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harmful exposures. How? They were instructed by their superiors to...
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April 30, 2013 - While LaScram
LaSalle Falls Apart, Operator Asks NRC If They Can Put a Hemi
In It- Exelon is proceeding with a formal request to the NRC for a mega-power boost (aka
'uprate') at the LaSalle plant to increase thermal output by a whopping 12.5%. Also, it has
been learned that the culprit of the technical shutdown of LaSalle Unit 1 reactor on
April 27th was the same exact valve that failed
following a scram in February 2011 due to a welding defect. The recommended fix (buy a new one, duh!) was apparently not heeded;
Status: LaSalle 1 is being restarted (at 22%). LaSalle 2 is at 1% power.
April 29, 2013 - Map of eastern U.S. nuclear plants that
have no containment vent filters (which is a 'Fukushima lessons learned'
that 'wasn't implemented')- enlarge image
April 25-27, 2013 - April 25: LaSalle Unit 2 restart attempt results in a
scram - reason: condenser leak. April 26: NRC
announces 'Special Investigation'
into April 17th events; April 27: during Unit 1 startup process, operators
were forced to shut reactor down after leak was detected in the primary containment
April 17, 2013 - LaSalle County
Nuclear Generating Station is hit by lightning - both reactors scram - pressure
builds in containment - radioactive gases vented from containment - monitoring fails -
vents from Unit 2 not filtered - leaks and other problems not reported until days later - our initial report
and our analysis of the types of radioactive gases released
in unfiltered vent
U.S. Subcritical Nuclear Experiments News
February 12, 2013 - North
Korea Conducts its Third Nuclear Test - Did 'Pollux,' U.S.'s December Subcritical Nuclear
Test, Provoke North Korea?
December 19, 2012
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) Urges President Obama to Cancel Subcritical Nuclear Testing Program - the group, the winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, calls subcritical tests in their letter to Obama 'unnecessary and provocative' - letter
Earlier today, North Korea's state-run news agency issued a two-sentence statement via radio, joining critics in Iran and Japanese hibakusha and anti-nuclear activists who have condemned the U.S.'s December 5th subcritical nuclear experiment named 'Pollux.'
October 15, 2012
- Russia is 'restarting' subcritical nuclear testing at Novaya Zemlya; three strategic considerations - 'China Network' in this mid-October article argued
that Russia is not resuming subcritical tests - because they never stopped
- but rather has adopted a policy of highlighting and making more public the
conduct of these tests to bolster the 'new look' of Russia's military doctrine.
That doctrine now incorporates, says the article, a nuclear-first-strike component.
Subcritical testing will ensure that Russia's smaller arsenal is working and reliable.
The article notes that some non-nuclear weapons states are worried about these subcritical tests because they are being used simply to perpetuate the nuclear states' 'long-term nuclear monopoly,' and the CTBT would just be a formality of that. Finally, the article predicts that Russia's high-profile subcritical tests 'will boost a new round of the nuclear arms race.' (Translated passages via Google)
October 5, 2012
- Russian Disarmament Expert Weighs in on Russia's New Subcritical Program
On October 5, Moscow radio station
Radiovesti
interviewed international security expert Vladimir Sotnikov, a Senior Fellow with the Center
for
International Security at Russia's
IMEMO research institute, regarding the recent news
confirmed by Jane's, a British publishing service, that
Russia will resume its
subcritical nuclear testing program at Novaya Zemlya.
Sotnikov remarked that the U.S. has had a subcritical testing
program for some time which he said has been useful
for 'modernization,' which is taken to mean maintaining
the reliability of the stockpile. Naturally,
Russia
feels compelled to take care of its
own security needs and proceed with these subcritical
nuclear tests for its own modernization plans.
Lenta.ru, a Moscow-based news website, published
an article on Thursday titled 'Without Violating the Treaty: Russia Resumes Subcritical Nuclear Tests,'
noting that sources in Rosatom told Jane's Information Group, a British organization tracking military
topics, that subcritical testing will indeed be resumed at the former Arctic nuclear test site. Hints were made late last month in Nezavisimaya Gazeta, a Russian newspaper, that subcritical experiments would be resumed. Rosatom, Russia's state atomic agency, would be conducting the tests in the archipelago's Matochkin Strait. Both the Lenta.ru and Nezavisimaya Gazeta articles mentioned that such experiments can be useful for developing new nuclear weapons. The Lenta.ru article also notes that the increased pace of subcritical testing is a sign that nuclear powers are in a new phase of the nuclear arms race; the U.S. has conducted 26 subcritical
experiments since 1997, three of them since 2010.
Lenta.ru
also published an abstract article about
the story titled 'Russia resumes subcritical tests at Novaya Zemlya.' The abstract mentions
U.S. plans for late this year to carry out 'Pollux.'
This is the first time a Russian news source has mentioned 'Pollux' - a new kind of U.S. subcritical
test - in the evolving
discussion about plans for resumption of subcritical nuclear testing at Novaya Zemlya.
Sept. 14, 2009
- The DOE told Las
Vegas newspaper about plans for 3 subcritical tests in
fall (of 2009); plans canceled without notice
Sept. 15, 2010 -
BACCHUS clandestinely conducted, first
subcritical nuclear experiment by U.S. in 4 years
Sept. 16, 2010 - U.S.
DOE puts out press release about Bacchus - the day after the test. This is first
time the U.S. has broken with its voluntary policy of providing a
48-hour advance notice via the international media of all subcritical experiments.
Five days later, we publish oped titled 'U.S. CONDUCTS SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR TEST'
September 2010NNSA Monthly News
newsletter for September 2010 stated that "Bacchus" was part of a series of three
tests - the others named "Barolo A" and "Barolo B"
would take place in the 1st and 2nd quarters of the
federal fiscal year (not calendar year) that started on October 1; these plans were
thought to be canceled or delayed but in fact were carried without any verbal mention for over 6 months
Oct. 13, 2010 - Peace Watch Tower at the
Hiroshima
Peace Memorial Park reset to reflect
'Bacchus' subcritical nuclear test conducted on Sept. 15; set to '28'
days.
Oct.
18, 2010 - International news column of Rodong Sinmun, a daily newspaper in
North Korea, takes note of U.S.'s latest subcritical nuclear test.
Oct. 18, 2010 -
Oped at 'Our
Daily Thread' points out the lack of social responsibility of the U.S. media
and its blackout regarding latest subcritical test; our cartoon of the
U.S. 2010 media blackout on Japan's protest here
Oct. 20,
2010 - Letter of objection to subcritical test printed in Resalat
(Iranian newspaper)
Oct. 2010 -
Letters from Mayors for Peace (pic), The National Confederation
of Trade Unions (Zenroren) (here)
and the Japanese Trade
Union Confederation, or RENGO,
arrive on Obama's desk in White House
July 20, 2011 - Kyodo News pens article "U.S. conducted subcritical nuclear tests in Dec. and Feb." that is syndicated across Japan.
Kyodo News apparently called up and got the information from the DOE's NNSA, noting in the article the tests were
mentioned by 'an arm of the Energy Department [on] Tuesday [7.20.11].' As it did regarding Bacchus, the Japanese government decided to not lodge a formal protest.
July 20, 2011 - MAYORS FOR PEACE sends Letter of Protest to U.S. President Barack Obama
July 20, 2011 -
Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretay (Mr. Fukuyama) was asked at a press conference about
the U.S. subcritical test and Japan's reason for not
protesting it: FUKUYAMA: '...in his Prague Speech,
President Obama also talked about the maintenance of safe and effective
nuclear weapons as long as these weapons exist in the world, and we understand that these tests are aligned with this stance.'
July 21, 2011 China's
Xinhua News Agency
writes article about subcritical test, noting the NNSA's unusual
5-month delay in its disclosure that only appeared in a quarterly report.
July 23, 2011 - Jean-Marie Collin, a French expert on defense issues, writes a blogpost
titled 'Nuclear explosion?
No, shooting in critical ...' that reads (translation:) 'This type of experience has many names. In France also known as cold shooting. This type of explosion does not cause chain reaction and is very low power. The objective is to validate the operating phase of the onset of the thermonuclear weapon...Transparency:
It still exists but is becoming increasingly blurred anyway. Before (period 1997/2006), the firing was announced to various international bodies concerned 48 hours before their executions. But the firing was announced in September 2010 with a day late, for the last two shots, their achievements were revealed several months after ...France also conducts subcritical tests at the site of Moronvilliers (near Reims). As it will be closed, there are high chances that future experiments are conducted on the future complex created on the site Valduc.'
August 6, 2011 - Alicia Godsberg of Peace Action
New York blogged about the proliferation risks associated with conducting these subcrits,
arguing that "The value of sub–critical nuclear tests to the nuclear weapon states is questionable at best, but they would be valuable experiments for would–be nuclear weapon states, and that's why they should be banned under the CTBT and stopped immediately by the U.S. and Russia."
May 2012 - U.S. DOE budget reports mention funding
in FY2012 for the 'Pollux Subcritical Experiment,' which was elaborated in a May 2012 report
titled 'Supplement to Department of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Fiscal Year 2011 Site-Specific Activities.'
In that report, the DOE describes "The Gemini Project," which is a series of experiments that
will make use of a newly completed radiographic facility at the NNSS. The main experiment
of The Gemini Project is a first-ever (for the post-Cold War) 'scaled subcritical experiment with special nuclear material.' The scaled test, dubbed 'Pollux,'
will be preceded by 'Castor,' a (non-nuclear) confirmatory experiment. A scaled
subcritical experiment is one involving a fractional (non-full) scale model of a warhead primary.
The date of the Pollux experiment is unannounced. When conducted
this fall, 'Pollux'
will be the 27th Subcritical Nuclear Experiment by the U.S. The U.S. Department of Energy conducted its 25th and 26th Subcritical Nuclear Experiment (SNE) in December 2010 and February 2011
INDICATIONS OF WHEN THE U.S. WILL NEXT CONDUCT
A SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR TEST:
'Currently the Facility is in preparation for 2 SCEs scheduled
for this calendar year - Castor and Pollux.'
- The federal calendar year for 2012 ends on October 1, 2012.
A 'SCE' - also a 'SNE' - is subcritical nuclear experiment. The
'Pollux' event will be the SNE and 'Castor' will be a non-nuclear
precursor test.
'The next U.S. subcritical experiment is expected in fall 2012 or shortly thereafter
...In July 2012, NNSA stated that the next
subcritical experiment is planned for fall 2012 or shortly thereafter.188'
'188 Information provided by National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, personal communication,
July 10, 2012.'
Source: 'Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty:
Background and Current Developments,' by Jonathan Medalia,
Congressional Research Service, August 3, 2012
"The Gemini Project is part of the Stockpile Stewardship Program conducted in conjunction with Los Alamos National Laboratory and NSTec for the NNSA. The Gemini Project was designated by the NNSA Defense Programs Deputy Administrator as a high-priority demonstration that integrates a scaled subcritical experiment with special nuclear material. The experimental campaign is a first-of-a-kind demonstration...The final experiment (named Pollux) will include special nuclear material and is designed to deliver final experimental data in support of the Stockpile Stewardship Program. Final execution of these tests at NNSS is anticipated to be complete by the end of FY12."
Source: 'Supplement to Department of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Fiscal Year 2011 Site-Specific Activities, May 2012,' http://www.hss.doe.gov/deprep/archive/documents/DOE-AR2012May-Supplement.pdf, pages 20-21
'The data [from Castor], I'm
told, was exceptional and will go a long way in supporting the Pollux
subcritical experiment later this year.' - Steve Mellington, (NNSA) NSO Manager
Z-Machine tests - learn all about these
subcritical tests conducted in New Mexico here
Subcritical experiments were first introduced in 1997, five years after the last U.S.-held nuclear test. For the next 13 years or so, the Energy Department adhered to a custom they originally initiated of providing a 48-hour advance notice to the international community before carrying out each test. The Department, however, dispensed with that courtesy in late 2010 when it made public the news it had conducted the 24th subcritical experiment, dubbed 'Bacchus,' the day before. Now, in an unprecedented underhanded and nontransparent move, the Energy Department has told the world that it carried out these SNEs months ago.
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