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US Petition To Revoke BWR Reactor Licenses

April 9, 2013 Editor 0 Comments BWR, fukushima, GE, general electric, NRC, petition, reactor

Beyond Nuclear filed a petition in March 2013 requesting the NRC revoke the operating licenses of the GE BWR reactors

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Japan Requires Filtered Reactor Vents, US Still Refusing To

January 18, 2013 Editor 0 Comments BWR, filtered vents, fukushima, vents

Japan’s new nuclear regulator the NRA has announced they will require filtered vents on all BWR reactors. Installation would be

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Torus Bellows As Weak Point In Fukushima Reactors

August 1, 2012 Editor 0 Comments BWR, daiichi, design, failure, fukushima, mark 1, torus

Many penetrations and connections within a reactor vessel can cause weak points where structural failure or corium (melted fuel) leakage

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Reactor Water Levels & Automatic Actions If Water Levels Drop

April 5, 2012 Editor 0 Comments BWR, reactor, technical, water level

This reference image shows at what point or place the water level within the reactor would cause automatic or operator

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US BWR Reactor Experiments Show Nuclear Accidents In Small Scale

April 2, 2012April 2, 2012 Editor 0 Comments BWR, tests, US

Dean found this amazing footage of the BORAX experiments done at Idaho National Lab in the 1950’s. The “reactors” are

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NRC Addresses Post Fukushima Issues At Specific Reactors

March 14, 2012 Editor 0 Comments BWR, NRC, PWR

The NRC has been busy sending out letters related to their post-Fukushima safety changes. What was interesting is that not

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Swiss Mark 1 Reactor Like Fukushima Shut Down Amid Safety Concerns

March 7, 2012 Editor 0 Comments BWR, mark 1, switzerland

Ex-SKF is reporting that the Swiss GE Mark 1 BWR reactor, (the same design as Fukushima Daiichi) at Mühleberg Switzerland is

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Vermont Yankee May Be Shut Down On A Technicality

March 2, 2012March 1, 2012 Editor 0 Comments BWR, US

Vermont Yankee, the aging BWR reactor (like Fukushima Daiichi) has been battling with the state of Vermont over the right

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Fukushima Review Causes Industry Initiated Meltdown At The NRC

December 16, 2011 Editor 0 Comments BWR, fukushima, NRC, Safety

Since the Fukushima nuclear accident, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has had a task force reviewing the safety risks at

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Reactor Reality In Japan And The Real Reasons For The US NRC Spat

December 14, 2011December 14, 2011 Editor 0 Comments BWR, fukushima, industry, lobbyists, mark 1, NRC, nuclear

In the last two weeks people have noticed an increase in US nuclear industry PR activities. Then last week nuclear

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NRC Delays New Reactors, Old Units Struggle To Stay Viable

October 15, 2011October 14, 2011 Editor 0 Comments BWR, NRC, Oyster Creek

The NRC had declared delays in the new reactor approval process for AP1000 and ESBWR reactor designs. They NRC wants

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NRC Meeting On GE BWR Reactors – Live Blog Transcript

October 8, 2011 Editor 0 Comments BWR, GE, mark 1, Meeting, NRC

          Below is the live blog transcript from the Oct. 7th NRC meeting. Comments and feedback

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Core Meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Aging as a Contributing Factor

July 28, 2011September 1, 2011 Editor 0 Comments BWR, fukushima, meltdown, Reactors

Radiation embrittlement, corrosion, fatigue and other wear dictate the rate of temperature change at which the reactor pressure vessel (RPV)

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