Sweden’s massive emergency drill about its aging nuclear reactors
It would later include a nuclear waste accident that would force authorities to plan for evacuations and increased communication with the public…….Sweden’s parliament passed a landmark bill last June allowing the country’s nuclear reactors to be replaced at the end of their life spans instead of simply ending nuclear power when they expire.
Sweden kicks off massive nuclear accident drill, 03 February 2011 AFP / The Swedish Wire Swedish authorities on Wednesday kicked off the country’s largest-ever crisis management exercise on what to do in the event of an accident at one of its nuclear plants. Continue reading
Legal case on unsafe transport of radioactive device
Although such radioactive exposures are rare, they are not unheard of.
Charges laid for unsafe transportation of radioactive device Vancouver Sun, By Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald February 2, 2011 A case involving rarely used nuclear safety charges — and a radioactive device that travelled unlocked from northern Alberta to Ottawa — will be heard in a Calgary courtroom next month. Continue reading
Chernobyl safety effort stalled – too expensive
Chernobyl safety structure short of funds , MOSCOW, Feb. 2 (UPI) –– A shelter to cover and secure the wreckage of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is only half funded and construction may have to stop, Russian officials say.The new shelter is being built over the existing “sarcophagus” that covers almost 200 tons of melted nuclear fuel rods left inside the damaged reactor as a result of the 1986 disaster, the BBC reported Wednesday.
Following the explosion on April 26, 1986, thousands of workers risked their lives and health to build the sarcophagus, always intended to be temporary, around the reactor.
The new permanent cover is expected to cost $2.2 billion, but despite promises made at successive Group of 8 conferences, funding is still falling short, officials said. Chernobyl safety structure short of funds – UPI.com
Wikileaks reveal incidents with radioactive and nuclear materials
WikiLeaks: uranium bricks and radioactive trains among nuclear terror scares, Telegraph UK. American officials around the world are locked in a constant race to stop terrorists and rogue states from obtaining nuclear, biological and chemical materials which could be used to construct a “dirty bomb”. By Heidi Blake 02 Feb 2011
These are some of the incidents and extraordinary potential plots involving some of the world’s most dangerous and volatile materials which are disclosed in the WikiLeaks cables: Continue reading
Wikileaks: report on nuclear trafficking
NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA – Telegraph, 2 Feb 2011, Passed to the Telegraph by WikiLeaks 9:00PM GMT 01 Feb 2011(SBU) “……..Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report was generated by the Defense Attach (DATT) after a meeting with host government intelligence officials, who brought the suspect material into the room. Information concerning this report was initially relayed to PMAT by telephone at 1035Z, and further information was transmitted by email at 1151Z.2.(S/NF) Details of the incident follow:…..”NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA – Telegraph
More oversight planned for Entergy’s Vermont nuclear power plant
“I am deeply concerned with Vermont Yankee’s lack of transparency about serious problems that continue to be discovered around the plant,”
Vermont To Create Oversight Committee For Entergy Nuclear Plant – WSJ.com,By Naureen S. Malik, Dow Jones NEW YORK 2 Feb 2011, -Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has ordered the state utility regulator to appoint a new oversight committee for Entergy Corp.’s (ETR) nuclear plant amid worries over radioactive-material leaks. Continue reading
Troubled Hartsville nuclear power plant to get more federal scrutiny
SC nuclear plant under increased fed oversight – Bloomberg, HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP), 2 Feb 2011, — Federal nuclear regulators say they will increase oversight of a power plant near Hartsville.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a news release Tuesday additional oversight of the H.B. Robinson nuclear power plant comes after two electrical fires and a plant shutdown in March. The company also reported a problem with an emergency diesel generator and had an excessive number of unplanned reactor shutdowns last year…….As part of the oversight, the plant will be subject to additional inspections by the commission. Those inspections have not been scheduled. SC nuclear plant under increased fed oversight – Bloomberg
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant dangerous?
[IAEA] officials, who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the issue, have said the agency is unhappy with safety and operating standards at the reactor.
Report warns of Iran nuke disaster, Google hosted news, The Associated Press:, 1/2/2011, VIENNA — The control systems of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant have been penetrated by a computer worm unleashed last year, according to a foreign intelligence report that warns of a possible Chernobyl-like disaster once the site becomes fully operational. Russia’s envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, also has raised the specter of the 1986 reactor explosion in Ukraine, but suggested last week that the danger had passed. Continue reading
Global risk of nuclear materials being obtained by terrorists
“Another risk is nuclear material falling into the hands of terrorists. Some people do not believe this is a real risk. But the IAEA has a database and, on average, every two days we receive information about the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials or radioactive materials and this may only be the tip of the iceberg.”
Nuclear Watchdog Chief Warns of Nukes Falling Into the Wrong Hands, By Amy Kellogg January 27, 2011 FoxNews.com “……Among those worried about funding his project in this tight environment is Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA. Continue reading
Thefts of radioactive material in India
the DSP case is not the first time that there has been an accident involving radioactive material in India. Some incidents have received press attention and are widely known; others are not……there have been 16 cases of loss, theft or misplacement of radioactive sources across India since 2001, in which radioactive material found its way into the environment. In 11 of these incidents, the source was never found.
Radioactive theft material in India alarms US, IAEA, The Daily Mail , 28 Jan 2011, Christina Palmer & Ajay Mehta NEW DELHI – The US nuclear experts and the officials of IAEA are much alarmed over the constant cases of radioactive material from a number of defence and civilian nuclear facilities across India Continue reading
UK’s Trident nuclear weapons not as secure as they used to be
Defence cuts threaten Trident nuclear safety, warns MoD Staff shortages and cash squeeze revealed by Ministry of Defence watchdog pose unacceptable risk, says ex-safety chief , Rob Edwards guardian.co.uk, 27 January 2011 The safety of Britain’s nuclear weapons and submarines is being jeopardised by staff shortages and spending cuts, according to secret Ministry of Defence reports. The MoD’s nuclear safety watchdog has warned it can no longer ensure Trident warheads and nuclear submarines “remain safe”. There was a “lack of adequate resource to deliver (and regulate) the defence nuclear programmes safely”……….Defence cuts threaten Trident nuclear safety, warns MoD | World news | The Guardian
Flaws in radiation screening of cargo at US ports
Review finds flaws in new radiation monitor program Physics Today January 26, 2011 A National Research Council committee identified flawed testing, faulty cost–benefit analyses, and other problems with the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s program to develop and deploy improved radiation monitors for the screening of cargo at US ports. The NRC review also found that vendors of the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors had failed to deliver a system that meets DNDO’s specification for modularity, with the result that the agency is unable to match the best-performing hardware with the optimal data-analysis algorithms, or to allow upgrades as experience is gained with the system………Review finds flaws in new radiation monitor program – Physics Today Politics and Policy
Contractor fined for radioactive mishap to worker
Agency fines Idaho National Lab in radiation case – KPVI News 6 – Pocatello, ID January 27, 2011 MSTIDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The U.S. Department of Energy haslevied an $85,000 fine against the contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory after a worker was accidentally exposed to a radiation generating device. Lab contractor Battelle Energy Alliance says its investigators identified several safety flaws that led to the exposure……Agency fines Idaho National Lab in radiation case – KPVI News 6 – Pocatello, ID
More catastrophic than Chernobyl: danger of a Sellafield nuclear accident
Actual meteorological data from 2008 suggests wind direction and heavy precipitation would disperse fallout that was seven times worse than 1986’s Chernobyl accident.
Sellafield potential disaster for Norwegian food industry The Foreigner — Norwegian News in English, by Michael Sandelson and Nicoleta-Madalina Sincan. 25th January 2011 An accident at Britain’s Sellafield nuclear processing plant could have catastrophic consequences for western Norway’s food production, according to a new report. Continue reading
France’s AREVA has dangerous plan for undersea nuclear plant at Cherbourg
ecological associations have wasted no time in highlighting the dangers. According to Greenpeace, nothing has been finalised on a technical level or in terms of safety.
Underwater nuclear plant on the Basque coast? – EiTB News World, Frederik Verbeke – 01/25/2011, French naval defence specialists are planning to build a number of small underwater nuclear power plants. Continue reading
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