Category Archives: Explosion

Event Report: Small explosion in switchyard at Tennessee nuke

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

The Sequoyah nuclear power plant in Tennessee reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that a small explosion had taken place in the electrical switchyard on Sunday morning. The plant declared a site emergency and issued a Notice of Unusual Event. … Continue reading →

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Most radiation exposure was outside of Fukushima exclusion zone, according to new report

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Reuters reported today: Residents outside the Fukushima exclusion zone were likely most exposed to radiation in the four months after the nuclear plant was wrecked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the local government said on Tuesday. Their exposure … Continue reading →

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New radioactive water leak from Fukushima discovered‏

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

The New York Times reported today: At least 45 tons of highly radioactive water has leaked from a purification facility at the Fukushima Daiichi buclear power stationnt, and some of it may have reached the Pacific Ocean, the plant’s operator … Continue reading →

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TEPCO probe finds ‘no significant errors’ in meltdown response

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

In the investigation of the Watergate breakin and coverup, Richard Nixon set a new standard for the minimum amount of acceptance of responsibility, when he acknowledged “Mistakes were made.” Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is not that forthcoming. As the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima radiation at dangerous levels again

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

The danger at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is not over. Bloomberg just reported: Tokyo Electric Power Co. found a dangerous level of radiation at its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, eight months after the March 11 earthquake and … Continue reading →

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Radiation screening begins for Japanese children

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

The New York Times reported yesterday: In an effort to track the long-term health effects of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan has begun a survey of local children for thyroid abnormalities, a problem associated with exposure to radiation. The … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Cut fiber optic lines, a small explosion and a stoned supervisor

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Notes from the Columbus Day weekend: 1. Two New York nuclear plants with a total of three reactors were without some emergency notification systems after a traffic accident Friday afternoon. Nine Mile Point reported that multiple annunciators sounded, resulting in the … Continue reading →

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Japan poised to restart reactors

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Three stories today seem to indicate that Japn is set on restarting some of the nation’s shut down nuclear power plants, and that the nuclear industry is prepared to put the Fukushima disaster behind them. First, Japan’s new prime minister is pressing for … Continue reading →

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WNN summary of French reprocessing explosion

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

World Nuclear News published this a little while ago: Explosion at French waste site 12 September 2011  A worker was killed today by an explosion in a furnace used to prepare contaminated metal for disposal.  Details of the event come … Continue reading →

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French reprocessing facility had been cited earlier this year for safety violations

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Talk about burying the lead! This was the tenth paragraph of the Wall Street Journal’s article on the explosion this morning at a French reprocessing site: In 2011 France’s nuclear safety regulator issued a warning over safety measures at the … Continue reading →

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