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[Crews Knock Down Building at ORNL, Opening Space to Demolish Others Nearby]

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Nuke News / Crews Knock Down Building at O...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 30, 2025, 04:57

Crews Knock Down Building at ORNL, Opening Space to Demolish Others Nearby

https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/crews-knock-down-building-ornl-opening-space-demolish-others-nearby

[Energy Department Selects Four Companies for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects]

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Nuke News / Energy Department Selects Four...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 30, 2025, 02:41

Energy Department Selects Four Companies for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects

https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-selects-four-companies-advanced-nuclear-fuel-line-pilot-projects

[Point Beach units cleared for 80 years of operation]

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Nuke News / Point Beach units cleared for ...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 30, 2025, 12:40

Point Beach units cleared for 80 years of operation

https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/wisconsin-plant-cleared-for-80-years-of-operation

[Al Gore has some positive things to say about nuclear power]

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Nuke News / Al Gore has some positive thin...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 30, 2025, 11:17

Al Gore has some positive things to say about nuclear power

https://www.ans.org/news/2025-09-29/article-7415/al-gore-has-some-positive-things-to-say-about-nuclear-power/

[Vistra announces Comanche deal, plan to add 860 MW of natural gas]

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Nuke News / Vistra announces Comanche deal...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 30, 2025, 11:13

Vistra announces Comanche deal, plan to add 860 MW of natural gas

Deconstruction of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant buildings nearing completion

[Deconstruction of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant buildings nearing completion]

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Nuke News / Deconstruction of Vermont Yank...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 30, 2025, 11:09

VY was my first commercial plant out of the Navy. Probably the best place for a Navy ELT, they did not stick me at a control point to transition. I operated the sipping panel as they got a bad batch of fuel and decided to shut down and remove them. Pilgram did not and it showed. At the end of my shift on the panel I went down to the lab and ran the GELI to analyze the sample. I did job coverage where I slung some lead sheets on my own before there were shielding packages to prevent compromising safety basis, this was late 70s not as regulated as today. I shipped drums of waste staging them in such a way as not to exceed shipping limits. Quite a change from submarine life. After 26 Nuclear plants, 3 DOE sites and a uranium processing facility I have fond memories of VY, the house staff and the area that seemed to be a retirement community for old hippies. I am grateful for the house staff that tolerated an arrogant young Ex squid and gave him an experience that made his introduction to the commercial world much easier.

Deconstruction of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant buildings nearing completion

https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-09-29/deconstruction-of-vermont-yankee-nuclear-power-plant-buildings-nearing-completion

[Democrats alarmed as Trump eyes weapons material to fuel nuclear reactors]

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Nuke News / Democrats alarmed as Trump eye...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 30, 2025, 10:19

Democrats alarmed as Trump eyes weapons material to fuel nuclear reactors

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/29/trumps-nuclear-power-push-stirs-worries-about-us-weapons-stockpile-00583424

[NASA's U-2 spy plane found gamma rays in 90% of lightning storms]

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History & Trivia / NASA’s U-2 spy plane found gam...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 29, 2025, 07:07

NASA's U-2 spy plane found gamma rays in 90% of lightning storms

https://www.popsci.com/environment/gamma-ray-lightning/

[The radioactive 'miracle water' that killed its believers]

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History & Trivia / The radioactive ‘miracle water...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 29, 2025, 07:04

The radioactive 'miracle water' that killed its believers

https://www.popsci.com/science/radioactive-water/

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Nuke News / Re: INL director highlights nu...

Last post by Marlin - Sep 29, 2025, 04:11

D&D the only naval nuclear building at INL and then ask for more stuff to be built. All because no one wants to go to Idaho. Brilliant.

I believe he was referring to the program not any specific facility.