Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Radiation fear after Fukushima prompted irrational hoarding of iodized salt in most Chinese cities

Radiation fear after Fukushima prompted irrational hoarding of iodized salt in most Chinese cities

July 3, 2013 (nuclear.com) -- A newspaper story out of China today mentions that iodized salt was hoarded in most Chinese cities shortly after the Fukushima accident. The article cites Chai Guohan, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Environmental Protection's Radiation Safety Center, as saying that iodized salt only contains a minimal amount of iodine, meaning that to reach the dose of one iodine tablet, a person has to take several kilograms of salt.

Source: China.org.cn, "Scientists allay fears over nuclear power", Ecns.cn, July 3, 2013

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Friday, February 22, 2013

EnergySolutions - $1.1 billion isn't nearly enough, sez owner of about 10% of shares

EnergySolutions - $1.1 billion isn't nearly enough, sez owner of about 10% of shares

(nuclear.com, Feb 21, 2013) -- Companies associated with Clint D. Carlson informed the Securities and Exchange Commission today that they oppose the acquisition offer that EnergySolutions Inc's board has approved. The current deal is for private equity firm Energy Capital Partners LLC (ECP) to buy EnergySolutions for $3.75 per share -- that works out to about $1.1 billion.
The Carlson companies told SEC that "The Reporting Persons do not believe the current offer by Energy Capital Partners ("ECP") to acquire all shares of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock for $3.75 per share pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 7, 2013 (the "Merger"), reflects the fair underlying value of the Issuer. Among other things, the Reporting Persons believe that the offer by ECP does not appropriately value the Issuer's Zion project. In particular, the Reporting Persons believe that the Issuer and its investment banker, Goldman, Sachs & Co., are assigning insufficient value to the restricted cash associated with the Zion project...

Read more at http://news.nuclear.com/blog7.php/energysolutions-1-1-billion-isn#OW1HQkwfQ2Q0o22p.99 

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Hatch - emergency diesel generator was inoperable for two years

Hatch - emergency diesel generator was inoperable for two years

A breaker manufactured in 2004 was miswired. The defect did not affect the breaker's operability where it was first used at Plant Hatch. But it was installed in another location in 2010. And for the next two years, EDG 1C was unknowingly inoperable, even though it passed its monthly tests.
Here's excerpts about this story from NRC inspection report released today...

Read more at http://news.nuclear.com/blog7.php/hatch-emergency-diesel-generator-was#Dotm5S7bSKjyLJ3b.99