| Fukushima Investigators Say More Study Needed on What Went Wrong Businessweek University of Tokyo engineering professor Yotaro Hatamura's team reported today that the quake didn't cause enough damage to rupture containment vessels at the Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. Findings by a group under Kiyoshi Kurokawa, professor emeritus of the ... | ||
| Japan Fukushima probe panel urges new disaster prevention steps, mindset Reuters India QUAKE IMPACT. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's decision to restart Kansai Electric Power Co's (9503.T) two reactors this month has energised the country's growing anti-nuclear movement, with more than 100000 taking to the streets in Tokyo a week ago. | ||
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| Government panel blasts lack of 'safety culture' in nuclear accident Asahi Shimbun This conclusion diverged sharply from a report issued by the Diet's Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, which asserted that there was a strong possibility that the quake may have caused significant damage to equipment even ... | Japan investigating if Fukushima workers hid radiation exposure
Los Angeles Times - 19 minutes ago
Japanese officials are investigating whether workers cleaning up in the
wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster were pushed to shield their
radiation meters so they could keep working for longer on the
contaminated plant. Under Japanese regulations ...
 Japan: Fukushima Nuclear disaster caused by arrogance
euronews - 32 minutes ago
Last year's nuclear disaster at Fukushima was caused by overconfidence,
both by the Japanese government and Tepco the company that manages the
plant. That was the conclusion of a report on the causes of the accident
on March 11th 2011.
Japan Fukushima probe urges new disaster prevention steps, mindset
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Risa Maeda | TOKYO (Reuters) - A government-appointed inquiry into
Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis raised doubts on Monday about whether
other atomic plants were prepared for massive disasters, and delivered a
damning assessment of regulators and ...
 Probe urges new disaster prevention steps
Independent Online -
By Risa Maeda AP File picture - A radiation monitor indicates 102.00
microsieverts per hour at TEPCO's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture. Tokyo - A
government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear ...
 Japan panel rebukes Fukushima operator
Financial Times -
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo Japanese experts examining the causes of the
Fukushima nuclear accident delivered a stinging rebuke of the power
plant's operator and regulators on Monday, even as they sidestepped a
bitter debate about whether other atomic ...
 Fukushima report casts doubt on other nuclear plants' disaster preparations
The Guardian -
A government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis
has raised doubts about whether other atomic plants are prepared for
massive disasters despite new safety rules, and delivered a damning
assessment of the regulators and the station's ...
Gov't panel: Nuke plant operator still stumbling
CanadianBusiness.com -
By AP | July 23, 2012 TOKYO (AP) — The operator of Japan's crippled
nuclear power plant is still stumbling in its handling of the disaster
16 months later, by dragging its feet in investigations and trying to
understate the true damage at the complex, ...
 In Fukushima, Surreal Serenity
New York Times -
KORIYAMA, JAPAN — The traditional inn nestled amid the mountainous
countryside offered all the luxurious comforts for which these old-style
hotels are famous. An elegant and eye-pleasing eight-course dinner was
served in our room.
Operator of Japan's crippled nuke plant still mishandling disaster response ...
Washington Post -
TOKYO — The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is still
stumbling in its handling of the disaster 16 months later, by dragging
its feet in investigations and trying to understate the true damage at
the complex, investigators said Monday.
 Japan, TEPCO 'ignored' nuke risk | Bangkok Post: news
Bangkok Post -
Japanese authorities and Tokyo Electric Power ignored the risk of an
atomic accident because they believed in the "myth of nuclear safety", a
government-backed report on the Fukushima crisis said Monday. This
photo, taken by Tokyo Electric Power Co ...
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Report: Plant Operators Tokyo Electric And ...
Huffington Post -
By MARI YAMAGUCHI 07/23/12 08:15 AM ET Yotaro Hatamura, chairperson of
the Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi
Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks during the
committee meeting in Tokyo Monday, ...
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Fukushima Investigators Say More Study Needed on What Went Wrong
Obama is urged to support development of next-generation reactor
Obama is urged to support development of next-generation reactor
The U.S. government was urged by Sir Richard Branson to support the development of a new type of reactor known as the integral fast reactor. "Obviously, we urgently need to come up with a clean, effective way of supplying our energy since not only are the dirty ways like oil running out but we need to do so to help avoid the world heating up," Branson said. He sought a meeting with President Barack Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu about the reactor, but the White House declined. The Guardian (London)/E2 Wire blog
The U.S. government was urged by Sir Richard Branson to support the development of a new type of reactor known as the integral fast reactor. "Obviously, we urgently need to come up with a clean, effective way of supplying our energy since not only are the dirty ways like oil running out but we need to do so to help avoid the world heating up," Branson said. He sought a meeting with President Barack Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu about the reactor, but the White House declined. The Guardian (London)/E2 Wire blog
TEPCO is accused of understating damage to Fukushima Daiichi plant
TEPCO is accused of understating damage to Fukushima Daiichi plant
Tokyo Electric Power has attempted to understate how much damage the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant received from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a panel of experts probing the incident said. The panel also accused the utility of slow-walking the investigations. "TEPCO must take our findings sincerely and resolve the problems to achieve a higher level of safety culture across the company," the panel said. Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.)/The Associated Press (7/23)
Tokyo Electric Power has attempted to understate how much damage the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant received from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a panel of experts probing the incident said. The panel also accused the utility of slow-walking the investigations. "TEPCO must take our findings sincerely and resolve the problems to achieve a higher level of safety culture across the company," the panel said. Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.)/The Associated Press (7/23)
Energy Dept. to delay removal of waste from INL
Energy Dept. to delay removal of waste from INL
The Dec. 31 deadline for cleaning up the Idaho National Laboratory's stockpile of radioactive liquid waste will likely be postponed because a storage facility for the material isn't yet operational, said Tom D'Agostino, the department's nuclear security undersecretary. A settlement between Idaho and the federal government requires that all waste from the site be hauled away by 2013. The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) (free content)/The Associated Press
The Dec. 31 deadline for cleaning up the Idaho National Laboratory's stockpile of radioactive liquid waste will likely be postponed because a storage facility for the material isn't yet operational, said Tom D'Agostino, the department's nuclear security undersecretary. A settlement between Idaho and the federal government requires that all waste from the site be hauled away by 2013. The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) (free content)/The Associated Press
Former senator, DOE official urge continued federal support for nuke sector
Former senator, DOE official urge continued federal support for nuke sector
http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-15327377-11567
Report: U.S. nuclear industry deserves federal support
The federal government needs to support the nuclear energy industry by implementing lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi incident in Japan, continuing efforts to enhance security and safety at nuclear plants and applying the radioactive waste management recommendations put forth by the federal blue ribbon panel, said former Department of Energy official Warren "Pete" Miller and former Sen. Pete Domenici. "We believe nuclear power must continue to be viewed as a critical option for electricity generation -- one that remains uniquely important for long-term U.S. national security and energy security," they said in a report. SNL Financial (free content)
http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-15327377-11567
Report: U.S. nuclear industry deserves federal support
The federal government needs to support the nuclear energy industry by implementing lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi incident in Japan, continuing efforts to enhance security and safety at nuclear plants and applying the radioactive waste management recommendations put forth by the federal blue ribbon panel, said former Department of Energy official Warren "Pete" Miller and former Sen. Pete Domenici. "We believe nuclear power must continue to be viewed as a critical option for electricity generation -- one that remains uniquely important for long-term U.S. national security and energy security," they said in a report. SNL Financial (free content)
Fukushima Accident Updates 7/23
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html
Here's the topic summaries of today's Fukushima updates. Please use the link for the full reports.
The
government panel formed by ex-PM Kan has issued its report on the
Fukushima Daiichi accident. The panel concludes Tepco ignored evidence
of possible severe accident risks prior to the accident, pointed another
guilty finger at Japan’s primary nuclear regulator NISA, said PM Kan’s
interference was un-called-for, but fell short of calling the crisis
man-made... The government report also compared the accident response at
F. Daiichi with what simultaneously occurred at Fukushima Daiini...
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan has outlined a bill in the Diet to
outlaw nuclear energy by 2025... Last week’s massive antinuclear
demonstration in Tokyo continues to make headlines. Why did so many
people
attend? Why were there so many elderly citizens?... Some protestors
said they don’t care if there are rolling blackouts and fossil-fueled
pollution - they just want all nuclear energy abolished immediately...
Oi unit #4 is connected to the Japanese grid and its electrical output
is on the steady increase... In an attempt to prevent Hamaoka restarts, a
petition with 178,000 signatures has been submitted to Shizuoka
Prefecture calling for a nuclear referendum.
Fukushima a 'Wake-Up Call' Seen for Sleeping US Nuclear Regulators
Fukushima a 'Wake-Up Call' Seen for Sleeping US Nuclear Regulators
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2012
The same underlying "man-made" problems that contribute significantly to
the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan are in place in the United
States and require preventative actions that go far beyond the limited
steps taken far by the U.S. industry and its regulators, according to
five groups commenting today on the English-language version of the
official report of the Japanese Parliament's Fuku
The same underlying "man-made" problems that contribute significantly to
the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan are in place in the United
States and require preventative actions that go far beyond the limited
steps taken far by the U.S. industry and its regulators, according to
five groups commenting today on the English-language version of the
official report of the Japanese Parliament's FukuGovernment panel blasts safety culture and government response in latest Fukushima disaster report
Government panel blasts safety culture and government response in latest Fukushima disaster report
In its fourth and final report, a 12 member government panel investigating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster raised even more doubts about the preparedness of Japan’s nuclear reactors for severe accidents despite the recent restart of the Ohi reactors.
”TEPCO and the government had been bound by the myth that severe accidents would never occur at nuclear power plants and they had not considered accident risks as real. It was the fundamental problem,” the panel said in a final report.
The panel is urging the government to continue its probe. It says the cause of the accident has not been fully disclosed, and states the need for further study on the total amount of damage caused by the disaster.
Source: JiJi Press
Source: The Japan Times
Source: NHK
Source: Japan Today
Source: NHK
Source: JiJi Press
Source: NHK
Source: JiJi Press
6 Myths About Biofuels in the Military
6 Myths About Biofuels in the Military
Myths
abound on military biofuels – some passed around by the usual suspects
in an attempt to create fear, uncertainty and doubt, and thereby win
crucial political points during an election season.As a Reuters report
notes, “Congressional Republicans have denounced the military’s green
energy push as another attempt by the Obama administration to promote
alternative fuels even when they make little economic sense, as in the
case of the government-funded solar panel maker Solyndra, which went
bankrupt last year.”Others seem…Read more...
Coal Set to Make a Comeback with Underground Coal Gasification
Coal Set to Make a Comeback with Underground Coal Gasification
Following
a 100 year gestation period there are signs we could be about to
witness the birth of a new coal rush.The first Underground Coal
Gasification (UCG) trials - during which coal’s inherent energy is
extracted in situ - were conducted in the North East of England in 1912.
One hundred years later scientists and businesspeople based in
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, just a few miles from the site of the original
trials, have launched a new drive to fully commercialise the potential
of the earth’s remaining 850 billion tonnes of coal.They…Read more...
Natural Gas is the Next Logical Step in US Energy
Natural Gas is the Next Logical Step in US Energy
The
term “logical” may not be strong enough – “only” is certainly more
appropriate. The story however remains the same. We are finding more
reserves of natural gas, drilling more, watching prices decline, and yet
using only slightly more.It is clear that the U.S. is between the
proverbial rock and a hard place with respect to its dependency on
fossil fuels. We are indeed a carbon based economy, and with low prices
and abundant availability one would think the demand for natural gas
would be sky-high. So then…Read more...
Nationwide Mutual Declines to Cover Fracking
Nationwide Mutual Declines to Cover Fracking
Nationwide
Mutual has become the first insurance company to decline coverage for
claims related to hydraulic fracturing, a controversial energy
production known as “fracking.” In a press statement “FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE” posted on its website on 13 July, the Columbus, Ohio firm laid
out in detail the reasons for its decision. “Gas and oil drilling has
been going on in this country for many years in the west and southwest.
Fracking is another variation of the gas and oil business. In recent
years, oil and gas exploration…Read more...
Chinas Strategic Industries
Chinas Strategic Industries
China has released a plan for the development of its new strategic industries from now to the end of 2015.The seven new strategic industries include energy conservation and environment protection, new information technology, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials, new energy and new-energy cars, according to the plan.
The seven industries will maintain an average growth rate of more than 20 percent during the 2011-15 period, the plan said.
The total value-added output of the industries will account for around 8 percent in China's GDP by 2015, it said.
Nextbigfuture reviewed when China was planning the investments at the end of 2010
APCO Worldwide describes how China's current 5 year plan is to work.
Searching for Clues to Calamity By FRED GUTERL
A Climate Tipping Point May Be Near
Fred Guterl, New York Times
So far 2012 is on pace to be the hottest year on record. But does this mean that we've reached a threshold; a tipping point that signals a climate disaster? . .
So far 2012 is on pace to be the hottest year on record. But does this mean that we've reached a threshold; a tipping point that signals a climate disaster? . .
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/opinion/the-climate-change-tipping-point.html?_r=3
Big Oil's Lure of the Ultra Deep
Starr Spencer, Platts
If you thought 2008 was a heyday for deepwater drilling, you ain't seen nothin' yet. At least that's the message suggested by the first two drillers, Noble Corporation and Diamond Offshore, that reported second-quarter earnings this week. While earnings were healthy, it was the commentary by the drillers' managers that made Wall Street sit up and take notice. . .
If you thought 2008 was a heyday for deepwater drilling, you ain't seen nothin' yet. At least that's the message suggested by the first two drillers, Noble Corporation and Diamond Offshore, that reported second-quarter earnings this week. While earnings were healthy, it was the commentary by the drillers' managers that made Wall Street sit up and take notice. . .
http://www.platts.com/weblog/oilblog/2012/07/20/_body_margin_0.html
ANS Update 7/23 ANS President Michael Corradini in July Nuclear News
ANS President Michael Corradini in July Nuclear News
By pbowersox on Jul 23, 2012 01:00 amThe July issue of Nuclear News magazine is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (enter ANS user name and password). The issue contains the following feature articles: Michael Corradini: An Educational Approach Tom Sanders: Great expectations for … Continue reading →
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The Dawn of the Great California Energy Crash
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NRG Energy, GenOn to merge in $1.7 billion deal
| NRG Energy, GenOn to merge in $1.7 billion deal MarketWatch (NASDAQ:SPWR) , and the third by solar-thermal power developer BrightSource Energy Inc. GenOn, of Houston, owns about 23000 megawatts of natural gas, coal and oil-fueled power plants in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, California and ... |
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This month's issue takes a look at the contraversial restarting of two reactors in Japan, the first since the earthquake and tsunami in March of last year. Local communities, as well as prominent seismologists, have been generally opposed to these developments, whereas industry figures want to see plants operating in order to avoid power shortages.
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This month's issue takes a look at the contraversial restarting of two reactors in Japan, the first since the earthquake and tsunami in March of last year. Local communities, as well as prominent seismologists, have been generally opposed to these developments, whereas industry figures want to see plants operating in order to avoid power shortages.
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Rise of shale oil leaves refiners with big bill for unused equipment
Rise of shale oil leaves refiners with big bill for unused equipment
The global oil refining industry has been pressured recently by
high crude oil prices combined with limited markets for refined
petroleum products, but many refineries in the U.S. have also been
suffering from a series of poor investments.
Financial Times Energy Update 7/23
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FT.com - Energy |
| New challenger to big six energy groups |
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| Electricity market reforms ‘unworkable’ |
| http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/ |
| Treasury theology will stifle energy investment |
| http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/ |
| Osborne offers deal on wind power |
| http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/ |
| NRG Energy in $1.7bn deal for GenOn |
| http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/ |
Utilities company and industry news with expert analysis from the Financial Times |
| NRG Energy in $1.7bn deal for GenOn |
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| Electricity market reforms ‘unworkable’ |
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| Treasury theology will stifle energy investment |
| http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/ |
| Osborne offers deal on wind power |
| http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/ |
| Two consortiums interested in reactors |
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Microgrid Keeps the Power Local, Cheap, and Reliable
by Kevin Bullis
A California jail offers a glimpse of the economic and environmental benefits of locally generated energy.
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China Energy Update 7/22
| The American Shale Conundrum Facing China's Energy Champions Wall Street Journal Besides a relatively open market for energy assets, the shale boom has drawn in companies seeking reserves and know-how. But this shift in the center of gravity for oil M&A poses a quandary for one group of important buyers: China's national oil companies, ... |
| Solar Power: China Might Be Stepping Up Its Green Energy Game Huffington Post Earlier this month, China's renewable energy division put out word that the country would boost its target for solar energy installation to 21 gigawatts in the current five-year plan, which runs through 2015. The move was characterized as a quadrupling, and ... |
| Dark energy and fate of the Universe Phys.Org (press release) Their work, entitled "Dark energy and fate of the Universe", was published in Sci China-Phys Mech Astron 2012, Vol. 55 No. 7. For millennia, human beings have been pondering two ultimate questions: "Where do we come from?" and "Where are we going? |
| Volvo C30 Electric wins "Green Car of the Year" in China as 100-day test drives ... Autoblog (blog) Meanwhile, Volvo C30 Electric was also awarded "Green Car of the Year" in China at the 4th China New Energy Mobility Summit in recognition of its world-leading safety and superb performance on the same day. According to Freeman Shen, Senior Vice ... |
| China, UK in talks over nuclear plants Global Times Officials from China's nuclear industry have been in talks with ministers and officials at the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) this week, with China offering to invest billions of pounds in building a series of new nuclear power stations, the ... |
| China Steps Up as a Major Solar Player Energy Digital China's renewable energy division recently put out word that the country will boost its target for solar energy installation to 21 gigawatts (GW) by 2015 under the current five-year plan—quadrupling original plans of reaching 5 GW. That takes a little more ... |
| World News July 22: Syrian Update, China Scandals and Floods WTVY, Dothan The explosion late Friday hit a section of a pipeline that takes oil from the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, near the southeastern town of Midyat, said an Energy Ministry official. A second line that runs parallel was not ... |
| Growth, Value, And Income: NOCs' Vital Role In Global Oil And Gas Seeking Alpha China has three main state-controlled energy firms; the China National Petroleum Corporation [CNPC] , the China National Petroleum & Chemical Corporation [SINOPEC] (SNP), and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation [CNOOC] (CEO). CNPC is ... |
| IN CHINA, AFRICA, UNITED NATIONS WILL CONNECT THOSE WHO FACE ... Melodika.net (press release) I am very encouraged that Chinese and African business and financial leaders are involved in my Sustainable Energy for All initiative. China is a world leader in solar and wind energy. It has taken great strides toward improving its carbon intensity and energy ... |
Sunday, July 22, 2012
SMR test rig reaches full-power
SMR test rig reaches full-power
World Nuclear News
A facility built to evaluate the design and performance of Babcock and Wilcox's (B&W) mPower small modular reactor has now reached "full reactor operating ...
World Nuclear News
A facility built to evaluate the design and performance of Babcock and Wilcox's (B&W) mPower small modular reactor has now reached "full reactor operating ...
Japan probes alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
Japan probes alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
San Francisco Chronicle
12, 2011 file photo, workers in protective suits gather near their lockers inside the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Japan. Japanese labor officials said Sunday, July 22, 2012 that they are ..
Japan investigates alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
Christian Science Monitor
Workers in protective suits and masks wait to enter the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Japan in November 2011. Japanese labor officials said they are investigating subcontractors on suspicion ...
San Francisco Chronicle
12, 2011 file photo, workers in protective suits gather near their lockers inside the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Japan. Japanese labor officials said Sunday, July 22, 2012 that they are ..
Japan investigates alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
Christian Science Monitor
Workers in protective suits and masks wait to enter the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Japan in November 2011. Japanese labor officials said they are investigating subcontractors on suspicion ...
| Radiation dosages 'falsified' / N-plant workers told to cover meters with lead to ... The Daily Yomiuri 1 nuclear power plant to cover their dosimeters with lead to indicate lower exposure levels, according to sources. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry searched several sites in Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday and confirmed working conditions at the ... Japan Probes Nuke Plant Allegations Daily Beast Companies brought on to aid the Japanese government in containing damage at a nuclear power plant in March 2011 may have told employees to underreport radiation levels. The government is probing the allegations coming out of the work done at the .. Radiation dosages 'falsified' / N-plant workers told to cover meters with lead ...
The Daily Yomiuri - 3 hours ago
The health ministry is investigating allegations that a construction
company ordered its workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear
power plant to cover their dosimeters with lead to indicate lower
exposure levels, according to sources.
Fukushima workers told to lie about radiation exposure
ABC Online - Jul 21, 2012
By Stefanie Menezes, wires A Japanese subcontractor working for the
stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has admitted it asked workers to lie
about radiation exposure. Fourteen employees from construction firm
Build-Up, a subcontractor to plant owner Tokyo ...
 Fukushima workers 'told to lie'
NEWS.com.au - Jul 21, 2012
A SUBCONTRACTOR at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant told
workers to lie about radiation exposure. An executive at construction
firm Build-Up in December told about 10 of its workers to cover their
dosimeters, used to measure cumulative ...
Report: Japan nuclear workers told to hide radiation levels
CNN - Jul 21, 2012
Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is
investigating a report that workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear power plant were told to use lead covers in order to hide unsafe
radiation levels, an official said.
Fukushima subcontractor in 'cover-up'
Herald Sun - Jul 21, 2012
A SUBCONTRACTOR at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant told
workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure in an apparent
effort to keep its contract, reports say. An executive at construction
firm Build-Up in December told about 10 of its ...
 Japan to investigate radiation cover-up claims
Deutsche Welle - Jul 21, 2012
A subcontractor hired after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima is
reported to have told workers to cover up devices meant to detect unsafe
levels of radiation. Japan's health ministry is looking into the
matter. Japan's health ministry says it will ...
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Reports: Workers told to underplay Fukushima radiation
Reports: Workers told to underplay Fukushima radiation
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A subcontractor urged workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant to put lead around radiation detection devices in order to stay under a safety threshold for exposure, according to reports. An executive in his mid-50s told the workers in ...
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A subcontractor urged workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant to put lead around radiation detection devices in order to stay under a safety threshold for exposure, according to reports. An executive in his mid-50s told the workers in ...
114th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
114th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
By dyurman on Jul 21, 2012 06:30 pmThe Carnival is the collective voice of blogs by legendary names that emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear the voice of the nuclear renaissance, the Carnival of Nuclear Energy Blogs is … Continue reading →
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Planners bracing for no San Onofre in 2013 [North County Times, Escondido
Planners bracing for no San Onofre in 2013 [North County Times, Escondido ...
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"In talking to the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and Edison, it was pretty clear that as we implement this summer's plan, it was time to start working on a plan for 2013 and 2014," said Robert Weisenmiller, chairman of the California Energy ...
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Coalition aims for nuclear waste safety
| Coalition aims for nuclear waste safety Boston Globe One snag is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's current position on waste storage. “We have said for many years spent fuel can be safely stored in fuel pools, which are robust structures,” said commission spokesman Neil Sheehan, when contacted by the ... |
NRG and GenOn to Merge, Creating Largest Competitive Power Generation
| NRG and GenOn to Merge; Creating Largest Competitive Power Generation ... MarketWatch (press release) The companies will also submit notice of the merger to the California Public Utilities Commission and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as pre-merger notification to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission under the ... |
Iran enrichment activities essentially legal: US law expert
Iran enrichment activities essentially legal: US law expert
Press TV
In an article published on armscontrollaw.com
,
Professor Dan Joyner from the University of Alabama School of Law
pointed out that under the provisions of Article IV of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) “Iran's enrichment activities are essentially legal ...
Press TV
In an article published on armscontrollaw.com
Energy & Water are Closely Related
| Energy & Water are Closely Related gulfnews.com Industrial water treatment in power plants and other energy facilities are even more complex. All these operations require energy such that in the US, the transportation and purification of water consumes 4 per cent of all electricity while in California, water ... |
San Onofre Update 7/22
| Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility: Nuclear Cost Analysis Needed for San Onofre Democratic Underground The Energy Commission and the alliance have called for a cost analysis of the state's dependence on San Onofre and Diablo Canyon. The CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) and CA-ISO (California Independent System Operator Corporation) ... | |
| What We Learned This Week Voice of San Diego You Really Don't Want High Radiation Alarms to Sound at San Onofre: One of the selling points for the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station in northern San Diego County is its 24-7-365 reliability. The nuclear power plant is always on, providing 20 percent ... | |
| Design flaws root of nuclear plant's Power Engineering Magazine Errors in computer modeling led to design flaws in steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear plant, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says in a final inspection-team report on a crisis that has kept both of the plant's reactors offline since January. | |
| Calif. Nuclear Plant Still Offline After Six Months Power Engineering Magazine ROBERT SIEGEL: In late January, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station about 90 minutes south of L.A. was taken offline. That was after radioactive water leaked inside the plant. Six months later, the plant is still closed, and some residents are worried, ... Feds OK with equipment change at Calif. nuke plant
CBS News - Jul 20, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators Thursday concluded that the operator
of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California did not mislead the
government about modifications to its troubled steam generators, where
unusual damage has been found on scores ...
Work needed to restart California nuclear plant: NRC report
Chicago Tribune - Jul 20, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A US nuclear inspection team has identified a
number of issues that require further study before a damaged California
nuclear plant can restart, according to a report issued on Thursday.
The two-reactor San Onofre Nuclear ...
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David LeBlanc - Molten Salt Reactor Designs, Options & Outlook .
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TEPCO subcontractor used lead to fake dosimeter readings at Fukushima plant
TEPCO subcontractor used lead to fake dosimeter readings at Fukushima plant
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201207210069
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