Sunday, August 19, 2012

• Tacoma News Tribune – Hanford’s B Reactor: A park haunted by the 20th century
• Tri-City Herald – Tri-City GOP delegate says Washington may be swing state – Michelle Dupler
• Tri-City Herald – Fast Focus: Should new nuclear plants be stalled until waste storage is decided? Honor the contract – Lenny Pekins
• Tri-City Herald – Fast Focus: Should new nuclear plants be stalled until waste storage is decided? Keep on building – Jim Young
• Tri-City Herald – Fast Focus: Should new nuclear plants be stalled until waste storage is decided? What a waste – Michael Scrimsher
• Tri-City Herald – Fast Focus: Should new nuclear plants be stalled until waste storage is decided? We can’t wait – Lenny Pekins
• Tri-City Herald – Fast Focus: Should new nuclear plants be stalled until waste storage is decided? Come to an agreement – Marc Thompson
• Santa Fe New Mexican – Agency to discuss proposals for disposing of plutoniumRoger Snodgrass
• The Blaze – How Did an 82-Year-Old Nun&2 Other Anti-War Protesters Breach the ‘Fort Knox for Highly Enriched Uranium’? – Madeleine Morgenstern
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Former Y-12 boss: ‘We had some deficiencies’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – One Y-12 guard fired, others disciplined as a result of security breach – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12 expects to meet this year’s production goals, despite security crisis – Frank Munger
• Stonington-Mystic Patch – Public Voices Concerns About Nuclear Waste – Paul Petrone
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – A dozen sites proposed as nuclear cleanup storage candidates

Saturday, August 18, 2012

• Popular Mechanics – 8 Labs&Science Relics Worth a Visit – Laura Kiniry
• Business Insider – Nuclear Radiation On Francisco’s Treasure Island: We Don’t Need To Know, Apparently – Wolf Richter
• Spokesman-Review – Hanford probes possible leak
• Tri-City Herald – Double-shell tank at Hanford might be leaking – Annette Cary
• Idaho Statesman – Nuclear waste and Idaho: the numbers – Kevin Richert
• Laramie Boomerang – BLM issues enviro. review of Wyoming uranium mine
• Denver Post – Low-level radioactive waste a hot issue near Last Chance – Bruce Finley
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Former Y-12 boss: ‘We had some deficiencies’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Bechtel National’s response to Y-12 crisis – Frank Munger
• Washington Examiner – Intrusion embarrasses ‘Fort Knox of uranium’
• Chatham Star Tribune – NRC would oversee uranium mill – Tim Davis
• NewLondon.patch – Public Voices Concerns On Plans For Additional Nuclear Waste Storage At Millstone – Paul Petrone
• Canada: Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre – Dumpstock meeting – Manny Paiva
• South Asia: IBNLive – Stop filling N-fuel at plant: VS

Friday, August 17, 2012

• Lahontan Valley News – Free radiation screening clinic offered in Reno–Program helps those exposed to radiation in the 1950s, 60s
• Bay Citizen – Radiation history on Treasure Island more widespread than reported – Matt Smith
• California Watch – Radiation history on Treasure Island more widespread than reported – Matt Smith
• San Francisco Chronicle – Radiation worries on Treasure Island – Matt Smith
• San Francisco Chronicle – Radioactive Contamination At Treasure Island More Widespread
• Idaho Statesman blog – Nuclear waste in Idaho: another side of the debate (W/AUDIO)
• Salt Lake Tribune – Radioactive choice–Senate right to delay confirmation
• Cibola County Beacon – Residents Angry With Department of Labor – Rosanne Boyett
• New Mexico Business Weekly – LANL’s economic impact: thousands of staffers, millions of dollars – Dennis Domrzalski
• New Mexico Business Weekly – Labs in the balance: Northern NM already feeling impact of LANL cuts – Dennis Domrzalski
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Darrel Kohlhorst: ‘We had some weaknesses; we had some deficiencies’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – It didn’t take long for Zacharia’s would-be successors to come calling – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Getting their ears lowered – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12 fallout around the complex – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE employees could be home by New Year – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridge Today – Federal official says Y-12 security breach demands swift, strong action – John Huotari
• Oak Ridge Today – Corker: Y-12 security breach shows need for UPF, shouldn’t hurt employment – John Huotari
• Today’s Sunbeam – Editorial: Act to solve the nuclear waste storage problem now
• Nuclear Energy Insider – Middle East nuclear fuel cycles: an open rather than closed case? – Jason Deign
• NRC – NRC Information Notice 2012-13: Boraflex Degradation Surveillance Programs and Corrective Actions in the Spent Fuel Pool
• UN: IAEA – Understanding Safety Challenges–IAEA Standards and Legal Instruments Help Harmonize Safety Approaches in Managing Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste – Rodolfo Quevenco
• UN: IAEA – Keeping It Safe–Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management – Rodolfo Quevenco
• UN: IAEA – Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste – Gary Dyck
• UN: IAEA – Technological Challenges To Safe Disposal of Radioactive Waste – Laura Gil Martinez
• Europe: this is Cornwall – ‘Transport this radioactive waste by rail’
• Europe: The Guardian – Full report published on Cumbria nuclear waste burial and local involvement – Martin Wainwright
• Europe: World Nuclear News – Studsvik-Westinghouse decommissioning team

Thursday, August 16, 2012

• Daily Kos – NRC Suspends Licensing, Calls For Spent Fuel Repository – Joieau
• Environmental Law Prof Blog – Yucca Mountain Reading – Dave Owen
• Salt Lake Tribune – Senate delays EnergySolutions appointment to radiation board – Brandon Loomis
• Salon – Denver was almost annihilated – Kyle Minor
• Washington Times – Origin of toxic ‘green salt’ in Kentucky DOE building unknown – Jim McElhatton
• Knoxville News Sentinel – TVA CEO Tom Kilgore announces retirement
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Feds authorize restart of Y-12’s nuke operations – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Drop the ‘acting’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – B&W statements on ‘show cause’ notice, nuclear operations restart at Y-12 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – With Y-12/Pantex out of the procurement, NNSA shifts Oak Ridge pro-force contract to DOE; proposals not due until Oct. 5 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – What do these three have in common? – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Then and now – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Feds authorize restart of Y-12’s nuke operations – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Government says Y-12’s security cameras fixed – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – $500K builds optimism for historic Alexander Inn – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridge Today – Nuclear operations resume at Y-12 under greater federal oversight – John Huotari
• Chatham Star Tribune – NRC would oversee uranium mill
• Huntington News – Nuclear Workers Advocacy Asks DOL, DOE, NIOSH to Investigate Radiation at former Huntington Plant – Tony Rutherford
• Lansdale Reporter – Our say: NRC levates nuclear waste to front and center of debate
• Hartford Courant – Millstone Waste Storage Plan Questioned At Waterford Meeting – Judy Benson
• POWERnews – Report: Implementing Federal Dry Storage Program by 2020 Is Nation’s Best Waste Storage Option
• DOE – University of Minnesota Morris Clean Energy Investments Recognized by U.S. Department of Energy
• DOE – We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Support Manufacturing Innovation, Encourage Investment in America
• DOE – Going Big: Building the Largest Ever Energy Efficiency Project – Joel Scruggs
• DOE – Wind Energy In America: Supporting Our Manufacturers – Erin R. Pierce
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada Page 49442 [FR DOC# 2012-20121]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation Pages
• South Asia: Hindustan Times – ‘Traces of uranium found in underground water in Punjab’
• Europe: Lancashire Evening Post – Nuclear concerns voiced at landfill
• Europe: this is Kent – Council ‘risking a riot’ over Romney Marsh nuclear dump secrecy
• Europe: Times &Star – Date set for underground radioactive waste dump vote
• Africa: Nuclear Engineering – Paladin signs long-term uranium supply deal

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

• Tri-City Herald – Editorial: Halt to nuclear licenses certain to be short-lived
• Business Insider – This Secret Lab Is Developing Nuclear Weapons For The US Military – Walter Hickey
• Reuters – S&P cuts USEC corporate credit rating to ‘CCC’
• Chattanooga Times Free Press – TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant flagged for more safety issues – Pam Sohn
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Y-12 to resume nuclear operations after breach
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Feds authorize restart of Y-12’s nuke operations – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – A lot went wrong at Y-12; NNSA says cameras didn’t work, guards didn’t respond – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Corker visits Y-12: ‘They’re making multiple changes to ensure . . . this never happens again’ – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridge Today – Nuclear operations resume at Y-12 under greater federal oversight – John Huotari
• Oak Ridge Today – Y-12 cameras weren’t working, guards failed to react, federal letter says – John Huotari
• Augusta Chronicle – No worker contamination in minor SRS radiation incident – Rob Pavey
• Palladium-Times – Elevated levels of tritium found at CENG – Andrew Poole
• Power Engineering – Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Maine Yankee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Exemption–Staff Evaluation
• Electric Light&Power – NRC head: Can’t ignore waste issue; Site must be found, she says while downplaying Reid’s attack on colleague
• Power Engineering – Notice of Availability of the Draft Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Federal Register Extracts
• UPI – Drought hits U.S. power supply
• DOE – Five Years of Building the Next Generation of Reactors – Doug Kothe
• DOE – Energy Department Lab Researcher Wins HENAAC Award for Outstanding Achievement – Amanda Scott
• DOE – Leveling the Playing Field for Women: Work at the Energy Department – Dot Harris
• South Asia: Deccan Chronicle – New uranium hotspots identified – Syed Akbar
• Europe: Times &Star – Fears raised over emergency capability of Sellafield firefighters – Ellis Butcher

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

• Knoxville News Sentinel – Y-12 contractor given ‘show cause’ notice; could lose contract – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12 fallout: a look at NNSA HQ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Another stunner: B&W Y-12 slapped with ‘show cause notice’ that could bring down Oak Ridge contractor
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Frank von Hippel: ‘I’m glad they were not shot’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – State’s revenue chief visits ORNL – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – New GM’s first message to Y-12 employees: ‘Another lapse in focus would be devastating’ – Frank Munger
• The State – SRS to continue as training site–Chemical, nuclear defense among exercises for soldiers – Jeff Wilkinson
• Danville Register&Bee – Letter: Facts should rule mining debate – R. Lee Wayland Jr.
• Yes Vermont Yankee – Catching Up: $21 Million, Author Tour and Waste Confidence Rule
• Hampton Union – Nuclear waste storage issue halts plant licensing – Shir Haberman
• Bloomberg – New U.S. Nuclear Regulator Says Spent Fuel a Top Priority – Kasia Klimasinska
• Jutia Group – Who Will Fill the 24 Million Pound Uranium Supply Gap?: David Talbot
• DOE – Energy Report: U.S. Wind Energy Production and Manufacturing Surges, Supporting Jobs and Diversifying U.S. Energy Economy
• DOE – A Banner Year for the U.S. Wind Industry – David Danielson
• DOE – Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Wind – Liz Hartman
• DOE – Infographic: Wind Energy in America
• NAP – Remediation of Buried Chemical Warfare Materiel
• NAS – Project Update: Remediation of Buried Chemical Warfare Materiel
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – METI wants research fund for burying spent nuclear fuel in budget draft
• East Europe: Belarus News – No plans to stockpile nuclear waste in Belarus

Monday, August 13, 2012

• Las Vegas Review-Journal – Many used as unwitting lab rats – Paul Harasim
• Truth-Out – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Halts License Approvals Pending New Guidelines on Nuclear Waste – Gregg Levine
• Albuquerque Journal – Critics Decry Value of Bloated ‘Labs’ – Michael Coleman
• Public News Service – NM Man’s Anti-Nuclear Hunger Strike Lasts Almost a Month – Renee Blake/Beth Blakeman
• Joe Carson – Letter to the Knoxville News-Sentinel: Causes of Y-12 security breach extend to President and include Office of Special Counsel and Merit Systems Protection Board – Joe Carson
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – UCOR touts first-year accomplishments – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – NNSA removing Y-12/Pantex from the protective services procurement; security role will be folded into consolidated M&O contract – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – No trade – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – IG report: DOE policy encumbers Y-12’s ability to reuse and recycle; tons of scrap metal going to landfill
• Oak Ridge Today – NNSA changes security contract competition, including at Y-12 – John Huotari
• Greenville News – MOX presents great opportunities – Clint Wolfe
• Greenville News – Letter: Move on from Yucca Mountain – Rod Jordan
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Army Corps of Engineers to remain in charge of Armstrong nuclear waste cleanup – Mary Ann Thomas
• Hartford Business – USEC: A fiscal nuclear meltdown – D. Dowd Muska
• PR Newswire – Brattle Economists Recommend Implementing A U.S. Federal Dry Storage Program For Spent Nuclear Fuel By 2020 – Brattle
• DOE – Energy Department Investments to Develop Lighter, Stronger Materials for Greater Vehicle Fuel Economy
• DOE – Feedback Wanted: Help the Energy Department Go Mobile, Open Data! – Alex Cohen
• DOE – Strengthening U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing – Rebecca Matulka
• Oceania: OilPrice – UAE, Australia Sign Nuclear Fuel Agreement – Still a Few Bumps in the Road – John Daly
• Europe: Melbourne Age – Violent protests in Germany slow nuclear waste train – Frederic Happe