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Wed, 2011-06-15 14:51 — mdmcdonald
The Nuclear and Radiation working group is focused on exploring the best practices for addressing nuclear and radiation events.

The mission of the "Nuclear and Radiation" working group is to explore and build best practices for addressing nuclear and radiation events.

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The Nation: Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency Claims a Near Catastrophic Meltdown of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant in Nebraska

Thu, 2011-06-23 00:52 — mdmcdonald

 This unusual story from Pakistan's "The Nation" claims that there has been a cover up of a near catastrophic meltdown for the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant near Omaha, Nebraska.  Evidence from the nuclear power plant and U.S. regulators indicate that the Pakistani story and Russian claims are significantly over-reaching.  The flooding that caused a Fukushima reactor 4-like spent fuel rod cooling pond interruption of power led to a 90 minute interruption of power, but the temperature of the cooling pond and the water coverage of the spent fuel rods did not approach circumstances that would cause a meltdown, according to U.S. officials. 

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DOE Meeting: Lessons Learned from Japan Event

Wed, 2011-06-15 14:55 — mdmcdonald

FYI: Website regarding DOE meeting last week on lessons learned from
Japan event as they apply to DOE facilities.


On June 6-7, 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE), Health, Safety and
Security (HSS) Office held a nuclear safety workshop on the preliminary
lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi event for the DOE nuclear
enterprise.  The workshop was held at the Crystal City Marriott in

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