LLAW’s All Things Nuclear #589, Wednesday, (04/03/2024)
“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity.”
The Government Accountability Office is warning that nuclear regulators may be relying on outdated information on climate change.
LLAW’s COMMENTARY, Wednesday, (04/03/2024)
Climate risks are important, and incidents like the Fukushima nuclear disaster prove that, but the obvious problem is human activity of any and all kinds including using them as weapons of mass destruction in war, attacks from terrorists, sabotage by disenchanted protestors, human operator error, AI and other computer failures, fires and radiation leaks, mishandling of nuclear waste, and grid power malfunctions for all the reasons above, including weather and other climate malfunctions that turn can turn nuclear power plants into ‘tinker toys’.
If we humans were as wise as we think we are, we would immediately ban ‘all things nuclear’ from existing in this world, and begin a global priority to dismantle all nuclear weapons, nuclear power plants, fuel and waste storage and their containment, and all associated buildings, facilities, and infrastructure everywhere, burying it all in deep underground vaults where it can never be accessed by humans or any living creatures again. So, when you consider all the risks of ‘all things nuclear’, climate risks are just one of many. We, and even Mother Earth are incapable of living with the never-ending risk of ‘all things nuclear’. (A short introduction follows, and this link is also available here or at the end of the first part of the article): NRC underestimates climate risks to nuclear power, watchdog says - E&E News ~llaw
NRC underestimates climate risks to nuclear power, watchdog says
By Zach Bright | 04/03/2024 06:19 AM EDT
The Government Accountability Office found regulators rely on historical data when assessing how floods, wildfires and extreme weather could affect plants.
The Government Accountability Office is warning that nuclear regulators may be relying on outdated information on climate change. Mary Ann Chastain/AP
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not fully consider the risk climate change poses to the country’s nuclear fleet, according to a top congressional watchdog.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that the NRC uses historical data — rather than climate projections — to identify and assess risk in initial licensing processes and during safety reviews for plants. That may underestimate how droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme weather could affect nuclear power plant operations and safety, the GAO warned.
“Commercial nuclear power plants in the United States were licensed and built an average of 42 years ago, and weather patterns and climate-related risks to their safety and operations have changed since their construction,” the GAO analysts wrote, adding that some climate impacts “are already occurring, and many are expected to continue to worsen.” (The rest of the article has been truncated, but to see it all you can pay the price and go to this link: NRC underestimates climate risks to nuclear power, watchdog says - E&E News ~llaw
ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’S ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” RELATED MEDIA:
There are 6 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that play an important role in humanity’s lives, as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links in each category about the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:
All Things Nuclear
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Power Emergencies
Nuclear War
Nuclear War Threats
Yellowstone Caldera (Note: (There are no Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)
Whenever there is an underlined link to a Category media news story, if you press or click on the link provided, you no longer have to cut and paste to your web browser, since this Post’s link will take you directly to the article in your browser.
A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.
TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Wednesday,(04/03/2024):
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
- YouTube
We're going to do two things ... We are all about it. How do I join in on ... Is it a strategy capable of fending off the 6th Mass Extinction or nuclear ...
Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy: What Could Go Wrong? | The New Republic
The New Republic
... nuclear power plants at data centers—despite the fact that the construction of an all-new nuclear power plant is so difficult that it hasn't ...
The U.S. and Israel disagree over what should come next in Gaza | 90.5 WESA
90.5 WESA
All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:30 PM ... nuclear deal with Iran, and now Biden, over the war in Gaza. ... It's not at all a surprise that there is a ...
Nuclear Power
NEWS
NRC underestimates climate risks to nuclear power, watchdog says - E&E News
E&E News
That may underestimate how droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme weather could affect nuclear power plant operations and safety, the GAO warned. “ ...
Nuclear regulators should weigh climate change risk to power plants, report says
Government Executive
With the possibility of climate change driving more extreme weather events in areas where nuclear power plants operate, the Nuclear Regulatory ...
Nuclear energy cannot lead the global energy transition | Climate Crisis - Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
The sea is blue and sparkling. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen in the background, in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on August 24 ...
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Texas man hacks cable system, issues false emergency alert about nuclear power plant
KVII
A Texas man is accused of hacking a cable system and sending false emergency alerts.Michael Andrew Smith, 20, is charged with breach of computer ...
Texas man hacks cable system, issues false emergency alert about nuclear power plant
abc7amarillo.com
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (Credit: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Five IAF helicopters conduct trial landing, take-off on emergency landing strip in J-K
Press Trust of India
MORE STORIES. India eyes 100 GW nuclear power by 2047: AEC chairman. 'Modi ki guarantee' unsuccessful, does not reach people: Kharge. Vice President ...
Nuclear War
NEWS
Joe Rogan Reveals Nuclear Weapons Fear—'Terrifying' - Newsweek
Newsweek
Joe Rogan is often vocal about the threat of nuclear war and during an episode of his podcast, he explained his fear.
The US is building a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile. Congress must make sure it's built right.
Atlantic Council
The United States deployed these missiles on SSNs during the Cold War, but they were removed from service (along with most US tactical nuclear weapons) ...
Why the Ukraine and Gaza wars mean Russia could now support a nuclear-armed Iran
European Leadership Network
Meir Javedanfar writes that the Ukraine and Gaza wars mean that a nuclear Iran may no longer be viewed as a threat by the Russian leadership.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
“Danger of nuclear war! Physicists (and all scientists and engineers) can help!”: renowned ...
Flat Hat News
von Hippel urges action against nuclear threats ... threat of war. “So, we are also at this point ... “What I worry about is actually not intentional ...
Why the Ukraine and Gaza wars mean Russia could now support a nuclear-armed Iran
European Leadership Network
Meir Javedanfar writes that the Ukraine and Gaza wars mean that a nuclear Iran may no longer be viewed as a threat by the Russian leadership.
What Do Vladimir Putin's Threats Really Mean For Russia, The West And The Ukraine War?
Yahoo Movies UK
What do the nuclear threats mean? ... The Russian president also claimed that some Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) states have threatened ...