Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sides with Environmental Groups to Review Seismic Risks at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
In a notable and unexpected move, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Petition Review Board (PRB) has agreed to reevaluate the seismic risks at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. This action follows compelling testimony from seismic expert Peter Bird, Ph.D, prompting the board to prioritize safety concerns at the aging facility situated atop and adjacent to multiple thrust faults.
Earthquake risks and rising costs: The price of operating California’s last nuclear plant
Amid coastal bluffs speckled with brush and buckwheat, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant uses this energy to spin two massive copper coils at a blistering 30 revolutions per second. In 2022, these generators — about the size of school buses — produced 6% of Californians’ power and 11% of their non-fossil energy.
Worker at Pilgrim exposed to enough radiation to set off alarm
A worker at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has been exposed to radiation — enough to set off an alarm as the person went to leave the radiologically controlled area of the reactor building.
Radioactive water leaks reported at Japan's crippled Fukushima power plant
TOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- About 25 tons of radioactive water have leaked within the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the plant's operator has reported, a week after the latest round of ocean discharge started.
Hiroshima Seen: Canada and the Atom Bomb
This exhibition shows how Canadian uranium and Canadian scientists contributed to the development of the atom bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. Through Canadian government intervention and nationalization during World War II, mining ventures and industrial processing at Port Radium in the Northwest Territories, in Port Hope, Ontario, and in Trail, B.C. were integrated into the American Manhattan Project that ushered in the nuclear weapons age threatening human civilization today.
Studies to examine health risks of New England nuclear power plants
Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is leading two studies to investigate the health impacts of New England nuclear power plants on nearby residents.
Diablo Update
Environmental groups are outraged at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s irresponsible decision to deny a public hearing on crucial safety issues in the license renewal application process of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. These include seismic risks, vulnerability of the critical reactor pressure vessel to rupture and non-compliance with coastal regulations.
Burying radioactive nuclear waste poses enormous risks
The spent fuel will remain radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years, and contamination and leaks are possible during storage, containment, transportation and burial.