Saturday, June 02, 2012

• NewsMax – Congress Rips Obama Plan to Shut Nev. Nuclear Waste Site
• OPB News – Judge Drops Dept. of Energy From Hanford Whistleblower Case – Anna King
• Tri-City Herald – Judge rules Hanford whistleblower can’t have a jury trial – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – Bechtel faces $150,000 fine after Hanford worker loses toes – Annette Cary
• Aspen Times – Letter: Cons of nuclear energy – Lou Mortensen
• Reuters – New Mexico’s largest wildfire ever is 10 percent contained – Zelie Pollon
• DeSoto Appeal – Radiation experts give all-clear to lab after blaze – Christopher Whitten
• FireEngineering – Laboratory burns; Site contains radioactive materials
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12/Pantex security bidders have questions – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – USEC gets $6M okie-dokie – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE’s next big prize – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Neutron-seeking bear trapped at ORNL – Frank Munger
• The Advocate – Regulatory panel inspecting River Bend – Amy Wold
• Augusta Chronicle – New reactor design forecasts future successes, challenges – Rob Pavey
• Power Engineering – Nuclear Power is the Energy of Our Future – Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland, R-Ga. (3rd CD)
• Aiken Standard – Meeting will give info on careers in nuclear industry – Anna Dolianitis
• Lacey.Patch – Oyster Creek To Test Emergency Sirens June 5 – Elaine Piniat
• Toms River Patch – NRC Announces Second Public Meeting on Oyster Creek, in Toms River – Elaine Piniat
• Middletown Press – Connecticut’s new nuclear chief says he’s taking precautions against meltdowns like Japan’s
• New London Day – Millstone to look at flood, earthquake protections – Stephen Singer
• Global Research – Nuclear Tuna and Media Trivialization: The Risk of Radioactive Tuna from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster – Robert Alvarez
• Heritage Foundation – Hold the Obits on Nuclear Power – Jack Spencer
• Power Engineering – Fukushima fallout­-NRC loses a safety advocate
• UN: IAEA – Board of Governors To Begin June Deliberations
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Team Concludes Peer Review of Greece’s Regulatory Framework for Radiation Safety

Friday, June 01, 2012

• CADC – CADC Opinions: 11-1066 – NARUC v. DOE (pdf-32K)
• DOE – Working With Tribal Nations – A Geographic, Legal, and Economic Imperative – Dot Harris
• NRC – “A Regulator’s Perspective on the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow” Prepared Remarks by NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko, Nuclear Energy Assembly, May 23
• NRC – Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko at the Agency Action Review Meeting
• NRC – NRC Approves Increased Power Output for Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant
• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board – PROPOSED RULES Proposed FOIA Fee Schedule Update Page 32433 [FR DOC# 2012-13295]

Thursday, May 31, 2012

• DOE – Department of Energy Cites Bechtel National, Inc. for Worker Safety and Health Violations
• NRC – NRC Seeks Comment on Draft Guidance Documents Regarding Post-Fukushima Requirement
• NRC – NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant
• NRC – NRC Names Additional Resident Inspector for Vogtle Nuclear Plant Construction Activities
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pages 32117-32118 [FR DOC# 2012-13154]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Page 32146 [FR DOC# C1-2012-12042]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Safety Evaluation Reports; Fluorine Extraction Process and Depleted Uranium Deconversion Plan: Safety Evaluation Report, International Isotopes Fluorine Products, Inc., Fluorine Extraction Process and Depleted Uranium Deconversion Plan, Lea County, NM Page 32146 [FR DOC# 2012-13183]

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

• Legal Documents
• CADC – 2012 05 02 Transcript – Oral Argument Court of Appeals Mandamus (pdf-204K)
• DOE – #LabChat: Market Potential of Energy Efficient Technology, May 31 at 2 pm EDT – Michael Hess
• NRC – Oral Arguments Session on Request for Hearing on NRC Orders Planned for June 7 in Boston
• NRC – NRC Conducts Augmented Inspection at River Bend Nuclear Power Plant
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah Pages 31837-31838 [FR DOC# 2012-13067]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Wind and Water Power Program Pages 31839-31840 [FR DOC# 2012-13102]
• Environmental Protection Agency – NOTICES Meetings: Notification of a Public Meeting and Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board (SAB); Perchlorate Advisory Panel Pages 31847-31848 [FR DOC# 2012-13073]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Draft Guidances; Availability: Portable Gauge Licenses Pages 31894-31895 [FR DOC# 2012-13045]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings Page 31895 [FR DOC# 2012-13192]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Renewed Facility Operating Licenses; Reissuances: Energy Northwest, Columbia Generating Station; Record of Decision and Issuance of Renewed Facility Operating License for an Additional 20-Year Period Pages 31895-31896 [FR DOC# 2012-13041]

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works – Senator Boxer and Rep. Markey Release GAO Report: NRC Earthquake, Flooding Risk Assessment Not Adequate
• GAO – Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Natural Hazard Assessments Could Be More Risk-Informed, GAO-12-465, Apr 26, 2012
• NAS – Project Update: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture
• NRC – NRC Renews Operating License for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant for an Additional 20 Years
• NRC – Public Meeting Schedule
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Confirmatory Orders: Texas Gamma Ray, LLC, Pasadena, TX; Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) Pages 31651-31655 [FR DOC# 2012-12989]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Confirmatory Orders Modifying Licenses: Tennessee Valley Authority (Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3); Confirmatory Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately) Pages 31649-31651 [FR DOC# 2012-12990]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Facility Operating and Combined Licenses Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Pages 31655-31676 [FR DOC# 2012-12687]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fukushima; Notice of Meeting Page 31676 [FR DOC# 2012-12986]
• Canada: CNSC – CNSC News Update

Monday, May 28, 2012

• OpEdNews – Nuclear Rubberstamp Commission – Karl Grossman
• truthout – Obama Taps Allison Macfarlane as New Head of Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Gregg Levine