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"Recycled Radioactive Metal Contaminates Consumer Products" [1]

"Thousands of everyday products and materials containing radioactive metals are surfacing across the United States and around the world."
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Scripps [5], 06/04/2009

List of Nuclear Sites Released in Flub [6]

The Government Printing Office web site apparently took down the publication after discovery of the mistake -- but the entire report is still available on the site of the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Government [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]

"In Finland, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Into Trouble" [9]

A power plant under construction on a Finnish island was supposed to be the showpiece of a nuclear renaissance. But it is way behind schedule and over budget.
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: NYTimes [11], 05/29/2009

"Feds Ready to Spend $2 Billion on Hanford Cleanup" [12]

The economic stimulus will bring another $2 billion in cleanup funds to the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [13]
Source: AP [14], 05/28/2009

"Court Allows Foreign Nuclear Waste Shipment to Utah" [15]

"A Salt Lake City-based company can import Italian nuclear waste for disposal in Utah, a federal judge ruled Friday."
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: NYTimes [16], 05/19/2009

"Nuclear Cleanup Awards Questioned" [17]

A flood of new stimulus money going into nuclear cleanup problems is raising issues of abuse.
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: WashPost [18], 05/18/2009
May 18, 2009 to May 21, 2009

41st Annual National Conference on Radiation Control [19]

This year's event, "Advancing Radiation Protection in the 21st Century," includes an Environmental Session of May 20th.
Professional Meetings [20]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Technology [21]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]

"Obama to Name Reid Ally as NRC Chairman" [23]

"President Barack Obama on Wednesday named a former adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, giving opponents of a nuclear waste repository in Reid's home state of Nevada another well-placed ally."
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [24], 05/14/2009

TOLEDO BLADE COVERS DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR COVER-UP TRIAL [25]

A federal jury in Toledo may soon be deciding whether some company officials engaged in a cover-up of safety problems at the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant. Although the story has gotten little national attention, the Toledo Blade's Tom Henry has covered the trial in detail.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

AREVA Bans Pens, Cameras, Recorders at SEJ's Lynchburg Nuclear Tour [26]

AREVA, the world's largest builder of nuclear reactors, banned pens, recorders and cameras during a field trip to the company's Lynchburg facilities organized by SEJ during its 2008 annual meeting held in Roanoke, VA.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Nuclear Power & Radiation [2]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]

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