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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 →

January 28, 2011 Posted by | India, safety | Leave a comment

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

January 28, 2011 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

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

January 28, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

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

January 28, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

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 →

January 26, 2011 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

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 →

January 26, 2011 Posted by | France, safety, technology | 1 Comment

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant for sale, radioactive leaks and all

A couple days ago, still more tritium was discovered in the reactor’s pipelines, some 150 to 200 feet north of the plume previously found to be leaking toxins……

Decrepit Nuclear Power Plant Still for Sale…Despite Another Radioactive Discovery, Change.org, by Nikki Gloudeman January 24, 2011 In its attempted sale of the decrepit Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Entergy has had a rough go of it. Continue reading →

January 25, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

Stuxnet slowing Iran’s nukes, but it’s a mixed blessing

If Stuxnet was responsible for slowing Iran’s nuclear development, then it accomplished over a period of a few months what the United States and its allies have failed to do in years of talks, threats and sanctions. It also achieved that goal without a shot being fired, buying more time for negotiators to try to persuade Iran to stop its bomb-making efforts.

Will the cyber worm turn?,  latimes.com, 23 Jan 2011, Stuxnet reportedly set back Iran’s nuclear program. That’s the good news. But what about threat to us?The tale of the Stuxnet worm is one of those seemingly good-news stories that grows more worrisome over time. Continue reading →

January 23, 2011 Posted by | safety, technology, USA | Leave a comment

Fire in old nuclear power station in Britain

Bradwell nuclear power station hit by fire, BBC News -21 January 2011 Bradwell nuclear power station hit by fireA fire has broken out at a disused nuclear power station in Essex.Twelve fire crews were called to the blaze in a condenser unit, measuring four by six metres, at Bradwell Power Station at about 1230 GMT. Assistant Divisional Officer Neil Fenwick, of the Essex Fire and Rescue Service, said titanium rods were being broken down and caught fire.An Essex fire service spokesman said the blaze was brought under control by 1430 GMT.A spokeswoman from Bradwell Power Station said: “The immediate vicinity was made safe and evacuated and the emergency services called who then promptly extinguished the fire….. BBC News – Bradwell nuclear power station hit by fire

January 22, 2011 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

Cameco’s ship with uranium spill headed back to Vancouver

Uranium ship likely coming to Vancouver for spill cleanup, The Vancouver Sun, by Cassandra Kyle, 20 Jan 2011, The ship containing Cameco Corp.’s spilled uranium concentrate will likely be moved to the Port of Vancouver for cleanup, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) says.In a regular public meeting broadcast Wednesday over the Internet, CNSC staff members did not give a timeline for the transfer of the ship or say how long the cleanup could take…… Continue reading →

January 21, 2011 Posted by | Canada, safety | Leave a comment

Financial and safety threats in expanding production of plutonium

Some of the intractable challenges facing the President’s Commission -and the public- include some 67,000 metric tons of highly radioactive waste in temporary storage today, the prospect of expanded production of plutonium as both a health and a national security threat, nationwide transportation of highly radioactive waste, to and from, the Savanna River Site over road, rail and waterways and the unresolved problem of finding a secure repository for the long term storage of nuclear waste.

A blue-ribbon, “nuclear” bus ride Mountain Xpress,Ned Ryan Doyle, 21 Jan 2011, How could a nuclear-energy park in South Carolina impact the people of WNC? On January 7th, a “WNC Citizen’s Delegation” chartered a bus to Augusta, GA, for the only public hearing in the Southeast held by President Obama’s appointed “Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future”… Continue reading →

January 21, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA, wastes | Leave a comment

Questions on earthquake risks to nuclear plant

Is Diablo Canyon Quake Safe? – KVEC, King Harris, 20 Jan 2011, San Luis Obispo, CA — PG&E says Diablo Canyon can withstand any quake the nearby faults can deliver. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a meeting in San Luis Obispo last night to discuss the Shoreline Fault and other faults surrounding the nuclear power plant.According to the report, Diablo Canyon was designed to survive a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, and all the local faults are likely to produce a quake no stronger than magnitude 6.5. The Shoreline Fault was discovered in 2008 and has created some concern in the community, especially as the plant moves forward with its proposed license renewal.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission still needs to analyze PG&E’s report. Is Diablo Canyon Quake Safe? – KVEC

January 21, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

The global threat of nuclear terrorism

Congress must get serious about the threat of nuclear terrorism

The Hill, By Sarah Williams and Alexandra Toma – 01/18/11 “………..The fight to prevent nuclear terrorism will be lost without a serious commitment to the goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear material around the globe. Currently, more than 30 countries possess significant amounts of material that could be used to make a nuclear weapon, and much of it is stored in less-than-secure facilities. Continue reading →

January 20, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

Cameco uranium company working out how to clean up ship’s uranium spill

Cameco, regulators finalize cleanup plan for uranium concentrate spill , The Vancouver Sun, By Cassandra Kyle January 18, 2011 A ship whose cargo of uranium concentrate spilled during bad weather at sea is docked in British Columbia while a Cameco Corp. team assesses damage to its product and devises a plan to clean up the spill. Continue reading →

January 20, 2011 Posted by | Canada, safety, Uranium | Leave a comment

USA, Canada, paying for nuclear security in Russia

.. The US and Canadian governments will share part of the costs.

US, Canada to help Russia with nuclear counterterrorism centre, Sify News, 19 Jan 2011, Moscow, Russia has stepped up cooperation with the US and Canada to protect its nuclear installations from terrorist attacks, Continue reading →

January 20, 2011 Posted by | Russia, safety | Leave a comment

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