August 2015

Nuclear Reactors 276 - The New U.S. Clean Power Plan Offers No Support For Existing Uncompetitive Nuclear Power Plants

        On August 3, 2015, U.S. President Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the final draft of the Clean Power Plan - " a historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change.

Radiation Protection 6 - Nuclear Regulatory Agency Is Considering A Petition For Applying Hormesis Concept to Acceptable Radiation Exposure

       The debate over the dangers of radioactive materials to human health has been raging for over a hundred years since the discovery of radioactive elements. It can be easily demonstrated that high levels of radiation cause immediate harm to human tissue.

Radioactive Waste 139 - The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Will Not Be Reopened On The Scheduled Date in March 2016

        The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is located near Carlsbad, New Mexico. It was completed fifteen years ago and dedicated to the permanent geological disposal of radioactive wastes association with the manufacture of U.S. nuclear weapons. In February of 2014, a drum of waste exploded and twenty workers were exposed to a small amount of radiation.

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