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Experts Say No Health Effects Expected From Fukushima Daiichi Accident
Ongoing environmental monitoring helps Japanese officials to protect public health. When a mega-quake followed by a massive tsunami struck Japan last March, the country’s defenses were overwhelmed by...
View ArticleTEPCO Examines Inside of Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 2
Plant Update Preliminary results of an endoscopic examination of the interior of Fukushima Daiichi reactor 2 indicates that the water covering the damaged fuel at the bottom of the containment vessel...
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Unmanned Robots Protect Plant Workers, Play Pivotal Role in Fukushima...
Packbot enters Fukushima Daiichi unit 3's reactor building for the first time since the accident. (Click to enlarge.) When many of us think of robots, images of Wall-E, Optimus Prime, R2-D2 and other...
View ArticleWHO and MIT Studies Show Low Radiation, Minimal Impacts
The following story originally appeared in NEI’s Nuclear Energy Overview. Radiation released during the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi facility was much lower than previously believed, according...
View ArticleNo Public Health Concern From Radiation Levels in Blue Fin Tuna
Over the weekend, multiple media outlets reported that trace levels of radioactive Cesium had been found in Blue Fin Tuna caught off the coast of California. The radioactive particles had been picked...
View ArticleJapan Government Eyes Summer Electricity Rationing Plan
Industry/Regulatory/Political The Japanese government and four regional power companies will announce electricity rationing contingency plans by mid-June. With all of Japan’s nuclear reactors offline,...
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Entergy Reactor Engineer Discusses Leadership Opportunities for Young People...
Reactor Engineer Kristine Madden (Click to enlarge) As a dedicated young leader in the nuclear energy industry, Kristine Madden, a reactor engineer at Entergy’s Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan, is...
View ArticleEmployees at Onagawa Nuclear Energy Facility Participate in Tsunami Drill
Last November, we told you about how the employees at the Onagawa nuclear energy facility in Japan played a critical role in sheltering local residents in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and...
View ArticleJapanese Government Panel Proposes Policy for Nuclear Phase-Out
Industry/Regulatory/Political The Japanese government’s Energy and Environment Council last week proposed a goal of phasing out nuclear energy “in the 2030s.” The new policy follows recent public...
View ArticleUS Industry to Develop Two Regional Emergency Response Centers
Industry/Regulatory/Political The operators of U.S. nuclear energy facilities last week approved a contract to develop two regional response centers that will store emergency equipment for rapid...
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