"Use of Imaging Tests Soars, Raising Questions on Radiation Risk"
"Study finds use of CT scans has nearly tripled in the last 15 years. Such radiation exposure increases the risk of cancer."
Source: LA Times, 06/13/2012
Nuclear Power & Radiation
Court: Nuclear Regulators Must Assess Spent Fuel Storage Dangers
"WASHINGTON, DC -- A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must formally re-evaluate the environmental risks of storing spent nuclear fuel onsite at the nation's more than 100 nuclear reactors."
Source: ENS, 06/12/2012
Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Operators Find Pinhole-Size Coolant Leak
"TOLEDO, Ohio -- A FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary said Thursday that they discovered and contained a pinhole-size leak spraying radioactive coolant at their Davis-Besse nuclear plant in Ohio."
Source: AP, 06/08/2012
"Court Orders DOE To Get Its Head Out of the Sand on Waste Fees"
"A federal appeals court [Friday] asked the Department of Energy to explain why it should be able to continue to collect fees for its nuclear waste fund despite the fact that there is no operating national repository."
Source: Greenwire, 06/04/2012
As Tamil Nadu Nuclear Plant Opening Nears, Protests Enter Death Throes
A 23-year-old battle over construction of a nuclear power plant in India's southern state Tamil Nadu seems to be coming to a climax -- as politicians shift sides, protesters go on hunger strikes, and the political fallout from Fukishima settles.
Source: NY Times, 05/31/2012
Data.gov Keeps on Giving Gifts to Gumshoe Reporters
The federal Data.gov, while not perfect, has grown over three years especially strong in datasets from federal agencies that deal with the environment, energy, natural resources, health, and science. Many of them are downloadable, so that you can crunch them on your own computer. Several are map layers or geo-tagged in some way. See a few randomly chosen examples here.
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"How Will Nuclear Plants Stand Up to Quakes and Floods?"
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission should consider requiring nuclear power plants to analyze their vulnerability to natural hazards like earthquakes by using the same advanced tools that the industry uses to understand the risks from mechanical accidents, a new report from the Government Accountability Office argues."
Source: Green (NYT), 05/30/2012
"Fukushima Radiation Seen In Tuna Off California"
"Low levels of nuclear radiation from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima power plant have turned up in bluefin tuna off the California coast, suggesting that these fish carried radioactive compounds across the Pacific Ocean faster than wind or water can."
Source: Reuters, 05/29/2012
"Spent Fuel Rods Drive Growing Fear Over Plant in Japan"
"TOKYO — What passes for normal at the Fukushima Daiichi plant today would have caused shudders among even the most sanguine of experts before an earthquake and tsunami set off the world's second most serious nuclear crisis after Chernobyl."
Source: NY Times, 05/28/2012
NRC Relicenses Washington's Columbia Nuke Plant for 20 More Years
"YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the license for the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant by an additional 20 years, the plant's operator announced Wednesday."
Source: AP, 05/25/2012
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