Sunday, November 25, 2012

• The Oregonian – Editorial: Hanford’s cleanup contractor must get $12 billion glass-log plant on track
• Albuquerque Journal – Editorial: Axing NNSA Should Be Among Options
• Rapid City Journal – Edgemont area ranchers clash over proposed uranium mine – Kevin Woster
• Chicago Beacon-News – Physics slam: Fermilab scientists explain, entertain – Jenette Sturges
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Lamar Alexander rises to power in Washington, D.C. – Steve Ahillen
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – NNSA says UPF design review is ‘forward-looking’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE ‘work for others’ totals $442M in 2012 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – 13 years of Sunday peace vigils at Y-12 – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridger – Small nuclear reactors eyed for Oak Ridge site – Donna Smith
• Depleted Cranium – Do our nuclear weapons work?
• Canada: GoPetition – Stop the Great Lakes Nuclear Dump – Petition published by STGLND
• Oceania: Courier Mail – Market reality to keep uranium riches in the ground despite lifting of mining ban – Robert Macdonald
• South Asia: Asian Age – Min dumps Kolar decision
• South Asia: Deccan Herald – Amid nuke waste row, KGF workers hope to strike gold

Saturday, November 24, 2012

• Odessa American – Radioactive waste
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Cleanup under way at shuttered Hematite nuclear fuel factory – Leah Thorsen
• Bradenton Herald – Tallevast residents in court; ask Commission to postpone agenda item – Elizabeth Johnson
• Troy Record – Guest Columnist: Abolish stockpiles – Peter G. Cohen
• All Things Nuclear – Is Dilution The Solution to The Plutonium Threat? – Edwin S. Lyman
• South Asia: Daily News & Analysis – Bandh over nuke waste dumping shuts Kolar Gold Fields – M Raghuram
• South Asia: Deccan Chronicle – No decision on N-waste yet: Muniyappa
• South Asia: Deccan Chronicle – No decision on N-waste yet: Muniyappa
• South Asia: Deccan Herald – First N-fuel recycling plant soon in Tarapur – Kalyan Ray
• South Asia: The Hindu – Manmohan should clear the air on uranium waste storage: BJP
• South Asia: Hindustan Times – No plan to dump nuclear waste at Kolar: Narayanasamy
• South Asia: TruthDive – BJP urges government to stop dumping nuclear waste in abandoned Kolar gold mines

Friday, November 23, 2012

• Tri-Valley CAREs – Citizen’s Watch Newsletter Fall 2012
• Spokesman-Review – Hanford documents show possible safety violations – Ralph Vartabedian
• Knoxville News Sentinel – SNS operations set to resume after problem identified, fixed – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – B&W Y-12’s contract extended – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridger – DOE reimbursed $442M for work at ORNL, ORISE
• Asia-Pacific: Japan Times – Britain can reuse plutonium extracted from Japan’s spent fuel: expert
• Asia-Pacific: Kyodo News – Britain can reuse plutonium extracted from Japan’s spent fuel: expert
• South Asia: Daily News & Analysis – Kolar to become nuclear dump yard – M Raghuram
• South Asia: Daily News & Analysis – KGF to shutdown today over spent nuke fuel dumping proposal
• South Asia: Deccan Herald – No move to dump N-waste in KGF: PM
• South Asia: The Hindu – We will not allow dumping of nuclear waste: Jagadish Shettar
• South Asia: The Hindu – We will not allow dumping of nuclear waste: Jagadish Shettar
• South Asia: The Hindu – Protests against move to dump nuclear waste in Kolar Gold Fields
• South Asia: IBNLive – Kudankulam nuclear waste to be dumped in Kolar gold mines, residents protest
• South Asia: Times of India – Nuclear waste won’t be dumped in Kolar: Centre
• Europe: Times & Star – Make sure west Cumbria’s geology fit for nuclear repository, meeting told – Sarah Nicholls
• Europe: Times & Star – Hundreds turn out to Maryport nuclear dump meeting
• Europe: Times and Star – Hundreds turn out to Maryport Nuclear Dump Meeting
• Europe: World Nuclear News – Fuel cycle roundup #4
• Middle East: AFP Google – US says conference on WMD-free Middle East cancelled

Thursday, November 22, 2012

• Reno News & Review – New WMDs–Conservatives want new nuclear weapons, raising the spectre of new Nevada tests – Dennis Myers
• Las Vegas Review-Journal – Huge generator reaches Utah site – Brady Mccombs
• Tri-City Herald – Report: Safety probed at Wash. nuke-waste plant
• Cibola County Beacon – Uranium Health Legacy: Special Report–Related Health Issues, Hard Case to Prove – Richard Kamp
• World Nuclear News – Laser enrichment for Paducah tails?
• WPSD Local 6 – Nuclear company expresses interest in Paducah – Jason Hibbs
• Uranium Investing News – The U3O8 Spot Price is Overrated – Andrea Jennetta
• FBO – A–High Burnup Fuel Cask Demonstration Project
• Oceania: Greens MPs – Muckaty Waste Dump, Olympic Dam, uranium mining in WA
• South Asia: Business Standard – Protest against NPCIL decision to dump spent nuke fuels in Kolar mines – Bibhu Ranjan Mishra
• South Asia: The Hindu – Protests against move to dump nuclear waste in KGF
• South Asia: India Environment Portal – NPCIL vouches for safety of spent fuel from Kudankulam reactor
• South Asia: Webindia123 – KGF bandh called to protest dumping of nuke waste in Kolar mines
• Europe: Ellesmere Port Pioneer – Nuclear company Sellafield Limited faces radioactive waste disposal charges – Laurie Stocks-Moore
• Europe: Whitehaven News – Date set for vote on West Cumbria nuclear waste dump
• Europe: Whitehaven News – New Manchester university centre to study nuclear waste storage – Julian Whittle
• Europe: Expatica – Nuclear power plants: decommissioning to cost 10% more
• East Europe: Balkans Business News – Bulgaria’s government declares units 3 and 4 of the Kozloduy NPP radioactive waste management facilities
• Russia: Press TV – Moscow hosts nuclear waste management conference

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

• Pahrump Valley Times – Yucca Mountain still alive, consultants predict – Mark Waite
• Los Angeles Times – Exclusive: Possible safety breaches at radioactive-waste plant, files show – Ralph Vartabedian
• Tri-City Herald – Hanford official leaving; to be replaced by manager from Los Alamos – A
• Deseret News – EnergySolutions, investors reach $26 million settlement, await judge’s approval – Emiley Morgan
• Salt Lake Tribune – Used generator from California nuclear plant reaches Utah – Oak Ridge Today
• Albuquerque Journal – NNSA taking a look at uranium project problems – John Fleck
• Gillette News Record – US, state agencies review proposed SD uranium mine
• Albuquerque Journal – Udall Wants NNSA Reform – Michael Coleman
• KUNM – Activists Seek Public Hearing On WIPP Changes – Laura Paskus
• Columbia Daily Tribune – Energy department picks Tennessee for reactor project – Janese Silvey
• KBIA – Ameren Missouri & Westinghouse passed over on federal funding for SMR research & production – Ryan Famuliner
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Feds may pursue sabotage charges against Y-12 protesters – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – The return of SNS – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Investigating UPF’s design – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Did protesters do $70K in damage at Y-12? – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – High-level changes in the DOE/NNSA world – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE award supports development of small modular reactors; Oak Ridge’s Clinch River site eyed – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Government may seek sabotage charges against Plowshares protesters for Y-12 break-in – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridge Today – Despite nuclear shutdown, Y-12 meets warhead refurbishment schedule – John Huotari
• Oak Ridge Today – DOE award could lead to small nuclear reactors in Oak Ridge – John Huotari
• OpEdNews – Oak Ridge Nuclear Weapons Security Breach Showed How U.S. System for Protecting Federal Whistleblowers Is Broken
• Power Engineering – DOE Strengthens U.S. Energy Innovation with Small Reactor Licensing Partnership
• Aiken Leader – SRS Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Program to Go Cold Turkey in Lame Duck Session as Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Balks at MOX Use? – Thomas Clements
• Chatham Star Tribune – ‘Stop whining and start mining’ – Kenneth Hicks
• Nuclear Energy Insider – Recycling spent nuclear fuel: the ultimate solution for the US? – Heba Hashem
• Canada: Hamilton Spectator – Radioactive disc found at Burlington Central High School – Alyshah Hasham
• Canada: Nuclear Street – Canada Considers Deep Geologic Waste Repository Near Bruce Nuclear Plant
• Canada: Windsor Star – Bruce Power sets record straight – James Scongack
• Canada: Windsor Star – Nuclear power there when needed – Philip Cole
• Oceania: ABC – NSW should look to SA on uranium: miner – Margaret Paul
• Oceania: ABC – Strong interest in NSW uranium mining – Samantha Turnbull, Sarah Ndiaye, Fiona Poole
• Oceania: NT News – Station ‘safe’ for nuclear waste dump
• Oceania: Southern Weekly – Waste concerns persist – Farah Abdurahman
• Oceania: Yahoo!7 News – Strong interest in NSW uranium exploration – Margaret Paul
• East Asia: Chosun Ilbo – KEPCO Eyes Share in U.S. Uranium Enrichment Firm
• East Asia: Yonhap News – (Yonhap Editorial) No more delays for spent fuel storage facility
• South Asia: Deccan Herald – Rumours of dumping of nuke waste send shock waves
• Europe: Cumberland News – New Manchester University Centre to Study Nuclear Waste Storage – Julian Whittle
• Europe: Ellesmere Port Pioneer – Nuclear company Sellafield Limited in Capenhurst faces radioactive waste disposal charges – Laurie
• Europe: Liverpool City Champion – Waste storage concerns Greens Save By Farah Abdurahman
• East Europe: Sofia News Agency – Units 3, 4 of Kozloduy NPP Turn Radioactive Waste Management Facilities

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

• UNR Sagebrush – College of engineering goes nuclear with new grant – Megan Ortiz
• Tri-City Herald – DOE Hanford manager for vit plant, tank farms being replaced
• Tri-City Herald – Richland PFD narrows Hanford Reach center design field to 3 – Sara Schilling
• Boise State Public Radio – Idaho Company Takes Radioactive Air Force Waste
• LA Monitor – Smith to leave Los Alamos Site Office
• Sioux Falls Argus Leader – State to decide on Edgemont uranium mine – Chet Brokaw
• Michigan Radio – Plan to store lower-level nuclear waste near Lake Huron – Rebecca Williams
• UPI – U.S. pays rent to nuke weapons parts plant
• Columbia Daily Tribune – Energy department picks Tennessee for reactor project – Janese Silvey
• Augusta Chronicle – DOE award to aid portable nuclear reactor development – Rob Pavey
• Platts – Uranium spot price jumps to $41.75/lb U3O8 on spate of sizeable deals – Michael Knapik
• Reuters – B&W Selected As Winner of DOE`s Small Modular Reactor Program
• DOE – Energy Department Announces New Investment in U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design and Commercialization
• DOE:IG – Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2012 Consolidated Financial Statement, OAS-FS-13-04
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: International Energy Agency Meeting Pages 69613-69614 [FR DOC# 2012-28178]
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima Prefecture to abolish nuclear fuel tax – Asahi Shimbun
• East Asia: Reuters – South Koreans to ponder where to store nuclear waste – Meeyoung Cho
• East Asia: Korea Herald – Seoul to develop technology to store spent nuke fuel rods
• East Asia: Yonhap News – Seoul to develop technology, facility to store spent nuclear fuel rods
• Europe: IBTimes – How Much Does Nuclear Waste Processing Cost The UK?
• Europe: In-Cumbria – Firms picked for site work
• Europe: In-Cumbria – £1.2m centre to study nuclear waste storage – Julian Whittle
• Europe: NW Evening Mail – New Manchester University Centre to Study Nuclear Waste Storage – Julian Whittle
• South Africa: AllAfrica – South Africa: Greenpeace Lodges Complaint With Public Protector and the Nation’s Human Rights Commission

Monday, November 19, 2012

• Crosscut Seattle – Hanford leak brings call for new underground tanks – John Stang
• Northwest Public Radio – Idaho LINE Commission Delays Recommendation – Aaron Kunz
• Tri-City Herald – Gregoire reflects on two decades pushing for Hanford vit plant – Annette Cary
• Idaho Statesman Blogs – Obama’s reelection means Idaho has to reconsider nuclear waste future – Rocky Barker
• Spokesman-Review – Eye On Boise: Air Force radioactive waste that drew protests in California finds home in Idaho
• KSL-TV – Massive nuclear waste shipment to arrive in Utah – Stephanie Grimes
• Los Alamos Monitor – LANL names 2012 Laboratory Fellows
• Peoria Journal Star – Forum: Let veterans know of health risks from depleted uranium exposure – Kimberley Schisler
• Knoxville News Sentinel – ORNL’s speedy Titan plodding through slow acceptance testing – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – The cost of Titan – Frank Munger
• Greentech Media – Who Will Succeed Energy Secretary Steve Chu at DOE? Ten names to consider for the DOE post – Eric Wesoff
• DOE:IG – Alleged Conflict of Interest at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, INS-L-13-01
• Asia-Pacific: NHK WORLD – Radioactive sludge waits for disposal
• Europe: Bellona – Sellafield faces court action over alleged low level waste shipments to erroneous location – Charles Digges
• Europe: Nuclear Engineering – Regulators take legal action against Sellafield Limited
• Europe: World Nuclear News – Transporter wins injunction against Greenpeace