Sunday, February 12, 2012

• Tri-City Herald – Bechtel’s new safety guru has tough but essential job
• Carlsbad Current-Argus – Area legislators wined & dined by energy lobbyists – Steve Terrell
• Canada: Prince Albert Daily Herald – Uranium decision equals jobs in Saskatchewan’s north – Tyler Clarke
• Europe: ABC News – Cancer Mysteriously Ravages German Village – Hauke Goos

Saturday, February 11, 2012

• Salt Lake Tribune – Power to pollute – Christopher Thomas
• Pueblo Chieftain – Cotter reassures on mill cleanup – Tracy Harmon
• Santa Fe New Mexican – Energy lobbyists entertain lawmakers – Steve Terrell
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Next step on Oak Ridge preservation plan – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – EPA identifies ‘likely human carcinogen’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Taking a look: State senators at Y-12 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – You know what the Mamas & the Papas would say? ‘Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – When will the Oak Ridge cleanup end? That’s currently under negotiation – Frank Munger
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – N. Korea began enriching uranium in 1998, exported to Libya via Pakistan
• North Europe: Bellona – Mystery radioactive iodine found in Barents Sea region earlier this month traced to Hungary, not Russia, says Finland – Charles Digges

Friday, February 10, 2012

• Pahrump Valley Times – Hollis fears Carlsbad will be next nuclear waste repository – Mark Waite
• Crosscut Seattle – Behind Nevada’s victory over Washington at nuclear tug-of-war – Daniel Jack Chasan
• KNDO/KNDU – Department of Ecology looking into leak at DOE site – Lisa Loevsky
• Tri-City Herald – Concerns heard at hearing about natural gas pipeline for central Hanford – Annette Cary
• KRDO – Plan For Cotter Uranium Mill Gets Public Feedback – Scott Harrison
• IEER – Nuclear power plants pose threat to drinking water of millions of Americans: IEER in Red Wing, Minnesota (pdf-260K)
• KMOV – Legal claims may be filed over illnesses near former radioactive waste site – Marc Cox
• KOMU-TV – MU Scientists Get $5.5 Million Gift – Jonathan Ketz
• Chillicothe Gazette – Roundtable attendees frustrated with centrifuge loan process – Loren Genson
• Lexington Herald Leader – Ky. lawmakers seek action on Paducah uranium plant – Dylan Lovan
• Platts – Kentucky legislators want DOE to formulate plan for Paducah
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Delayed TVA nuclear plant gets new leaders – Roger Harris
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Clinton, Gates to speak at ARPA-E’s summit – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Jess Gehin to speak at Friends of ORNL on virtual reactor project – Frank Munger
• Alliance for Nuclear Accountability – Spending reduction bill would halt funding for MOX project
• Aiken Standard – U.S. House bill could finish MOX at SRS – Anna Dolianitis
• Canada: World Nuclear News – More Canadian uranium China-bound
• Canada: Reuters – Cameco outlook sours amid doubts on nuclear’s future
• Canada: StarPhoenix – Uranium deal with china ‘important’ for sask. – Joe Couture
• Oceania: Waste Management World – Indigenous community pleads with minister on NT nuclear dump – Crikey intern Freya Cole
• Europe: BBC News – Giant boilers from Berkeley Power Station to be recycled
• Europe: Cumberland News – Dounreay nuclear leftovers could be sent to Sellafield – Matthew Legg
• Europe: News & Star – Nuclear dump must give Copeland 300 years of benefits, says council leader – Andrew Clarke
• Europe: News & Star – Fears Cumbrian firms may suffer due to high cost of Sellafield project – Alan Irving
• Europe: Reuters – EDF, Areva reach long-term uranium supply deal
• Europe: Der Spiegel – Cancer Mysteriously Ravages German Village – Hauke Goos
• East Europe: NRCU – Parliament allows to construct spent fuel storage facility near Chornobyl NPP

Thursday, February 09, 2012

• Albany Democrat Herald – Meeting to explain federal benefits for ex-workers in ‘atomic industry’ – Steve Lathrop
• Tri-City Herald – New cost for Hanford cleanup projected at $112 billion – Annette Cary
• Colorado Springs Independent – The fallout – Molly Mrazek
• Hastings Star Gazette – Letter: Yucca Mountain site is our best option for nuclear waste – John Kline
• KMOV – Legal claims may be filed over illnesses near former radioactive waste site – Marc Cox
• Louisville Courier-Journal – Delegation wants meeting on Paducah plant – James Bruggers
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – University of Texas joining with ORNL on bid for battery hub – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ORNL’s Steve Zinkle elected to National Academy of Engineering – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Cuts in Oak Ridge guard force could come sooner rather than later – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Admiral Winnefeld at Y-12 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – U.S. Rep. Markey introduces bill to slash $100B from ‘bloated’ nuclear weapons program over 10 years; would kill both UPF and CMRR – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – High-level military visit at ORNL – Frank Munger
• Danville Register & Bee – Editorial: Additional studies of Coles Hill
• NWTRB – NWTRB March Meeting to Focus on Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste (pdf-52K)
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth Pages 6790-6791 [FR DOC# 2012-2964]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Page 6791 [FR DOC# 2012-2972]
• Canada: Winnipeg Free Press – Nuclear waste is a hot issue – Jonathon Naylor
• Oceania: NTNews – Hendo dumps on nuclear rent – Nigel Adlam
• Oceania: NTNews – Editorial: Make ’em pay to dump on us
• Asia-Pacific: Focus Taiwan – Nuclear waste under strict management: Taipower
• Europe: Whitehaven News – Pioneering work continues
• Europe: Whitehaven News – Milestone agreement for nuclear groups
• Europe: Whitehaven News – MP wants decision on waste site plan
• Europe: Whitehaven News – Sellafield embarks on the removal of the highly radioactive fuel – Alan Irving
• Europe: Whitehaven News – Firms may be hit by overspend – Alan Irving
• Europe: WhiteHaven News – Nuclear Waste: The great debate continues
• South Africa: AllAfrica – Namibia: Soldier Fined for Role in Uranium Deal – Adam Hartman

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

• Las Vegas Review-Journal – Lawmaker suggests limiting judicial review of nuclear waste sites – Steve Tetreault
• Platts – Yucca could still be on the table for nuclear waste: BRC member – Derek Sands
• OPB News – Hanford Contractor Hires New Safety Culture Manager – Anna King
• Tri-City Herald – A whole lot of nothing in panel’s recommendation
• Tri-City Herald – Bechtel names safety culture leader at vit plant – Annette Cary
• Tri-City Herald – Oregon research station to help restore Hanford land to natural state – Annette Cary
• San Juan Record – Radiation fears still cloud the crash of Felon 22 – Lee Bennett
• Tucson Citizen – Activist group trots out tritium scare – Jonathan DuHamel
• Kansas State Collegian – Hazardous dump to be removed – Tim Schrag
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Frank Munger: Signs that Y-12 dispute nearing a resolution?
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE’s Colin Colverson to talk about proposed Manhattan Project National Historical Park – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Tauscher to Scowcroft Center for Intl Security – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Cray’s mid-range alternative, etc. – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Mason: ‘It’s definitely in one of our sweet spots’ – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Looks like the Grand Canyon at 450 mph – Frank Munger
• Huffington Post – ‘Mutant’ Spider Fears As White Cobwebs Are Found At Nuclear Waste Pool – Sara Nelson
• Chatham Star Tribune – Regulations will pave way for uranium mining
• DaleCity.Patch – Nuclear Expert to Speak at Hylton – Nathan Curby
• Lynchburg News and Advance – Questions flow at Danville uranium meeting – Tara Bozick
• Portsmouth Herald News – Letter: Shipyard presents major nuclear hazard to region – Ben Chichester
• DOE – Secretary Chu and Energy Department Officials to Highlight Obama Administration’s Investments in American Energy and Innovation at Events Across the Nation
• Oceania: ABC – NT nuclear waste dump war of words heats up – Bridget Brennan
• Oceania: Ninemsn – Deal smooths way for NT nuke dump – Xavier La Canna
• Oceania: SBS – Muckaty nuclear dump faces more hurdles – Bill Code
• Europe: Nuclear Engineering – NDA proposes management Dounreay exotic material at Sellafield
• Europe: Plymouth Herald – Letter: End refuelling – Di McDonald
• Europe: Scottish Daily Record – MoD plan to clean up contaminated Dalgety Bay is rejected by environmental watchdogs
• Europe: STV.tv – Activists blast nuclear waste disposal plan-
• Europe: World Nuclear News – EU advised to take stock of decommissioning contributions
• North Europe: Nuclear Engineering – Pöyry to carry out groundwater studies for Finnish repository
• North Europe: Reuters – Pöyry takes part in ensuring safe final disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Finland

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

• Environment News Service – Hanford Nuclear Waste ‘Vit Plant’ Has Safety Board Worried
• Tri-City Herald – PNNL hopes job cuts later this month to be less than 100 – Annette Cary
• Pueblo Chieftain – Cotter cleanup meeting slated – Tracy Harmon
• Daily Mail – How to stay safe in the atomic age: Charming posters from 1947 which show the health risks from radiation – Rose Parker
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Solar projects springing up on former brownfields – Bob Fowler
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE launches competition for 4th Energy Innovation Hub; seeking ‘revolutionary’ tech for advanced batteries, energy storage – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Fine named nuclear society’s exec director – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Working on K-25’s East Wing – Frank Munger
• DOE – Energy Department to Launch New Energy Innovation Hub Focused on Advanced Batteries and Energy Storage
• DOE – Taking Steps to Make Energy Data More Accessible – Matthew Loveless
• Oceania: ABC – Canberra dangles $10m nuclear waste dump carrot – Anna Henderson and Louise Willis
• Oceania: The Guardian – France urged to clean up deadly waste from its nuclear tests in Polynesia – Christine Chaumeau
• Oceania: Sydney Morning Herald – First radioactive dump gets the green light – David Wroe
• Asia-Pacific: Denki Shimbun – Restart of reprocessing plant final test deferred
• Europe: Platts – EU nuclear group invites views on deep geological waste disposal – Jane Morecroft
• Europe: BBC News – NDA set out Dounreay ‘exotic’ materials options
• Europe: Press Association – Radioactive beach response slammed
• Europe: Reuters – Areva, EDF to sign uranium supply deal soon – paper – Caroline Jacobs

Monday, February 06, 2012

• Fierce Homeland Security – Insisting on Yucca Mountain won’t fix nuclear waste problem, says Hamilton – David Perera
• Hanford News – Plan developed to clean up highly radioactive Hanford spill – Annette Cary
• Hanford News – Lower cap sought for contractor executives – Annette Cary
• KUOW NPR – Top Hanford Scientist Says Treatment Plant Pipes Not Strong Enough – Anna King
• KIFI Idaho Falls – Coal-To-Gas Plant In Discussions With INL
• ABQ Journal – OpEd: Carlsbad Is The Place for Waste? – Joseph L. Epstein
• Republican Eagle – OpEd: Blue ribbon nuclear panel falls short – John Kline
• WFPL – Whitfield Says Paducah Uranium Enrichment Bill is “Stymied” in Congress – Erica Peterson
• Greenville News – Debate emerges over refunding nuclear waste fee – Rudolph Bell
• Knoxville News Sentinel – Frank Munger: Outsourcing raises eyebrows; overnight guests few
• Knoxville News Sentinel – K-25 demolition continues, but history agreement holds key to finishing project – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – It wasn’t just secret, it was crowded
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE: last go-around for comments on K-25 plans
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – N.Y. school wins Young Physicists tourney – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ORNL Director Mason talks about the future of the High Flux Isotope Reactor – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – The last days of K-25 – Frank Munger
• Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Occupants of these birdcages don’t have feathers – Frank Munger
• Oak Ridger – Turning the Corner – John Eschenberg
• Oak Ridger – Modernizing at Y-12 plant to decrease its World War II footprint
• Augusta Chronicle – MOX plant workforce achieves safety record
• POGO blog – Building a Better Energy.gov: How DOE Can Take Steps Towards Achieving the Principles of Open Government – Mia Steinle
• Energy Department – NOTICES Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Revision to the List of Covered Facilities Page 5781 [FR DOC# 2012-2562]
• Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Gov’t probe into cover-up of nuclear fuel disposal costs finished without full questioning