             For the past decade, Entergy and supporters have proclaimed that its…

Sellafield Nuclear Facility Has Fellside Gas Fired Power Station to Cool Spent Nuclear Fuel; “Reprocess” Nuclear Waste

February 10, 2016

Sellafield Nuclear Facility, in the UK, has its own gas-fired power station! While this appears mostly for “reprocessing” as well …

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New Biorefinery Process More Effective at Producing Biofuel from Algae – US National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

February 10, 2016

NREL Press Release: “Renewable Fuels from Algae Boosted by NREL Refinery Process February 9, 2016 A new biorefinery process developed …

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Were Nuclear Power Station Piping Problems Fixed at Hunterston B in Scotland? Is it even Possible?

February 9, 2016

In 2012 there was a “Discovery of problems with planned pipework routes during installation of the new nitrogen system tie-ins …

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The Ongoing Saga 67: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

February 9, 2016

This post ran from 9 Feb. 2016 to 2 March 2016. Order is inverted. The most recent updates are on …

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Southeastern US Forests Chopped Down for European Heating

February 9, 2016

Originally posted on EU Bioenergy:
By Lisa Benedetti, BirdLife Europe The American southeast is a place where rich bottomland hardwood forests…

Dangerous Sakurajima Volcano 50 km (31 mi) from the Sendai Nuclear Power Station Still Spewing Ash, If Wind Direction Changes Ash May Reach Sendai NPS

February 8, 2016

Sakurajima, approximately 50 km (31 mi) from Sendai Nuclear Power Station, is classified as a Decade Volcano, one of “16 …

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Lumber Liquidators Inc. Sentenced for Illegal Importation of Hardwood and Related Environmental Crimes

February 8, 2016

Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica, USFWS, Hollingsworth, John and Karen From the US DOJ: “Department of Justice, Office of Public …

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Nuclear Terrorism: 296,000 Radioactive Shots Per SECOND (Bq) per Liter of Water (34 oz) Near Entergy’s Indian Pt. Nuclear Power Station; Compare to M134 Gun at 100 Rounds Per Second

February 7, 2016

296,000 Radioactive Shots Per SECOND (Bequerels) per Liter of Water (34 oz) in groundwater test wells for Entergy’s Indian Pt. …

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Taiwan 6.4 M Earthquake Reminder: Ring of Fire is Exceptionally Bad Location for Nuclear Power Stations

February 6, 2016

Like Japan, Taiwan is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is an exceptionally bad location for nuclear power …

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Pipe Sleeve Corrosion “Substantial Safety Hazard” for V.C. Summer-Vogtle AP1000 Nuclear Power Stations Under Construction

February 5, 2016

These nuclear power stations are still under construction and, yet, are already suffering from dangerous corrosion, presumably due to substandard …

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US State Dept Unclassified Email Warned Radioactive Steam from Fukushima Blowing Toward Tokyo; FOIA Page Appears Missing

February 4, 2016

A US State Dept document recently released on the US FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) site warns that radioactive steam …

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Radioactive Material (Tritium) in Urine of People Living Near Nuclear Reactors in China: Importance of Wind Direction, Mountains

February 4, 2016

Wind direction and topography, such as mountains, play an important role in dispersal of radioactive materials. Nuclear reactors legally leak …

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Thousands Mobilize in France Against ‘Headlong Rush into Authoritarianism’

February 3, 2016

From Common Dreams: “Published on Saturday, January 30, 2016 Thousands Mobilize in France Against ‘Headlong Rush into Authoritarianism’ ‘It is …

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Perception is Everything

February 2, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
Twenty years ago the Lake District National Park declared that a famous stand of beech trees…

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  • Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Inspector General on the China Nuclear Spy Case January 17, 2017

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