Sunday, November 04, 2012

• Orange County Register – Giant nuclear parts hit the road Sunday
• Bloomberg – Reminder: Third Shipment of Original Steam Generator to Utah to Begin
• Danville Register & Bee – Letter: Delegate the problem, not VUI – Randy Jacobs
• Lacey Patch – DEP Announces Postponement of Oyster Creek Safety Advisory Panel Meeting – Elaine Piniat
• Auburn Citizen – Scriba nuclear plant shuts down after failure
• FCNL – Nuclear Calendar Update
• Canada: CNSC – CNSC News Update
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Many municipalities lack disaster evacuation sites
• Asia-Pacific: Taipei Times – Legislators call for nuclear plant conversion – Lee I-chia

Saturday, November 03, 2012

• Los Angeles Times – Sandy’s urgent reminder to California – Alexandra Le Tellier
• San Luis Obispo Tribune – Block the seismic study–Columnist has had it with PG&E’s record of public service — or lack of it –
• LAMonitor – NMED approves WIPP modification
• Atlanta Journal Constitution – New $900 million Vogtle lawsuit filed – Kristi Swartz
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – Fissile Materials Working Group Update
• E&E – Expected Chu departure sparks second-term speculation – Nick Juliano
• Environmental Expert – Market of Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Set for Surge as Half of World’s Reactors to Shut by 2030
• HNN Huntingtonnews – OP-ED: Words for a No-Bull Presidential Inaugural – Winslow Myers
• Huffington Post – Are Nuclear Plants Safe in Hurricanes? Incident During Sandy Suggests They May Not Be – Richard Schiffman
• IPS – Hurricane Sandy a Taste of More Extreme Weather to Come – Stephen Leahy
• YouTube – TheRealNews: US Spent Nuclear Fuel Largest Concentration of Radioactivity On Planet – Bob Alvaraz, Daphne Wysham
• Oceania: Variety – Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1 – Richard Kuipers
• Asia-Pacific: Government Accountability Project – Fukushima Whistleblower Condemns Disaster Aftermath: Daily Whistleblower News –
• Asia-Pacific: New Zealand Herald – Fukushima whistleblower: ‘We shouldn’t have been there’
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Watchdog inspectors divided on fault activity at Oi nuclear plant site
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Nuke industry funded NRC’s safety experts
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – U.S. needs Japan to remain nuclear, expert says – Takashi Kitazume
• Southeast Asia: Bangkok Post – Anti-nuclear group warns against rush to reactor
• South Asia: The Hindu – Two anti-nuke protesters booked under Goondas Act

Friday, November 02, 2012

• Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Patch – Edison Bills Faulty Nuclear Generator Builder for $45M – Adam Townsend
• AP Google – Costs at ailing Calif. nuke plant top $300 million – By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
• Reuters – Cost of San Onofre nuclear outage in California reaches $317 million: Edison – Rory Carroll
• Orange County Register – Costs for San Onofre outage: $317 million – Pat Brennan
• Grand Junction Free Press – Abandoned uranium mines remain on Indian land in Four Corners region – Sharon Sullivan
• Grand Junction Free Press – Piñon Ridge mill in western Colorado would be first to be approved in 30 years – Sharon Sullivan
• Chicago Tribune – NRC looks into flood preparation at Dresden nuclear plant
• The Southern – Honeywell plant to reopen in June
• Brattleboro Reformer – Movie showing in Brattleboro this weekend deals with living in ‘atomic town’ – Bob Audette
• ENS – Full Impact of Superstorm Sandy Still Emerging
• Fairewinds – Gundersen on Democracy Now Discussing Hurricane Sandy
• NEI Nuclear Notes – Guest Post: Responding to Anti-Nuclear Fearmongering – Eric McErlain
• Union of Concerned Scientists – Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions – Brenda Ekwurzel
• Forbes – Utility Bill Complaint Goes Nuclear – Bill Singer
• Platts – US NRC staff recommends ordering vent filters at 31 nuclear units – William Freebairn
• Oceania: ABC – Green groups refuse to join uranium panel – Sharnie Kim
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Second mass complaint coming over Fukushima disaster – Masakazu Honda
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima plant worker files labor claim over lack of protection against high radiation
• South Asia: Economic Times – India has plans to produce 20,000 MW of nuclear power: APJ Abdul Kalam
• South Asia: Newzfirst – Noam Chomsky expresses solidarity with anti-nuke struggle at koodankulam
• Europe: Norfolk Eastern Daily Press – Call to disclose Sizewell N-plant data
• Europe: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – The German nuclear exit: Introduction – John Mecklin
• Russia: Bellona – Russia’s upper house of parliament passes treason bill as season of broad repressions continues – Charles Digges

Thursday, November 01, 2012

• LA Times blog – San Onofre outage costs now more than $300 million – Abby Sewell
• The Guardian – America’s nuclear safety under scrutiny after Oyster Creek’s Sandy alert – Richard Schiffman
• Fairewinds Energy Education – Special Edition Podcast: After Hurricane Sandy – Questions and Answers About What Happened
• Fairewinds Energy Education – Gundersen on Democracy Now Discussing Hurricane Sandy
• New York Times – New Jersey Reels From Storm’s Thrashing – David M. Halbfinger
• Washington Post – Protecting nuclear plants from nature’s worst – Phillip Lipscy, Kenji Kushida and and Trevor Incerti
• Huffington Post – The Hydrogen Bomb Turns 60 Today: Will We Ever Put the Nuclear Genie Back in the Bottle, or Has It Escaped to Haunt Us Forevermore? – Tad Daley
• Xinhua News – Shocking moments of nuclear explosion
• Nuclear Energy Insider – Planning for tomorrow’s emergencies today – Heba Hashem
• Nuclear Energy Insider – Decommissioning the Magnox way – Skaur
• Nuclear Energy Insider – Policy Brief – 30 October 2012 – Skaur
• Nuclear Energy Insider – Weekly Intelligence Brief – 30 October 2012 – Skaur
• Asia-Pacific: Green Left Weekly – New book reveals Fukushima disaster no accident – Phil Shannon
• Asia-Pacific: Yahoo!7 News – Ex-Fukushima worker files lawsuit against TEPCO – Mark Willacy
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Mitsubishi-Tokyo UFJ to invest 8.6 billion yen in mega-solar project – Naoyuki Fukuda
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Editorial: Recognizing the limitations of earthquake prediction
• Asia-Pacific: ENENews – Mayor: Fukushima “an unforgivable murder’s act” — Reality is the disaster has not been contained
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Daily Press – Fukushima worker says utility did not warn crew of nuclear crisis dangers – Adam Westlake
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Daily Press – Nuclear Regulation Authority presents new guidelines for safety zones – Britney Donald
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Nuclear crisis crew not told of danger – Mari Yamaguchi
• Asia-Pacific: Kyodo News – Japan Nuclear Fuel unveils plutonium fuel plant under construction
• Central Asia: Reuters – Kazakhstan raises 9-month uranium output by 8 pct – Robin Paxton
• Europe: The Guardian – Diary: Read my lips, said anti-nuke Ed. Now read my lips again – Hugh Muir
• Europe: UPI Asia – Britain reviews nuclear terrorism concerns
• North Europe: Bloomberg – EON Exit From Finnish Nuclear Reactor May Trigger Failure – Torsten Fagerholm

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

• San Luis Obispo Tribune – County supervisors vote to oppose seismic tests at Diablo Canyon – Cynthia Lambert
• Tampa Bay Times – Ecology Party of Florida to battle over environmental concerns surrounding the Levy County nuclear plant – Ivan Penn
• Reuters – US nuclear power outages post-Sandy are second highest in decade – Scott DiSavino
• Asia-Pacific: International Business Times – Japan Nuclear Watchdog Apologizes For Mistakes In Radioactive Fallout Predictions – Amrutha Gayathri
• Asia-Pacific: Pacific Free Press – Nelle’s Fukushima Meltdown Update Oct. 3, 2011 – Nelle Maxey
• Asia-Pacific: Daily Yomiuri – KEPCO denies active fault under Oi nuclear plant
• Asia-Pacific: Daily Yomiuri – N-accident zones set at 30-km radius / NRA decides to use IAEA standards
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Daily Press – Japan’s Nuclear Safety Failures Also Found in Other Countries – Ida Torres
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima governor again demands TEPCO make full compensation to residents
• South Asia: The Hindu – Anti-Kudankulam activists seek support of global community
• Europe: Daily Telegraph – Japan throws a lifeline to Energy Secretary Ed Davey – Emily Gosden
• Europe: The Scotsman – Margo MacDonald: There’s no point keeping Trident
• East Europe: Xinhua News – Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear power plant construction

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

• Toby Muresianu – Comedian – How to Properly Dispose of Nuclear Waste – Toby Muresianu
• Los Angeles Times – At polluted Santa Susana lab site, sacred cave attracts tribe’s bid – Steve Chawkins
• Santa Barbara Independent – Message from the Marshall Islands – Tony de Brum
• Camp Verde Bugle – Letter: Arizona a dumping ground for nuclear waste? – Lee Cali
• ENS – Vicious Superstorm Sandy Smashes U.S. Northeast Cities
• Firedoglake – Has Exelon gone into Coverup Mode at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant? Using Fire Hoses to Cool Spent Fuel Pools? – EdwardTeller
• Global Research – Hurricane Sandy: Fuel Pool Crisis Narrowly Averted at Oyster Creek (NJ) Nuclear Plant
• Huffington Post – Oyster Creek Plant, Nation’s Oldest Nuclear Facility, Issues Rare ‘Alert’ In Face of Sandy
• Reuters – REFILE-U.S. Exelon declares alert at New Jersey reactor due to storm
• Syracuse Post Standard – Nine Mile Point nuke knocked out by remnants of Hurricane Sandy – Tim Knauss
• The Hill – Wind-power consumption rises as nation’s overall energy use drops – Zack Colman
• National Catholic Reporter – ‘Nuclear Savage’: A powerful new documentary on U.S. hydrogen bombs – John Dear S.J.
• NAS – Project Update: – Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants
• Asia-Pacific: NY Times blog – Has Saving Energy Become the New Normal in Tokyo? – Christopher F. Schuetze
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Daily Press – Japan’s Nuclear Safety Failures Also Found in Other CountriesBy Ida Torres
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Fallout projection irks rice region, new targets – Ayako Mie
• Asia-Pacific: Jpubb – Status of TEPCO’s Nuclear Power Stations after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (Daily Report as of 3:00 PM,
  
• Europe: Deutsche Welle – German power giants sell off UK nuclear joint venture
• Europe: The Guardian – Renewable energy will overtake nuclear power by 2018, research says – Fiona Harvey
• Europe: ITV News – Energy Secretary: ‘There will be no direct nuclear subsidy’
• Europe: ITV News – Friends of the Earth: ‘Hitachi plant is turning the clock back for Wales’
• Europe: Reuters – Update 3-Hitachi wins bid to build up to 6 UK nuclear plants – Henning Gloystein and Karolin Schaps

Monday, October 29, 2012

• ForceChange. – Tell Texas Court to Hear Resident’s Concern on Radioactive Waste Sites – Melissa DeGasperis
• KMOV – Rising landfill temperatures threatening underground nuclear waste – Ray Preston
• Oshkosh Northwestern – Shutting down nuclear plant begins a long process – Richard Ryman
• Common Dreams – Frankenstorms and the Fukushima Factor – Gar Smith
• Democracy Now! – Nuclear Plants from Virginia to Vermont Could Be Impacted from Massive Hurricane Sandy
• Fairewinds – Podcast for October 28th, 2012: Discussion of Hurricane Sandy and its potential impact on U.S. Nuclear Plants, the Woods Hole Report, Kudankulam, and the Shutdown of the Kewaunee Nuclear Plant
• Global Research – Hurricane Sandy May Score a Direct Hit On Spent Fuel Pools at Nuclear Plant
• OpEdNews – Nuclear Trouble: 16 Reactors in the Path of Hurricane Sandy – Alex Kane
• Bloomberg – Nuclear-Waste Rule Rewritten by September 2014, NRC Staff Says – Kasia Klimasinska
• Global Research – Celebrating Nuclear War: The 1946 “Atom Bomb Cake” – Bill Geerhart
• Huffington Post – The Rust-Bucket Reactors Start to Fall – Harvey Wasserman
• Oceania: Mackay Daily Mercury – Protesters unite against uranium decison – Rae Wilson |
• Asia-Pacific: eNews Park Forest – Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, October 29, 2012 .
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Lingering radiation means continued chill for some tourist hotspots – Seiko Sadakuni
• Asia-Pacific: Taipei Times – Legislative body proposes nuclear power plant shift – Helen Ku
• Asia: Global Times – Nuclear coastline – Bai Tiantian
• Southeast Asia: Xinhua News – Cambodia has no plan to build nuclear power plant for now: PM
• South Asia: Times of India – 1,900 N-plant protesters held in city
• South Asia: TruthDive – Hundreds form human chain as mark of protest against Kudankulam nuclear power plant
• East Europe: Bloomberg – Slovenia’s Krsko Atomic Plant Shut Down After River Surge – Boris Cerni