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U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman says nuclear power necessary for reducing carbon emissions, excessive reliance on fossil fuels – Welcomes Japan’s decision to create more independent nuclear regulator – Only eight of Japan’s 54 commercial reactors currently in operation, also expected to go offline by around April (Adds background in 4th-13th paragraphs, Poneman comments . . . → Read More: UPDATE: US Encourages Japan To Stick With Nuclear Power To Curb Carbon Emissions  By VICTOR GILINSKY Victor Gilinsky, an energy consultant, was a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1975 to 1984. Published: December 16, 2011 Santa Monica, Calif. NINE months after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan and set off the world’s worst radiation crisis since Chernobyl, the . . . → Read More: Indian Point: The Next Fukushima? I am giving this talk as if it were my last. I join the Earth and her abundant but dying life in an eleventh-hour appeal to stop the attack on all of us by human greed and aggression. Full Text: Brian O’Leary, Ph.D. Severe drought has hit Europe’s second largest river, the Danube, turning it into a navigation nightmare for shipping companies all the way from Germany to Bulgaria. Article Uranium mining, milling threatens water, report claims By TIM DAVIS/Star-Tribune Editor Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:03 AM EST A report funded by the Roanoke River Basin Association warns that a proposed uranium mining and milling project in Pittsylvania County could be a serious threat to water quality and may increase competition for water in the . . . → Read More: Uranium mining, milling threatens water, report claims Dr. Moran’s recent bio for the presentations delivered in Southside Virginia: Dr. Robert Moran has more than thirty-nine years of domestic and international experience in conducting and managing water quality, geochemical and hydrogeologic work for private investors, industrial clients, tribal and citizens groups, NGO’s, law firms, and governmental agencies at all levels. Much of Dr. . . . → Read More: Assessment of the Proposed Uranium Mining and Milling Project at Coles Hill, Pittsylvania County, Progress Energy has said no one could have predicted or prevented the problems at the Crystal River nuclear plant.” Let me see if I get this right. We don’t understand how the Crystal River containment really works, but we completely understand how every other containment works. So we don’t understand what is happening in the . . . → Read More: New crack at Crystal River nuclear plant casts doubt on repair plan Depending on how you look at it, speakers said, nuclear energy is dangerous and expensive, or safe and economical. Debate [Washington, DC] Beyond Nuclear, a safe energy advocacy organization based in the Washington, DC area sharply criticized the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) approval today for the restart of the two unit Dominion’s North Anna nuclear generating station in Mineral, VA. The reactors had been shut down since the August 23, 2011 earthquake where . . . → Read More: “START FIRST, FIX LATER”, NRC GIVES GO AHEAD ON NORTH ANNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AMID ONGOING LICENSING AND SITING CONTROVERSY November 1, 2011 The Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: OPA.Resource@nrc.gov Re: Restart of the North Anna Nuclear Power Station Dear Chairman Jaczko: I am writing to draw your attention to documents that may be relevant to the siting and licensing of the Dominion Virginia Power’s North Anna . . . → Read More: POGO asks NRC to Release North Anna Nuclear Power Station Records |
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