Nuclear Power

Security and Cyberattacks: How Safe Is the Nuclear Plant Next Door to Phoenix?

By Joseph Flaherty
Jul 13, 2017

Nuclear plants reportedly have become a target of cyberattacks, raising questions about security at the large Palo Verde nuclear plant outside of Phoenix.
The Millennial's Dilemma: A Young Writer's Search for Our Nuclear Future in Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Phoenix

By Miriam Wasser
Oct 27, 2016

The Nuclear Question, Part One: Walking Around Chernobyl After a cold and drizzly morning this past May, the sun is finally out in the Exclusion Zone, the heavily guarded area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine. The circular-shaped zone — which has a radius of 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) — is located about 60 miles north of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, and about nine miles south of the border with Belarus...
New Film Highlights How White Mesa Uranium Mill Could Contaminate Drinking Water

By Miriam Wasser
May 4, 2016

Half Life: America’s Last Uranium Mill, a new short film from the Grand Canyon Trust, highlights how the White Mesa Uranium Mill in Utah could contaminate the drinking water supply for much of southeastern Utah and northern Arizona. The White Mesa mill is a part of the uranium mining and...
Radioactive Dust Surges Near Mine Close to Grand Canyon

By Miriam Wasser
Jan 4, 2016

With mere days left for the public to comment on whether Arizona should renew air-quality permits for three uranium mines near the Grand Canyon, multiple tests found that the amount of uranium dust in soil near one of the mines is four times higher than background levels. Energy Fuels Incorporated,...
Organization Seeks Constitutional Amendment to Prevent Investment of Arizona Dollars in Iran

By Miriam Wasser
Sep 8, 2015

As the 41st U.S. Senator voiced support for President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran this week, further shrinking the chance any Republic effort to block the deal in Congress will succeed, a different tactic to undermine the negotiations is brewing in Arizona and a handful of other states. The...
To Prevent Another Animas River Spill, Environmental Groups and Local Tribes Demand Feds Update Mining Regulations

By Miriam Wasser
Aug 25, 2015

In the wake of both the recent Gold King Mine disaster that unleashed more than 3 million gallons of toxic mining waste into the Animas River earlier this month, and the impending resumption of uranium mining at Canyon Mine near the Grand Canyon, a coalition of 15 environmental organizations, three...
Renewable Energy Not Enough: Scientists Want More Nuclear Plants to Curb Climate Change

By Ray Stern
Feb 4, 2015

A new Pew Research Center survey shows a serious disconnect between what scientists and the public believe about nuclear energy and climate change. Members of the public generally don't believe climate change is man-made, as scientists do, the poll showed. This is what the news media focused on when the...
Palo Verde Nuclear Plant Taking Fresh Look at Earthquake Hazard in NRC Review

By Ray Stern
May 13, 2014

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants to know by next March how well the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station can withstand the shock of earthquakes. In 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered Palo Verde and all other U.S. nuclear plants to re-evaluate their seismic risk following the Fukushima disaster. (The...
Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant to Test Emergency Sirens in Case of "Unlikely Event"

By Ray Stern
Nov 13, 2013

This is only a drill. Repeat . . . Forty-eight emergency sirens located within 10 miles of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating station are expected to sound off today as part of an annual federal requirement. They'll perform a practice blast at noon and at 12:30 p.m., authorities say. Don't...