Links for December 14, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:47pm

Military to continue bombing nuclear waste dumps in Hawaii. malu-aina.org

Why Japan's 'Fukushima 50' remain unknown. bbc.co.uk

The Japanese are in Uzbekistan because they need uranium. stockhouse.com

Government health expert says salad oil is more dangerous than radioactive waste below giant sinkhole in Louisiana.  Enenews.com

Links for December 13, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:46pm

The U.K. nuclear regulator gave approval to a reactor design by Areva SA (AREVA) and Electricite de France SA, bringing EDF closer to its goal of expanding in England. bloomberg.com

United Kingdom navy man tried to sell nuclear secrets to Russia. nuclear-news.net

4 reasons other than earthquakes why we must be worried about Fukushima Unit 4 reactor. fukushima-diary.com

Cement walls are cracked in two of ten waste pools at the Clab storage facility, which is run by the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company.  thelocal.se

Links for December 12, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:44pm

The government will order eight companies to end an illegal dispatch arrangement that allowed a subcontractor to instruct workers to labor under dangerous conditions at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. ajw.asahi.com

Japan Atomic Power Co. may have to decommission one of its reactors after seismologists concluded the plant is sitting over an active fault line. telegraph.co.uk

TEPCO can’t find where huge amount of highly radioactive water is leaking at Fukushima Unit 2 Reactor. enenews.com

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Dec. 12 a bent water rod caused two fuel rods to come into contact inside a fuel rod assembly stored in a spent fuel storage pool for the No. 5 reactor of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. enenews.com

Links for December 11, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:34pm

A group of mothers who have evacuated their children from Fukushima have written and published letters about their choice. hinanmamaenglish.jimdo.com

The cooling system of Fukushima Unit 4 reactor was broken between 12/8/2012 and 12/11/2012 and the concrete base of Unit 4 is deteriorating rapidly. fukushima-diary.com

Arnie Gunderson discusses the consequences of siting a nuclear plant in a seismically active area. fairewinds.com

Boeing plans to declare a former Rocketdyne site in the Simi Hills of California clean enough for public open space even with recent findings of high radiation in the soil. enviroreporter.com

Links for December 10, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:32pm

Russia announces enormous finds of radioactive waste and nuclear reactors in Arctic seas. bellona.org

Russia could resume subcritical nuclear bomb tests in Arctic. bellona.org

Former Gov. Phil Batt — the architect of a 1995 nuclear waste cleanup agreement with the federal government — is urging Idaho to leave the agreement alone. voices.idahostatesman.com

Despite years of effort and hundreds of millions of dollars spent in the fight against the illicit sale of nuclear contraband, the black market remains active in the countries around the former Soviet Union. usatoday.com

Links for December 9, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:31pm

The element thorium, which many regard as a potential nuclear "wonder-fuel", could be a greater proliferation threat than previously thought, scientists have warned. phys.org

Japanese company Hitachi has unveiled a new remote-controlled robot designed for lifting duties in radioactive areas of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. rt.com

Concerns are rising that Japan could be hit by another massive earthquake after a magnitude-7.3 quake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan on Friday. arirang.co.kr

Worker wants the new Japanese government to secure safety at Fukushima plant for employees working on clean up. ajw.asahi.com

Links for December 8, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:30pm

For almost half a century residents of a west-end community in Toronto have lived side-by-side with a uranium processing facility, without ever noticing it. theglobeandmail.com

FDA quietly increases allowed radiation doses of meats for human consumption. naturalnews.com

Whenever there is a strong quake in the Fukushima area, the radiation in the Drywell B sensor in the Unit 1 reactor goes up considerably, pressure and other readings tend to also fluctuate in unison.  simplyinfo.org

Beyond Nuclear urges U.S. citizens to lobby the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand the issues covered in its new court-mandated environmental impact statement for on-site spent nuclear fuel storage. beyondnuclear.org

Links for December 7, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:28pm

Japan could restart some nuclear reactors next summer. english.kyodonews.jp

A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year’s massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. khou.com

French nuclear giant EDF has postponed a decision on building a new Hinkley Point reactor in United Kingdom. guardian.co.uk

A recently announced hacking of the United Nations nuclear agency's computer servers was not the first time an attempt had been made to break into the organization's computer system.  in.reuters.com

Links for December 06, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:27pm

Tri-cities combine for nation’s fastest-growing metro area, boosted by federal money to mop up Hanford.  oregonlive.com

Group Prods the Hawaiian Department of Health to Act on Military Radiation at Pohakuloa, Hawaii. malu-aina.org

Al Gore said that nuclear power will play a 'limited role' in the future energy mix. guardian.co.uk

Influential scientists who help set Japan's radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to attend overseas meetings of the world's top academic group on radiation safety.  denverpost.com

Links for December 05, 2012

Submitted by phoenix on 12/23/12 1:24pm

New corrosion research shows accelerated failure at Fukushima nuclear plant. simplyinfo.org

Early in situ measurement of radioactive fallout in Fukushima city due to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. rpd.oxfordjournals.org

Many nuclear plants across the U.S. will likely sit idle for years after closing due to a lack of money to dispose of them and the nuclear waste they contain.  hosted.ap.org

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has identified at least 27 reactors in the U.S. that have leaked radioactive tritium into groundwater.  hosted.ap.org

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