Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Some attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes

Some attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP The US government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. FILE - In this Wednesday, March 28,


AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants
Houston Chronicle
The latest changes are being flayed by some local planners and activists who say the widespread contamination in Japan from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident screams out for stronger planning in the United States, not weaker rule
   

Pitt awarded $1.3 million in grants for nuclear research
University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News
In his first project, Metzger teamed with professor Jon Longtin of Stony Brook University to developed a system that would provide power for emergency backup systems in the case of a meltdown at a nuclear power plant. Nuclear meltdowns are catastrophic ...
Enhanced by Zemanta

No comments:

Post a Comment