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On October 31, 2015 the DNFSB reported:”Surface Fire Water System. There have been eleven fire water loop failures since 2008 (4 in lead-ins, 4 in loop piping, 1 PIV bonnet and 2 hydrants). NWP has signed a contract with an engineering firm to evaluate the condition of all fire water equipment, including pumps, tanks, buried piping and fire detection and control equipment. Recommendations to repair or replace the system are due in November, 30% conceptual design is planned to complete in late December and 90% design in July 2016. The staff is concerned about the timing of upgrade completion and the receipt of offsite waste for disposal.

Consolidated Evaluation of the Safety of the Situation (ESS). During October the staff conducted a review of the consolidated ESS and participated in a teleconference with the site. Radiological risk in the underground is dominated by the potential for a repeat thermal…

Science and Technology:

¶ Thousands of power plants around the world may face severe reductions in their ability to generate electricity by mid-century due to water shortages, new research published in Nature says. Hydro-electric, nuclear, coal, gas, and biomass-fueled power plants are vulnerable to dwindling water supplies. [The Guardian]

The Itaipu hydroelectric dam on the Parana River, Brazil border. Most hydro-plants are in regions forecast to see water shortages. Photograph: Norberto Duarte / AFP / Getty Images

World:

¶ Russia is touting nuclear power as a way to cut carbon emissions, but a study from Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology says Eurasia as a whole would be better served by a less expensive, less risky renewable energy “super-grid,” that relies on wind power even over battery storage. [CleanTechnica]

¶ The UK’s government has repeatedly cited official forecasts of rising energy costs to justify cuts to subsidies…

According to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board:
“The SRS emergency management programs have degraded over the last few years in part due to limited resources and lack of staffing. Although DOE-SR and DOE Headquarters personnel conducted oversight of emergency management during this time, these interactions were not sufficient to prevent this degradation.” http://www.dnfsb.gov 12/22/2015 (doc at bottom)

But, Deer Hunting Still Allowed at SRS and Japanese, German and Swiss Plutonium May Be on its Way:

Japan to Dump 730 pounds (331 kg) of Plutonium on America

Savannah River Nuclear Site Deer Hunt and on site (Radioactive) Cesium testing.

It is public deer hunting as deer control.

http://www.srs.gov/general/deer_hunt/gallery.htm
See: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/12/21/rudolph-the-red-nosed-radiation-bioindicator-radioactive-cesium-radioactive-carbon-radioactive-water-and-more-lethal-gifts-left-by-the-nuclear-industry/

Posted 12/22/2015




http://www.dnfsb.gov/sites/default/files/Board%20Activities/Reports/Staff%20Issue%20Reports/Savannah%20River%20Site/2015/sir_20151222_29086_116_0.pdf 12/22/2015 Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Savannah River Site, Joyce L. Connery, Staff Issue Report

Perhaps high turn-over is related to Welfare to work and/or excess radiation exposure of workers? Those on welfare…

World:

¶ The development of wind energy projects in Lennox and Addington County could move forward in 2016 as Ontario seeks to bolster its supply of renewable energy. Proposals from three different companies could see major wind energy projects built at both ends of the county. [The Kingston Whig-Standard]

Wind energy projects in Lennox and Addington County could move forward in 2016. (Whig-Standard file photo)

¶ Qinghai Electric Power, the sub-company of China’s State Grid Corporation, aims to install 7.1 GW of renewable energy in 2016. The majority of the new capacity will be solar PV. Qinghai province’s cumulative capacity of 6 GW, 5.6 GW of which is ground-mounted solar PV, the rest being wind. [pv magazine]

¶ The Irish wind industry launched a publicity campaign to highlight its potential to replace fossil fuels. The Irish Wind Energy Association worked with Rothco to created “Power To…