Geiger Readings for Jun 17, 2017
Nuclear Reactors 292 - Nuclear Regulatory Commission In Danger Of Closing If Chairwoman Not Confirmed by June 30th
The job of the NRC is to formulates policies and regulations governing nuclear reactor and materials safety, issues orders to licensees, and adjudicates legal matters brought before it. This is a critical regulatory agency that has important duties with respect to the nuclear industry in the U.S. and usually carries out those duties properly.
Geiger Readings for Jun 16, 2017
Nuclear Reactrors 291 - TEPCO Preparing Another Robot To Check The Ruins Of Unit 3 At Fukushima
In March of 2011, there was an earthquake northeast of Japan. The resulting tsunami flooded the emergency generators of the Fukushima nuclear power plant on the Japanese coast. Three of the nuclear reactors at the plant suffered catastrophic meltdowns and radioactive materials were released into the atmosphere. Japan immediately shut down all their nuclear power reactors.
Geiger Readings for Jun 15, 2017
Nuclear Reactors 290 - NRC Grants Extensions For Repairs At Palo Verde Generating Station
The Palo Verde Generating Station (PVGS) is a nuclear power plant that is near Tonopah, Arizona. It is only forty five miles from downtown Phoenix. There are three pressurized water reactors at the PVGS that each generate fourteen hundred megawatts. This plant generates about thirty five percent of the electricity that is produced in Arizona.