More nuclear plants for New Jersey
In a speech made Tuesday at a town hall in Ocean Township, NJ, Governor Chris Christie said that “We have to start looking at building another nuclear plant”. New Jersey currently houses four nuclear...
View ArticleFukushima one year after the earthquake (Photos)
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan’s worst recorded earthquake and one of the worst Tsunami’s in history. 15,854 people died as a result of the tragic...
View ArticleFukushima timeline, one year after – March 11th – 12th (Photos)
With the site flooded, power was knocked out to a great deal of Units 1-4. This included much of the emergency backup power systems. At the same time, the onrush of water into the area clogged and...
View ArticleFukushima timeline, one year after – Morning of March 12th (Photos)
Due to the great deal of activity that occurred on March 12th, the day has been broken into two articles. Tomorrow we will cover the afternoon and evening.Unit 1Just as midnight approached, Unit 1’s...
View ArticleFukushima timeline, one year after – Afternoon and Evening of March 12th...
As we continue into March 12th, things go from bad to worse.Unit 1The attempt to use one air operated valve to vent containment had failed, but in the interim a small air compressor had been...
View ArticleFukushima timeline, one year after – March 13th (Photos)
The site scrambles to recover from the explosion in Unit 1 as the clock rolls onward into Mach 13th.Unit 2Workers spent the morning attempting to open a motor operated containment valve and at 08:10...
View ArticleFukushima timeline, one year after – March 14th (Photos)
As we move into March 14th, conditions at Unit 2 degrade rapidly, and Unit 3 suffers a similar fate as Unit 1.Unit 3Water injection stopped at 01:10 because the water source ran dry, and it wasn’t...
View ArticleFukushima timeline, one year after – March 15th (Photos)
Unit 1 and Unit 3 are being cooled with seawater injection, their secondary containments blown off by hydrogen explosions and their fuel likely melted. The fight to keep Unit 2 from a similar fate...
View ArticleFukushima timeline, one year after – Post Accident (Photos)
March 15th marked the end of the core melt or “meltdown” events at Unit’s 1,2, and 3 and the end of all major structural and equipment damage. From then till today the efforts at the...
View ArticleNuclear week in brief
This week was a busy week in the nuclear industry with a few major announcements and plenty of regulatory action.The NRC voted yesterday on SCANA's project to add two reactors to its V.C. Summer plant...
View ArticleJapan without nuclear power
Over the weekend Japan’s only operating nuclear power plant shutdown for scheduled maintenance. At this time the Japanese government is not allowing reactors to startup, meaning that all 54 of the...
View ArticleThe truth about nuclear power, part 2 (Photos)
There are a lot of misconceptions about nuclear power out there and the anti-nukes love flinging them around. Personally I’m more a fan of the facts, and that is why I am bringing you the truth about...
View ArticleWeek in review: nuclear power
In New York a shareholder proposal to require Dominion Resources to find an independent committee to review its nuclear safety practices only managed to garner 17% of shareholder votes. Likely...
View ArticleNuclear wedding cakes (Photos)
Check out these cakes, inspired by all that is nuclear...
View ArticleNuclear regulatory commission chairman Jaczko resigns
After three years as head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko has put in his resignation with President Obama. Appointed by Obama when he came into office in 2009, Jaczko's...
View ArticleJapan restarts two nuclear reactors
On Saturday the Japanese government decided that the restart of the No. 3 and 4 nuclear reactors at the Oi nuclear plant, run by the Kansai Electric Power Co, could go ahead. The decision came after...
View ArticleNew life for small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) mPower Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design for a grant, which will be distributed over the next five years. B&W will be...
View ArticleTEPCO admits lack of safety in lead up to Fukushima disaster
In a somewhat stunning announcement TEPCO has stated agreement with the results of a Japanese Parliamentary inquiry into events leading up to the Fukushima accident that blame TEPCO for not preparing...
View ArticleDOE grants $1 million for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor studies
Way back in the year 2005 (which is eight years ago if you can believe that) Congress passed a bill known as the US Energy Policy Act of 2005. It is the closest thing we have in the US to...
View ArticleOne killed, eight injured in crane accident at Arkansas Nuclear One
Easter Sunday, March 31st, 2013, at 7:45 AM at Arkansas Nuclear One, a nuclear power site near Russellville, AR, a crane, carrying a generator stator, failed, dropping the stator and resulting in...
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