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Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island

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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 And 2 - Issuance Of Amendment Nos. 278 And 260 To Allow Application Of Advanced Framatome Atrium 11 Fuel Methodologies (EPID L-2019-LLA-0153)

SUBJECT:  Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 And 2 - Issuance Of Amendment Nos. 278 And 260 To Allow Application Of Advanced Framatome Atrium 11 Fuel Methodologies (EPID L-2019-LLA-0153)
 
ADAMS Accession No.  ML20168B004
 
By admin at Fri, 01/29/2021 - 01:13

Webinar: Ending the global security threats of nuclear power: Lessons from the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Webinar: Ending the global security threats of nuclear power:
Lessons from the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
 
3 - 4:30pm Eastern time • Wednesday, January 27, 2021
 
Register to attend this free international panel session (zoom link + reminder will be sent to registered participants):
 
Hosts: Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) + Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) + Beyond Nuclear + NB Media Co-op
 
Synopsis: Through considerable organizing by civil society, the dream of a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) comes into force on January 22. The effort involved challenging existing claims about the value of nuclear weapons, creating a new narrative centered on human security, building new alliances between civil society and governments, and using international law and institutions to drive change.
 
Can these approaches help tackle the strong but subtle link between nuclear power and nuclear weapons, halt emerging programs to build so-called small modular nuclear reactors, and finally end the reckless pursuit of nuclear energy programs worldwide.
 
Panel
 
Ray Acheson, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: The keys to the success of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). What were the TPNW campaign approaches, messaging and tactics? What are the lessons that can inform a similar effort to ban nuclear power?
 
Zia Mian, physicist, Senior Research Scholar and Co-Director, Program in Science and Global Security (SGS), Princeton University: The limits of the nuclear proliferation management approach. How have we tried to understand and manage the global security risks from nuclear power? What are the limits of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty and supply side controls, and the challenges of the existing nuclear power international order? Is there a link between nuclear energy and the TPNW?
 
David Lowry, Senior International Research Fellow, Institute for Resource and Security Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts (but based in London, England): Next-generation nuclear reactors and the maintenance of military nuclear programs. How are new nuclear reactors tied to military nuclear programs through naval nuclear reactors? What are examples from the promotion of SMRs in the UK?
 
Gordon Edwards, President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility: Added proliferation dangers from next-generation nuclear power
What is ominous about the next generation nuclear energy fuel chain (SMRs, increased fuel enrichment level, reprocessing...), and its links to nuclear weapons? What is needed to break the proliferation chain, and create a stable energy framework compatible with a nuclear weapons-free world?
 
Register to attend this international panel session (zoom link + reminder will be sent to registered participants):
 
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By admin at Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:59

Three Mile Island Alert Congratulates the Susquehanna River Basin Commission

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Three Mile Island Alert Congratulates the Susquehanna River Basin Commission
 
January 20, 2021
 
TMI-Alert joins the Susquehanna River Basin Commission in celebrating the Compact's 50th Anniversary on January 23, 2021. TMIA applauds the Commission for developing and administering the Susquehanna River Basin’s resources to mange the water that flows through Pennsylvania’s nuclear generating stations located in Berwick, Middletown, and Delta, Pennsylvania.
 
“Three Mile Island Alert congratulates the Susquehanna River Basin Commission for five decades of stewardship of the Susquehanna River at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, and the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station,” said Eric Epstein, Chairman, of Three Mile Island Alert, Inc. “The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is a balanced and fair regulator for managing consumptive use and surface water withdrawals for nuclear generating stations dating back to 1974.”
 
“We look forward to work in helping the commission conserve, manage, and monitor the Susquehanna River’s resources at nuclear generating stations that require millions of gallons of river water every day for decontamination and energy production.”
 
By admin at Thu, 01/21/2021 - 02:58

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Requalification Program Inspection

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Requalification Program Inspection
 
ADAMS Accession No.  ML21012A054
 
By admin at Thu, 01/14/2021 - 02:06

Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3 - Request for Additional Information - TSTF-505 (EPID L-2019-LLA-0120)

Subject: Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3 - Request for Additional Information - TSTF-505 (EPID L-2019-LLA-0120)
 
ADAMS Accession No. ML21012A130
 
By admin at Wed, 01/13/2021 - 06:00

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Elects 2021 Leadership, Confirms Meeting Schedule

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release
No: 21-002 January 8, 2021
CONTACT: Ivonne Couret, 301-415-8200
 
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Elects 2021 Leadership, Confirms Meeting Schedule
 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has elected Matthew W. Sunseri as Chairman, Joy L. Rempe as Vice Chairman and Walter L. Kirchner as Member-at-Large, effective immediately.
 
The ACRS, a group of technical experts, advises the Commission independently from the NRC staff on safety issues related to the licensing and operation of nuclear power plants as well as issues of health physics and radiation protection.
 
The complete listing of the ACRS members and their biographies is located on the ACRS webpage. The confirmed ACRS 2021 full committee meeting schedule is available on the NRC website.
 
By admin at Fri, 01/08/2021 - 22:17

PA DEP News Release : DEP Lifts Drought Watch or Warning for 20 Counties, Three Counties Remain on Watch

DEP Newsroom

 
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA., 17120
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01/7/2021
 
CONTACT:
Deb Klenotic, DEP
717-783-9954
 
 
DEP Lifts Drought Watch or Warning for 20 Counties, Three Counties Remain on Watch
 
Harrisburg, PA – After a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today lifted drought watch or warning for 20 counties, returning them to normal status. Three counties remain on drought watch.
 
Drought watch or warning has been lifted for Bradford, Cameron, Columbia, Cumberland, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Juniata, Lycoming, McKean, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Warren, and Wyoming counties.
 
Centre and Clearfield counties remain on drought watch. Clinton County is also on drought watch, having improved from drought warning conditions.
 
“We’re getting close. Recent rainfall brought good news for many counties,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. “But three counties have a little ways to go to return to normal conditions. We ask all water consumers on drought watch to remain mindful and continue to reduce their water use a modest amount.”
 
Consumers on drought watch are asked to reduce their individual water use 5-10 percent, or three to six gallons of water per day.
 
DEP has notified water suppliers in Centre, Clearfield, and Clinton counties of the need to monitor their supplies and update their drought contingency plans as necessary. Varying localized conditions may lead water suppliers or municipalities to ask residents for more stringent conservation actions.
 
Several public water suppliers in these counties are requiring consumers to reduce their water use or requesting voluntary reductions. Suppliers in a few other counties are still asking for voluntary reductions as water levels recover. Find the list at www.dep.pa.gov/drought. 
 
There are many ways to reduce water use indoors, including:
 
• Don’t let the faucet run while brushing your teeth or shaving. Shorten the time you let the water run to warm up before showering. Use a bucket to catch the water and reuse it to water your plants.
• Run the dishwasher and washing machine only with full loads.
• Repair household leaks. For example, a leaking toilet can waste up to 200 gallons of water daily.
• Sweep your sidewalk, deck, or driveway, rather than hosing it off.
• Replace older appliances with high-efficiency, front-loading models that use about 30 percent less water and 40-50 percent less energy.
• Install low-flow plumbing fixtures and aerators on faucets.
 
Find more tips to save water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
 
DEP makes drought watch, warning, or emergency declaration recommendations based on four numeric indicators. The agency gets stream flow and groundwater level data from a statewide network of gauges maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. In addition, DEP monitors precipitation and soil moisture. DEP also factors in information it receives from public water suppliers.
 
There are normal ranges for all four indicators, and DEP makes its drought status recommendations after assessing the departures from these normal ranges for all indicators for periods of 3-12 months. Declarations are not based on one indicator alone. For details on indicator monitoring, see this fact sheet: Drought Management in Pennsylvania.
 
DEP shares these data and its recommendations with other state and federal agency personnel who make up the Commonwealth Drought Task Force. Drought watch and warning declarations are determined by DEP, with the concurrence of the task force. Drought emergency declarations follow the same process, with final approval by the Governor.
 
A drought emergency has not been declared for any county.
 
The next Drought Task Force meeting will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021.

By admin at Fri, 01/08/2021 - 09:05

PA DEP News Release : Students Encourage Pennsylvanians to Test Their Homes for Radon During National Radon Action Month

DEP Newsroom
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA., 17120
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01/6/2021
 
CONTACT:
Deb Klenotic, DEP
717-783-9954
April Hutcheson, DOH
 
Students Encourage Pennsylvanians to Test Their Homes for Radon During National Radon Action Month
 
Harrisburg, PA – Three students who won a poster contest are helping the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Health encourage Pennsylvanians to test their home for radon in January, National Radon Action Month. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that enters homes from the ground and is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
 
“Because of our geology, Pennsylvania has some of the highest radon gas levels in the country,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. “Nearly all homes have radon, and 40 percent of Pennsylvania homes have more radon than the federally recommended guideline. Since you can’t see or smell this gas, doing a simple radon test is one of the practical actions Pennsylvanians can take to keep their home a healthy place.” 
 
“As Pennsylvanians spend more time at home due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a radon test is yet another effort that individuals can take to keep their homes healthy,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “Actions like sanitizing frequently touched surfaces, installing a smoke detector, and purchasing a radon test kit are simple steps to take to protect your home and family’s health.” 
 
DEP coordinated a school poster contest in the fall, inviting students to submit artwork that educates the public about radon. Jocie Wert, a student at Sacred Heart School in Lewistown, Mifflin County, earned first place. Her poster will be entered into a national radon poster contest. 
 
Mohd Iftakhar Murshaed Tarunno, a student at Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby, Delaware County, earned second place. Kylee Jo Ware, a student at North Star Middle School in Stoystown, Somerset County, earned third place. See the three winning posters on the DEP radon website.
 
Radon gas results from the breakdown of uranium in the ground and enters homes through cracks in the foundation or other openings. A map from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows radon levels by county.
 
Radon tests are available at hardware stores for about $20 and are simple to use, requiring only that the cannister be opened and placed in the basement for a few days, and then mailed to a lab. Alternatively, you can hire a certified radon tester. Although a radon test can be done any time of year, winter is ideal because doors and windows are closed, providing more accurate results. A video on the DEP website provides radon testing instructions.
 
EPA identifies 4 picocuries of radon per liter of air as a guideline. If a home’s radon level is higher than this, EPA and the U.S. Surgeon General recommend having a radon reduction system, with a pipe and exhaust fan, professionally installed to vent the gas outside. The cost is generally in line with that of other home improvements, such as replacing a water heater. 
 
 
Having a radon reduction system installed also makes the sale of a home easier. Pennsylvania law requires anyone selling a home to disclose the results of any known radon testing. The DEP website lists radon testing options for real estate transactions. 
 
For more information, contact the DEP Radon Division:
• Radon hotline: 800-237-2366
• Phone: 717-783-3594 


 
By admin at Thu, 01/07/2021 - 00:22

New nuclear plant could rise at site of former one in NJ

By admin at Wed, 01/06/2021 - 09:44

Three Mile Island: Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, NRC Inspection Report No. 07200077/2020002

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, NRC Inspection Report No. 07200077/2020002
ML21005A160
 
By admin at Wed, 01/06/2021 - 09:41

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