Updated – Sunday, September 11, 2011

• Power Engineering – NRC Wastes Taxpayer Money with ‘Inexplicable’ Vote on Yucca: State Regulators
• Free Republic – MIT and Cold Fusion: A Special Report – Eugene F. Mallove, Sc.D.
• Knoxville News Sentinel – UT, ORNL join in global changes study – Megan Boehnke
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Another honor for Oak Ridge historian – Frank Munger

Updated – Saturday, September 10, 2011

• Nevada News Bureau – Yucca Mountain Is Dead Again – Elizabeth Crum
• BRC – Meeting of The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC) In cooperation with The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) September 13, 2011 Embassy Suites Hotel, 1420 Stout Street, Denver, CO (pdf)
• BRC – Information for Conference Phone Line for Blue Ribbon Commission/Western Governors Association Meeting Denver, CO. September 13, 2011 – 8:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. (pdf)
• Bay Citizen – Fixes Fall Short at Nuclear Lab–Privatization of the Lawrence Livermore lab has led to cutbacks and failed to resolve problems – John Upton
• Salt Lake Tribune – Could search for nuclear-waste site revive Skull Valley plan? – Judy Fahys
• Tri-City Herald – NRC allows Yucca closure to continue
• Tri-City Herald – DOE undersecretary to make first Hanford visit in new role – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – Bridge crane in place at vit plant
• Oak Ridger – Moving K-25 debris to Bear Creek Road facility
• Amarillo Globe-News – Securing nuclear materials a global issue – Jim McBride
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Paul Golan: ‘Oak Ridge is special’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – B&W says it’ll keep on keeping on – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – LOC to be dissolved, pending transition to new oversight group; state agrees to shift funding – Frank Munger
• HNN Huntingtonnews – Ten Years Later Nuclear Waste Still Vulnerable
• Canada: National Post – Just a (Nuclear) Waste – Lawrence Solomon

Updated – Friday, September 09, 2011

• NRC Commission – MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Yucca Mountain Closure (pdf)
• Las Vegas Review-Journal – NRC deadlock still allows Yucca Mountain closure – Steve Tetreault
• AP Google – NRC allows closure of Yucca Mountain nuclear dump – Matthew Daly
• Bloomberg – NRC Wants Yucca Mountain License Work Finished by Sept. 30 – Brian Wingfield
• National Journal – Yucca Shutdown Clears Regulatory Hurdle – Amy Harder
• Reuters – US nuclear regulator says split on Yucca waste dump – Roberta Rampton
• Wall Street Journal – Yucca Mountain Nuclear Dump Prospects Dim – Ryan Tracy
• Agoura Hills Acorn – Ground water investigation plods along – Carissa Marsh
• Tri-City Herald – Hanford regulators will postpone some cleanup deadlines – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – Hanford whistleblower plans to move case to federal court – Annette Cary
• Huntington Herald Dispatch – Ohio gov promotes Piketon uranium plant
• Bristol Herald Courier – Nationwide cancer study to include NFS – Cameron Crapps
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Y-12, Pantex contract extensions – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Securing nuke materials was DOE’s top priority on 9/11 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12, Pantex contract extensions – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12 steps up security for 9/11 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE says it’s not out to undo LOC, but . . . – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – As 9/11 unfolded, DOE worked urgently to protect the nation’s nuclear materials – Frank Munger
• Augusta Chronicle – Mystery of SRS worker clothing contamination solved – Rob Pavey
• Courthouse News Service – DOE Tightens Off-Shore Nuclear Production – Travis Sanford
• Global Security Newswire – GAO Seeks Closer Tracking of US Atomic Assets in Other Nations
• Greenpeace USA blog – Ten years after 9-11: Nuclear Plants and Their Deadly Wastes Still Vulnerable – Jim Riccio
• DOE – Secretary Chu Announces $14 Million for Six New Projects to Advance IGCC Technology
• DOE – Department of Energy Finalizes $90.6 Million Loan Guarantee to Cogentrix of Alamosa, LLC to Support Colorado Solar Project
• DOE – ARPA-E Announces 2012 Energy Innovation Summit Featuring Bill Gates, Fred Smith and Lee Scott
• Europe: BBC News – UK joins laser nuclear fusion project By Jason Palmer
• Europe: BBC News – Nuclear fusion ‘will work’
• Europe: The Guardian blog – Thorium advocates launch pressure group

Updated – Thursday, September 08, 2011

• Energy Collective – 2 Responses To The U.S. BRC on Spent Nuclear Fuel – Barry Brook
• Standard-Examiner – Arizona, Utah officials oppose uranium mine ban
• Daily Astorian – We deserve better from Ron Wyden
• Tri-City Herald – Temporary storage proposed for vit plant waste – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – Senate’s proposed DOE budget adds to tank farm money – Annette Cary
• WSU Today – Prof appointed to US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
• KIFI Idaho Falls – Proposed Budget Cuts Could Affect Site – Caleb James
• Idaho Statesman – INL contractor finally cleans up Pit 9 nuclear waste dump – Rocky Barker
• Albuquerque Journal – Nuclear Spending Less Than Hoped – John Fleck and Michael Coleman
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Eschenberg: ‘I’m very humbled . . . and honored’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – John Eschenberg to be DOE’s acting Oak Ridge manager; Larry Kelly will serve as deputy – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ICF wins rad preparedness contract – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – More USEC swirl – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – The trees of Tennessee – Frank Munger
• National Journal – Senate Panel Cuts Funding Request for NNSA Weapons Work – Martin Matishak
• New York Times – 2 More Solar Companies Get U.S. Loan Backing – Matthew L. Wald
• UPI – U.S.: Missile shield fears ‘unfounded’
• DOE – Department of Energy Awards up to $38 Million to Advance Technology and Reduce Cost of Geothermal Energy
• DOE – Energy Department Finalizes $150 Million Loan Guarantee to 1366 Technologies that Could Drive Down Manufacturing Costs and Make American Solar More Competitive
• DOE – Department of Energy Awards $43 Million to Spur Offshore Wind Energy
• GAO – Nuclear Nonproliferation: U.S. Agencies Have Limited Ability to Account for, Monitor, and Evaluate the Security of U.S. Nuclear Material Overseas
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Meetings: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Page 55678 [FR DOC# 2011-22934]
• Oceania: The Guardian – WikiLeaks cables reveal Australian ‘middle power diplomacy’ on green issues – Oliver Milman
• Europe: Financial Times – Doubts grow as cracks show in nuclear deep disposal sites – Jan Haverkamp.
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Updated – Wednesday, September 07, 2011

• Nevada View – Nevada Test Site: Time for a Re-Set – Launce Rake
• Topeka Capital Journal – Editorial: Bring on nuke risk studies
• West Kentucky Star – McConnell Wants Re-Enrichment Studied by DOE
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – No deal yet – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Revving up, shipping waste from K-25 – Frank Munger
• HNN Huntingtonnews – Government Training Manual Labels Worker as “Freddie Kruger” and Personal Physician , Dr. Hannibal Lechter; Removal of DEEOIC Director Demanded – Tony Rutherford
• UPI – New material could ‘soak’ up radioactivity
• DOE – Energy Department Loan Guarantee Would Support Large-Scale Rooftop Solar Power for U.S. Military Housing
• NWTRB – Tentative Agenda–Fall 2011 Board Meeting (pdf-38K)
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site Page 55369 [FR DOC# 2011-22814]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada Page 55370 [FR DOC# 2011-22815]
• Oceania: ABC – Elder’s death won’t affect nuclear waste dump case – Anna Henderson and Emma Masters
• Oceania: West Australian – More pain for uranium sector as price dips – Peter Klinger
• Europe: The Guardian – Live chat: nuclear thorium technologist Kirk Sorensen
• Europe: AP Google – Paris court drops case on Chernobyl fallout
• West Africa: Namibian – Yellowcake could fall into rogue hands – Jo-Maré Duddy
• South Africa: Citizen Daily – Clear key concerns on uranium mining

Updated – Tuesday, September 06, 2011

• Deseret News – Navajo woman helps prompt uranium mine cleanup – Felicia Fonseca
• KPBS – Edison: San Onofre Nuke Plant Ready For Quakes, Tsunami – Ed Joyce
• Omaha World-Herald – Feds: Nuke plant among two worst – Nancy Gaarder
• WOWT – Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Gets Downgraded – Jacki Ochoa
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – The original ORNL contract – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Ready, set, hold (your ears) – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Nuclear titans – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Conference on beryllium disease, Oct. 20-22 – Frank Munger
• Miami New Times blog – Turkey Point Reactors Vulnerable to Global Warming, Experts Warn – Michael Miller
• Palm Beach Post – St. Lucie Nuclear Plant worker tests positive for alcohol – Susan Salisbury
• Augusta Chronicle – New nuclear plant rules will have little effect on Vogtle – Rob Pavey
• Delmarva Daily Times – Va. company picking up tab for uranium-mining tour – Steve Szkotak
• New London Day – Millstone reactor temporarily shut down due to water leak – Patricia Daddona
• AP Google – Shaw Group plans to sell stake in Westinghouse
• Reuters – Shaw to sell Westinghouse stake to Toshiba – Kentaro Hamada
• ANWAG – Letter to DoL Mr. Gary Steinberg, Re: Response to Your Letter of August 8, 2011 concerning Ms. Rachel Leiton (pdf-1.95)
• FCNL – Nuclear Calendar Update
• DOE – International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation to Hold Ministerial-Level Meeting Sept. 29 in Warsaw, Poland
• DOE – Departments of Energy and Interior Award Nearly $17 Million for Advanced Hydropower Technologies
• NRC – NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessment for Nation’s Nuclear Plants
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Pages 55125-55136 [FR DOC# 2011-22541]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Implementation of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Pages 55136-55137 [FR DOC# 2011-22645]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants Pages 55137-55138 [FR DOC# 2011-22644]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES NRC Enforcement Policy Pages 54986-54991 [FR DOC# 2011-22646]
• Canada: Bloomberg – Uranium Deal at 40% Premium Shows Nuclear Future After Fukushima: Real M&A – Tara Lachapelle
• Canada: Hamilton Spectator – Nuclear not the answer to power demands – Jack Gibbons
• Canada: Oshawa Express – OPG cleared for up to four new reactors – Geoff Zochodne
• Oceania: West Australian – Truck crash releases radioactive material
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Evacuated town’s officials call for early start to decontamination – Yoichiro Kodera
• Asia-Pacific: Asahi Shimbun – Editorial: Government should keep promoting power conservation
• Asia-Pacific: Daily Yomiuri – Kan: Nuclear crisis ‘man-made’ / Ex-PM says poor flow of info hindered N-plant accident response
• Asia-Pacific: Denki Shimbun – Resumption of talks with Vietnam on nuclear plant export
• Asia-Pacific: Denki Shimbun – Large-scale nuclear emergency drill held involving 16,000 utility employees
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Shared regional interests draw Japan and India closer – Jeffery J. Hornung
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – IAEA to call for nuclear crisis team
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Noda ties atomic power to recovery
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Editorial: Preparing for the next catastrophe
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – No. of Japan’s nuclear plants to be zero in future: Hachiro
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Nobel winner urges Japan to abandon nuclear power
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – IHI to produce steam generators for nuclear plants at Yokohama factory
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Hachiro hopes to resume halted reactors soon if local gov’ts approve
• Asia-Pacific: Nikkei – 60% of Tohoku Food Firms Feeling Impact of Nuclear Disaster: Poll
• Asia-Pacific: Nikkei – PM Noda To Visit Fukushima On Thursday
• Asia-Pacific: Nikkei – Toshiba Mulls Buying Shaw Group’s Westinghouse Stake
• Asia-Pacific: Tokyo Times – The first results of nuclear stress-tests, expected this month
• Asia-Pacific: Tokyo Times – No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima nuke lowers temperature, signals progress – Japan Times
• Asia-Pacific: Tokyo Times – Japan tunes in to anti-nuclear songs
• Asia-Pacific: AP Google – Nobel winner urges Japan to abandon nuclear power – Mari Yamaguchi
• Asia-Pacific: NPR – After Nuclear Mishap, Japan Debates Energy Future – Frank Langfitt
• Asia-Pacific: World Nuclear News – Fukushima third reactor temperature down
• East Asia: AP Google – SKorea buying Israeli rockets to deter NKorea – Sam Kim
• East Asia: Xinhua News – S Korean nuclear envoy to visit Washington for talks
• East Asia: Korea Times – ‘No sign of progress on NK talks yet’
• East Asia: Yonhap News – No sign of progress on N. Korea talks yet: State Dept. – Lee Chi-dong
• East Asia: Yonhap News – S. Korea’s nuclear envoy to visit US this week
• Central Asia: Caspionet – OSCE opens photo exhibition dedicated Semipalatinsk Test Site closure
• Central Asia: Caspionet – International seminar on nuclear energy held in Astana
• South Asia: AP Google – Indian police arrest lawmaker accused of bribery
• South Asia: World Nuclear News – Indian nuclear review selects improvements
• Europe: BBC News – Carlisle-based nuclear firm outlines Highland rail plan
• Europe: BBC News – Bacteria ‘nano-wires’ clean up uranium contamination – Leila Battison
• Europe: Cordis News – Long-term EU-funded nuclear fission projects: the results are in!

Updated – Monday, September 05, 2011

• Stockton Record – Crews burying mine’s toxic past – Dana M. Nichols
• KOAT Albuquerque – NM Lab Seeks Permit To Detonate Explosive Waste
• Chillicothe Gazette – Piketon project receives Chamber backing
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Project’s success proving as elusive as mercury – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Larisa Brass: Local firm partners with lab to solve solar riddle
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Amazing ORNL stats – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Fukushima on REACTS’ agenda in Miami – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Y-12 belatedly releases cost info; leased space totals more than $14M annually – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Will Y-12 mercury project be a success? That’s yet to be determined – Frank Munger
• Gant Daily – DOE Nuclear Program Awards $1.6 Million to Penn State
• CleanTechnica – Global Renewable Capacity Has Now Exceeded Nuclear – Susan Kraemer
• Europe: Sunday Business Post – Government ups funds for Sellafield risk analysis – John Burke
• Europe: Utility Week – Rolls Royce set to bolster nuclear activity with further acquisitions
• Europe: Swissinfo – Anti-nuclear protestors removed from Mühleberg
• East Europe: Focus News – FBI concerned about radioactive uranium smuggling in Moldova