Category Archives: Radiation leak

Plant leaking radioactive water into Lake Michigan

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

The Palisades nuclear power plant has been closed since Sunday with a radioactive water leak. The South Bend Tribune reported yesterday: The entry into Lake Michigan of 79 gallons of what officials at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the … Continue reading →

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New problem at Fukushima: Groundwater leaking into contaminated plant and how to dispose of it

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

 The New York Times reported April 29: Two years after a triple meltdown that grew into the world’s second worst nuclear disaster, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is faced with a new crisis: a flood of highly radioactive wastewater … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Leaking sealed source reported in Arizona

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

I’ve been attending meetings of the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission (TLLRWDCC, possibly the least useful acronym ever devised) over the last couple of years. This is the Commission that has oversight for applications for shipments of … Continue reading →

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Forty Indian nuclear workers exposed to radiation

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

The South African publication Times Live reported yesterday: More than 40 workers at a nuclear power station in northern India have bee exposted to tritium radiation in two separate leaks. The first accident occurred on June 23 when 38 people … Continue reading →

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Houston fire department issues, then lifts, Shelter in Place alert after radiation detected at Houston hotel

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

I don’t know quite what happened in Houston this afternoon, but it seems that “city radiation monitors” were set off at a Houston hotel, resulting in guests being instructed to remain in their rooms. It now looks as if the … Continue reading →

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Canadian nuke reports coolant leak, worker exposure to radiation

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Hydro Quebec reported that Unit 2 at the Gentilly nuclear power plant leaked heavy water coolant into the facility’s reactor building last week. Two workers were exposed to low levels of radiation in the incident. Details are still thin about … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Florida nuke manually shut down following Steam Bypass Control System

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Early Saturday morning, operators at the Saint Lucie nuclear power plant in Florida manually shut down the Unit 1 after the Steam Bypass Control Valve opened unexpectedly, causing the steam temperature to drop. Cause of the valve malfunction is under … Continue reading →

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New TEPCO report says damage to Fukushima Unit 2 may be worse than previously thought

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The New York Times reported this afternoon: The damage to the core of at least one of the meltdown-stricken reactors at Fukushima could be worse than previously thought, raising new concerns over the plant’s stability and complicating the post-disaster cleanup, … Continue reading →

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Update: TEPCO tests find fatal levels of radiation, almost no water in Unit 2 reactor

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Central Florida News carried an Associated Press story today on the latest from Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2: A new probe at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant has found fatal radiation levels and hardly any cooling water inside one of the … Continue reading →

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New study: Radiation readings around Fukushima still dangerously high

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

The Japan Times reported yesterday: High levels of radiation, including a rate of 470 millisieverts per year at one location, have been detected in municipalities near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to an interim Environment Ministry report. … Continue reading →

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