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Nuke News / Man who had radioactive waste hauled to Kentucky landfill sentenced

« Last post by hamsamich on Yesterday at 05:45 PM »

https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article254311603.html


No truck label, no permits, no testing.  Tenorm.  500 tons.

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Nuke News / Re: Pilgrim's Progress: The Pace Of Decommissioning Plymouth's Nuclear Plant

« Last post by Marlin on Yesterday at 10:35 AM »

A jury-rigged material handling rail system. Amazing what a few well chosen/well placed superlatives can do to make a well planned/well executed job seem like a foray into the nuclear abyss. This article needs to be loaded into a debris basket and placed on the pad with the rest of the waste.

No really, tell us how you really feel. 


Luv a good rant. 

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Nuke News / Re: Pilgrim's Progress: The Pace Of Decommissioning Plymouth's Nuclear Plant

« Last post by fiveeleven on Yesterday at 07:26 AM »

A jury-rigged material handling rail system. Amazing what a few well chosen/well placed superlatives can do to make a well planned/well executed job seem like a foray into the nuclear abyss. This article needs to be loaded into a debris basket and placed on the pad with the rest of the waste.

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Nuke News / Concrete world: Engineers to improve reinforced steel to contain nuclear waste

« Last post by Marlin on Sep 17, 2021, 12:59 »

Concrete world: Engineers to improve reinforced steel to contain nuclear waste


https://news.psu.edu/story/669477/2021/09/15/research/concrete-world-engineers-improve-reinforced-steel-contain-nuclear

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Nuke News / Pilgrim's Progress: The Pace Of Decommissioning Plymouth's Nuclear Plant

« Last post by Marlin on Sep 17, 2021, 12:57 »

Pilgrim's Progress: The Pace Of Decommissioning Plymouth's Nuclear Plant Picks Up


https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/09/16/decommissioning-plymouth-nuclear-plant

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Nuke News / Kildee introduces resolution opposing nuclear storage site near Great Lakes

« Last post by Marlin on Sep 17, 2021, 12:55 »

Kildee introduces resolution opposing nuclear storage site near Great Lakes


https://www.wnem.com/news/kildee-introduces-resolution-opposing-nuclear-storage-site-near-great-lakes/article_763d70c6-170b-11ec-b04e-27686db6c483.html

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Nuke News / Energy markets strained by price spikes make the case for nuclear

« Last post by Marlin on Sep 17, 2021, 12:40 »

Energy markets strained by price spikes make the case for nuclear


https://www.ans.org/news/article-3252/energy-markets-strained-by-price-spikes-make-the-case-for-nuclear/

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Nuke News / Re: Officials react to NRC approval of Andrews nuclear waste site

« Last post by Marlin on Sep 17, 2021, 12:39 »

Spent fuel facility receives NRC license days after Texas moves to ban it

https://www.ans.org/news/article-3246/spent-fuel-facility-receives-nrc-license-days-after-texas-moves-to-ban-it/

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Nuke News / Doubling of nuclear capacity by 2050 requires 'concerted action', says IAEA

« Last post by Marlin on Sep 17, 2021, 12:32 »

Doubling of nuclear capacity by 2050 requires 'concerted action', says IAEA


https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Doubling-of-nuclear-capacity-by-2050-requires-conc

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Radiation Safety / Re: Geiger counter question. CDV-715. Circuite-check goes left instead of right

« Last post by SloGlo on Sep 17, 2021, 09:58 »

oar is the needle rest point on the hi end of the scale n goes too the left as dose increases?