Nuclear Problems in the USA! By Arnie Gundersen
Channel: MsMilkytheclown1
Date: 23/11/2012

Podcast: November 21, 2012; Thanksgiving Edition: Financial Pressures Are Affecting Safety Decisions at the Nations Nuclear Power Plants
November 21, 2012
http://www.fairewinds.com/content/fairewinds-podcast
    Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education: We had 2 more in the last 2 weeks raise the issue of their not being financially viable. Oyster Creek isn't the only reactor that's experiencing financial problems, we've got Kewaunee we know about, but 2 others have popped up on the radar this week and they're surprising because they're newer reactors.

At about 12:00 minutes into the podcast:
    The Wolf Creek reactor announced it's looking for a partner to share engineering with [...] And Callaway said the same thing. Both of these are new reactors in the Midwest. They're saying basically that the costs to run a nuclear reactor makes them uncompetitive in today's environment. So we've had 4 reactors in the last month talking about they're having trouble making economic sense about running. Kewaunee, Oyster Creek, Callaway, and Wolf Creek. And you've got to believe that there are others out there too.

Arnie explains that Oyster Creek is the only nuclear plant in the US that lacks a modern High Pressure Safety Injection System. ; This means that the recently discovered pipe crack in a 3 inch pipe at Oyster Creek would create a serious safety threat if it were to completely break. & Arnie also discusses the cost of operating nuclear plants, and how many nuclear plants around the country are no longer a low cost electric producer. & Finally, Arnie looks at the three nuclear plants with extended shutdowns (Ft. Calhoun, San Onofre and Crystal River) and concludes that the cost of maintaining large staffs when no electricity is being produced is not in the best interests of the ratepayers.
Share this podcast: 

for the last month or so, a little light on the subject:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/movie/findex_nuclear.html

Radiation Monitor Hawaiian Kona Coffee 11-20-2012 | Organic Slant 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjwB1eTlNRU&feature=em-uploademail

Latest Headlines: http://enenews.com/

Professor: "Really disturbed" by recent solar flares — We could have lots of Fukushima-type events if one causes power blackout (VIDEO)

TV: Residents by sinkhole "believe nothing will be done until someone dies" — Tremors increased on same day dangerous gas found — Followed by 'debris' rising to surface

Michio Kaku: 3 meltdowns in Fukushima, but uranium actually totally liquified... 1st time in history — "Reactor actually melted totally" (VIDEO)

Watch: Officials call in Louisiana State Police to giant sinkhole — Company kept dangerous gas a secret for 24 hours — People smelled hydrogen sulfide at their homes thinking it was rotten eggs (VIDEO)

Gundersen: California reactor likely shut down forever — At least four other US nuke plants in trouble (AUDIO)

Most contaminated animal since 3/11 found 50km south of Fukushima plant (VIDEO)

Are radioactive insects spreading Fukushima contamination from lake bottoms across the land? Scientist: They grow underwater then fly out & die everywhere

Local TV runs 'Breaking News' report on poisonous gas below giant Louisiana sinkhole (VIDEO)

'Nuclear firewalker' robot for Fukushima unveiled amid great publicity — Freezes onstage, carried away (VIDEO)

Developing: Fukushima workers reporting at least one injured in Unit 4 turbine building

Newspaper: Japanese evacuating country because of radiation — "Passport issuance growing sharply" — "Increase is attracting attention"

Officials "Aghast": High levels of cesium detected far from Fukushima — Radioactivity up sharply in mushrooms 100s of kilometers away — Over 2,000% increase in Tochigi

Japan reactor likely wrecked by seawater during 2011 accident — Holes penetrated through metal — Problems from microorganisms?

Officials: High levels of 'extremely dangerous gas' reported near giant sinkhole — Newspaper removes 'poisonous' from headline

Expert: In all honesty things have taken so long because of problems getting staff to come work sinkhole area — Thanksgiving week off starts today? (VIDEO)

Reports: Fukushima decontamination proving futile — "The truth is, scientifically, they 

Professor on Sinkhole: Salt dome can flow out like toothpaste when under pressure (VIDEO)

Caldicott in Japan: "Incredibly rare" thyroid abnormalities found in 40% of Fukushima children — Indicates a really high dose of radiation, higher than at Chernobyl (VIDEO)

Asahi: Now almost 100,000 Fukushima kids with thyroid problems, parents concerned — Whether that's "alarmingly high" it's difficult to say

TV: Was massive Indiana blast from a detonated explosive? ATF's been in there; Somebody's sniffed out something, says former prosecutor (VIDEO)