Nuclear Safety

San Onofre: We Can't Ignore the Warning Signs

Erich Pica | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Iowa, Energy, Barbara Boxer, Southern California Edison, Fukushima, California Nuclear, Nuclear Shutdown, Nuclear Power, San Onofre, Nuclear Safety, Dianne Feinstein, Nuclear, Radiation, California, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Nuclear, Friends of the Earth, Green News, Environment, Video, San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, Green News
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.

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Tom Zeller Jr.

Debate Heats Up Over Radiation Filters For Nuke Plants

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fukushima Daiichi, Video, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Greenpeace, Radiation, Green News

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

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It's Worse Than We Thought

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: San Onofre Power Plant, Nuclear Safety, San Onofre Tubes, San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, San Onofre Power Plant Damage, San Onofre Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, Los Angeles News

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 ...

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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

Read More: Nrc, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Safety, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Power, Green News

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...

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

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Video, Fukushima Daiichi, Nuclear Power, Japan Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Safety, Japan Nuclear Power, Japan, Nuclear, World News

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

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

Joe Rubin | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Safety, California, Nuclear Reactor Safety, Nuclear Reactors, Nrc, Green News
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.

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Chris Kirkham

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima, Japanese Tsunami, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Safety, Japan, Nuclear, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Gregory Jaczko, Japanese Earthquake, Slidepollajax, Japan Earthquake Anniversary, Green News

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...

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The Fukushima Accident's Legacy One Year Later

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Hawaii, Energy, Fukushima, Nuclear Safety, Earthquake, Nuclear, China, Japan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Construction Work in Progress, Electricity, Georgia, Nuclear Accident, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plant, North Carolina, Green News
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.

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

Patrick Geans-Ali | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Nuclear Safety, Michigan Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Meltdown, Detroit News
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.

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States Should Maintain Role in Nuclear Oversight

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Government, Vermont, Energy, Vermont Yankee, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Governor, Nuclear Safety, Politics News
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.

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All Shook Up on the East Coast

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Virginia, North Anna Nuclear Power Plant, Washington, Nrc, Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, East Coast, Fukushima, Nuclear Safety, Earthquake, Nuclear, D.C., Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Power, New York, North Carolina, DC Earthquake, Green News
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?

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Waking Up to a Nuclear Nightmare

Erich Pica | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Japan Nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Nuclear, Nuclear, Radiation, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Power, San Onofre, Iowa, Green News, Fukushima, Nuclear Shutdown, MidAmerican Energy, Energy, Diablo Canyon, Friends of the Earth, Green News
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.

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Report From Tokyo: Telling It Like It Is

David Wagner | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Nuclear Energy, Tokyo, Nuclear Safety, Japan, Fukushima, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Tokyo Electric Power, Nuclear Power, World News
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."

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

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 08.24.2011

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

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Senators Demand Nuclear Safety Investigation

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Energy, US Nuclear, Congressional Nuclear Investigation, Nuclear Power, Sheldon Whitehouse Nuclear, US Nuclear Investigation, Nuclear Safety, AP Nuclear Investigation, Bernard Sanders Nuclear, Nuclear Investigation, Barbara Boxer Nuclear, Green News

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

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

AP | By GEORGE JAHN | Posted 08.20.2011

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

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U.S. Nuke Regulators Weaken Safety Rules

AP | By JEFF DONN | Posted 08.20.2011

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

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Russia Calls For Stricter Nuclear Safety Rules

AP | By MARIA DANILOVA | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Energy, Chernobyl, Nuclear Rules, Russia Nuclear, Nuclear Regulations, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Chernobyl Anniversary, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear, Green News

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

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PG&E Postpones Nuclear Plant License Renewal Pending Seismic Study

AP | By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Diablo Canyon Safety, Nuclear Safety, Diablo Canyon, PG&E, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- The owner of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power complex asked federal regulators to delay issuing extended operating permits until compreh...

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Weekly Mulch: Saying no to the nuclear option

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Faced with the nuclear crisis in Japan, governments around the world are confronting the vulnerabilities of ...

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Switzerland Suspends Nuclear Approvals Following Japan Crisis

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Japan Nuclear, Switzerland, Japan Earthquake, Switzerland Nuclear, Japan Earthquake 2011, Nuclear Safety, Japan, Nuclear, World News

(Reuters) - Swiss Energy Minister Doris Leuthard has suspended the approvals process for three nuclear power stations so safety standards can be revi...

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Nuclear Reactors

Dan Rather | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Rather

There's an increasingly urgent need in this country for a clean, carbon-free energy source. The answer lies with old-fashioned atomic fission.

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Equipment Failure At U.S. Nuclear Missile Site

AP | ANNE GEARAN and MICHELE SALCEDO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — An equipment failure disrupted communication between 50 nuclear missiles and the launch control center at Warren Air Force Base in ...

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McCain vs. Nuclear Safety

Ross Tuttle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Safety, John McCain, Mccain Nuclear Power, 2008 Election, Three Mile Island, Nuclear Power, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ross Tuttle

McCain's cavalier attitude toward nuclear safety, where he holds in contempt those who raise questions, is nothing new.

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