Japan Earthquake | Page 2844
6,757 aftershocks felt in Japan from March 11 until Dec 31 www.japantoday.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 1:42:59 AM- A look at the politics inside the NRC - www.counterpunch.orgby lillymunster 1/6/2012 2:04:40 AM
nutcrackerpublishing.com
* Hay Kids! Nuclear Power is FUN!!
nutcrackerpublishing.comby Ian via Nutcrackerpublishing 1/6/2012 2:05:19 AM- The same author also wrote a book on how to talk to kids about cancer : www.youtube.com And don't forget her Nuclear Power book, it's Santa's favorite stocking stuffer: www.youtube.comby Ian 1/6/2012 2:10:01 AM
- @Ian oh that is just wrong!by lillymunster 1/6/2012 2:23:16 AM
- @lillymunster. Mommy, I wanna nuclear power plant in my neighborhood! Oh that's just wonderful Johnny! Then we'll be able to talk about all your cancers! Didn't I tell you this would be funnnn! :-Dby Ian 1/6/2012 2:30:05 AM
- @Ian another good example of someone not seeing the irony in their statements/work.by lillymunster 1/6/2012 2:35:46 AM
@Ian That Book is so wrong! I remember many months ago, on the Org side, we found pictures of a Japanese Children display that were a prime example of nuclear propaganda. Wonder if I could find it?? Humm.by Mid Valley 1/6/2012 5:12:01 AM- @ian, well that was an easy find: www.nytimes.comby Mid Valley 1/6/2012 5:17:42 AM
- @Mid Valley, wow! Pure indoctrination. It's great that the NY Times covered this.by Ian 1/6/2012 5:54:54 AM
- AluminumStudios covers child nuclear indoctrination here: www.youtube.comby Ian 1/6/2012 6:09:06 AM
Banyan
The Fukushima black box
A dangerous lack of urgency in drawing lessons from Japan’s nuclear disaster www.economist.comby Mid Valley 1/6/2012 7:10:03 AM- Compensation for Fukushima victims sluggish, gov’t to step in www.tokyotimes.co.jpby Mid Valley 1/6/2012 7:12:39 AM
- NGO to support Fukushima kids via chocolate-selling campaign mdn.mainichi.jpby Mid Valley 1/6/2012 7:14:52 AM
- restarted - news forthcomingby lillymunster 1/6/2012 12:15:28 PM
- Kashiwa stops operation of incinerator again as radioactive ash fills up storage mdn.mainichi.jpby lillymunster 1/6/2012 12:31:01 PM
- Japanese Don't Want A Nuclear Future: The Ticker au.ibtimes.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 12:31:41 PM
- Compensation for Fukushima victims sluggish, gov’t to step in www.tokyotimes.co.jpby lillymunster 1/6/2012 12:33:47 PM
- Pressure on Iran puts Tokyo in a bind www.japantimes.co.jpby lillymunster 1/6/2012 12:44:49 PM
- Nuke report's worst case: Tokyo exodus
Migration plans mulled at height of atomic crisis
www.japantimes.co.jpby lillymunster 1/6/2012 12:45:44 PM - Shikoku Electric To Halt Ikata Nuclear Plant For Checks s.nikkei.com nikkei pwby lillymunster 1/6/2012 1:00:56 PM
- Japan to make it harder to run a reactor past the 40 year life span
Hosono Minister nuclear accident, by the Fukushima nuclear accident first, for power reactors, the decommissioning decided to start a life of 40 years after the operation in principle.
Hosono Minister nuclear accident "will introduce a so-called restriction operation 40 years. The legislation that the 40 year operating period. Unless such safeguards firmly against aging, which over 40 years recognize the operation, "he said.
Hosono Minister received a nuclear accident nuclear accident, upon a revision of the Nuclear Reactor Regulation Law, for power reactors, in principle, would begin operation after 40 years of life, admit to running, to make decommissioning decided.
On the other hand, if the application has been made to extend the exception from the reactor installation, conduct a review of the technical capacity to manage the state of deterioration of facilities and safety, so long as there is no problem to extend the approval period trying to introduce a system for.
Currently has more than 40 years of reactor operation period, in addition to the first Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Unit 1 has美浜原発Tsuruga nuclear power plant Unit 1 and will be forced to support the new.
The proposed amendment, if the measure is also incorporated, such as severe accidents by requiring plans to legislate in April. www.fnn-news.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 1:03:55 PM - On the 40 year reactor limit in English uk.reuters.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 1:13:42 PM
- Why so much contaminated rice made it to market from Fukushima, only 23% was tested ex-skf.blogspot.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 1:22:09 PM
- Japan to stop using SPEEDI to tell when to distribute iodine but will use reactor data like water levels to decide. Like the months TEPCO lied about the reactor statu? ex-skf.blogspot.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 1:24:02 PM
by M.I.A. 1/6/2012 1:37:48 PM- Morning, Lilly! Thought this was instructive and interesting.by M.I.A. 1/6/2012 1:38:18 PM
- @M.I.A. morning! will check it outby lillymunster 1/6/2012 1:39:16 PM
Energy 101: Geothermal Heat Pumps
by Ian 1/6/2012 1:55:24 PM- @Ian I got a quote for my house- almost $30,000! Too expensive for me by alot.by M.I.A. 1/6/2012 2:06:56 PM
- @M.I.A. they seem to be more cost effective when done on new construction. We looked at a house that had one and it only added abut 10k to the priceby lillymunster 1/6/2012 2:09:39 PM
- @lillymunster Yep. Retrofit is the kicker.by M.I.A. 1/6/2012 2:11:21 PM
- @M.I.A., wonder how long it would take to pay for itself. By the time it needs a 10k repair.by Ian 1/6/2012 2:14:32 PM
- by Ian 1/6/2012 2:15:51 PM
- @Ian They told me 3 to 10 years, depending on type of heating costsby M.I.A. 1/6/2012 2:17:08 PM
- by Ian 1/6/2012 2:17:34 PM
- @M.I.A., like lilly said, sounds best for new homes.by Ian 1/6/2012 2:33:17 PM
- Reading an article about costs to relicense Diablo Canyon enformable.com
$80 million, for just relicensing. For another $9 million you could build a massive regional power grid for wind. www.argusleader.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 3:16:01 PM - wrote that up along with the book author from last night and some other interesting gaffes and such from the US nuclear industry wp.meby lillymunster 1/6/2012 3:19:05 PM
today 100th birthday of Alfred Wegener's tectonic plates theory. so familiar to us, it is in fact quite a new theory.
by Edano 1/6/2012 3:19:43 PM
@lillymunster The Obama administration has been putting a lot of effort and federal money into renewable energy, unlike previous administrations. Maybe that will affect future NPPs re-licensing.by Pedro Jesus 1/6/2012 3:46:27 PM- @Pedro Jesus how so? less of a need? the licensing process currently only looks at how they will manage aging. They removed the need to even prove they are currently in compliance with their license. The current system is a joke. www.huffingtonpost.comby lillymunster 1/6/2012 3:51:30 PM
- It isn't totally clear how the new NRC rules will impact relicensing. If they will make some of the changes post-Fuku tied to getting relicensed or if they will relicense and tell them to get the upgrades done after.by lillymunster 1/6/2012 3:52:42 PM
- @lillymunster I would think that the more renewable energy production comes in force in the USA, the less the nuclear power corporate interests will have influence in political agendas and, therefore, the less chances there will be of old nuclear power plants be granted a extension to their license. Because, in the end, we are talking about politics and policies. This has nothing to do with science because there are no world wide accepted specifications for nuclear power plants designs and security measures. Each Government in each country makes its own rules regarding nuclear.by Pedro Jesus 1/6/2012 4:10:06 PM
- @Pedro Jesus the problem is that nuclear power companies have a captive audience and there is no competition system in most of the country. States that put wind mandates in place force some change in that a certain percentage of power generation has to come from wind in that state.
The current power companies have deep pockets and a vested interest in running those old reactors into the ground. If they stop operating it they then have to start paying out to decommission, or using the public trust fund saved for decommissioning if they have not already lost it in the stock market.
One way what your talking about is happening as a suggestion by the governor of NY state. He wants to build a electricity transmission system to bring power from the north part of the state down to the NYC area. The state maintains the power lines system. The owners of Indian Point reactor don't really have a say in that. It seems to be controversial and seen as an end run around the fight with Indian Point to make them shut down.
The private-public power system in most states is a total mess. They let it be too private dominated for too long. Now states are trying to improve things and the power companies are fighting it.
The only reason wind power in SD is moving forward is because Xcel Energy was backed into a corner. They can't operate a nuclear reactor in SD without a public vote of the people. The coal plant they wanted to build was shot down by either the state or feds. By contrast the state of MN is helpless to try to shut down the Monticello reactor unless Xcel were to violate an existing agreement.
The more I learn the more I see the US power system as a total mess. There were not clear lines and rules kept in place over the decades. Now it is unclear who is in charge and the public frequently has no say in their public utilities.by lillymunster 1/6/2012 4:19:49 PM
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