Radioactive Leak Found At Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:13 CDT rt.com
The leak came from a 300,000-gallon injection and refueling tank, which floods and cools the nuclear reactor with borated water during refueling outages.
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Navy Gives B&W Funding To Procure Nuclear Reactor Materials
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:28:15 CDT upi.com
Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group Inc. received a $366 million contract to procure nuclear reactor component materials for use in U.S. Navy vessels.
Grover Norquist Weighs In On NC Tax Reform
Fri, 17 May 2013 07:55:21 CDT digtriad.com
Crack Discovered In NC Nuclear Reactor, Plant Shutdown. A quarter-inch crack in the reactor at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant has ...
Is SoCalEd Mired In Crisis Or Controversy?
Thu, 16 May 2013 17:25:47 CDT forbes.com
Is the radiation leak at a nuclear reactor in Southern California a crisis or is it a controversy? The facts are not yet in. But crisis experts are saying that in all instances, the best policy is one of openness and transparency, revealing the underlying facts early and often.
Senators Back Nuclear Fuel Project
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:43:20 CDT gpb.org
Republican senators from South Carolina and Georgia want the Obama administration to keep funding a program to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel.
Radioactive Goldfish Found In Ohio Nuclear Plant
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:30:04 CDT rt.com
Two radioactive goldfish were found swimming in a juice pitcher of nuclear reactor water in an underground steam tunnel at an Ohio power plant.
Crack In Nuclear Reactor Forces Shearon Harris To Shut Down
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:32 CDT wral.com
According to information Duke filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Shearon Harris was taken offline last year for refueling, and ultrasonic tests of the reactor were taken at that time.
Goldfish In A Nuclear Reactor -- The Simpson's Or Thoreau?
Wed, 15 May 2013 00:26:44 CDT forbes.com
When I read John Funk's post about a pair of goldfish found in a steam tunnel at a nuclear power plant, the first things that came to mind were Homer Simpson and PETA. Apparently, the same thing happened for many other people, too. But not the NRC, the plant management and the person who is going to get fired for this prank.
Environmental Groups Give Indian Point Failing Marks On Host Of Safety Issues
Tue, 14 May 2013 13:16:25 CDT cbslocal.com
The report card results were announced one day after it was learned that one of Indian Point's reactors will become the first and only nuclear reactor in the country operating without a license.
UK Considers GE's PRISM Nuclear Reactor Design
Mon, 13 May 2013 11:21:59 CDT whqr.org
Nuclear energy is nothing if not controversial. Environmentalists call out the potential for accidents and the question of what to do with the toxic waste.