Category Archives: Transportation

Cajon Pass wildfire could pose threat to radioactive waste shipment

It is very difficult to determine if the Cajon Pass wildfire on I-15 in California poses a threat to the truck hauling a 797,000-pound piece of a radioactive steel from a steam generator from the San Onofre nuclear power plant … Continue reading

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Radioactive waste moving through Southern California on way to Utah

  One of the selling points when Waste Control Specialists made its case to the Texas Legislature for permission to build a low-level radioactive waste dump in West Texas was that most low-level waste is innocuous, consisting largely of what … Continue reading

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Event Report: Shipment bound for Bed, Bath & Beyond sets off California radiation sensors

The California Radiation Control Program reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that a shipment set off radiation alarms at the Truckee, California, truck scales last Thursday. Two packages in the shipment indicated Cobalt 60. The packages were bound for Bed, Bath & … Continue reading

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Monday Event Report: A leaking package, enough drugs to share and malfunctioning emergency sirens

From Monday’s NRC Event Reports: 1. Thursday afternoon, the Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina reported an accident involving shipment of nuclear materials. If that is a little vague, it’s because the Event Report was less than helpful. Headlined “DAMAGED PACKAGING … Continue reading

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

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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NukeWatch on Twitter

You can now follow nuclear news on-the-go with Twitter. My blog is now linked to my Twitter account, @NukeWatch.

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