Sunday, May 20, 2012

• Europe: BBC News – Environmental group slams Kent nuclear waste bunker proposal

Saturday, May 19, 2012

• Tri-City Herald – Richland nuke plant to receive 20-year license renewal next week – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – Uranium miners wary of Energy Northwest fuel deal for Richland plant
• Columbia Daily Tribune – MU dean reaches out to nuclear science faculty – Janese Silvey
• Chillicothe Gazette – Funding hopes still alive for Piketon centrifuge – Gregory Korte
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Tom Clements: TVA should jettison plutonium project
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Demolition versus preservation: K-25 plan still not a done deal – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Lawrence Young: ‘A very good plan today is better than the best plan tomorrow’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Mixed waste, circa 1946 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ‘Future generations will view us badly . . . ‘ – Frank Munger
• Lakeland Ledger – Deciding Where Nuclear Waste Goes – Lynn Edward Weaver
• Augusta Chronicle – Safety board says Savannah River Site building has plutonium and fire dangers – Rob Pavey
• Aiken Standard – Study IDs violations at facility for MOX – Anna Dolianitis
• Asia-Pacific: NEI Nuclear Notes – Setting the Record Straight on the Spent Fuel Pool at Fukushima Daiichi Unit #4
• Europe: Aberdeen Press and Journal – Inquiry call over RAF base radiation concerns – Ashleigh Barbour
• Europe: NW Evening Mail – Nuclear waste plan divides community
• Europe: STV.tv – MoD investigating possible radioactive contanimation at RAF Kinloss

Friday, May 18, 2012

• Daily Astorian – Portland Hearing Considers Hanford As Hazardous Waste Storage Site – Cassandra Profita
• Northwest Public Radio – Hanford Contractors Work Toward Moving Dangerous K-Basin Sludge – Anna King
• Salt Lake Tribune – Report: Green River is No. 2 most endangered river in U.S. – Brett Prettyman
• Casper Star-Tribune – Uranium miners wary of plan to enrich DU stockpile – Mead Gruver
• USA Today – House preserves ‘backdoor earmark’ for Ohio nuclear facility – Gregory Korte
• Washington Post – United States Enrichment Corp., bailed out once, seeks more federal money for new project – Steven Mufson
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – The costs of ‘Concept B’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – $400K a day at K-25 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Ex-DOE computing exec Michael Strayer indicted on 13 federal counts; ORNL ties to allegations – Frank Munger
• DOE:IG – Management Alert: Extended Assignments at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, DOE/IG-0864 (pdf-217K)
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Decisions to Evaluate Petitions To Designate Class of Employees to be Included in Special Exposure Cohort: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Hanford Site in Richland, WA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
  
• Europe: The Guardian – Row over nuclear waste dump proposal in Kent – Terry Macalister
• Europe: this is Kent – An unsuitable site for waste
• Europe: this is Kent – Residents say ‘no’ to nuclear dump on doorstep

Thursday, May 17, 2012

• Bellingham Herald – ID commission eyes spent nuclear fuel agreement
• OPB News – Hanford Contractors Work Toward Moving Dangerous K-Basin Sludge – Anna King
• Reuters – Nuke Plant Foes Converging on Tiny Utah Town – David Hasemyer
• Nuclear Engineering – Shaw wins Wolf Creek maintenance contract
• Bay City Times – Nuclear waste discussion, film screening to take place in Bay City – Lauren Gibbons
• Nuclear Engineering – Agreement extends Paducah enrichment operations
• Wyoming Business Report – USEC gets gov’t bailout, criticism – Mark Wilcox
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – No agreement yet on K-25; consensus building on Park Service’s third choice – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12 introduces a kinder, gentler technique for analyzing nuclear warhead parts – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – White House weighs in with ‘serious concerns’ on House Defense Authorization Act – Frank Munger
• Augusta Chronicle – NRC inspectors find 3 minor violations at MOX plant – Rob Pavey
• DOE – Secretary Chu at the World Renewable Energy Forum in Denver
• Europe: Daily Telegraph – Who will bury Britain’s nuclear waste in their backyard? – Louise Gray
• Europe: Daily Telegraph – Romney Marsh could be UK’s nuclear dumping ground – Louise Gray
• Europe: News&Star – Kent’s Shepway council expresses interest in hosting nuclear dump – Phil Coleman
• Europe: this is Kent – Romney Marsh nuclear dump plan slammed by campaigners
• Europe: Whitehaven News – Opinion split on high-level nuclear waste dump – Alan Irving
• Europe: Whitehaven News – The £16m cost of Sellafield visitor centre – and today it stands idle – Alan Irving

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

• Veterans Today – Radiation at El Toro Hangar Unresolved
• Tri-City Herald – Energy Northwest’s nuclear fuel buy deal is set – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – HAMTC worries bill could erode Hanford worker safety – Annette Cary
• Salt Lake Tribune – An appalling act – Rosemary A. Holt
• Albuquerque Journal – Project At LANL Is Epitome of Waste – Susan Gordon
• Aurora Beacon News – Fermi: Tritium levels in water not an issue – Matt Brennan
• Chillicothe Gazette – USEC realizes one of its goals
• Environmental Expert – DOE announces transfer of depleted uranium to advance the U.S. national security interests, extend operations at Paducah gaseous diffusion plant
• Nuclear Street News – USEC to Convert Depleted Uranium into Nuclear Fuel for Columbia Station and TVA Reactors
• Oak Ridger – Deal reached to keep Paducah plant going for year
• WPSD Local 6 – Questions follow USEC announcement – Jason Hibbs
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Frank Munger: The strange case of Trench 13
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Nevada’s 1960s-era nuke tower coming down; taller than the Empire State Building – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – In-the-know folks talk about reducing nuclear warheads — big reductions – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Endangered Species Day – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Wasting no time on DUF6 transfer – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Chu: ‘The question is no longer if . . . ‘ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Wealthy Los Alamos – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Fluornoy’s return – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – HFIR view – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE’s depleted uranium deal will extend Paducah operations, provide fuel to TVA; Rep. Markey objects – Frank Munger
• Chatham Star Tribune – Uranium mining is recipe for disaster – Karen Maute
• CNN – Kodak confirms it had weapons-grade uranium in underground lab – Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Small Modular Reactor Subcommittee Page 28861 
• Asia-Pacific: Daily Yomiuri – Panel compiles report on future N-fuel cycle
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Kitakyushu to incinerate Miyagi debris on trial basis
• Europe: The Independent – Romney Marsh set to become nuclear dump – Michael McCarthy
• Europe: Kent Online – Neighbours to be consulted on Romney Marsh nuclear site
• Europe: Kent Online – Romney Marsh could be nuclear waste dumping ground – Sam Lennon
• East Europe: Slovak Spectator – Fico seeks more EU money for nuclear decommissioning

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

• Nevada Appeal – Janice Ayres: Political football at Yucca Mountain
• Las Vegas Review-Journal – Letter(#1): Groundwater issues already being studied – John M. McGrail
• NRC – NUREG-2125, “Spent Fuel Transportation Risk Assessment, Draft Report for Comment” (pdf-50.45M)
• Northwest Public Radio – Ecology Hosts Meetings Around Northwest On Its New Hanford Plan – Anna King
• Tri-City Herald – Protection sought for 2 plants on Hanford Reach – Annette Cary
• Salon – The GOP’s nuke-dump donor – Mariah Blake
• Louisville Courier-Journal – Kentucky lawmakers say agreement keeps Paducah uranium plant open for another year, saves 1,200 jobs – James R. Carroll
• Paducah Sun – USEC staying open one year longer, re-enriching tails – Adam Shull
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Oak Ridge cleanup workers file asbestos lawsuit – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Making amends – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Knox Building Trades supports UPF – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Congressmen get look at K-25 demolition – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ANWAG says proposed safety changes in nuke weapons workplace ‘unconscionable’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Update on Savannah River revised benefit plans for retirees: $2,400 stipend – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Ex-UT football player among 6 filing lawsuit on exposures to asbestos, PCBs – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – USEC’s down trend: stock warning – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y’all come – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridger – Congressman Doc Hastings visits lab, Y-12
• WBIR-TV – K-25 demolition project ahead of new schedule after DOE audit prompts significant changes – Hillary Lake
• Augusta Chronicle – Changes unveiled for SRS retiree benefit program – Rob Pavey
• Power Engineering Magazine – Nuclear waste storage tanks filled as part of operational closure
• Virginian-Pilot – Uranium briefing scheduled in Va. Beach – Julian Walker
• Los Angeles Times – For Kodak, nuclear reactor and weapons-grade uranium proved useful – Matt Pearce
• PennEnergy – DOE to invest over $47MM for training of next generation of nuclear energy leaders
• DOE – DOE Announces Transfer of Depleted Uranium to Advance the U.S. National Security Interests, Extend Operations at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
• DOE – In Arizona, Helping Communities Realize the Promise of Solar Power – Greg Stanton
• UN: IAEA – Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management
• Canada: Regina Leader-Post – Nuclear waste storage opposed – Angela Hall
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Infamous Hanford Site may yield nuke cleanup clues – Ben Dooley
• Europe: openDemocracy – How to bury nuclear waste under the democratic carpet in Cumbria – Stuart Haszeldine
• South Africa: Sunday Standard – Radioactive facility not welcome in Pilikwe – Gasebalwe Seretse

Monday, May 14, 2012

• State of Washington – Corrected: Petitioners Rule 28 Supplemental Authorities (pdf-551K)
• Tri-City Herald – Energy Northwest producing less chemical waste – Annette Cary
• Business Week – Nuclear engineers gather for Utah conference – Paul Foy
• Farmington Daily Times – Groups urge EPA to revoke uranium permit
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Return to Trench 13: Will sequel be successful? – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ORNL’s Herb Mook wins Onnes Prize – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – That pig is illegally parked – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – UCOR gets slap on wrist for security issue – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Whittling down Superfund boundaries in Oak Ridge may not be so easy – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridger – Building 9212 and the Uranium Processing Facility, Part 2 – D. Ray Smith
• Tampa Tribune – Nuclear waste costly for taxpayers – Kevin Doyle
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford Pages 28368-28369 
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Draft NUREG; Availability: Spent Fuel Transportation Risk Assessment Pages 28406-28407
• Europe: NW Evening Mail – Council suggests site for radioactive waste
• West Africa: GhanaWeb – Ghana to export nuclear energy?