Panel weighs new information in Rocky Flats case : The Rocky Mountain News Federal scientists acknowledged Monday they have records suggesting workers from 19 buildings at the top-secret Rocky Flats site near Denver may have risked exposure to dangerous … Continue reading
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Nuclear industry may running out of steam – nuclear – 25 November 2007 – New Scientist Tech Rumours of a nuclear power renaissance have been greatly exaggerated. So says an audit of the nuclear power industry released on Wednesday. … Continue reading
Cibola County Beacon – Former workers meet with federal caseworkers GRANTS – Only one third of the uranium workers who could be applying for compensation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program and Part E of that program … Continue reading
Department of Energy – U.S. and Russia Sign Plan for Russian Plutonium Disposition WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency Director Sergey Kiriyenko have signed a joint statement outlining a plan … Continue reading
Nuclear Plants Subject to Terrorism, Earthquakes, States Warn WHITE PLAINS, New York,, November 16, 2007 (ENS) – New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and the attorneys general of five other states have submitted a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory … Continue reading
POWER Magazine : DOE pushing to recycle closed plants’ spent fuel The Energy Department is planning to ask Congress in next year’s budget request for authority to take title to spent nuclear fuel stockpiled at closed U.S. nuclear plants … Continue reading
Study: Yankee can’t afford shutdown: Rutland Herald Online VERNON — If Vermont Yankee nuclear plant shut down today, or even in 2012 when its federal license expires, there would not be enough money in its decommissioning fund to pay … Continue reading
Over 50 years of exposure but still no comprehensive health studies on Navajo – Kathy Helms Gallup Independent By Kathy Helms Dine Bureau Thursday, November 15, 2007 WINDOW ROCK – No health studies, no problem. A burgeoning list of cancers, … Continue reading
Feds tighten scrutiny of 2nd Southern reactor | ajc.com he Nuclear Regulatory Commission has imposed stricter oversight on a second generating unit of Southern Co.’s Farley nuclear plant, based on breaker failures at that unit. It means both of … Continue reading
Senator Domenici calls for near-term nuclear reprocessing in US Platts The US needs to build a current-generation nuclear reprocessing plant tohandle spent fuel because the Department of Energy’s current plan is "a50-year program, and we can’t wait 50 years for … Continue reading
Native American Times – Navajo Leads Uranium Roundtable on Capitol Hill Three members of Congress joined the Navajo Nation last week in a discussion on the ban of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. “Over a half century ago … Continue reading
The VA’s Claim Dodge | The American Prospect Beyond the awful conditions at Walter Reed hospital, something smells fishy in the government’s handling of veterans’ claims. One appalling case study suggests what might be happening and why. … Continue reading
Atomic vet dies with no compensation OTTAWA – Donald Bernicky, one of a group of atomic veterans fighting the government and the Defence Department for recognition and financial compensation, died on Remembrance D … Continue reading
CTV.ca | Angry residents want federal contamination study Residents of a small town east of Toronto are demanding the federal government investigate new data that shows radioactive chemicals are making their way into humans. According to the Port Hope … Continue reading
The Tribune – Salazar joins list of lawmakers concerned about uranium mine Another Colorado lawmaker is voicing concern about the proposed uranium mine located north of Nunn. U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., said Tuesday he was asking the Environmental … Continue reading
FBI Closes Probe of Nuke Plant Vandalism | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Monday November 12, 2007 10:01 PM MIAMI (AP) – A tiny hole in a pipe at a nuclear power plant led to a big investigation over … Continue reading
Talks focus on impact of uranium on Navajo – Kathy Helms DC talks this week on Navajo uranium impacts By Kathy Helms Dine Bureau November 05, 2007 WINDOW ROCK – In 1989, the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency and its … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News November 7, 2007 More than 800 people who worked in the top-secret Building 881 in the early years of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site will now qualify for automatic … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Judy DeHaas The Rocky © Marlene Shannon’s husband, Mike Shannon, died more than four years ago from cancer. For years he worked in Rocky Flats Building 881 where, according to records, workers were exposed to neutron … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues opposing the Yucca Mountain dump, Â Judy Treichel with Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force has drafted a letter to the NRC’s Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB)Â panel presiding over the Yucca Mountain dump proceeding. Her letter expresses support for … Continue reading
Court clears way for suit over uranium plant By Brett Barrouquere Associated Press A federal appeals court has ruled that a 10-year-old lawsuit alleging that water leaks from a Western Kentucky uranium enrichment plant hurt property values can go forward. … Continue reading
Dozens of Organizations Ask Congress To Eliminate Funding For Dangerous Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Program Letter to Congress regarding GNEP Funding National Academy of Sciences on GNEP More than 40 national and local environmental, science and national security organizations this week … Continue reading
Randall Forsberg, founder of the nuclear freeze movement, dies – Los Angeles Times By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 1, 2007 Randall Forsberg, who founded the nuclear freeze movement of the early 1980s and wrote its manifesto, … Continue reading
Buried documents at center of debate – cleveland.com Monday, August 06, 2007 Associated Press Dayton- Contaminated documents buried in a radioactive waste landfill in New Mexico won’t be needed to determine if cancer-stricken workers from a former nuclear weapons plant … Continue reading
Independent – July 24, 2007: Texans: Say no to uranium mining Texans: Say no to uranium mining By Zsombor Peter Staff Writer CHURCH ROCK — In the late 1980s, representatives of Uranium Resources Inc. came to the small Texas town … Continue reading
Ex-Oak Ridge contractor charged with taking restricted materials (CNN) — A former government contract employee was indicted on charges of stealing restricted nuclear energy-related materials and putting the United States at risk, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Sources say … Continue reading
Carlsbad Current-Argus – Errant drum stops many WIPP shipments Errant drum stops many WIPP shipments By Kyle Marksteiner Article Launched: 07/18/2007 09:30:34 PM MDT CARLSBAD — Many shipments of radioactive waste being sent to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near … Continue reading
‘We were lied to’ rallying cry on The Murfreesboro Post ‘We were lied to’ rallying cry By Michelle Willard, Post staff writer – July 17, 2007. 9:15 PM “We were lied to,†was the rallying cry at Tuesday night’s Solid … Continue reading
The Spectrum – www.thespectrum.com – Downwinders concerned about Milford Flat Fire radiation By RYANN RASMUSSEN rrasmussen@thespectrum.com CEDAR CITY – When it comes to data from the National Nuclear Security Administration concerning increased radiation levels in Southern Utah – presumably because … Continue reading
Hanford News Hanford news briefs This story was published Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 the Herald staff Board hears comments on ill Hanford workers About 50 people showed up at the public comment session of a Richland meeting of the Advisory … Continue reading
aaenergynet’s bookmarks tagged with “wiki” on del.icio.usBradenton.com | 07/17/2007 | Anywhere but here Anywhere but here A Tallevast woman says her contaminated home has sickened her family for years TALLEVAST, 7/12/07–Zasue Pitts-Alston and her son, Bobby, in their home in … Continue reading
Report blames plant for workers’ illnesses fernald Report blames plant for workers’ illnesses Independent auditor backs claims of sick employees that they weren’t protected from radiation. Listen to this article or download audio file.Click-2-Listen By Tom Beyerlein Staff Writer Friday, … Continue reading
Salt Lake Tribune – Feds puzzled by gamma radiation higher than normal near wildfire Feds puzzled by gamma radiation higher than normal near wildfire By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 07/13/2007 07:00:57 AM MDT A puzzle … Continue reading
Investigators obtained nuclear license with almost no scrutiny GAO sting will be subject of congressional hearing today By Kathleen Day THE WASHINGTON POST Thursday, July 12, 2007 WASHINGTON — Undercover congressional investigators posing as West Virginia businessmen obtained a license, … Continue reading
New Reactor Costs Daunt U.S. Utilities as TVA Restarts Old Unit Bloomberg.com: U.S. New Reactor Costs Daunt U.S. Utilities as TVA Restarts Old Unit By Elliot Blair Smith Enlarge Image TVA’s nuclear reactor at Browns Ferry, Alabama July 9 (Bloomberg) … Continue reading
San Jose Mercury News – Nuclear-power dilemma: It’s carbon-free, but comes with big questions Nuclear-power dilemma: It’s carbon-free, but comes with big questions By Sarah Jane Tribble Mercury News Article Launched: 06/10/2007 DIABLO CANYON – The nuclear power plant nestled … Continue reading
STLtoday – News – Illinois News Former Dow workers here keep up compensation fight By Adam Jadhav ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 06/11/2007 Dow plant Don Thompson (right) and another worker man machining station at a metal working plant in Madison, Ill. … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Senators seek Flats inquiry Salazar among 15 who want probe of compensation gap By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News June 5, 2007 Fifteen U.S. senators, including Colorado’s Ken Salazar, called Monday for a congressional hearing into … Continue reading
Increase in cancer in Sweden can be traced to Chernobyl The incidence of cancer in northern Sweden increased following the accident at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in 1986. This was the finding of a much-debated study from Linköping … Continue reading
North Jersey Media Group Radium found in drum at scrap metal recycler The Record Thursday, May 31, 2007 By EUNNIE PARK STAFF WRITER BERGENFIELD — The state Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a drum at a local scrap metal … Continue reading
Green Nuclear Butterfly Blog So, The Parade of Has Been Stars Embracing Indian Point BeginsOnce famous, and even respectable Paul Newman of salad dressing and movie fame has sold out to Entergy, and it would be interesting to know how … Continue reading
Green Nuclear Butterfly Blog Paul, We Hardly Knew You! That must make it OK then… I feel all better now! This from a man who would never endorse alternative fuels in racing for fear of losing his oil company sponsors… … Continue reading
Call to Boycott Newman Products recordonline.com – Cool Hand Nuke: Paul Newman endorses Indian Point power plant Cool Hand Nuke: Paul Newman endorses Indian Point power plant May 24, 2007WASHINGTON (AP) — Call him Cool Hand Nuke. Actor and salad … Continue reading
“Data storm” blamed for nuclear-plant shutdown “Data storm” blamed for nuclear-plant shutdown Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2007-05-18 The U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Homeland Security called this week for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to further investigate the cause of … Continue reading
US to power up global interest in nuclear energy – Yahoo! Canada News US to power up global interest in nuclear energy Tue May 22, 12:48 AM WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States sought to boost nuclear power in the … Continue reading
Congressman Edward Markey – May 16, 2007 – MARKEY SEEKS ANSWERS AFTER REPORTED SECURITY BREACH AT NUCLEAR PLANT Former Employee of Palisades, Seabrook Allegedly Lied About Past, Still Given Sensitive JobsWASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior … Continue reading
Chillicothe Gazette – www.chillicothegazette.com – Chillicothe, OH Famous activist Brockovich signs petition against GNEP in Piketon By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer PIKETON -While the Southern Ohio Neighbors Group usually only allows residents in and around southern Ohio to sign … Continue reading
Danger Room – Wired Blogs Nuke Lab Bunglers’ $11 Billion Reward Los Alamos gets most of the headlines. But, in recent years, security and safety at its nuclear sister, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been God-awful, too. Barely-armed guards, inhaled … Continue reading
Hanford Site: Past Horror, Future Hope Hanford Site: Past Horror, Future Hope Historic nuclear research leads to environmental disaster This feature presents the factual history of events leading to the creation of one of the most interesting, yet least recognized … Continue reading
The Economics of Nuclear Power | Greenpeace USA The Economics of Nuclear Power May 01, 2007 Over the last two decades there has been a steep decline in orders for new nuclear reactors globally. Poor economics has been one of … Continue reading