NRC Strips Whistleblower Protections
In sworn testimony in Monroe, Michigan, the NRC admitted that it has stripped whistleblower protection from the licensing of new nuclear power plants. By flip-flopping on what it means to be an...
View ArticleFuel Removal – Potential ‘Apocalyptic’ Scenario, says CommonDreams.org
Fairewinds gets a mention in this article on TEPCO’s plans to remove fuel rods at a marathon pace from the notoriuous Reactor 4 in Fukushima: Arnie Gundersen, a veteran U.S. nuclear engineer and...The...
View ArticleFrom the New Yorker: Sandy, Fukushima, and the Nuclear Industry
In a New Yorker article on Hurricane Sandy’s effect on nuclear plants in its wake, Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen is cited regarding the Oyster Creek plant, which lost its connection to grid power...
View ArticleDoubtful Data for Fermi 3, reports Beyond Nuclear
Beyond Nuclear has a great article on Detroit Edison’s creative use of the English language in their application for a permit for the proposed Fermi 3 Atomic Reactor. Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen points...
View ArticleBringing The Focus Back On Life
The Fukushima Daiichi disaster opened the door to see how this is not merely a Japanese crisis. It is a crisis that transcends geography and time. We traced the roots of this crisis back 60-years to...
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