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US Nuclear Regulators Suppressing Reactor Tsunami Study

August 8, 2014 Editor 0 Comments diablo canyon, fukushima, NRC, suppressed report, tsunami

A study of the tsunami risk at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California has been raising questions about NRC’s honesty

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US Nuclear Regulator Refuses To Fix Evacuation Zone Flaws

April 10, 2014April 10, 2014 Editor 0 Comments evacuation, NRC, US

While Japan is implementing larger evacuation zones and comprehensive evacuation zone plans after the Fukushima disaster, the US has decided

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NRC Hid Information On Fukushima From Public

March 13, 2014 Editor 0 Comments FOIA, fukushima, NRC, Safety

An NBC investigation found that the NRC coordinated an effort to hide information they knew from the public during the

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Japan Nuclear Evacuations Would Take 12+ Hours To More Than 6 Days

January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 Editor 0 Comments evacuation route, hours, japan, NRC, nuclear

An independent study in Japan showed it would take at least 12 or more hours to evacuate a 30km zone

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US Nuclear Regulator Shuts Doors Today Due To Govt. Shutdown

October 10, 2013 Editor 0 Comments NRC, shutdown, US

The US NRC has sent home 90% of their staff. Only resident inspectors and a handful of core staff remain.

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TEPCO Knew Of Need For Groundwater Bypass In May 2011

September 19, 2013 Editor 0 Comments bypass, coverup, NRC, TEPCO

According to a new article by Reuters, TEPCO knew of the need to install a ground water bypass system back

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GAO Find NRC Is Ignoring Nuclear Evacuation Impact

June 12, 2013June 12, 2013 Editor 0 Comments evacuation, gAO, NRC, zone

The GAO has released a report showing the NRC has downplayed and ignored significant risks in the event of a

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US Nuclear Waste Plan May Be Illegal

April 22, 2013April 22, 2013 Editor 0 Comments NRC, nuclear, spent fuel, storage, US

The GAO has determined that aspects of the planned nuclear waste disposal program are likely illegal. The GAO says the

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Omaha Power Company Charges $5000 To Answer Question

April 11, 2013 Editor 0 Comments ft. calhoun, NRC, nuclear, OPPD, scandal, US

The Omaha Public Power District is demanding $5000 to answer a question from their customers. OPPD owns and runs the

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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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Nuclear Workers Union Paid Members With Costco Gift Cards To Attend San Onofre Meeting

February 17, 2013 Editor 0 Comments bribes, NRC, nuclear, public meeting, san onofre, Union

The union that covers nuclear workers was caught busing in workers and paying them with Costco gift cards to attend

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Citizen Uses SimplyInfo Research To Take On Omaha Power Board

January 19, 2013 Editor 0 Comments ft. calhoun, NRC, omaha, Omaha Public Power District, OPPD

Local resident LaVerne Thraen cited a report by fukuleaks.org/web when he confronted the Omaha Public Power District regarding multiple failures

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Ft. Calhoun Geo-Testing Shows A Dangerous Potential

January 14, 2013January 14, 2013 Editor 0 Comments ft. calhoun, geologic, karst, NRC, omaha, OPPD, sinkhole, US

Public records requests by Clean Nebraska were able to obtain portions of the initial geologic testing report for Ft. Calhoun.

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What Really Happened At Oyster Creek, Report Released

January 11, 2013January 12, 2013 Editor 0 Comments NRC, Oyster Creek, sandy

The US NRC has finally issued an inspection report on Oyster Creek and the events during hurricane Sandy. During the

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TEPCO To Install Filtered Vents Next Week, US Power Co’s Refuse To

January 10, 2013 Editor 1 Comment filtered, Kashiwazaki, NRC, TEPCO, US, vents

TEPCO announced they will begin installation of a filtered emergency vent system at the number seven unit at Kashiwazaki Kariwa

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NRA Has More Bad News For Japan’s Nuclear Industry

January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRC, nuclear, Rokkasho

The NRA announced that they considered it “difficult” to complete checks on all of Japan’s nuclear plants within 3 years.

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New Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant Report Shows More Safety Violations

January 5, 2013 Editor 0 Comments flood, ft. calhoun, NRC, US

The NRC has issued yet another report on Ft. Calhoun’s ongoing safety failures. The December 31st report outlines a number

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Fire Risk At Older Japan Reactors Shows Potential Worldwide Problem

January 2, 2013 Editor 1 Comment Cables, fire, japan, NRA, NRC, Russia, unit 1, US

The NRA announced recently that reactors built before 1975 likely have sub standard fire protection designs. This includes having important

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SimplyInfo Work Used As Evidence In Sierra Club Federal Petition

December 22, 2012December 24, 2012 Editor 0 Comments ft. calhoun, NRC, nuclear, US

A recent report by fukuleaks.org/web on the problems at Ft. Calhoun nuclear station involving the containment building were added as

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US Nuclear “Expert” Suggests Japan’s Failed Regulatory Habits As Solution

December 14, 2012 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, NRC, nuclear

US nuclear advocate Richard Meserve, who also happens to be a nuclear power company executive is advising Japan’s new nuclear

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Ft. Calhoun Containment Structure Failures Admitted

December 13, 2012 Editor 0 Comments ft. calhoun, NRC, nuclear, US

Representatives from Ft. Calhoun’s operator OPPD, hired engineering firms, and the NRC held a meeting Wesnesday to discuss details of

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Oyster Creek Under Special Inspection By The NRC

November 13, 2012 Editor 3 Comments hurricane, NRC, Oyster Creek, sandy

The NRC announced they are doing a special inspection of Oyster Creek today, after incidents that arose during Hurricane Sandy. The

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NRC Provides Some Answers On Sandy Aftermath

November 7, 2012 Editor 0 Comments NRC, salem, sandy

Communications staff over at the NRC blog have provided a bit more information on what happened at two plants after

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Another Media Outlet Confirms Salem Intake Pumps Damaged

November 5, 2012 Editor 0 Comments NRC, salem, sandy

Local media outlet NewJerseyNewsroom cites additiional information about what transpired at Salem nuclear plant though they do not cite where

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The Media Takes On The Nuclear Industry After Sandy Failures

November 2, 2012November 2, 2012 Editor 0 Comments NRC, Oyster Creek, salem, sandy, US

A long list of media outlets are criticizing the nuclear industry and the safety lapses exposed by hurricane Sandy. While

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NRC Corruption Mounts As New Documents Released

October 22, 2012October 22, 2012 Editor 1 Comment calhoun, dam, failure, flood, fukushima, NRC, ocnee

Greenpeace recently released an unedited copy of an NRC flood report that showed the NRC had been routinely lying to

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NRC Public Meeting On Economic Consequences Of Reactor Accidents

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, NRC

The NRC is holding a public meeting September 11th at 9am to discuss the economic consequences of reactor accidents. The

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NRC Suspends All Final Licensing Of Nuclear Reactors

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 Editor 0 Comments fuel storage, NRC, US, yucca

In case you have not already heard, yesterday the NRC suspended all final licensing actions for nuclear reactors in the

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US Nuclear Industry History Of Safety Failures & NRC Apathy

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 Editor 0 Comments millstone, NRC

This 2001 Time.com article fell into our inbox over the weekend. What it shows was going on in the late

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Anonymous Leaks 40gb of Nuclear Power Inside Information

July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 Editor 1 Comment Anonymous, Data, IAEA, NRC, NSC

None of this information is classified data but it does give some big insights into what is really going on

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NRC Whistleblowers Show Conflicts In Agency, Ft. Calhoun

May 11, 2012 Editor 0 Comments ft. calhoun, NRC, US

A letter sent by NRC employees in the Arlington, TX office blasting Troy Pruett, a regional deputy director at NRC

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NRC May Have Not Disclosed Massive Damage At Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant

April 7, 2012April 8, 2012 Editor 0 Comments ft. calhoun, NRC

A set of correspondence from the nonukes’yall email list (copied at end of the article)  cites much larger and more devastating flood

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US Nuclear Protesters Rally In VT While 2 US Reactors Could Be Scrapped

March 23, 2012March 23, 2012 Editor 0 Comments NRC, Oyster Creek, US, vermont

On Thursday 1000 protesters in Vermont marched to the offices of Entergy in Brattleburo demanding the shut down of the

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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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US Regulators Admit Dam Failure Risk At Nebraska Nuclear Plants

March 7, 2012March 7, 2012 Editor 0 Comments dam, flood, ft. calhoun, NRC, US

The NRC has announced they will now investigate the risk of a dam failure on nuclear plants in the US.

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NRC Assisted German Private Sector Nuclear Industry In Fighting German Government Shutdowns

February 19, 2012 Editor 0 Comments Germany, malfeasance, NRC

Enformable has been working on an ongoing investigation of the NRC’s actions in response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster. In

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The Nuclear Industry Quietly Pulls Out Of The Nuclear Business

February 4, 2012February 4, 2012 Editor 0 Comments NEI, NRC, nuclear, US

Jim Riccio of Greenpeace makes the claim that economics, not Fukushima has already put the last nail in the coffin

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Byron Nuclear Plant Loses Offsite Power, Tritium Leaks In Venting Steam

January 31, 2012January 31, 2012 Editor 0 Comments Byron, NRC, offsite, power

Earlier today the Byron nuclear power plant near Rockford IL lost all offsite power to unit 2. The unit scramed

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Fukushima Exposes The US Faustian Deal On Spent Nuclear Fuel

January 28, 2012January 27, 2012 Editor 0 Comments NRC, spent fuel

The US currently has about 63000 tons of spent nuclear fuel, most of it still stored in unprotected cooling pools

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US Nuclear Industry Skyrockets Price Last Minute For Equipment At Height Of Fukushima Crisis

January 25, 2012 Editor 0 Comments bechtel, fukushima, NRC, USAID

Of course the nuclear industry is there to lend a helping hand when their equipment goes horribly wrong.. but it

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