Westinghouse nuclear fuel factory – more leaks discovered
More leaks discovered at troubled SC nuclear fuel factory; feds investigating, The State.com BY SAMMY FRETWELL, sfretwell@thestate.com August 31, 2018 HOPKINS The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
View ArticleIn USA, A National Campaign Emerges to Prevent Nuclear War
Preventing Nuclear War: A National Campaign Emerges https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/09/04/preventing-nuclear-war-national-campaign-emerges Nationally this effort is bringing together social,...
View ArticleTropical storms pose danger to America’s nuclear power stations
Tropical Storm Gordon Warning For US Gulf Coast: Reminder Of The Dangers Of Mixing Severe Weather With Nuclear Power; Another Tropical Storm In Atlantic , Mining Awareness, 4 Sept 18 It’s that time...
View ArticleCompanies Orano – formerly AREVA, and Holtec aim for private-public...
Plans Move Forward for Privately Funded Storage of Nuclear Waste, Power 09/05/2018 | Darrell Proctor The Trump administration has revived the discussion of using Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a...
View ArticleThe economic pain of nuclear power station closures
Nuclear Plant Closures Bring Economic Pain to Cities and Towns, Pew, STATELINE ARTICLE, September 5, 2018, By: Martha T. Moore “…….. Aging nuclear power plants are closing, doomed by the high cost of...
View ArticleUSA’s Duke Energy rules out any new nuclear plants in its long range plans
No more nukes: Duke Energy writes new nuclear out of its long-range plan, By John Downey – Senior Staff Writer, Charlotte Business Journal Sep 6, 2018, For the first time in 13 years, Duke Energy...
View ArticleUSA and Russia – in 20th Century -devised hideously elaborate ways of blowing...
Top-secret ‘doomsday machine’ documents reveal terrifying nuclear apocalypse plans...
View ArticleCall to USA’s military to save the nuclear power industry
Senators from both parties look to the military to save nuclear power https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/senators-from-both-parties-look-to-the-military-to-save-nuclear-powerm by John...
View ArticleCongress must curb Trump’s power to start a nuclear war. He is not a well man
President Trump is not well. Congress must curb his power to start a nuclear war. The fate of the earth depends on it The Inquirer, Will Bunch September 6, 2018 Within seconds after someone at the New...
View ArticlePro nuclear lobbyist Michael Shellenberger enthuses for nuclear weapons. Has...
we can now add “preventing war” to the list of nuclear energy’s superior characteristics – Shellenberger Who are we to deny weak nations the nuclear weapons they need for self-defense? – Shellenberger...
View ArticleResidents of Chatsworth, Simi Valley angry about slow pace of Santa Susana...
There’s renewed anger in Chatsworth, Simi Valley, over Santa Susana Field Lab clean-up By SARAH FAVOT |September 2, 2018 Frustrated with the pace of cleanup of a former rocket engine test site on...
View ArticleNevada vows to fight plan to send plutonium to security site
by Jeff Gillan , 9 Sept 18, LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Nevada’s elected officials reacted with alarm Thursday to a Department of Energy proposal to send a ton or more of weapons-grade plutonium to the Nevada...
View ArticleA denied claims specialist will be meeting later this month with former...
Atomic illness claims specialist to hold eastern Idaho sessions...
View ArticleClimate change marches- many thousands of Americans call for action on...
Rise for Climate: thousands march across US to protest environment crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/08/rise-for-climate-protests-san-francisco-new-york. 9 Sep 18 Protests...
View ArticleWildfire at Hanford nuclear reservation
Wildfire burns at Hanford nuclear reservation https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article218057675.html, BY ANNETTE CARY, acary@tricityherald.com, September 08, 2018 RICHLAND, WA A wildfire...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Conducts Military Exercises in Gulf Amid Iran Tension
Bloomberg By Zainab Fattah, September 9, 2018, Exercises to ensure free movement in Gulf, Red Sea chokepoints Iran said it’ll halt exports from Hormuz if it’s oil barred The U.S. Navy is conducting...
View ArticleNever mind Trump’s energy policies; California is going for 100% renewable...
BBC 10th Sept 2018 , California has passed a law committing to exclusively carbon-free electricity sources by 2045, setting it against US President Donald Trump’s energy policy. “There is no...
View ArticleTransfer of nuclear wastes to canisters is on hold. NRC to inspect SanOnofre...
NRC To Inspect San Onofre Nuclear Plant After Waste Canister Incident, NPR, 10 Sep 18, The transfer of nuclear waste to storage canisters at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California...
View ArticleAmerican politicians pusreactorshing to have tax-payers fund new nuclear
Bipartisan senators seek to revive nuclear energy investment, Utility Dive, Iulia Gheorghiu@IMGheorghiu, Dive Brief: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a nuclear energy bill with a group of...
View ArticleMore $millions for nuclear weapons in US US spending bill
Nuclear weapons budget gets boost in US spending bill, Defense News, By: Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON 11 Sept 18 — Congress could, in the coming days, finalize a nuclear weapons budget that...
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