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Monthly Archives: July 2011
6.5 earthquake hits Fukushima
Yet another earthquake. Korea’s Arirang News reported this morning: 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Northeastern Japan Another strong earthquake has rocked the same region in northeastern Japan that was devastated by the March 11th quake and tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency … Continue reading
Uranium enrichment facility declares emergency
Not all the dangers in nuclear power are confined to the commercial production of electricity. Yesterday morning, the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky suffered a major spill. The Paducah facility enriches uranium for reactors. Workers were changing out a … Continue reading
Posted in Event Reports, Worker exposure
Tagged Kentucky, nuclear power, Paducah, United States, uranium enrichment
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US was unprepared for Fukushima radiation exposure to troops
Stars and Stripes reports today: In the first few days of Japan’s nuclear crisis this spring, the U.S. military wasn’t fully prepared to deal with possible radiation exposure to its troops and equipment, the top U.S. general in Japan said … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Radiation leak, Reactor problems
Tagged fukushima, Japan, nuclear power
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1600 Fukushima workers received excess radiation exposure
The Mainichi Daily News reported today: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimated that approximately 1,600 workers partaking in efforts to rein in the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant will be exposed to over 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Radiation leak, Reactor problems
Tagged fukushima, Japan, nuclear power
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Update on Monday’s 6.2 earthquake story
Found this buried in another news story about Monday’s 6.2 quake: On Saturday, a magnitude-6.4 quake struck in the same area off the east coast of Honshu. Link: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/07/24/north-eastern-japan-jolted-by-new-earthquake-115875-23295081/
Another 6.2 earthquake rocks Fukushima
Business Ghana newswire just reported: 6.2-magnitude quake hits Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s northeastern Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity on early Monday Morning, said the Japan Meteorological Agency. The focus of the … Continue reading
New glitch in Fukushima cooling system
The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch reported today: A desalination device that forms part of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s key water decontamination system halted for a number of hours Sunday in the latest glitch at the plant, … Continue reading
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Tagged fukushima, Japan, nuclear power
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A drunken supervisor, a failed fire test, pouring tritium down the wrong hole and a siren that just won’t shut up
From today’s NRC Event Reports: 1. Last Friday, a contractor supervisor assigned to the new units under construction at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia tested positive for alcohol in a random Fitness for Duty test. The supervisor’s access to … Continue reading
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Tagged event reports, nuclear power, United States
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6.5 earthquake hits northern Japan
This just off the wire.The Pakistan Times reports: A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan late on Saturday, but there were no reports of damage and no danger of a major tsunami, geologists said. The quake struck at 1:34 pm … Continue reading
Kansai Electric seeks approval for continued operations of 40-year-old reactor
The Japan Times ran a piece yesterday that had two interesting updates: First, Kansai Electric is attempting to get a license extension for an ancient reactor: Kansai Electric Power Co. on Friday asked the government to approve its operation of … Continue reading
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