NUCLEAR NEWS -

 

NUCLEAR REACTOR FIXED WITH DUCT TAPE?

 

 

 

Only on the TV show The Simpsons, you think?

 

No, that's not Homer Simpson taking shortcuts, never mind the consequences.  It's the US nuclear industry with government regulatory agencies looking the other way.

 

A very small sample of the state of the nuclear industry in the United States. 

IN CALIFORNIA:

Plastic bags, tape, broomsticks fix California San Onofre nuclear power plant leak - NRC contemplating restart of nuclear plant
http://www.10news.com/news/investigations/photograph-picture-given-to-team-10-shows-plastic-bags-tape-broomsticks-used-to-fix-leak-at-san-onofre-043013

Inside Sources: I was there when San Onofre nuclear plant shut down, I wouldn’t trust them to turn it back on — "We are dealing with unknown territory here which has never been explored before" (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/inside-sources-i-was-there-when-san-onofre-nuclear-plant-shut-down-i-wouldnt-trust-them-to-turn-it-back-on-we-are-dealing-with-unknown-territory-here-which-has-never-been-explored-befo

IN ILLINOIS:

Emergency declared at La Salle nuclear power plant in Illinois, after lightning strike — “Venting of Unit 1 primary containment” -
http://enenews.com/emergency-declared-at-u-s-nuclear-plant-after-lightning-strike-venting-of-the-unit-1-primary-containment-normal-radiation-levels-have-been-reported-nrc-mobilizes-incident-response-ce

Leaks at La Salle nuclear power plant.  -

NRC: “Degraded condition” at Illinois nuclear plant — Leak inside primary containment — Days after emergency due to lightning strike

http://enenews.com/nrc-degraded-condition-at-illinois-nuclear-plant-leak-inside-primary-containment

IN WASHINGTON STATE

Hanford nuclear waste tanks continue to generate gas - could explode anytime

KING 5 NEWS: The Department of Energy was warned in a letter last September that there were not adequate safeguards in place to prevent build ups of flammable gasses inside nuclear waste storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/04/radiation-news-hanford-nuclear-waste.html

Hanford nuclear waste site - TV: Most hazardous material on planet leaking at U.S. nuclear site — Would contaminate our food chain for hundreds of years to come if it reaches Columbia River (VIDEO) 

http://enenews.com/tv-hazardous-material-planet-leaking-nuclear-site-contaminate-food-chain-hundreds-years-reaches-columbia-river-video 

READ MORE ON THE ALARMING STATE OF THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD AT ENENEWS - http://enenews.com/

By the way, ask any environmentalist and he'll tell you that the greatest threat to the planet is CO2.  On what planet do they live?