Whistleblowers Trigger French Probe into Potential Nuclear Safety Fraud May 15, 2019 French nuclear regulator ASN said it had launched an investigation into elements of fraud and falsification regarding nuclear safety, after...
Tsunami-Wrecked Fukushima Nuclear Plant Begins Fuel Removal in Melted Reactor April 18, 2019 By Mari Yamaguchi The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began removing fuel Monday [April 15] from a cooling pool at one...
Nuclear Power Industry Pushes for Fewer Inspections March 18, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer The nuclear power industry is pushing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cut back on inspections at nuclear power plants and...
Nuclear Defense Facility Safety Board Raises Concerns Over Change in Policy August 30, 2018 By Susan Montoya Bryan An independent safety panel that provides oversight of some of the nation’s highest risk nuclear facilities voiced concerns Tuesday that...
Report: Los Alamos Workers Exposed by Lapses in Handling of Toxic Metal February 26, 2018 A new federal report says Los Alamos National Laboratory violated regulations to protect workers from exposure to a metal that...
Hanford Tunnel Collapse Draws Attention to Safety, Age of Nuclear Plants May 16, 2017 By Tom James The collapse of a tunnel used to store radioactive waste at one of the most contaminated U.S. nuclear sites has...
Washington Tunnel Collapse Renews Safety Concerns over Nuclear Site May 12, 2017 By Nicholas K. Geranios and Manuel Valdes Thousands of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation were told to stay home as efforts began to plug a hole...
6 Years After Fukushima Disaster, Robots Continue Search for Radioactive Fuel February 24, 2017 By Emi Urabe and Stephen Stapczynski The latest robot seeking to find the 600 tons of nuclear fuel and debris that melted down six years ago...
PG&E in California Announces $85M Diablo Canyon Closure Deal November 30, 2016 Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay $85 million to neighboring cities and a school district affected by the...
State Taking Steps to Protect Washington Nuclear Site Workers October 14, 2016 Washington state asked a federal judge this week to issue an injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Energy and its...