Category Archives: Flooding

Update on Event Reports: Oyster Creek also lost offsite power

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

I had previously reported that the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in New York lost offsite power to one of its reactors during Hurricane Sandy. This morning’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission Event Reports indicate that the same thing happened to … Continue reading →

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South Texas nuke is at flood risk, according to NRC report‏

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

The San Antonio Express-News reported yesterday: The South Texas Project, which provides about a third of San Antonio’s electric power, is on a list of nuclear plants with a high risk of flooding-related failures. A leaked July 2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission … Continue reading →

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New report says lack of preparation, bad communication made Fukushima nuclear crisis worse

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Reuters reported today: A lack of preparation and poor communication at top levels after disaster struck were among the failures that turned a nuclear accident at Japan’s Fukushima plant into the worst atomic crisis in 25 years, a panel probing … 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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Delay announced in Nebraska nuke restart

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

The Lincoln Journal Star reported this morning: Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, owned by the Omaha Public Power District, may not be restarted until January, the utility said Monday. OPPD shut down the plant in April for refueling and kept it off line … Continue reading →

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