The Russian idea for fixing oil leaks- nuclear bomb the oil well!
Should we drop a nuclear bomb on the leaky oil well? Washington Examiner, By: Mark Hemingway, 05/04/10 Apparently that’s what the Russians have done in similar circumstances:Komsomoloskaya Pravda, the best-selling Russian daily, reports that in Soviet times such leaks were plugged with controlled nuclear blasts underground. Continue reading
Britsh nuclear submarines at sea despite dangerous safety defects
Nuclear submarines went to sea with potentially disastrous defect.
British vessels Turbulent and Tireless allowed to leave port with safety valves sealed off, risking catastrophic explosion, leaked memo reveals mo reveals Severin Carrell and Rob Edwards guardian.co.uk, Sunday 2 May 2010
Two British nuclear submarines went to sea with a potentially disastrous safety problem that left both vessels at risk of a catastrophic accident, the Guardian can reveal. Continue reading
Source of ionising radiation exposure in India
AERB’s directive to Delhi University on radiation sources The Hindu, 29 April 2010, NEW DELHI: The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has asked the Delhi University to suspend all activities involving the use of radiation sources.The directive follows the tracing of a radioactive material that caused the death of a person of a scrap shop and injuries to several others at Mayapuri here to the university’s Chemistry Department.
The Hindu : Front Page : AERB’s directive to Delhi University on radiation sources
Russia – a nuclear security danger!
Russia: A Nuclear Security Leader? Partnership for a Secure America , by Volha Charnysh |26 April 2010, Considered the Pandora’s box of nuclear security issues for decades, Russia is now being recast as a nuclear security leader……. However, Russia’s active and at times reckless pursuit of nuclear business contradicts its claim to nuclear security leadership and could weaken the commitments made at the Summit. Continue reading
Region’s death toll from Chernobyl nuclear accident close to 1 million
Chernobyl exploded in a remote backwater of an impoverished region. But by official accounts from Ukraine and Belarus, it did $500 billion in damage just there. Nowhere in the US would the property damage be remotely that small. The near-million death toll would be a mere fraction of how many would die here.
Chernobyl demands a REAL climate bill, THE FREE PRESS, Harvey Wassermann, April 26, 2010 “…….after nearly a quarter-century of industry denial, the New York Academy of Sciences has published, Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment, the definitive catalog and analysis. Drawing on some 5,000 studies, three Russian scientists have placed the ultimate death toll at 985,000. Continue reading
Increased security inspections for nuclear installations
Nuclear Weapons Sites Inspections Underway for 2010 Apr 22, 2010 The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) POGO was pleased to learn that the Department of Energy’s Office of Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) has scheduled for this year security inspections for all of the DOE sites that hold Category 1 amounts (bomb-making quantities) of nuclear material. Continue reading
Safety flaws in new nuclear reactor design
Critics Challenge Safety of New Reactor Design, The New York Times, By MATTHEW L. WALD, 21 April 2010, As Southern Company and its partners, armed with federal loan guarantees of $8.3 billion, move toward construction of two new reactors at a site near Augusta, Ga., opponents are taking aim at the design details. Continue reading
Fire safety questions at nuclear power plant
Regulators fault fire protection approach at Browns Ferry nuclear plant, al.com, By Brian Lawson, The Huntsville TimesApril 20, 2010 HUNTSVILLE, AL. — Federal regulators will increase inspections at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant after finding fault with the plant’s approach to fire protection. TVA was notified Monday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the physical layout of some parts of the three-reactor plant, including cables and equipment, could be a problem in a fire. The NRC determined the current approach was of “substantial safety significance”
Regulators fault fire protection approach at Browns Ferry nuclear plant | al.com
Florida nuclear plant violation of safety regulations
FPL cited for violation at nuclear plant in St. Lucie County SunSentinel.com by Julie Patel on April 20, 2010 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said today that it cited Florida Power & Light for an apparent violation at its nuclear plant in St. Lucie County.After reviewing information from its staff and FPL, the commission said it found there was a “substantial safety significance” related to air leaking into a cooling water system for one of the generators.
FPL cited for violation at nuclear plant in St. Lucie County
Former official of Nuclear Regulatory Commission urges an end to subsidising nuclear power
Security should come first…At a minimum, that means an end to promoting and subsidising nuclear power all over the world.”
The Myth Of The Peaceful Atom, newmatilda.com, By Jim Green, 20 April 2010, “……..Physicist Victor Gilinsky, previously with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Atomic Energy Commission, noted in the January 2009 edition of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:”In international affairs, nuclear energy trumps just about everything. Even so-called arms controllers fall over themselves trying to establish their bona fides by supporting nuclear energy development and devising painless proposals that grandfather everything that’s already in place. … It’s time to take a more serious view. Security should come first — not as an afterthought.”We should support as much nuclear power as is consistent with international security; not as much security as the spread of nuclear power will allow. At a minimum, that means an end to promoting and subsidising nuclear power all over the world.”The Myth Of The Peaceful Atom | newmatilda.com
Police recognise radiation risk, seek warning devices
Delhi Police to buy radiation meters, Prokerala.com 16 April 2010, After having been caught unprepared during the radio-active Cobalt 60 exposure in the capital that affected seven people, the Delhi Police is now procuring sophisticated devices to monitor radiation…………. Continue reading
Continued anxiety over radioactive contamination at Mayapuri, India
NDMA warns soil at Mayapuri could be contaminated, The Times of India,
Doubts on safety of nuclear reactor close to Lake Erie
Problems at the Davis-Besse nuclear reactor near Toledo are worse than expected, cleveland.com, By John Funk, The Plain DealerApril 15, 2010, As many as 16 critical parts in the Davis-Besse reactor lid are cracked or flawed, and the problem could get worse.Engineers expect to find additional problems when they conduct a third round of high-tech inspections in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Concerns over Pakistan’s nuclear security now ‘quashed’?
Pak’s participation in nuclear security summit legitimises its nuke programme – Gilani, Oneindia News , Washington, Apr.15 (ANI): Describing his Washington visit as ‘successful’, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Islamabad’s participation in the just concluded two-day nuclear security summit has ‘boosted the legitimacy of the country’s nuclear programme.’
Interacting with media persons after the concluding session of the important summit, Gilani said the international community’s concerns over the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear establishments were ‘effectively quashed’ during the conference, which was attended by leaders of 47 countries.
Kerry assured Gilani of the US congressional leadership’s support in providing Pakistan greater access to American markets, and meeting its defence requirements. Pak’s participation in nuclear security summit legitimises its nuke programme:Gilani – Oneindia News
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