“Poverty and the Pandemic: Ending Poverty, Creating Solutions and Fighting for Environmental Justice in SC”
Livestreamed program by the Sierra Club, Columbia, SC, Monday,
Sentencing Delayed for Official Guilty of Nuclear Reactor Construction Fraud in South Carolina, Feds Say Investigation to Continue Another Year
SRS Watch news, October 13, 2020: Sentencing Postponed for SCANA Official who Admitted Felony Fraud in Nuclear Construction Project; Federal Attorney Indicates “Additional Targets” being Investigated and that the Investigation Will Continue at Least a Year
Columbia,
Disposal of Unused Plutonium Fuel (MOX), Containing Weapon-Grade Plutonium, Demands Environmental, Security Analyses: Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety
SRS Watch in: “DOE Activities Raise Safety Concerns about Plutonium at Three Facilities”
Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 30, 2020
According to the Department of Energy (DOE),
Will Politicians Comment on DOE’s Plans to Bring Another 35 Metric Tons of Plutonium to South Carolina?
Will politicians comment on plans to bring another 35 metric tons of plutonium to SRS for processing as waste and for fabrication into “pits” for nuclear weapons?
DOE Reveals 11.5 Metric Tons of Plutonium Stored at SRS; SRS Watch Believes that Plutonium Storage is now Safe Despite Claims of those Trying to get their Hands on $600 Million Settlement between DOE and State of South Carolina
U.S. Department of Energy Confirms 11.5 Metric Tons of Plutonium Stored at Savannah River Site; SRS Watch Supports DOE Assertion that Plutonium Storage “Not Posing any Additional Risk to Communities Surrounding the SRS”
An Additional 35 MT of Plutonium could come to SRS for Processing as Waste and for Plutonium Pit Production for Nuclear Weapons Yet Politicians in South Carolina Remain Silent about associated Risks
Columbia,
“World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2020” Released – Nuclear Power Stagnant
“Three takeaways from the 2020 World Nuclear Industry Status Report”
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, September 25, 2020 – article posted here: https://thebulletin.org/2020/09/three-takeaways-from-the-2020-world-nuclear-industry-status-report/
“The size of the global nuclear fleet has been stagnant for 30 years,
EIS on SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant totally Inadequate; “Pit” Production for Unneeded Nuclear Warheads mean more Plutonium and Nuclear Waste in South Carolina
Environmental Impact Statement on Savannah River Site Plutonium Bomb Plant is Inadequate; Dodges Need for New Nuclear Bomb Facility, Overlooks Key Environmental Issues and Claims no Environmental Justice Issues –
DOE’s Plan to Dispose of Fresh MOX – Containing 28 kgs of Weapon-Grade Plutonium – as Waste Merits Environmental and Security Reviews
DOE Decision to Dispose of Unirradiated Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Stored at Los Alamos National Lab in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant must be Reviewed in Environmental Impact Statement and Non-Proliferation Assessment
Unprecedented Disposal as Waste of Useless Test MOX Fuel,
Plutonium Alert at SRS! SRS Set to Receive 35 Metric Tons of Plutonium for Processing – SRS Citizens Advisory Board Requested to Closely Monitor Risky Plutonium Projects
Request of SRS Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) to Closely Monitor Plutonium Issues at SRS – Large Amount Set to Come in with Risks of Environmental Issues, Possibility of being Stranded (like Plutonium Imported for Bungled MOX Project)
DOE,State of South Carolina Agree on Paper to Remove a Total of 9.5 Metric Tons of Plutonium from Savannah River Site – But Total Amount of Plutonium at SRS is Now 11.5 MT and DOE Plans to Bring in ~35 Metric Tons More for Processing for Disposal (via “Dilute &
DOE, State of South Carolina to Announce Plutonium Settlement on August 31 – Plans to Import 35 Metric Tons of Plutonium for Plutonium Disposition and Fabrication into “Pits” for Nuclear Warheads likely to be Ignored
Please Attend News Conference on Savannah River Site Plutonium Disposition, Monday, August 31, 11 a.m., State House, Columbia, SC – Show Your Concern about Secrecy with Plutonium Processing
The Announcement by DOE and SC Attorney General Wilson Involves 11.5 Metric Tons of Plutonium Now at SRS but What Won’t be Said is that Another 35 Metric Tons of Plutonium is Destined for SRS –
SRS Watch Submits Comments in NRC’s EIS Process on License-Extension Request by Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels Plant in Columbia, South Carolina – Mystery of On-Site Technetium Contamination Must be Resolved
Despite chronic operational a problems and on-site soil and groundwater contamination, the Westinghouse uranium fuel-fabrication facility near Columbia, South Carolina is seeking a 40-year license extension for its operations.
Historic “Dark Circle” Movie on Risks of Nuclear Age, Including Disasters with Plutonium Pit Production at Rocky Flats, to Air August 21, 8 p.m. EDT
“Dark Circle” movie to air on August 21, 8 p.m. EDT – https://metrograph.com/live-screenings/dark-circle/
“It’s been 75 years this month since the start of the Atomic Age, with the U.S.
SRS Watch Supports PEIS for DOE Plutonium Disposition, In August 12 letter to DOE Officials
Public Interest Group Requests DOE Prepare “Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement” on Plutonium Disposition, in Support of Recommendation by National Academies of Sciences Panel
Plutonium Disposition via “Dilute &
Hiroshima/Nagasaki 75th Anniv. Commemoration, Columbia, SC, August 8, 2020, with Short Video on SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant
Director of SRS Watch says a few words at the Hiroshima/Nagasaki 75th anniversary event in downtown Columbia, South Carolina on August 8, 2020 about the folly of planning for nuclear war,
Video on SRS Plutonium “Pit” Madness on August 9th, 75th Anniversary of the Nagasaki Bombing
August 9th Hiroshima/Nagasaki 75th anniversary video commemoration by the local Columbia Friends Meeting (Quakers), Columbia, SC: “Peace Now: Clean Up, Not Build Up at Savannah River Site”
DOE “Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste Inventory Report,” with commercial and DOE amounts
“Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste Inventory Report”
“This report provides information on the inventory of commercial spent fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in the United States,
Nuclear Weapons Mishaps Explained, with Mention of the Palomares “Broken Arrow” Accident in 1966, which Resulted in Plutonium from the Partial “Clean-up” being Buried at the Savannah River Plant
“Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Overview”
Flag Words for Accidents and Incidents Involving Nuclear Weapons
- NUCFLASH
- BROKEN ARROW
- EMPTY QUIVER
- BENT SPEAR
- DULL SWORD
- PINNACLE FADED GIANT
- BEELINE FADED GIANT
Nuclear weapon accident defined as
An unexpected event due to accidental circumstances involving
U.S.
Sweet Victory for Citizens & Patriots! Nuclear Official in South Carolina Pleads Guilty to Felony in $11+ Billion Nuclear Reactor Construction Debacle
“Top ex-SCANA official Stephen Byrne pleads guilty in SC nuclear fiasco fraud case”
The State, Columbia, South Carolina, July 23, 2020
Stephen Byrne,
July 16, 2020: 75th Anniversary of the First Nuclear Weapons Blast at the Trinity Site in New Mexico Site
‘Now I Am Become Death’: The Legacy of the First Nuclear Bomb Test
The 75th anniversary of what’s known as the Trinity explosion, the world’s first nuclear weapon test,
SCE&G Official to Plead Guilty to Felony in Nuclear Reactor Construction Debacle, Federal Court in Columbia, SC, July 23, 2020
Stand By for Historic Guilty Plea: SCE&G Official Responsible for Nuclear Reactor Construction Debacle to Plead Guilty to Fraud in Federal Court in Columbia, South Carolina on July 23,
PLEASE ATTEND THIS HISTORIC EVENT! SCE&G Official who Perpetrated VC Summer Nuclear Fraud to Plead Guilty, July 23, Federal Court in Columbia, SC – Lock him up! Lock him up!
Thursday, July 23, 2020 guilty plea by SCE&G nuclear debacle mastermind Stephan Byrne. BE THERE – federal court house, Columbia, South Carolina – for this historic event!
SRS Watch in Bloomberg article on pits: “Trump Plan to Build Nuclear Bombs Divides a Scarred Factory Town”
Trump Plan to Build Nuclear Bombs Divides a Scarred Factory Town
Bloomberg, July 9, 2020, by Ari Natter and Charlie McGee
A factory along South Carolina’s Savannah River produced tritium and plutonium for U.S.
Safety Board Continues to Question Safety of SRS Tritium Operations (for Nuclear Weapons)
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, an independent agency which provides much-needed oversight of DOE facilities, has issued a critical assessment of actions DOE is taking at the Savannah River Site to make its tritium-processing operations safer.
Move by Nuclear Weapons Council to Take Over DOE Nuclear Weapons Budget Must be Rejected: Provisions in Senate Defense Bill Must be Removed
Move by DOD and Nuclear Weapons Boosters to Take Over DOE Nuclear Weapons Budget Authority and Gut DOE’s Environmental Management Budget must be Rejected; Boosters Pushing for Two Unjustified Plants to Fabricate Plutonium “Pits” for New and Old Nuclear Weapons Must Stand Down
Columbia,
Senate Defense Report Places Initial Oversight of Unjustified Plutonium Pit Project
The US Senate “report” that goes along with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is out. Amongst a host of things, the plutonium pit issue gets some oversight.
Employee at High Enriched Uranium Facility in Virginia Dies, SRS Watch Inquires, June 29
SRS Watch has inquired of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission about the death of an employee at the BWXT highly enriched uranium (HEU) facility in Lynchburg, VA.
NATIONAL NETWORK OF WATCHDOG GROUPS OPPOSES FUNDING FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST PREPARATION: CALLS PROPOSAL “DANGEROUSLY DESTABILIZING”
NATIONAL NETWORK OF WATCHDOG GROUPS OPPOSES FUNDING FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST PREPARATION:
CALLS PROPOSAL “DANGEROUSLY DESTABILIZING” AND “ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.”
Today, three-dozen nuclear watchdog organizations,
Groups Petition DOE to Stop Stalling on Pit Production Legal Requirements; Stage Set for Environmental Lawsuit
WATCHDOG GROUPS FILE LEGAL PETITION WITH ENERGY DEPT: Allege Agency is Slow Walking “Record of Decision” Re: Plutonium Bomb Core Production to Prevent Judicial Review; Stage Set for Litigation on Expanded Production
June 24,
House Armed Services Subcommittee Fails to Affirm $R$ Plutonium Bomb Plant in Mark-Up of Defense Authorization
SRS nuclear war boosters – contractors & NNSA deep staters – sweating bullets over lack of $R$ Plutonium Bomb Plant being affirmed by key House subcommittee
The US House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (of the Armed Services Committee) today sent a strong signal that the $R$ Plutonium Bomb Plant has weak support.
“Failed [MOX] Plutonium Project’s Final Chapter Is Fire Sale for Parts”
“Failed [MOX] Plutonium Project’s Final Chapter Is Fire Sale for Parts”
By Ari Natter, Bloomberg, June 18, 2020
U.S. conversion factory’s equipment is on the auction block
After $8 billion spent,