Sunday, January 06, 2013

• Albuquerque Journal – Jews Had Big Role Building A-Bomb – T. S. Last
• Duluth News Tribune – History: Hundreds of barrels dumped by weapons plant – John Myers
• Chillicothe Gazette – Lobdell named director of waste management
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12 regains Cold War quality in making ‘buttons’ of bomb-grade uranium – Frank Munger
• Martinsville Bulletin – State panel to take up uranium mining rules
• Richmond Times Dispatch – OpEd: Virginia can lead nuclear renaissance – Donald R.Hoffman
• Beyond Nuclear – 24 Groups: NRC Rushing Nuclear “Waste Confidence” Process, Not Satisfying Court-Ordered Requirements
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – As plutonium hoard grows, so do Japan’s headaches – Mari Yamaguchi
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Plutonium hoard, extra MOX hazards dog fuel-cycle quest – Mari Yamaguchi
• South Asia: Deccan Herald – Scientists succeed in making N-waste less toxic – Kalyan Ray
• Europe: Herald Scotland – UK Government concern at Dounreay radioactive complaint – Rob Edwards
• Europe: OilPrice – Germany’s Nuke Plants Closed, but – Where to Store their Waste? – John Daly
• Europe: PennEnergy – Letter: Nuclear waste storage – Dr E O Maxwell Bramhall

Saturday, January 05, 2013

• Las Vegas Review-Journal – NRC pleads lack of funds in Yucca licensing battle – Keith Rogers
• Reno Gazette-Journal – RADON: The silent killer – Susan Howe
• Tri-City Herald – Settlement close in case alleging CH2M Hill time card fraud – Annette Cary
• Idaho Statesman – Kevin Richert: Batt, Andrus stand united on waste issue – Kevin Richert
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Full steam ahead at K-25 (1960) – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – UPF teams to survive Y-12 contract transition – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – S. Korea adds $300K to counter-nukes program – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Cyber security workshop at ORNL – Frank Munger
• WABE – Georgia Environmental Group Criticizes Federal Handling of Nuclear Waste Storage – Jonathan Shapiro
• Aiken Standard – Deadline advances Yucca lawsuit – Mike Gellatly
• Melodika – 24 Groups: NRC Rushing Nuclear “Waste Confidence” Process, Not Satisfying Court-Ordered Requirements
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – CROOKED CLEANUP: Government mishandled complaints about shoddy cleanup work
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Decontamination companies suspected of illegally dumping radioactive waste in Fukushima
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Decontamination worker says illicit dumping is daily occurrence
• Europe: ITV News – Public meeting on possible nuclear waste store
• Europe: News & Star – Ex-Cumbrian MP: Underground dump is the responsible solution – Will Tillotson
• Europe: Deutsche Welle – Merkel confirms Germany won’t export nuclear waste
• Europe: Deutsche Welle – Possible export of nuclear waste draws criticism

Friday, January 04, 2013

• Platts – Court should order US NRC to resume Yucca review: petition – –William Freebairn
• World Nuclear News – Cancellation leaves no options for US waste
• Tri-City Herald – Hanford Advisory Board asks DOE to review study carefully – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – PNNL to receive funds to turn fungi into fuel
• Spokesman-Review – Otter: ‘We are not going to become the dumping ground for nuclear waste’
• Cibola County Beacon – Looking Ahead to Protect the Health and Environment – Richard Kamp Beacon
• Santa Fe New Mexican – Hiroshima Day protesters face trial in Los Alamos – Tom Sharpe
• HNN Huntingtonnews – Will DOJ, Congress Investigate Up to 70,000 Portsmouth Diffusion Plant Dosimeter Readings “Changed?”
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Judge won’t dismiss charges against Y-12 protesters – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel – 600,000 pounds of radioactive waste removed from bankrupt plant – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Alexander appointed to Senate’s energy, resources committee – Michael Collins
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Who said Oak Ridge doesn’t glow at night? – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ‘LANL 6’ trial in Los Alamos court – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Cray’s ‘record year’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Young stars from ORNL, Y-12 – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridger – Judge recommends against dismissing charges against Y-12 protesters
• Augusta Chronicle – Aiken Tech nuclear training project gets funding pledge
• Aiken Leader – SRS Clean-up Board to Meet in January, Radioactive Waste Management Problems and Spent Fuel Storage Schemes to be Raised – Thomas Clements
• Aiken Standard – MOX services pledge $100K to Aiken Tech energy center – Mike Gellatly
• Washington Post – Va. doesn’t need to mess around with uranium – Ryke Longest
• WDBJ7 – After months of debate, a decision on uranium mining in Virginia could be days away – Joe Dashiell
• WDBJ7 – Southwest Virginia pastors say uranium mining is bad for Virginia
• Long Island Press – Former Hicksville Nuclear Site Leaves Sick Employees Seeking Justice – Christopher Twarowski
• NTI – New York, Vermont Threaten To Sue NRC Over “Waste Confidence” Review – Douglas P. Guarino
• Rutland Herald – VT, other states criticize NRC handling of waste storage – Susan Smallheer
• Vermont Public Radio – Vt., NY Seek More Review of Nuclear Waste Storage
• Providence Journal – Vt. and NY seek more review of nuke waste storage
• Bloomberg – Uranium Rebound Seen as Japan Considers Nuclear: Energy Markets – Ben Sharples
• IEER – NRC rushing through waste confidence process (press release and official comments)
• IEER – Declaration of Dr. Arjun Makhijani Regarding the Scope of Proposed Waste Confidence Environmental Impact Statement (pdf-775K)
• Platts – Analyis: Fifty-six US nuclear units to shut for refueling in 2013 – Tom Harrison and Wesley Becker
• DOE – Photo of the Week: An Express Train to Crescent Junction – Sarah Gerrity
• NAS – Project Update: Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee Page 716 [FR DOC# 2012-31701]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site Page 716 [FR DOC#
  
• Asia-Pacific: New York Times blog – Cleanup Crews Near Fukushima Plant Dump Waste in Rivers, Newspaper Reports – Robert Mackey
• Asia-Pacific: OpEdNews – The most dangerous “cliff”: A fuel pool hanging 100 feet above the ground in Fukushima! – Mark Goldes
• Asia-Pacific: UPI – Report: Radioactive material being dumped
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Crooked Cleanup (1): Radioactive waste dumped into rivers during decontamination work in Fukushima
• Asia-Pacific: House of Japan – TEPCO prepares to remove spent fuel rods
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Dumping of tainted soil suspected
• Asia-Pacific: NHK World – Mountains of debris waiting to be disposed of
• Europe: John O’Groat Journal – Fresh call for review of Dounreay rail movements
• Europe: Ross-Shire Journal – Fears allayed over nuclear rail cargo through Ross
• Europe: Times & Star – Lake District should be ‘no go’ for N-dump
• Europe: Deutsche Welle – Minister Altmaier rejects atomic waste export report
• North Europe: The World – Finland’s Nuclear Waste Disposal Dilemma – Kavita Pillay

Thursday, January 03, 2013

• CounterPunch – Nuclear Waste Confidence–The Eternal Problem – Russell D. Hoffman
• OH&S – Plans to Transport Uranium for Safe Disposal Proceed
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Frank Munger: Lab shows off capabilities for congressman – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel – DOE facilities in Oak Ridge do work for other fed agencies – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Judge recommends against Y-12 protesters’ motion to dismiss federal charges – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ORNL rolls out the red carpet – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Questions about Air Force’s nuke security school – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridge Today – Judge recommends against dismissing Y-12 protester charges, says weapons work not a war crime – John Huotari
• Oak Ridger – ORNL-to-Nevada uranium shipments could start soon
• WSET – Del. Don Merricks Comments on Voting Against Uranium in Danville – Heather Rosenbaum
• Syracuse Post Standard – New York wants more study of storing spent nuclear fuel on nuke plant grounds
• Vermont Journalism Trust – Vermont, New York regulators urge review of spent nuclear fuel storage – Andrew Stein
• DOE – Pinpointing America’s Geothermal Resources with Open Source Data – Arlene Anderson
• Canada: Nuclear Engineering – Two year review for Canadian mine/mill licenses
• Asia-Pacific: NHK World – TEPCO prepares to remove spent fuel rods
• Europe: Bellona – New report casts shadow on Sellafield’s emergency preparedness – Charles Digges
• Europe: Nuclear Street – Refurbished 66-ton Crane Speeds Sellafield Waste Cleanup
• Europe: Whitehaven News – Ennerdale Parish Organises Own Referendum on Burying N-Waste – Alan Irving
• East Europe: The Atlantic – Inside Chernobyl’s Abandoned Hospital
• East Europe: The Verge – Exploring Chernobyl through the lens of a camera – Kimber Streams
• East Europe: Wired – Containing Chernobyl: the mission to difuse the world’s worst nuclear disaster site – Andrew Hankinson

Wednesday, January 02, 2013

• Platts – Costs drove PFS move to terminate US spent fuel storage license: exec – Elaine Hiruo
• Salt Lake City Weekly – High & Dry(#3): Waste Not – Katharine Biele
• Summit County Citizens Voice – Colorado: Rocky Flats wildlife refuge land swap finalized
• Bloomberg – Midwest Reactor Ramp Boosts U.S. Nuclear Power to 16-Week High – Naureen S. Malik
• Dallas Morning News blog – Harold Simmons’ nuclear waste committee fined for violating campaign finance law – Wayne Slater
• Dallas Observer blog – The Law that Let Harold Simmons Dump Nuclear Waste in West Texas Was Greased by Illegal Political Contributions, Says Ethics Ruling – Eric Nicholson
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Dr. Hollaender talks about rad effects on cells – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Safety shindig Jan. 9 – Frank Munger
• The State – SRS factory years behind schedule, millions over budget – Sammy Fretwell
• Chatham Star Tribune – City council to vote on uranium resolution Thursday – Jonathan Parker
• YouTube – Absurd Nuclear Waste Storage Problem: Arnie Gundersen
• Asia-Pacific: BBC News – What happened to the Fukushima 50?
• Asia-Pacific: The Hindu – Getting rid of all the plutonium

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

• Nevada Appeal – DOE: Uranium shipments to Nevada could start soon
• Tri-City Herald – Letter: Get vit plant going – Tom Logan
• Knoxville News Sentinel – ORNL visualization lab gets $2.5M makeover, adds 3D – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – A post-Cold War, Recovery Act story: the continuing demolition of K-33 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – More holiday security at start of Cold War – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Happy New Year from security (1951) – Frank Munger
• Roanoke Star – Bolling Issues Statement in Opposition To Uranium Mining – Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling
• All Things Nuclear – Fission Stories #123: Rudolph the Glow-in-the-Dark Reindeer – Dave Lochbaum
• Caribbean: Caribbean Journal – St Lucia’s Anthony Urges Halt to Shipment of Radioactive Waste Through Caribbean
• Oceania: Queensland Times – Papers reveal Bjelke-Petersen uranium plant plan for Ipswich – Kieran Banks |
• South Asia: Deccan Herald – City to host Uranium Film Fest

Monday, December 31, 2012

• Cornell Law Review – Standing in Nuclear Waste: Challenging the Disposal of Yucca Mountain – Meagan Easly
• Tri-Valley CAREs – Tri-Valley CAREs is Quoted in Science Magazine
• Idaho Business Review – INL worker files employment discrimination suit against Battelle – Sean Olson
• Denver Business Journal – Rocky Flats wildlife refuge expanded by 1,200 acres
• HNN Huntingtonnews – Will DOJ, Congress Investigate Up to 70,000 Portsmouth Diffusion Plant Dosimeter Readings “Changed?” – Tony E
• Erwin Record – Court grants NFS dismissal in lawsuit
• Knoxville News Sentinel – ORNL braces for budget uncertainty as ‘fiscal cliff’ talks continue – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel – High-security uranium shipments could begin in early ’13 – Frank Munger
• NRC Blog – Waste Confidence Public Comment Period Ending Soon
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Rescinding Spent Fuel Pool Exclusion Regulations
• Caribbean: Jamaica Observer – Alarm as Britain to ship dangerous waste through Caribbean Sea
• East Africa: Tanzania Citizen Daily – Analyst gives caution on uranium mining safety – Zephania Ubwani