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Miscellaneous

Video: The Opposite of Safety On a Drill Rig

March 7, 2014 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Video: The Opposite of Safety On a Drill Rig

Ok, this video has so many safety issues going on, you can’t even count them all. But it is darn funny! Just know that this public video on Facebook lets anyone comment on it, so […]

Nuclear Reactors in the US overlaid on USGS Probability of Strong Shaking Map
Geologic Hazards

Regulators aware for years of understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

March 30, 2011 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Regulators aware for years of understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

With the events in Japan on everyone’s mind, it’s of course to be expected that seismic safety at nuclear power plants in the U.S. becomes a hot topic. This article discusses how the Nuclear Regulatory […]

A worker walking near water tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan.
Failures

Ground Freezing proposed to stop radioactive groundwater at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

August 9, 2013 rockman Failures Comments Off on Ground Freezing proposed to stop radioactive groundwater at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

New leaks into the groundwater have been detected at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan that experienced a triple meltdown in 2011 after an earthquake and Tsunami. The plant’s operator, Tepco, recently admitted […]