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Nuclear Safety

Tom Zeller Jr.

Engineers Seek Investigation Of Nuclear Power Threats

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 12.20.2012 | Green

In a letter sent Wednesday, a pair of nuclear engineers -- one of them an employee at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- implored outgoing Sen...

Tom Zeller Jr.

Nuclear Power Whistleblowers Sound Alarm On Secrecy Among Feds

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 03.29.2013 | Green

Richard H. Perkins and Larry Criscione are precise and formal men with more than 20 years of combined government and military service. Perkins held po...

Tom Zeller Jr.

Leaked Report Suggests Long-Known Flood Threat To Nuke Plants

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 10.20.2012 | Green

An un-redacted version of a recently released Nuclear Regulatory Commission report highlights the threat that flooding poses to nuclear power plants l...

'We Must Not Relax Our Guard'

Reuters | Posted 10.27.2012 | Green

* Fukushima was worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl * Safety has improved but much to be done-U.N. nuclear chief * IA...

U.N. Atomic Agency Reports 'Significant' Nuclear Safety Progress

Reuters | Posted 10.15.2012 | Green

* IAEA states adopted nuclear safety plan despite divisions * U.N. agency sees "significant progress" in implementation ...

If You Lived Downwind From This Power Plant, Would You Be Concerned?

Rep. Dennis Kucinich | Posted 09.16.2012 | Green
Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Davis-Besse, a nuclear power plant just 30 miles from downtown Toledo, does not provide the same margin of safety that it did when it was built 34 years ago. Will we allow the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to simply lower its standards?

Los Alamos Underestimates Radiation Leak Risk

Mia Steinle | Posted 09.10.2012 | Green
Mia Steinle

One of the nation's main nuclear weapons labs has sharply underestimated the amount of radiation that could leak from the facility as a result of an earthquake, raising questions about the safety and reliability of Los Alamos.

San Onofre: We Can't Ignore the Warning Signs

Erich Pica | Posted 07.17.2012 | Green
Erich Pica

San Onofre's reactors have already released radioactive steam and are literally shaking themselves apart. Instead of keeping the reactors shut down, Southern Edison is rushing to restart the reactors and running them as hard as possible.

Tom Zeller Jr.

Debate Heats Up Over Radiation Filters For Nuke Plants

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 05.16.2012 | Green

In a letter sent Tuesday to Gregory B. Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, representatives of the nuclear power industry argued tha...

It's Worse Than We Thought

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.09.2012 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- More than 1,300 tubes that carry radioactive water inside the San Onofre nuclear plant in Southern California are so damaged that they ...

Tom Zeller Jr.

Nuclear Safety Advocates Accuse Industry And Regulators Of Foot-Dragging On Basic Safety Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 04.30.2012 | Green

From her home, Mary Lampert, 70, has a clear view of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which sits just across the Duxbury and Plymouth Bays in coasta...

RESTART THE REACTORS: Japan Sets New Guidelines For Nuclear Power Plants

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 06.06.2012 | World

TOKYO — Japan announced new guidelines Friday for how its nuclear power plants try to prevent disasters like last year's meltdowns, as the gover...

Aging Nuclear Reactors: Are We Doing Enough to Ensure Safety?

Joe Rubin | Posted 05.09.2012 | Green
Joe Rubin

While reporting on the Diablo Canyon story, one of the most surprising things that I learned was how the NRC oversaw the relicensing of aging nuclear power plants.

Chris Kirkham

After Nuclear Disaster In Japan, U.S. Slow To Update Plant Safety At Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 03.08.2012 | Green

In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last March, with the world captivated by the worst nuclear disaster in a generation, U.S. regu...

The Fukushima Accident's Legacy One Year Later

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.06.2012 | Green
Bill Chameides

There's a world of difference between safety, acceptable risk, and too much risk. Nuclear power plants lie somewhere between the second and the third. Anyone who tells you they're unqualifyingly safe is blowing smoke. Hopefully it won't be radioactive.

Reminders of the Risks of Nuclear Power Come From Past/Present, Near/Far

Patrick Geans-Ali | Posted 05.01.2012 | Detroit
Patrick Geans-Ali

As we come up on the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster in Japan, we should also keep in mind reminders about the potentially grave risks inherent to nuclear facilities closer to home.

States Should Maintain Role in Nuclear Oversight

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 03.25.2012 | Politics
Madeleine M. Kunin

Governors have the responsibility to protect the safety of their citizens. If the plant accidentally releases radiation, the governor takes immediate action, ordering an evacuation, issuing iodine pills. But the governor had no power to prevent an accident in the first place.

All Shook Up on the East Coast

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.25.2011 | Green
Bill Chameides

We just had an East Coast quake of 5.8 and these plants are designed to withstand quakes of a mere few tenths magnitude larger. Is that a safe margin?

Waking Up to a Nuclear Nightmare

Erich Pica | Posted 09.24.2011 | Green
Erich Pica

The idea that nuclear energy could be a safe solution to the world's energy needs was never more than an empty dream. Clearly, nuclear is just another nightmare problem.

Report From Tokyo: Telling It Like It Is

David Wagner | Posted 09.02.2011 | World
David Wagner

In scathing terms, one of Japan's honest citizens lashed out the other day, claiming that rather than do what is in the best interest of the people, the government is simply making decisions to "prolong its own life."

UN Nuke Safety Meeting Ends With Ambitious Plans, But Enforcement Still Voluntary

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 08.24.2011 | Green

VIENNA — The IAEA chief declared a nuclear safety conference prompted by Japan's nuclear disaster a success Friday but acknowledged that the new...

Senators Demand Nuclear Safety Investigation

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 08.23.2011 | Green

Three U.S. senators, alarmed by findings of an Associated Press investigation about aging problems at the nation's nuclear power plants, asked Thursda...

IAEA Head: 'We Need To Have A Sense Of Urgency' On Nuke Safety

AP | By GEORGE JAHN | Posted 08.20.2011 | Green

VIENNA -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday urged a worldwide review of safety measures to prevent new nuclear disasters, ...

U.S. Nuke Regulators Weaken Safety Rules

AP | By JEFF DONN | Posted 08.20.2011 | Green

LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation's aging reactors operating wit...

Russia Calls For Stricter Nuclear Safety Rules

AP | By MARIA DANILOVA | Posted 06.26.2011 | Green

KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia's president argued Tuesday that tough international guidelines could help prevent accidents like the massive Chernobyl meltdow...