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Pacific overtures
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has given its blessing to Japan to start the release of more than a million tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. On this week’s Nuclear Hotseat, Linda Pentz Gunter’s Hot Story looks at how the IAEA’s conflict of interest — it is at once a watchdog and…
Read More“Milestone” reactor still at zero power
The Vogtle-3 nuclear reactor in Georgia, which was hailed as a “milestone” in nuclear power advancement when it first went critical in March, is still at zero power. Two days after that March 14 “milestone”, Vogtle-3 was automatically shut down after reaching just 18 percent power before encountering an electrical issue that caused the loss…
Read MoreWatch Tritium Truths: Facts vs. Deceptions
Given the plans to dump tritium into Cape Cod Bay from Pilgrim, the dumping of tritium from Indian Point into the Hudson, the history of batch releases and leaks from Braidwood, the proposed release from Los Alamos, and the plan to dump the Fukushima tritiated water into the Pacific, we have put together a short…
Read MoreKoreans condemn IAEA Fukushima decision
The Korean coalition, Peoples’ Action to Stop Dumping of Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Water, has issued a strong condemnation of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) rubber stamp decision to allow Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to begin dumping radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site. In a press release, the network…
Read MoreLetter to MI governor re: Holtec’s alleged “make believe” financial misrepresentations
On July 7, Amanda Oglesby published an article entitled “Ex-Holtec CFO accuses company of ‘make believe’ financial statements in whistleblower suit,’ in the Asbury Park Press. See the whistleblower lawsuit, here. In light of the news about the whistleblower allegations against Holtec, Toledo, OH attorney Terry Lodge, has written Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. See the…
Read MoreLooming nuclear disasters
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has – no surprise – given its stamp of approval to Japan to dump 1.3 million tons of radioactive tritium-contaminated water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean. The decision has already been strongly objected to by leaders of Pacific islands, including in earlier dialogue (pictured) with IAEA chief, Rafael…
Read MoreZaporizhzhia dangers should end nuclear power pursuit
In a press release today, Beyond Nuclear called for the alarms around potential detonations at Ukraine’s six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to serve as a clear signal that it is time to end our use of nuclear power and pursuit of new reactors. The press release begins: Amidst accusations from both the Russian and Ukrainian…
Read MoreNo surprise as pro-nuclear IAEA OKs water dump
Calling it “a very special night,” Rafael Grossi, head of the nuclear power-promoting International Atomic Energy Agency, on Tuesday gave Japan’s prime minister the green light to begin dumping more than a million tonnes of radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima nuclear site. But the decision is not so special for…
Read MoreIllinois reverses new nuclear moratorium
On this week’s Nuclear Hotseat, Libbe HaLevy talks to Dave Kraft (pictured), executive director of the Chicago-based Nuclear Energy Information Service, about efforts in Illinois to repeal the 1987 Illinois nuclear construction moratorium (SB76). Kraft’s organization has been working hard to get Governor Pritzker to veto the repeal. The impetus to lift the ban is…
Read MoreHouseholder gets 20 years in nuclear bribery racket
Breaking news from the Columbus Dispatch: “Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $60 million illegal bribery scheme that fueled his return to political power. “Once one of the most powerful politicians in Ohio, Householder is now a convicted felon, guilty of racketeering conspiracy…
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