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Date: May 26, 2017 at 23:08:14
From: Shirley/PA, [DNS_Address]
Subject: US Scientists Warn of Looming Nuclear Disaster-US authorities to blame |
URL: https://sputniknews.com/us/201705261054019034-us-looming-nuclear-disaster/ |
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Complete quote: "17:30 26.05.2017(updated 18:06 26.05.2017)
US Scientists from Princeton University warned that a global nuclear disaster might occur at any time in the near future However, this time not North Korea, but the US authorities would be to blame.
The experts accused the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission of having made an incorrect assessment of possible critical accidents at national nuclear power plants (NPPs) located in the US, Science News reported.
In particular, they noted that the commission ignored the fact that most nuclear power plants in the country have nuclear fuel in the immediate vicinity of nuclear waste.
According to scientists, nuclear waste-fires can lead to the release of radioactive material into the atmosphere and have catastrophic consequences, exceeding by several times the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
The fires of that kind could be caused by various events, including an earthquake or a terrorist attack.
Scientists are confident that the catastrophe can be avoided if the commission applies necessary regulatory measures to nuclear power plants. However, the agency apparently faces difficulties in doing so, in particular because of the pressure from representatives of the nuclear industry, experts noted.
‘The NRC has been pressured by the nuclear industry, directly and through Congress, to low-ball the potential consequences of a fire because of concerns that increased costs could result in shutting down more nuclear power plants,' nuclear expert and co-author of the paper Frank von Hippel was quoted as saying.
‘Unfortunately, if there is no public outcry about this dangerous situation, the NRC will continue to bend to the industry's wishes,' he concluded.
According to experts, a fire at one of the nuclear power plants is capable of releasing enough radioactive material to destroy a territory over twice the size of the state of New Jersey. In this case, more than eight million people would be evacuated, while the economic damage from the fire would each two trillion dollars."
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Date: May 27, 2017 at 13:56:19
From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: US Scientists Warn of Looming Nuclear Disaster-US authorities to... |
URL: http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/maps-of-nuclear-facilities/results.cfm?category=nuclear-power-plants |
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NO Public outcry???!!! what? how long have many of us been protesting for years? They must have their heads up their butts. Or willfully ignore all protests and just lie about it. Thanks also for supplying a map- Heres a map for Canada too and lists other facilities as well.
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Date: May 29, 2017 at 21:50:30
From: Shirley/PA, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: US Scientists Warn of Looming Nuclear Disaster-US authorities... |
URL: http://helencaldicottfoundation.org/ |
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You are so right, "many of us been protesting for years."
I've found the work of Dr. Helen Caldicott the most impressive.
Just the first page of the link provides some numbing statistics.
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Date: May 26, 2017 at 23:12:03
From: Shirley/PA, [DNS_Address]
Subject: MAP: Nuclear Plants in USA(NT) |
URL: http://www.energyjustice.net/map/nuclearoperating |
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Date: May 27, 2017 at 06:15:49
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: MAP: Nuclear Plants in USA....Thank you Shirley(T) |
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Date: May 30, 2017 at 12:37:46
From: Shirley/PA, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Owner says Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to shut down in 2019 |
URL: http://6abc.com/news/three-mile-island-nuclear-plant-to-shut-down-in-2019/2054626/ |
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Maybe TMI is going to shut down.
What they want is money from the State who gets it from the tax payers..
As it is our electrical bill is going up 14% this month.
Yet "Pennsylvania is the nation's No. 2 nuclear power state."
I remember when TMI went to partial meltdown. I was stuck in Jersey, downwind, and didn't know how to get home to NY. I was scared to death.
And how about this: "In March 1979, equipment failure and operator errors led to a partial core meltdown of one of Three Mile Island's two reactors.
The damaged reactor has been mothballed since, but the other reactor is still in use."
What the heck does "mothballed" mean?
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