Imagine. If even 1/10th of republicans ever read legislation, they may have overwhelmingly support the Waxman-Markey scam! Just look at the Huffington Post leaked Exelon memo! Billions are to me made by nuclear with this new cap and trade legislation. About the only good thing is that we aren’t seeing an outright give away yet.
And […]
By Kathy Helms
Dine Bureau
PINEDALE, N.M. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s preferred alternative for cleaning up the Northeast Churchrock Mine site boils down to placing tailings on top of tailings at the United Nuclear Corp. mill site, at a cost of $44.3 million.
But some of the residents who turned out for Tuesday evening’s informational […]
After a large volume of email to me (thanks) several people were worried that taking the newsletter private would mean the loss of any kind of comprehensive overview for the public on the full scope of the nuclear industrial state. Most membership groups in deference to the growing problem of information overload usually only promote […]
Field of secrets: The Santa Susana Field Lab cleanup saga hits 20 - LA Daily News
BEFORE the spring of 1989, all most people knew of the Santa Susana Field Lab were the occasional rocket tests that sent a thundering boom across the Valley and shook the homes in West Hills, Chatsworth and Simi Valley, near […]
The Free Press — Independent News Media - Harvey Wasserman
Big Nuke’s desperate radioactive hoax in impoverished OhioJune 18, 2009
Job-starved southern Ohioans are being promised a shiny new nuclear plant. But the announcement has come with a cruel reminder, and the scent of a desperate hoax.
Using the gargantuan corpse of the shuttered Portsmouth-Piketon uranium enrichment plant […]
FACTBOX: European nuclear plant life extensions | Green Business | Reuters
Most nuclear power plants have a nominal design lifetime of up to 40 years but many have been approved to operate for longer.
The possibility of component replacement and extending the lifetimes of existing plants are very attractive to utilities, especially given lingering public opposition to […]
Here’s the latest energy news. I’m going to create a padding process at the top of the weekly news so that the system processes the content appropriately. I’m considering some kind of standardized statement etc. but haven’t come up with it.
The volume of stories continue to increase. I’m going to cut my commentary at the […]
I hate DC politics. Isn’t it just the most psychotic process imaginable! Just think of all those pro-nuclear ideologues just dying in their own stew… The shoe could fit for us as well. Legislation passing through congress could very well be the most important actions of the century! Stay sane folks.
There was once again a […]
Is it really over? The NY Times said it’s so. Damn it took a while for them to play out the public out for all they could. Well, don’t drop your guard yet.
Internationally, The biggest news was France’s EDF telling the people that it would not build any new reactors in the UK unless the […]
Joseph J. Mangano MPH MBA
We hear it all the time. Nuclear reactors produce 80% of the electricity in France. Their reactors are “safe” and that means the U.S. should build new reactors.
This is the sound byte. But are reactors truly “safe” as advertised? After studying the facts, the answer is an emphatic “no.”
In France, politics […]
Columns
Harvey Wasserman
The 8 green steps to Solartopia
May 26, 2009
The noble vision of a Solartopian green-powered Earth is at last upon us.
Our eco-future is defined by the four Great Green Truths: we have a global crisis, it has a solution, the solution is winnable, and winning requires a “middle path” of action that is both non-violent […]
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For immediate release, Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Livermore Lab Caught Conducting Illegal Restricted Bio-Experiments
Tri-Valley CAREs recently received documents that the group had long been seeking under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding Livermore Lab’s biological agent programs.
The records we received show that Livermore Lab violated federal […]
This isn’t a 100 story week. How about 150…
I could spend a week just trying to describe what happened. I’ve got my hearing back! I’ve been working for the last 4 weeks without hearing in my left ear. Back to the news.
A very dense week of news. Internationally, the UK and Japan topped the […]
What a busy week. We won some and lost some. Of all the issues that was probably the most important were the waste issues. Energy Solutions won a legal battle against Utah and the North West LLW compact commission that tried to keep ES from importing n-waste from Europe. The a Texas Billionaire got a […]
NRC Regulatory Agenda Final Rules
1. Adjustment to Civil Penalties (Parts 2 and 13)
RIN: 3150-AI45
Docket ID: NRC-2008-0412
Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission’s regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) it can assess under statues within the jurisdiction of the NRC.
These changes were mandated by Congress in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of […]
This has been one of the biggest news weeks in quite awhile. The news is mixed as usual but what a week. I’ve got a dentists appt tomorrow so I’m gonna cut this short but add more commentary on monday evening. Possibly the biggest story in years is on n-weapons with Obama officially acknowledging […]
NRC Regulatory Agenda Petitions
1. Petitioner/Petition Docket Number: State of Nevada (PRM-2-14)
Docket ID: NRC-2007-0011
Federal Register Citation: August 29, 2007 (72 FR 49668)
Subject: Specify Issues for the Yucca Mountain Mandatory Hearing
Summary: The petitioner requested that the Commission amend its regulations governing rules of practice in hearings by specifying the issues to be heard in this Amandatory@ hearing. […]
Quite a roller coaster week on the news front. I’m not quite sure where to begin… Reactor cancellations and much more, but lo, we are still holding our breath about the latest $50 billion vampire that does not die, nor probably will as long as there is money to be stolen. There are just too […]
On this the 23rd anniversary of Chernobyl, its kind of hard for me to talk just about what it means today and ignore the growing state of affairs around us. Yet, as of the 26th, there hasn’t been a single major news outlet in the US even mention Chernobyl. Funny why that would be huh! […]
a href=”http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/7/2009/1740″The Free Press — Independent News Media - Harvey Wasserman/abr /blockquoteHow Chernobyl could happen herebr /April 21, 2009br /br /A catastrophe like Chernobyl could happen here. It’s the radioactive core of the second biggest lie in US industrial history.br /br /The atomic pushers say such a disaster is “impossible” at a US reactor. But […]
Wow! What a turn around in the news… Was it the compost tossed at a Vermont NRC hearing that caused it all?
Probably the biggest stories are all coming from outside the US, but then that doesn’t mean that it lessens any of the smaller stories that poured in this last week.
Let’s start with […]
The nuclear weapons issue took center stage this past week when Obama called for a dramatic scaleback of nuclear weapons. A coalition of groups has even called for a dramatic reduction of the DOE, suggesting that major facilities like Savannah River be closed down. The power side of the equation will benefit dramatically from […]
Some fairly major stories ran through the papers this last week. A lot of bad news mostly. What’s new. The Supreme Court favored nukes over fish at Indian Point, while the NRC was able to relicense Oyster Creek on another decision. There was a whole slew of legislative activity going on. Go for it. Its […]
Here’s a state by state rundown on nuclear legislative and regulatory battles. There is also a link to recent news for the state.
Contact me if you want to make additions or corrections!
Alabama:
Legislation:
Not known
Regulatory:
COL: Belefonte 3 & 4
Recent News
Arizona:
Legislation:
An attempt to redefine nuclear energy as a renewable energy source has failed.
Bill Would Stop Uranium […]
Its pretty clear out there folks, the media isn’t happy about being reminded of TMI and its impacts. A look at coverage of the worst accident in US nuclear power history indicates that very few local news services covered the anniversary. There was some reasonable coverage in Pennsylvania as activists in Harrisburg worked very hard […]
Hey Folks. As this issue will imply, we are looking at a huge national push by the nuclear industry. I’m not going to put even a small number of the angry Yucca Mountain articles being posted all over the country. Gallup has released a poll claiming that nuclear support is at it highest ever and […]
a href=”http://www.counterpunch.org/wasserman03192009.html”Harvey Wasserman: The Crash of France’s Nuclear Poster Child/abr /blockquoteThe myth of a successful nuclear power industry in France has melted into financial chaos.br /br /With it dies the corporate-hyped poster child for a “nuclear renaissance” of new reactor construction that is drowning in red ink and radioactive waste.br /br /Areva, France’s nationally-owned corporate […]
Yucca Blowback continues. All eyes on the committee that will be looking into alternatives. Following the Reid victory at cutting Yucca funding there has been a huge outburst of PR around the country. A very busy time to be online.
A worker died at a reactor in Sweden this past week. Russia is at it again. […]
Setbacks Continue to Plague New Nuclear Reactor Plans in Georgia:
Judges rule utilities lack plan to manage radioactive nuclear waste
Savannah, Ga. – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s three-judge panel told Georgia utilities late last week that their application to build more nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle was incomplete because it failed to consider how radioactive […]
You heard it here first… Well, maybe. Senator Reid has been inching towards a kill on Yucca for years. I imagine he’s pretty happy with this last weeks confirmation of cuts to Yucca Mountain’s budget. The impacts are all over the place. Threats of lawsuits, major impacts to towns in Nevada that have been sucking […]
Automated Translation of the french article (machines suck!)
by Sortir Du Nucleaire - March 3rd, 2009
- EDF lost 9% on the Paris stock market yesterday, and has lost over 70% in the last few months;
- Areva lost more than 40% in a few months and borders on bankruptcy;
- The EPR sales (China, India, Italy, etc) are […]
Being old sucks. All those old pipes communication lines that are starting to sag and weaken make for a scary ride, especially when economic times mean cutting corners. What a wonderful country we’re in! We’ve now got word that Yucca Mountain’s budget is gonna be axed. Yet, we are now looking at legislative campaigns pushing […]
First Note: This is a work in progress. The next three parts will be added soon.
Here’s a peak at Mother Russia. We are clearly at a critical crossroads with Russia, no thanks to the Bush doctrine and its push to create a star wars shield in Poland and and eastern Europe. But there is far […]
After last week, this news cycle is a quite a bit slower, but only slightly. If you want a quick review of the major stories skip my own thoughts here at your own peril..
Having played around with doing video for a couple of days and then doing some specials on France and Japan, […]
This is a presentation of Japan’s nuclear state of affairs dating by to the July 2007 Earthquake that shook the country’s nuclear industry down to its core. Japan and France remained as the world’s two heavy nuclear promoters after the collapse of most of the rest of the world’s nuclear industry after Chernobyl.
After the earthquake […]
This is a good time to do a special on our wonderful nuclear French Connection. Here you will find the best english wire stories that have come out about France over the last year and a half. As an introduction to this piece, its appropriate to mention a touch of history that many may not […]
It was a nuclear news fallout week! I could write a huge article just trying to cover all the blowback from the $50 billion bailout campaign. I went to a party last night that had nothing to do with nuclear energy and people were talking about the story! Good work folks!
This is a fun one. […]
Real policy time! Change…. One drip at a time. No bold sweeping policy changes here folks. Biden’s trip to Europe has Russia, Iran and North Korea all happy. Or are they. Unlike Bush, there is now some kind of “diplomatic” process where people are talking to each other rather than being dictated to.
The biggest story […]
I kind of feel like a groundhog. The west coast has been in a warm spell since the beginning of the year. Its been in the mid 60’s all January, and bay area water authorities notified the public to start conserving water.
A few interesting stories this past week. I’m only going to mention the good […]
By Harvey Wasserman
The desperate, dangerous nuclear power industry has dropped a $50 billion stealth bomb meant to irradiate the Obama Stimulus Package.
It comes in the form of a mega-loan guarantee package that would build new reactors Wall Street wouldn’t finance even when it had cash. It will take a healthy dose of citizen action […]
A new energy future means a new Energy Department
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
By Robert Alvarez | 8 January 2009
Article Highlights
Energy Secretary-designate Steven Chu’s most daunting challenge may be reforming the department.
Energy’s existing structure isn’t well-suited to ushering in a new energy future for the country.
Only by completely restructuring the department can real change in this area […]
What a mixed message that comes through on this issue. There are pushes to open reactors in Asia to a controversy over the cost of building a new reactor in Turkey. Everybody and their uncle are all in India trying to cut deals with that country pushing to build a number of new reactors. Nuclear […]
A lot of news in the last week. Chu got his day before the senate and Senator Reid got a promise to defund Yucca. Obama’s stimulus package includes $54 billion for energy incentives. Sorry folks, no plan B. News stories across the board with the NRC extremely busy. Texas has okayed a LLW dump and […]
I’m Back! After a week long case of food poisoning and additional struggles to get my my life back into one piece. Thanks to everyone who send me notes! I’ve also posted older stories from the first week of the new year here.
There are quite a few major stories here folks! The industry […]
Harvey Wasserman
January 8, 2009
A nuke power bailout must NOT be part of the hundreds of billions of federal dollars about to pour out of Washington to revive our Bush-whacked economy.
If the huge Obama stimulus package we all know is coming includes money to build new reactors, the whole venture could turn to radioactive dust.
This is […]
This is a makeup article of stories from the first week of January. I took the week off due to food poisoning and am pretty much recovered.
The TVA tailings disaster has given the coal industry a nasty black eye! In Europe the natural gas war with Russia and the Ukraine has been used to promote […]
Seasons Greetings to all!
I went to an interesting presentation made by Harvey Wasserman here in the Bay Area during the weekend and got a chance to chat with him afterwards!
I’m also compiling a summary of the best stories of the year on the nuclear issue. You can click here to see it. The best part […]
The nuclear renaissance came in like a lion and went out like a three eyed fish. Its still too early to tell just what the coming year will bring, but the initial signs are that if any thing, we can expect a whole new agenda to arrive along with the Obama administration. Whether […]
Growl… I was hacked again and lost several hours of work. Take two… This issue starts out with a bit of classic corporate Americana. The Brits just learned that their government secretly sold their entire nuclear weapons production operations to a California company. Considering the behavior of their recent PM’s they may be wondering what […]
This was the don’t blink week if there ever was one on energy issues. The big stories rolled in like storms one after the other. The top story for me was the finding that Bush’s AG lied to congress over Iraq’s WMD’s that took the country into the biggest mistake of its life. Then there […]
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