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South Korea’s NSSC Clears Saeul-3: Operator Error, Not Design Flaw, Caused Trip
JUNG YEON-JE/gettyimages.com South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) approved the resumption of commissioning tests at the…
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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Ukraine may have solved its Russian Kinzhal missile problem -- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian explosives plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast -- Russian oil facilities in Perm and Orsk struck as Ukraine's drones follow up Tuapse attacks -- Russia’s offensive tactics on full display in fight for Sloviansk ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-30-2026/
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant left with just 22 reactor operators, far below safety levels of 159 -- SBU drones strike 'critical' Druzhba oil pipeline hub in Russia's Tatarstan -- NGOs urge Ukrainian government to drop peace deal referendum idea -- Exclusive: Whistleblower confirms details of death, torture in Brazilian-led foreign fighter unit in Ukraine ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/tuesday-february-24-2026/
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Sunday, January 18, 2026
Does Russia or China actually threaten Greenland? Experts say Trump's warnings don't match reality -- Ukraine faces potential meltdown as Russia seeks to disconnect nuclear plants -- Over 163,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation -- Crashed Russian drone discovered in Moldova, authorities report ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/sunday-january-18-2026/
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Sunday, December 7, 2025
End to war 'depends on Russia's commitment to peace,' Ukraine, US agree -- Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike, UN nuclear agency warns -- Russia has lost 1,179,790 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 -- Why Ukraine rejects Russia's 600,000 army cap demand ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/sunday-december-7-2025/
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#Wildfire risks high at #US #NuclearPlants
Posted on January 19, 2025 by beyondnuclearinternational
The GAO identifies a number of US nuclear power plant sites that are vulnerable to the possible outbreak of #wildfires where they are located.
"'According to our analysis of U.S. Forest Service and NRC data, about 20 percent of nuclear power plants (16 of 75) are located in areas with a high or very high potential for wildfire,' the GAO report states. 'More specifically, more than one-third of nuclear power plants in the South (nine of 25) and West (three of eight) are located in areas with a high or very high potential for wildfire.' The GAO goes on to identify 'Of the 16 plants with high or very high potential for wildfire, 12 are operating and four are shut down.'
"To analyze exposure to the wildfire hazard potential, the GAO used 2023 data from the U.S. Forest Service’s Wildfire Hazard Potential Map. 'High / very high refers to plants in areas with high or very high wildfire hazard potential. Those nuclear power stations described by GAO as 'high / very high' exposure to wildfires and their locations are excerpted from GAO Appendix III: Nuclear Power Plant Exposure to Selected Natural Hazards.
Table 1: Potential High Exposure to 'Wildfires' at Operating Nuclear Power Plants
–AZ / #SAFER, one of two mobile nuclear emergency equipment supply units in the nation, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–CA / #DiabloCanyon Units 1 & 2 nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–FL / #TurkeyPoint Units 3 & 4 nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–GA / #EdwinIHatch Units 1 & 2 nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–GA / #Vogtle Units Units 1, 2, 3 & 4, nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–NC / #BrunswickNC Units 1 & 2 nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–NC / #McGuireNC Units 1 & 2 nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–NC / #ShearonHarris Units 1 & 2 nuclear power station, “HIGH /VERY HIGH”
–NB / #CooperNuclearPowerStation, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–SC / #Catawba Units 1 & 2 nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–SC / #HBRobinson Units 1 & 2 nuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–WA / #ColumbiaNuclear power station, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”Table 2: Potential High Exposure to “Wildfires” at Shutdown Nuclear Power Plants
–CA / #SanOnofre Units 1 & 2, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–FL / #CrystalRiver, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–NJ / #OysterCreek, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”
–NY / #IndianPoint Units 1, 2 & 3, “HIGH / VERY HIGH”"Wildfires can transport #radioactive contamination from nuclear facilities
"A historical review of wildfires that occur around nuclear facilities (research, military and commercial power) identifies that these events are also a very effective transport mechanism of radioactivity previously generated at these sites and subsequently released into the environment by accident, spills and leaks, and careless dumping. The radioactivity is #resuspended by wildfires that occur years, even decades later.
"The fires carry the radioactivity on smoke particles #downwind, thus expanding the zone of #contamination further and further with each succeeding fire. The dispersed #radionuclides can have very long half-lives meaning they remain biologically hazardous in the environment for decades, centuries and longer."
Read more:
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/01/19/wildfire-risks-high-at-nuclear-plants/
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