Nucleotidings

Radioactive Waste 213 - Holtec Speeds Up Decommissioning

Dealing with spent nuclear fuel is a serious problem from nuclear power plant operators across the world. Spent nuclear fuel is filling up the cooling pools at nuclear power station around the U.S. When a reactor reaches the end of its life and needs to be decommissioned, disposing of the spent fuel is a major task. The U.S.

Nuclear News Roundup Jan 25, 2016

Beijing is moving advanced ballistic missiles which are capable of hitting the US to its north-eastern frontier with Russia, according to media reports, amid suggestions that the weapons were revealed in response to Donald Trump’s “provocative remarks” towards China

Geiger Readings for Jan 25, 2016

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Ambient office = 99 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 68 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 58 nanosieverts per hour

Nuclear Reactors 451 - EDF Wants To Extend The Life Of Two Aging Scottish Power Reactors

Nuclear power reactors are designed for specific lifetimes, generally from thirty to forty years. Because of the huge investment required to build a reactor, when a reactor reaches the end of its designed lifespan, there is often pressure to relicense it for continued operation beyond the end of that lifespan.