Holtec Chief Says Shipping Fuel Pool Water Offsite Is Off the Table
Holtec has taken transporting water from the fuel pools off site because of environmental justices concerns. Expect the same for Indian Point. What a joke. Marilyn
NRC: Final Approval for fuel storage in NM.
NRC has approved the license for spent fuel storage in New Mexico. This is a big step forward for Holtec, the company decommissioning Indian Point. They had promised to remove the spent fuel as part of their business plan. The current law prohibits establishing a Centralized Interim Storage facility prior to having a national depository. If...
Interview: Small modular reactors get a reality check about their waste
An artist’s rendering of NuScale Power’s small modular nuclear reactor plant. Photo courtesy of NuScale Even before Chernobyl’s RBMK reactor became the standard design of the Soviet Union, it was known to have inherent safety flaws but kept unchanged because it was “cheaper” that way. Historians later found that more than economic and technical considerations, it was...
Battery Storage, Solar Mapping and Green Infrastructure with Manna Jo Greene of Clearwater. 6 minute video.
Don’t miss this short video on three important topics for New York’s transition to a green economy. Manna has the answers in a nutshell! Over 100 people watched her last video on the Climate Leadership Community Protection Act. Both videos are designed for the general public so please post and pass on to your social...
Rolls-Royce narrows search for site of first SMR factory : New Nuclear – World Nuclear News
https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Rolls-Royce-narrows-search-for-site-of-first-SMR-f The goal is to build the first SMR by 2030 and 10 more by 2035. We have very little time left to reduce the effects of climate catastrophe. Money spent on projects like this that come in too late to be helpful is money that could have gone to immediate solutions. “A Rolls-Royce-led UK...
