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By ENENews, on June 28th, 2013
Title: Earthquake Could Cause Los Alamos Plutonium Facility to Collapse Source: Nextgov.com Author: Bob Brewin Date: June 27, 2013
An earthquake could collapse the building at Los Alamos National Laboratory, N.M., where plutonium cores of nuclear bombs are produced, releasing deadly doses of radiation, the Department of Energy’s inspector general reported on Thursday [...]
. . . → Read More: Feds: U.S. plutonium facility at risk of collapsing — “Potential for very high offsite dose consequences” #LosAlamos
By ENENews, on June 28th, 2013
Title: PNNL staffers exposed to radioactive tritium in Richland Source: The Bellingham Herald Author: Annette Cary Date: June 27, 2013
Two Pacific Northwest National Laboratory employees inhaled small amounts of radioactive tritium while doing work in the Hanford 300 Area last month. [...]
Tritium inadvertently spread outside the fume hood, including along the routes . . . → Read More: Workers at U.S. nuclear site exposed — Levels “well above threshold for a High Contamination Area” #Hanford
By ENENews, on June 27th, 2013
Title: Melted fuel removal at Fukushima plant seen optimistically starting in 2020 Source: Kyodo News Date: June 28, 2013
Work to remove melted fuel from the three crippled reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant could start in 2020, the government and Tepco optimistically said Thursday, based on a revised, . . . → Read More: Kyodo: Melted fuel from Fukushima Reactor 3 “is the highly lethal mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX)” — Unit to be last to attempt fuel removal says new plan
By ENENews, on June 27th, 2013
Title: SHOOT: GODZILLA’s Japanese Nuclear Power Plant & its Quarantine Zone (in New Westminster) Source: yvrshoots Date: June 26, 2013
Does the 3D Godzilla movie reboot reflect the real world event of Japan’s 2011 earthquake/tsunami and the resulting nuclear crisis at some of the country’s older nuclear power plants? Is that the “contemporary issue” . . . → Read More: New ‘Godzilla’ movie tied to Fukushima nuclear disaster? — Crew filming scenes of plant “at risk of meltdown with radioactive leaks” (PHOTOS)
By ENENews, on June 27th, 2013
Title: U.N. Downplays Health Effects of Nuclear Radiation Source: IPS Author: George Gao Date: Jun 26 2013
U.N. Downplays Health Effects of Nuclear Radiation
The United Nations has come under criticism from medical experts and members of civil society for what these critics consider inaccurate statements about the effects of lingering radioactivity on local . . . → Read More: Medical experts say U.N. downplaying health effects of Fukushima disaster — “A lot of people experienced acute radiation illness… bleeding noses, hair loss, nausea, diarrhoea”
By ENENews, on June 27th, 2013
Title: Fallout decontamination efforts falling short Source: Jiji Date: June 28, 2013
‘Cleaned’ Fukushima municipalities find radiation failing to drop [...] In the town of Hirono, where most of the 1,908 households have supposedly been decontaminated, many are finding the radiation levels haven’t changed at all. [...]
If radiation levels don’t drop enough in . . . → Read More: Japan Paper: Radiation failing to drop in Fukushima towns, despite ‘decontamination’ — “Levels haven’t changed at all”
By ENENews, on June 27th, 2013
Title: Radiation detected on Hanford waste shipment to contractor Source: KING 5 News Author: GARY CHITTIM Date: June 25, 2013 h/t Anonymous tip
The Washington State Department of Health is investigating the discovery of radioactivity outside the protective packaging of a recent shipment from Hanford.
The shipment traveled a short distance from the Hanford . . . → Read More: “Something did not go right”: Plutonium found outside of nuclear waste shipment — Traveled on public roads — “Unusual… radiation was in a place it shouldn’t be” (VIDEO) #Hanford
By ENENews, on June 26th, 2013
Title: Local program helps children receive treatment years after Chernobyl Source: KING 5 News Author: MITCH PITTMAN Date: June 25, 2013 at 4:44 PM h/t moxnews
For most of us, the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster is history. But the reality is its effects linger for thousands still living around the site, which will be . . . → Read More: Seattle TV: Children now sicker than ever from Chernobyl disaster — Contamination to go on for centuries to come — Many with heart and digestive problems (VIDEO)
By ENENews, on June 25th, 2013
Title: Alert issued at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for small fire Source: WBIR Date: June 24, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy said a small fire ignited in one of the rooms at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Authorities issued an alert Sunday at 11:45 p.m. after a fire alarm went off, activating the . . . → Read More: TV: Alert issued after fire at U.S. nuclear site — “Trigger for fire may have actually happened hours before” (VIDEO)
By ENENews, on June 25th, 2013
Title: Plutonium problem lingers as mixed-oxide fuel comes to Japan Source: Asahi Authors: Toshio Kawada, Rintaro Sakurai, Shinya Takagi and Mari Fujisaki Date: June 25, 2013
Plutonium problem lingers as mixed-oxide fuel comes to Japan [...] Four utilities plan to apply for restarting 12 reactors as soon as new nuclear safety standards take effect . . . → Read More: Plutonium-burning reactors to restart in Japan? — Gov’t forcing companies to use MOX fuel — Official: “We have no other choice”
By ENENews, on June 25th, 2013
Title: At Chernobyl, Radioactive Danger Lurks in the Trees Source: Scientific American Author: Jane Braxton Little and The Daily Climate Date: June 24, 2013
At Chernobyl, Radioactive Danger Lurks in the Trees For 26 years, forests around Chernobyl have been absorbing radioactive elements but a fire would send them skyward again – a concern . . . → Read More: Scientific American: Up to 1 million eventual deaths estimated from Chernobyl exposure — Sweden, Finland, others concerned about risk of forest fires near disaster area
By ENENews, on June 25th, 2013
Title: Level of radioactive tritium rising in harbor at Fukushima plant Source: Kyodo News Date: June 25, 2013
Level of radioactive tritium rising in harbor at Fukushima plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has seen a rise in the level of radioactive tritium in seawater within the harbor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear . . . → Read More: Record level of radioactive tritium found in ocean near Fukushima plant — Japan Official: Nuclear material may be seeping into harbor
By ENENews, on June 25th, 2013
Title: Tritium samples in sea near No. 1 soar Source: Japan Times Author: Reiji Yoshida Date: Jun 25, 2013
The density of radioactive tritium in samples of seawater from near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant doubled over 10 days to hit a record 1,100 becquerels per liter, possibly indicating contaminated groundwater is seeping . . . → Read More: Radioactive material “soars” in ocean near Fukushima plant — Tepco: Contaminated groundwater leaking into Pacific?
By ENENews, on June 24th, 2013
Follow-up to: TV: “It appears the worst case scenario has happened” at U.S. nuclear site — Most dangerous material on earth “out of control”? — A whopping 800,000 dpm measured outside tank (VIDEO) #Hanford
Tri-CityHerald, June 21, 2013 (h/t Anonymous tip): A June 14 report by the Office of River Protection looked at the . . . → Read More: Official: “This stands out from the string of recent bad news” about leaking U.S. nuclear site… “It really does complicate cleanup further” — “No clear plan for responding quickly to leaking nuclear waste” #Hanford
By ENENews, on June 24th, 2013
Title: Some residents take buyouts from salt dome owner Source: The Advocate Author: David J. Mitchell Date: June 22, 2013
[...] the sinkhole — now a 22.4-acre opening underneath floodwaters inside containment levees surrounding a 82-acre swath of swamp — emitted more tremors and another burp about 10 p.m. Thursday
A newly released depth . . . → Read More: Giant Louisiana sinkhole “now a 22.4-acre opening” — Combined sinkhole area is 49 acres
By ENENews, on June 22nd, 2013
The Australian, June 22, 2013: US state on alert after nuclear waste leak [...] HEIGHTENED radioactivity levels have been found outside a nuclear waste tank in the US state of Washington, officials say, in a new alert about a site used to make Cold War-era bombs. Governor Jay Inslee said there was no immediate . . . → Read More: “U.S. state on alert after nuclear waste leak” — Governor: “This is most disturbing news”… No ‘immediate’ public health threat #Hanford
By ENENews, on June 22nd, 2013
Title: Worst Hanford tank may be leaking into soil Source: KING 5 News Date: June 21, 2013 h/t moxnews
[...] It appears the most dangerous material on earth is out of its tank and out of their control, and there’s no immediate plan on how to solve the problem. […]
Now it appears the . . . → Read More: TV: “It appears the worst case scenario has happened” at U.S. nuclear site — Most dangerous material on earth “out of control”? — A whopping 800,000 dpm measured outside tank (VIDEO) #Hanford
By ENENews, on June 21st, 2013
Title: 6/21/13 Burp Event Source: Assumptionla Date: June 21, 2013
12:45 p.m. Update from Assumption Parish Police Jury: Additional hydrocarbons are present in the sinkhole as a result of the burp that happened last night. Also noted, seismic activity has been active for the last few days.
Watch the video . . . → Read More: Officials: ‘Burp Event’ at giant Louisiana sinkhole — “Additional hydrocarbons are present” — “Seismic activity has been active” (VIDEO)
By ENENews, on June 21st, 2013
Title: Event Notification Report Source: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Date: June 20, 2013
Facility: GRAND GULF[, Mississippi...] Event Date: 06/19/2013 Event Time: 14:10 [CDT] [...] Emergency Class: UNUSUAL EVENT 10 CFR Section: 50.72(a) (1) (i) – EMERGENCY DECLARED [...]
UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO CO2 RELEASE IN THE AUXILIARY BUILDING
At 1410 CDT, Grand Gulf . . . → Read More: Emergency declared at U.S. nuclear plant for “release of toxic and flammable gases” #GrandGulf #Mississippi
By ENENews, on June 21st, 2013
Title: Japan’s Fukushima debate: How will the meltdown affect the health of residents? Source: Christian Science Monitor Author: Justin McCurry, Correspondent Date: June 21, 2013
[...] In a recent draft report, the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects on Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) said it expected to see no noticeable rise in cancer rates, adding . . . → Read More: Expert: UN’s Fukushima study “absolutely ridiculous” — “Absolutely unacceptable” to claim no observable increase in cancer rates is expected — “Dose estimates don’t reflect the real dose of radiation”
By ENENews, on June 21st, 2013
Title: Nuclear waste sits at shut down plant Source: Russia Today Author: Ramon Galindo Date: June 11, 2013 h/t onthewaytoextinction
RT: Gundersen believes the shut down is one of the most significant events in the history of nuclear energy.
Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Chief Engineer: The industry is very concerned that now citizens realize that . . . → Read More: TV: Expert believes shut down of Calif. nuke plant is one of most significant events in history of nuclear energy — Industry very concerned about more citizen action to close down reactors (VIDEO)
By ENENews, on June 21st, 2013
Title: Worst Hanford tank may be leaking into soil Source: KING 5 News Author: SUSANNAH FRAME Date: June 21, 2013 at 8:52a ET
The first ever double-shell tank to have leaked at Hanford may be in far worse condition than anyone imagined. Hanford workers conducting routine maintenance on the tank Thursday were shocked to . . . → Read More: TV: Leaking tank at U.S. nuclear site may be in far worse condition than previously known — Workers shocked by new findings #Hanford
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