Sunday, November 11, 2012
- Las Vegas Review-Journal – Election hasn’t changed Yucca Mountain’s future – Steve Tetreault
- KIVI-TV – Nuclear fuel from USS Enterprise headed for Idaho
- Albuquerque Journal – Documentary brings a dark side of nuclear past to light – Adrian Gomez
- American Institute of Physics – Forward Step: Senate Bill on Nuclear Waste – Richard M. Jones
- Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – S. Korean nuke expert negative about int’l fuel recycling at Rokkasho
- Asia-Pacific: Focus Taiwan – Orchid Island free of radioactive contamination: AEC
- Europe: Herald Scotland – Expert report: cancer levels twice as high near toxic Dalgety Bay beach
- Europe: The Independent – Race begins for £6bn nuclear waste deal – Mark Leftly
Saturday, November 10, 2012
- NBC Bay Area – Air Force Ships Calif. Radioactive Waste To Idaho Landfill – Katharine Mieszkowski and Matt Smith
- Idaho State Journal – Year-long extension sought for INL high-level waste cleanup
- Billings Gazette – Group sues over uranium project – Adam Voge
- Outcome Magazine – High lupus rates near former uranium ore plant
- Knoxville News Sentinel – Oak Ridger’s ORNL work led to whittling skills – Jay Searcy
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Manhattan Project National Park faces hurdles – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – DOE cites Savannah River contractor for safety violations; $150K fines proposed – Frank Munger
- Augusta Chronicle – SRS suspends portable reactor development – Rob Pavey
- Aiken Standard – SRNS faces $150K fine for safety violation – Mike Gellatly
- Asia-Pacific: Kyodo News – S. Korean nuke expert negative about int’l fuel recycling at Rokkasho
- Asia: SteelGuru – China uranium find in Mongolia has interesting implications
- Middle East: antiwar.com – Israeli DM: Iran’s Use of Uranium for Civilian Purposes ‘Delays’ War Decision – Jason Ditz
- South Africa: Deutsche Welle – ‘Action needed’ on uranium use in Tanzania
Friday, November 09, 2012
- Sacramento Bee – Air Force ships Calif. radioactive waste to Idaho landfill – Katharine Mieszkowski, Matt Smith
- Tri-City Herald – Energy secretary to move forward with Hanford vit plant – Annette Cary
- Tri-City Herald – Justice Department to pursue whistleblower lawsuit against Fluor Hanford – Annette Cary
- KIFI Idaho Falls – Nuclear Waste Processing Update – Tatevik Aprikyan
- Telluride Daily Planet – Court-ordered uranium mill hearing under way – Heather Sackett
- Albuquerque Journal – LANL Security Fix Now At $41M – John Fleck
- Santa Fe New Mexican – Nuke lab system to cost $41 million to fix – Jeri Clausing
- HNN Huntingtonnews – Op-Ed: Reading Radioactive Tea Leaves: Without a Buyer for Old Kewaunee Reactor, Owner Chooses Shut Down – John Laforge
- Michigan Live – Palisades nuclear power plant standing upgraded by federal regulators; additional inspections required – Fritz Klug
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Nuke security center in the Urals – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Three more years for ATLC leadership – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – UCOR: no conflict of interest – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Erhart: production sites productive – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – UCOR’s workforce – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – IG report cites conflict of interest issues at Oak Ridge, Portsmouth – Frank Munger
- Augusta Chronicle – SRS reducing costs, workers amid funding shortfall – Rob Pavey
- Aiken Standard – SRNS workers to take vacation over holiday – Mike Gellatly
- Discovery News – Nuclear Plant Powered by Spent Fuel – Jesse Emspak
- Government Accountability Project – GAP Coalition Partner Launches Transparency Project: Daily Whistleblower News – Hannah Johnson
- POGO blog – Energy Dept. IG Finds Conflicts of Interest in Nuke Clean-Up – Mia Steinle
- DOE – Department of Energy Cites Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC for Worker Safety and Health Violations
- Canada: Toronto Star – Toronto uranium processing facility says its record is clean – Josh Tapper
- Oceania: Tennant & District Times – Chief Minister slammed for nuke dump support
- Oceania: Tennant & District Times – NLC seeks new nuke dump site at Muckaty
- Asia-Pacific: Japan Daily Press – Radioactive sludge remains undisposed in Fukushima – Ida Torres
- Asia-Pacific: NHK World – Disposable radioactive sludge remains
- Europe: John O’Groat Journal – Return Dounreay waste shipment to continent
- Europe: John O’Groat Journal – Mum’s the word on mystery Dounreay pillboxes
- Europe: News & Star – Ministers Cannot Pressure Us to have Nuclear Dump in Cumbria – Julian Whittle
- North Europe: Reuters – Update 1-High uranium levels found near Finnish mine leak – Terhi Kinnunen
Thursday, November 08, 2012
- Energy Daily – Obama re-election dims chances for revival of Yucca Mountain – Jeff Beattie
- POGO – POGO and Allies Warn Secretary of Energy of Dangerous Plutonium Plan
- Idaho State Journal – Feds ask for extension on waste cleanup at INL
- Telluride Watch – Cañon City Residents Express Concern Over Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill – Gus Jarvis
- Midwest Energy News – Minnesota tribe: Time to be realistic about nuclear waste storage – Dan Haugen
- Minnesota Public Radio – Hearing today for Prairie Island concerns about nuclear waste storage – Stephanie Hemphill
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Federal manager says Y-12 guards performed well on force-on-force exercises – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ORAU’s giving tops $141K – Frank Munger
- Aiken Standard – SRS forces some workers to take unpaid holiday time – Mike Gellatly
- Richmond Times Dispatch – No Pittsylvania recommendation on uranium ban
- Government Accountability Project – Bill Binney Talks Obama Crackdown on Intelligence Whistleblowers: Daily Whistleblower News – Hannah Johnson
- Reuters – Fluor sued over misuse of nuclear site funds for lobbying – Braden Reddall
- DOE:IG – Inspection Report – Allegations of Organizational Conflicts of Interest at Portsmouth and Oak Ridge, INS-O-13-01
- Canada: Reuters – Indian nuclear liability rules make SNC Lavalin wary – Randall Palmer
- Canada: Toronto Star – West-end Toronto residents shocked by local uranium facility – Niamh Scallan
- Oceania: ABC – NLC pledges more talks with waste dump opponents – Michael Coggan
- Oceania: Australian Greens – Government got it wrong on Muckaty, commission needed to reach radioactive waste solution – Scott Ludlam
- Oceania: SBS – Alternative location sought on Muckaty Station for nuclear waste dump
- Asia-Pacific: The Economist – Rokkasho and a hard place–The government’s fudge on its nuclear future remains unconvincing
- Europe: In-Cumbria – MPs to grill Sellafield bosses on overspend – Alan Irvin
- Europe: The Guardian – Sellafield audit shows safety costs spiralling – Rajeev Syal and Fiona Harvey
- Europe: UK Register – Sellafield’s nuclear waste measured in El Reg units – Lester Haines
- Europe: Sky News – Sellafield Nuclear Waste Storage Warning
- Europe: Scottish Farmer – Is your combine radioactive?
- Europe: Whitehaven News – Residents Hit Out after Audit Office’s Sellafield Report – Julian Whittle
- Europe: Whitehaven News – MPS to Grill Sellafield Bosses on Overspend – Alan Irving
- Europe: Whitehaven News – Warning over Sellafield Hazardous Waste Plans
- Europe: Whitehaven News – Sellafield Nuclear Site is Risk to Public
- Europe: Whitehaven News – Audit Report Exposes Waste Risks at Sellafield
- Europe: Whitehaven News – Hutton Chosen to Lead Nuclear Body
- Europe: Whitehaven News – Geological Fears over Cumbria Nuclear Repository Plan Dismissed – Julian Whittle
- East Europe: Daily Telegraph – The women living in Chernobyl’s toxic wasteland – Holly Morris
- East Europe: Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija – Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipped from Koper Port
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
- Nature – Laser lab shifts focus to warheads – Geoff Brumfiel
- Tri-City Herald – $12.3M subcontract awarded for “deep dig” at Hanford – Annette Cary
- Tri-City Herald – Worker pleads guilty to concealing Hanford kickbacks – Annette Cary
- Tri-City Herald – DOE takes a step back from changes to Hanford Advisory Board – Annette Cary
- KTVB – Feds ask for extension on waste cleanup at INL
- LASG – NNSA Pledges to Fix Los Alamos Plutonium Site Defense System
- Knoxville News Sentinel – Frank Munger: U.S. attorneys file motion in case against protestors – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel – Stimulus savings at Y-12 used to tackle mercury problem – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Uranium is heavy – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Difficult-to-deal-with legacy wastes – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Thousands of feet of fencing added at Y-12 to keep critters out of nuclear weapons areas; but will it keep out Plowshares? – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Welding problem identified with SNS target vessels; restart of operations not likely until after Thanksgiving – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Presidential visit 1978 – Frank Munger
- Augusta Chronicle – Cost-cutting plan could send SRS workers home for holidays – Rob Pavey
- Aiken Standard – Small reactor work at SRS put on hold – Mike Gellatly
- Altavista Journal – Letter: Studies don’t support stigma issue from uranium – Dr. Joe Aylor, Chief geologist, Virginia Uranium
- Altavista Journal – Letter: Past Virginia Uranium intern supports lifting ban – Briana Blunt
- Chatham Star Tribune – Supervisors pass uranium resolution – Tim Davis
- WRIC – No Pittsylvania recommendation on uranium ban
- DOE – Roosting Spot for These Nocturnal Mammals is Just Batty – David Sheeley
- DOE:IG – Audit Report – Implementation of the Department of Energy’s Concentrating Solar Power Program, OAS-RA-L-13-01
- DOE:GC – General Counsel Legal Interpretation Regarding Medical Removal Protection Benefits Pursuant to 10 CFR Part 850, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program
- Canada: World Nuclear News – Clearing the way for Canada-India U trade
- Oceania: Manawatu Standard – Desert Road crash driver missing
- Oceania: 3News NZ – ‘Radioactive’ truck crash near Desert Rd
- Oceania: Otago Daily Times – ‘Radioactive’ truck found in stream, driver missing – Matthew Theunissen
- Asia-Pacific: BBC News – Tepco seeks more aid as Fukushima clean-up costs rise
- East Asia: Bloomberg – Tepco May Seek More Government Funds for Fukushima Clean-Up Cost – Tsuyoshi Inajima
- Europe: EAEM – Damning report on Sellafield nuclear waste management
- Europe: EAEM – The safest option for nuclear waste is to leave it where it is – David Thorpe
- Europe: Financial Times – Slow pace of Sellafield clean-up slammed – Sylvia Pfeifer
- Europe: Greenpeace UK blog – Sellafield clean-up means another blank cheque for the nuclear industry
- Europe: In-Cumbria – Sellafield nuclear site is risk to public
- Europe: ITV News – Anti nuclear campaigners welcome report
- Europe: ITV News – Nuclear Decommissioning Authority statement – Jill Goldsmith
- Europe: Nuclear Engineering – Report warns of ‘considerable’ waste challenge facing Sellafield
- Europe: Power Engineering – Sellafield nuclear waste a ‘significant risk’ and clean-up costs spiralling says NAO report – Kelvin Ross
- Europe: Public Service UK – Sellafield waste poses ”intolerable risks”
- Europe: Westmorland Gazette – Health risk fears over Cumbria’s deteriorating nuclear waste buildings
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
- Los Angeles Daily News – Canoga Park: $5.6M grant to help cleanup Santa Susana center
- Press-Enterprise – INLAND: Gigantic nuclear steam generator driving through – Mark Muckenfuss
- San Diego Union-Tribune – San Onofre Ships Off Third Old Generator – Morgan Lee
- Tri-City Herald – USS Enterprise makes last run; reactor compartments to go to Hanford
- Tri-City Herald – PNNL geologist to speak Nov. 13 in Richland
- Tri-City Herald – Umatilla Chemical Depot plans layoffs this month, in 2013 – Annette Cary
- Santa Fe New Mexican – Report knocks LANL safety procedures – Roger Snodgrass
- Casper Star-Tribune – Letter: Wyoming doesn’t need spent nuclear fuel – Ira Garnier III
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – McNeil wins Linton Brooks Medal – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Presidential visit 1992 – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – High-hazard job accomplished at K-25 – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Cray’s XE6 – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – B&W Y-12 takes control of government’s security training facility in Oak Ridge – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – The icky, icky stuff growing on nuke waste at Savannah River may be manageable – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – ORNL’s Jack Wells: ‘Think of a GPU as a factory’ – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – B&W Y-12 gets second 1-month extension – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – When WSI scored 99 out of 100 – Frank Munger
- NY Times blog – A New Approach to Military Nuclear Waste – Matthew L. Wald
- Wall Street Journal – Storing Nuclear-Bomb Waste in Glass – Andrew Morse
- DOE – Responding To Hurricane Sandy: DOE Situation Reports – Amanda Scott
- Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico Page 66599 [FR
- Canada: Bullet News Huron – Central Huron finds out early 2013 if in the running to host nuclear waste storage facility
- Canada: CBC News – Cameco pleased with access to India – David Shield
- Oceania: ABC – NLC in talks on additional nuclear waste dump site – Michael Coggan
- Oceania: BigPond News – Mills slammed over NT dump comments
- Oceania: Newcastle Herald – Call for radiation-style alerts for mine neighbours – Matthew Kelly
- Oceania: Ninemsn – Australia rules out nuclear power after Fukushima – Erin Tennant
- Oceania: Yahoo!7 News – NLC in talks on additional nuclear waste dump site – Michael Coggan
- Oceania: Yahoo!7 News – Labor raises concern over north Qld uranium mine – Megan Woodward
- Central Asia: Asia Times – Kazakhstan, US sign new energy plan – Richard Weitz
- South Asia: Bloomberg – India, Canada Conclude Talks to Allow Uranium Sales, Harper Says – Andrew Mayeda
- South Asia: Hindustan Times – Done deal: India to get uranium from Canada – Jayanth Jacob
- Europe: BBC News – Sellafield nuclear waste storage poses ‘intolerable risk’
- Europe: Daily Mirror – No idea: Sellafield doesn’t know how long it will take to clear up deadly radioactive waste
- Europe: Financial Times – NAO slams ‘dire’ clean-up at Sellafield – Sylvia Pfeifer
- Europe: The Guardian – Sellafield audit shows safety costs spiralling – Rajeev Syal and Fiona Harvey
- Europe: The Independent – Uncertainty over nuclear clean-up
- Europe: Gloucestershire Gazette – Fuel removal delayed at Oldbury Power Station – Marion Sauvebois
- Europe: Times & Star – Geological fears over Cumbria nuclear repository plan dismissed – Julian Whittle
- Europe: World Nuclear News – Studsvik to finish Berkeley boiler job
- North Europe: YLE News – Talvivaara waste water under scrutiny for uranium
Monday, November 05, 2012
- CBS News – Nuclear waste being moved on Calif. freeways
- KPBS – SoCal Edison Hauling Used San Onofre Generator To Utah
- KPBS – Shh! 400-Foot-Long Trailer Carrying Radioactive Material Is On Secret Mission – Mark Memmott
- KPBS – Steam Generator Removed From San Onofre, Disposed In Utah
- KNDO/KNDU – Washington Closure awards $12.3 million for Hanford cleanup
- Tri-City Herald – Study to look at Hanford risk factors for beryllium disease – Annette Cary
- Seattle Times – New tank leak troubling for Hanford – Nicholas K. Geranios
- Indian Country Today – Ongoing Study May Link Uranium Contamination to High Cancer Rates on Wind River Indian Reservation – Irina Zhorov
- Casper Journal – Nuclear plant in Wyoming? – Committees pass bill for legislative consideration – Greg Fladager
- Science Codex – Uranium a top subject at Geological Society of America Meeting
- Wall Street Journal – Candidates Vow to Fund Ohio Nuclear Fuel Plant – Ryan Tracy
- Knoxville News Sentinel – Frank Munger: Additional federal security contracts up for bid – Frank Munger
- Knoxville News Sentinel blog – Plowshares protesters seek oodles of in
- Augusta Chronicle – Mystery growth on Savannah River Site nuclear waste not spreading – Rob Pavey
- DNA – ‘Do we want a society where everything is up for sale?’ – Vivek Kaul
- DOE – Readout of Secretary Chu’s Visit to New York and New Jersey
- DOE – New Energy Department Team Established to Help Local Authorities Get Gas Stations Impacted by Hurricane Sandy Back Online
- Oceania: ABC – Green groups refuse to join Qld uranium panel – Sharnie Kim
- Asia-Pacific: Arms Control Today – Strains Seen in Japan’s Plutonium Policy – Daniel Horner
- Asia-Pacific: Christian Science Monitor – Japan’s nuclear dilemma: What to do with all that nuclear waste? – Winifred Bird
- Asia-Pacific: Mainichi Daily News – Editorial: Time to deal with nuclear waste disposal – Asahi Shimbun
- Asia: Reuters – China finds major uranium deposit in Inner Mongolia -Xinhua – Carrie Ho
- North Africa: Der Spiegel – Radioactive Water Threatens Middle East – Markus Becker