Tuesday
May052020
International
Beyond Nuclear has added a new division -- Beyond Nuclear International. Articles covering international nuclear news -- on nuclear power, nuclear weapons and every aspect of the uranium fuel chain -- can now mainly be found on that site. However, we will continue to provide some breaking news on these pages as it arises.
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May 5, 2020Thursday
Apr162020
Fermi 2 Reactor Compromised by Torus Debris: Risking Failure of Pressure Suppression Chamber and Meltdown
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR & DON'T WASTE MICHIGAN
For immediate release: April 16, 2020
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Fermi 2 Reactor Compromised by Torus Debris |
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Risking Failure of Pressure Suppression Chamber and Meltdown |
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MONROE, MI & WASHINGTON, DC -- Don’t Waste Michigan in conjunction with Beyond Nuclear filed a formal 2.206 Petition with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding the Fermi 2 nuclear reactor near Monroe, MI. The 2.206 Petition calls on the NRC to take Enforcement Action and prove why the Fermi 2 should be allowed to restart and operate given the severely compromised Pressure Suppression Chamber, risking reactor core-melt damage. Of particular concern is that loose paint chips/coating chips in the drains could make it difficult for vital reactor coolant pumps to move water in the event of an emergency. The 2.206 Petition compels the NRC to follow their own Inspections and Confirmatory Action Letter (October 4, 2019) which required torus repair. See the full press release, here. Fermi 2 is just across Lake Erie from Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. |
Thursday
Apr162020
Russia Matters: Maintaining Nuclear Safety and Security During the COVID-19 Crisis
Russia Matters - Maintaining Nuclear Safety and Security During the COVID-19 Crisis - William Tobey, Simon Saradzhyan and Nickolas Roth
As posted at State of NV Agency for Nuclear Projects' "What's News?" website section.
Thursday
Apr162020
A large wildfire in Ukraine has reached the abandoned #Chernobyl nuclear plant #chernobylfire https://t.co/ZtRhODDCqz @BBCNews https://t.co/uWhrbjfu03 pic.twitter.com/MG0i8ScewW
— CSIR AFIS (@csir_afis) April 13, 2020
Thursday
Apr162020
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A large wildfire in Ukraine has reached the abandoned <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chernobyl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chernobyl</a> nuclear plant <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chernobylfire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chernobylfire</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZtRhODDCqz">https://t.co/ZtRhODDCqz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/uWhrbjfu03">https://t.co/uWhrbjfu03</a> <a href="https://t.co/MG0i8ScewW">pic.twitter.com/MG0i8ScewW</a></p>— CSIR AFIS (@csir_afis) <a href="https://twitter.com/csir_afis/status/1249794702246846464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>