Category Archives: Criticism of NRC Reports

Barry Commoner–Scientist and Planet Earth’s Lifeguard–Dies at 95.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

From the New York Times, October 1, 2012, article by Daniel Lewis. Barry Commoner, a founder of modern ecology and one of its most provocative thinkers and mobilizers in making environmentalism a people’s political cause, died on Sunday in Manhattan. … Continue reading →

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Failings of the Environmental Impact Statement

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Appendix A (from the 2006 EIS): Comments regarding a letter from the NRC to Mr. Dan P. Stinnett (Field Supervisor, US Fish and Wildlife Services), RE: Request for list of Protected Species within the area under evaluation for the Monticello … Continue reading →

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Potassium Iodide and Atomic Fallout

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Xcel’s Information on Potassium Iodide usage in the Monticello region (from their handout on Emergency Preparedness): What You Should Know about Potassium Iodide and Atomic Fallout–Factsheet from the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (2002) The Nuclear Power Industry’s Historic Delay for … Continue reading →

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A Contemporary Look at Preparedness Past

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Fukushima Fallout Chernobyl Fallout Three Mile Island Fallout Emergency Preparedness At US Nuclear Reactors — Full Document (PDF).  First Page:

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Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives for the Monticello (TAC NO. MC6441)

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (NRC, 2005) Excerpts:

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ECRR Report Challenges Radiation Assumptions

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

published by WISE/NIRS Nuclear Monitor on February 21, 2003: ECRR report challenges entrenched radiation assumptions A recently-released report claims that the radiation dose model of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is inadequate for internal irradiation, and proposes a … Continue reading →

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Letter to NRC Chairman Jaczko re: Flaws in NRC Cancer Reports

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Well Written Letter re: Flaws in NRC Cancer Reports Excerpt:

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State of Minnesota: Assessment of the EIS (1992)

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

State of MN Comments and Recommendations (MNDH) Excerpts:

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