In December of 2011, SACE filed an appeal with the Florida State Supreme Court challenging the Florida Public Service Commission’s (PSC) November 2011 decision regarding “nuclear cost recovery” for Progress Energy (PEF) and Florida Power & Light (FPL). The PSC approved a combined $282 million for those two utilities, bringing the total to more than [...]
The ongoing disaster in Japan at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has launched the nuclear debate to the forefront of energy discussions even here in the United States. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently launched a 90-day task force to assess the safety of the U.S. nuclear reactor fleet and to determine what measures the [...]
Place your Bets If you were going to spend (bet) $8 billion on two nuclear reactors, would you invest in a nuclear reactor design with the following history? They were designed in the late 1960s. Their design has never received a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) operating license. Only four reactors of this design were [...]
As we approach three weeks since the earthquake and tsunami, reports continue to indicate worsening conditions at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in Japan. Highly radioactive contaminants have been found in large amounts in pools of water in and around reactors Units 1-4. High radiation levels continue to be found in seawater, and plutonium [...]
As the death toll and list of missing from the earthquake and tsunami increases to nearly 22,000 people, Japanese emergency workers continued their struggle to bring the multi-faceted nuclear crises at the Fukushima Daiichi complex under control over the weekend and into this week. Tracking the situation continues to be very difficult. While it appears [...]
A week has now passed and the Japanese people are still struggling under harsh conditions with very little improvement. We continue to wish them strength and hope. Despite continued lack of clarity from Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) as to the severity of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, most reports tend to [...]
Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the people of Japan as they struggle in the aftermath of last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. The escalating crisis at the failing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors is exacerbating what is already a tragedy of epic proportions. Adding to this distress are the irresponsible comments made [...]
As more are reported dead and the Japanese people endure difficult weather conditions, lack of water and food and the emotional turmoil of the unfolding aftermath, the nuclear disaster becomes even more dire. Events continued to escalate as the essential, remaining workers at the failing Fukushima nuclear reactors were ordered to evacuate on Wednesday morning [...]
All eyes continue to be on Japan, as the death toll continues to climb and yet another reactor suffers an explosion at Fukushimi Daiichi nuclear plant. It is getting increasingly difficult to decipher what is happening on the ground. Since Tuesday, multiple explosions have occurred. Two fires have also occurred at reactor Unit 4 — [...]
AFP/Getty Images Events continue to escalate in Japan as an apparent hydrogen explosion rocks the outer structures of reactor Unit 3 in Japan on Monday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, as occurred previously at reactor Unit 1. The situation became even more dire in Japan early Tuesday1 morning as reactor Unit 2, which had [...]
