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Japan: radiation leaks at nuclear plant
Race to find mafia's uranium bars
Are Nuclear Reactors Secure? - Safe Energy Groups push for Security, NRC slow to respond (Washington Post)
Israel discloses its nuclear option
US offers nuclear protection to Pakistan
NH urges iodide pills, but availability questionable
NRC Website Shutdown Could Boost Power Prices
National Guard troops stationed at NY nuke plants
NY: Reactors shut down at Milton atomic lab
NRC Pulls Its Web Site in Wake of Sept. 11 Attacks
Survivability of nuclear plants to be re-examined
Global atomic agency confesses little can be done to safeguard nuclear plants
N. Y. : Nonradioactive steam leak at nuclear plant
Submarine Kursk lifting is not following the plan
Illinois nuke shuts down unexpectedly
Scotland: Calls to close leaking N-plant
Ohio Nuclear plant has trouble staying on line since refueling
UK: Accident closes nuclear reactors
Palo Verde 2 nuclear plant trips off line
Ukrainian nuclear reactor comes to near-halt because of pump malfunction
Britain Nuclear Accident Probed
Nuclear Waste Shipment Sneaks Through Missouri
Nuclear plants squeeze power as critics fret
Mobile phones may foil stealth bombers
Faulty Valve to Shut Down Florida Nuclear Plant
Fire Put Out at British Nuclear Plant
NRC and POTASSIUM IODINE IN CASE OF NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
Northwest N-plant set to go offline for refueling
Cancer cluster found close to nuclear plant
Nuclear reactor shut down in Ukraine
South Pole Nuclear Reactor Accident ??
15 years on, Chernobyl survivors relive the nuclear nightmare
Diablo Canyon unit closing for 35 days of refueling, repairs
Russian Reactor Shut Down After Electrical Failure
Palo Verde accident postpones refueling
On-going "incident" occurring at the Reactor in the Rivne nuclear plant
Taiwan Power determines cause of nuclear plant shutdown
Out of Control(On the Condition of Russia's Nuclear Power Industry)
Russian sub Kursk was carrying nuclear weapons
Turmoil At Scandia Nuclear Lab
VT - Switch problem causes unexpected reactor shutdown
Power blackout causes emergency shutdown of Taiwan nuclear power station
Russia to Build Floating Nuclear Power Plant
Missouri: Glitch shuts down Callaway power plant
Nebraska: Water levels fell too low at nuclear plant
New Brunswick: Heavy Water Leak Shuts Down Nuclear Plant
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATIREGION 2: EARTHQUAKE FELT ONSITE
Illinois Nuclear power plant shutdowns evoke concern
IL: Nuclear power plant shutdowns raise concerns
Czech Nuclear Plant Resumes Operation
Russia Opens Nuclear Power Plant
Ohio Perry nuke to shut Sat. for refuel
Reactor at California Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Fire
VA - Lights in glitch at North Anna
UK: Nuclear hacker fuels security review
MA - Explosion injures three workers, knocks out power for 3,800
SC - Nuclear plant pump problem downgraded
Japanese Reactor Risks Catastrophe, Warns Report
Edison Pulls Plug On Major Power Plant
HI - Hilo power plant shuts down
Japanese Nuclear Plant Shuts Down After Coolant Leak
Cracks in pipes found at S.C. nuclear power plant
Diesel Problems Keep Seabrook nuke Off-line
GA:Power plants may run dry if lakes can't float barge
Unusual event' declared at Pennsylvania nuclear plant
Regulators Investigating Broken Pipe at Nuclear Power Plant
Nuke plant missing two fuel rods
Colo. Nuclear Workers Contaminated
EU - Fire At Slovakian Nuclear Power Plant Not Serious
CO: 10 Flats workers contaminated
Chernobyl's Only Working Reactor Halted by Malfunction Days Before Final Closure
Radiation leak found at Russian nuclear plant
DRESDEN 3 nuclear scram
Chernobyl: Nuclear Fuel Piece Found Exposed
Leaked Report Says Chernobyl Replacements a Hazard
Japanese Nuclear Plant Leaks Small Amount of Radiation
Kentucky waste found in New York
Weather blacks out Ukrainian nuclear power stations
Chernobyl Reactor Shut Down, Possibly Forever
Chernobyl Plant Shut Down After Power Line Break
North Korea Decries US Power Plant Delay
Japan to Restart Nuclear Reactor
Calif. Diablo Canyon Unit 1 nuke trips off line
British Nuclear Sub Near Meltdown
PALO VERDE 2 reactor trip
Czech Nuclear reactor shuts down
Czech Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down
3 Nuclear Scrams - OYSTER CREEK 1 : FARLEY 2 : MCGUIRE 2
DIABLO CANYON 1 nuclear scram
TURKEY - Ministry shuts down Yatagan station; state of emergency declared
Bulgarian nuclear power plant reactor stopped over steam leak
Siberian Nuclear Plant Causes Record River Contamination
Czech Temelin Pump Failure Forces Test Scale Back
Spain protests over British nuclear sub with reactor cooling system leak
Half of Serbia without Power as Main Plant Fails
SURRY 1 nuclear scram
GINNA 1 nuclear scram
UK - UPDATE 1-UK navy recalls 12 nuclear-powered subs for checks
Ukraine Briefly Shuts Down Reactor
CLINTON 1 nuclear scram
COOPER 1 nuclear scram
Ukraine: generating set shut down at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant
Nuclear Refueling Pulls 22,700 Megawatts Off Line
Quake shakes Japan N-plants
Austrians Protest Czech Nuclear Plant
Fire breaks out at Czech nuclear plant
Denmark: 40-year-old nuclear reactor to be shut down
NINE MILE POINT 1 second reactor scram
NY: Nine Mile 1 nuclear plant in cold shutdown--unusual event declared
Mass: Nuclear fuel rods still kept in Rowe
Russia'S Nuclear Scare Is Omen
KY: Paducah plant spewed plutonium
Russia: Nuclear Ministry Says Nuclear Material Theft Attempts Have Dropped--Denies Western Reports of 90 Instances in Recent Years
Russians Narrowly Avert 2 Nuclear Disasters
Nuclear power on shaky ground in Japan
NVs governor set to put the price of N-waste-site water beyond reach
NINE MILE POINT 1 nuclear scram
Taiwan: Debate Rages Over Nuclear Power Plant
SEQUOYAH 1 nuclear scram
Ukraine: Generating sets at Rivne nuclear power plant halted following leak and problems with reactor cooling system controls
BRUNSWICK 2 reactor scram
Cancer rates increase near Chernobyl: Breast cancer rates up 70%
NRC faults Vermont Yankee for `deliberate' misstatement
Ukraine: Top security official says nuclear reactors repair situation is "catastrophic" and resulting from "manual management in the energy sector"
Two nuclear plant scrams - Ginna 1 and WNP 2
NINE MILE POINT 2 reactor scram
Nuclear disaster averted
VT: Officials say blown fuse, light bulb change caused Yankee nuclear plant shutdown
False data costs British Nuclear #113m
VERMONT YANKEE 1 nuclear scram
Unprecedented power surge hit Russian nuclear plant
Ukraine vs. Russia and nuclear weapons
Bulgarian nuclear power plant receives bomb threat
Power grid failure shuts Russian nuclear plants
Ukraine Nuclear Reactor Shut Down
CALVERT CLIFFS 1 nuclear scram
Bulgaria Admits Accident At Nuclear Plant
US Nuclear Workers Exposed
PALISADES 1 hot shutdown
Wolf Creek 1 reactor trip
Japan: Coolant water leak reported at nuclear power plant
N. y.: Old Problems at Indian Point
Water reported leaking into Chernobyl's sarcophagus
Possible Olympics Nuclear Reactor Attack Uncovered
Russia: Slight Rise In Radioactivity On Barents Sea
River Bend 1 nuclear scram
Second water leak at Finnish nuclear plant
"Chernobyl in slow motion" seen in Barents Sea
Fire puts Alabama nuke plant on alert status
Oyster Creek Powers Down to Fix Valves
KIEV - Malfunction prompts shutdown of Ukrainian reactor
SALEM 1 nuclear scram
Alarm Goes off at Nuclear Reactor in Russia
Peach Bottom 3 nuclear scram
Oil leak reported from controversial Czech nuclear plant
ROMANIA - Nuclear Plant Shutdown on Loading Failure
Incident at Lithuanian nuclear power plant causes stoppage
Lack of nuclear fuel delays repair at Ukraine nuclear
Byron 2 nuclear scram
Japan - Third reactor shut down
JAPAN - Water Leak at Nuclear Plant
Japan: Another Nuke Reactor shuts down after leak
Japan nuke plant under watch after quake, no leak
QUAD CITIES 2 nuclear scram
Y2K Malfunctions in Nuke Plants - for the archives
Nuclear Power Sector: for the archives
Hatch 1 reactor scram
AL - Problems lead to public meeting at Alabama nuclear plant
Japan:nuclear power reactor down after leakage
Japan Nuke Plant Shut After Radiation Alert
OREGON - Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down
Hanford Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down
Seabrook 1 and WNP-2 reactor scrams
Russia: Problems force shutdown at ex-Soviet nuke plants
DUANE ARNOLD 1 reactor scram
LASALLE 2 Nuclear scram
UPDATE - Info on Nuclear Mishaps to be Shared Over Internet
Catawba 2 outage
Ukraine to Close Chernobyl Plant on Dec. 15
Mexican Nuclear plant poses risk
Indian Point 3 reactor scram
Russian nuclear reactor restarted after automatic shutdown
Zimbabwe: Nuclear waste in excess
Farley 1 reactor scram
Radiation Detected at Japan Reactor
McGuire 1 reactor scram
Brown's Ferry 3 reactor scram
Quad Cities 2 nuclear scram
Israel quits Belarus embassy on radioactive fears
Turbo-Generator Switched Back on at Chernobyl
Hungary: "Slight" operation error detected at nuclear plant
Nine out of 14 Ukrainian nuclear power units in repair
Forest fires spark Chernobyl radiation leak fear
Clinton 1 reactor scram
Chernobyl Malfunction; fires raise radiation levels
Ukraine: Power halved at Chernobyl plant due to malfunction
CA - Reactor Shuts Down Triggered by Electrical Problem, Some Steam Released
Nuclear firm pays $1bn to Japanese victims
Chernobyl fallout still affecting upland farms
Ukraine: No. 2 reactor halted at Zaporizhzhya nuclear
DENMARK - Concern for Reactor at Riso -- Experts to Investigate
Qingshan 1 reactor shut down
NORTH ANNA 1 reactor trip
2d nuclear scram at Dresden 3
Dresden 3 nuclear scram
Britain: Staff flee nuclear power station fire
KIEV - Nuclear Reactor Shut Down for Repairs in Ukraine
Limerick nuclear scram
Voltage Drop Shuts Japan Reactor
Unwanted and Unsafe ( SellafieldNuclear)
Japanese Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down
Chernobyl kills and cripples 14 years after blast
Indiana Nuclear plant nearing restart
UK Sellafield problems prompt shake-up at nuclear plant
MISSOURI: Update...Hospital Officials Defuse Fears after Radiation Leak
Beaver Valley nuclear scram
UK: Another radiation hot-spot found at beach near Dounreay Nuclear plant
3 Nuclear plant scrams
MO - Radiation Leak at MU Reactor Draws Inquiry
NC computers shut down at nuclear plant
Mo reactor inspected after fueling accident
UK Sellafield plant says its safe
Ohio: Perry nuclear plant tries to control its latest radioactive leak
SALEM 1 scram
Fire Shuts S. Korea Nuclear Plant
CA: Labor Department Says PG&E Unfair To Nuclear Plant Whistle-Blower
Hanford study finds high risk in low radiation--Exposed workers died of cancer
Japan utility says nuke reactor had crack in pipe
Scotland: NUCLEAR PLANT IN LEAK SCARE
UK - Nuclear Plant Evacuated After Gas Leak
British nuclear plant evacuated after gas leak
British Nuclear Fuels admits `near fatal' safety lapse
Japan reactor begins shutdown after coolant leak
British Nuclear Fuels charged with alleged breaches of safety
29 cases of trouble at nuclear plants reported in FY 1999--45% increase over previous year
Another reactor trip at NORTH ANNA 2 and on at PALISADES 1
Capacity reduced at Ukrainian nuclear power station because of accident
UKRAINE - Update....Kiev - Ukraine Restarts Nuclear Reactor After Glitch
NORTH ANNA 2 SCRAM
Unit 3 at Rovno nuclear power plant halted
Atom plant in France `threatens South of England'
Ukraine Nuclear reactor shut down
Japan stops two nuclear reactors after malfunctions
Russia releases tally of nuclear safety breaches--over 16,,000 in 1999
NYPA nuclear plant on automatic shutdown
British workers used forged passes at Sellafield nuclear
Ukraine cannot guarantee safety of Chernobyl sarcophagus - station official
KIEV - Update...Threat of Computer-Related Subversive Act in Chernobly Denied
Ukraine: Nuclear reactor shut down unexpectedly for third time in month
England's Sellafield nuclear plant could soon be closed
French nuclear safety flaws reported
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant shuts down 4th reactor
Ukraine Orders Chernobyl Closed
Romanian Nuclear Authority Denies Leak
Ukraine: Emergency Shutdown at Chernobyl generator due to failure
Sabotaged nuclear plant to be investigated
UK nuclear plant under pressure to close
GENEVA - Switzerland Suspends Shipments of Nuclear Fuel Rods to Britain
UK - British Nuclear Fuels Accused of Deliberately Falsifying Safety Checks
TEXAS - Safety Probed at Pantex Nuclear Weapons Plant
South Korea - Youngkwang's #4 nuclear reactor malfunctions, shut down twice
Massachusetts Town votes to stockpile anti-nuclear pill
Malfunction Shuts Ukrainian Nuclear Reactor
Minor malfunction shuts Ukrainian nuclear reactor
Germany: Reactor closes after BNFL supplies wrong data again
Outages Lead to Output Decline at British Energy Nuke Plants
NJ--Reactors' Shutdown Is Sought...Coalition Says Salem Plant Unsafe
N.C.:Brunswick reactor loses power during maintenance job
Ukraine reactor shut-down adds to deeper energy crisis
BNFL lowered safety standards to boost nuke fuel output
Reactor at Ukrainian nuclear plant stopped for repairs
Shut Sellafield nuclear plant
Ukrainian reactor shutdown worsens power crisis
Ukraine: Capacity of No 3 generating set of Chernobyl power plant reduced following excessive vibration
Second Oyster Creek nuclear power plant shut down due to electricity loss
Camera Finds Nuclear Plant Crack
Unit 3 of Chernobyl nuclear power plant stopped for repairs
Ukraine: Nuclear reactor not being stopped for repairs and reloading because of electricity shortage
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down for Repairs
Fire at Japan Nuke Plant
UK: Group claims recent accident at nuclear power station was more serious than originally reported.
Point Beach Reactor Shut Down
U.K.: Nuke Plant Falsified Records
Damning report 'threatens' nuclear industry
Situation back to normal at Russia's Smolensk NPP after incident
Kiev: Reactor Shuts Down--Fourth Time in One Week
Radioactive water leak causes South-Ukrainian nuclear power station reactor to shut down again
Ukraine: Chernobyl nuclear station back in operation after water leak
Ghana, West Africa - Power problems at Y2k rollover, cause "unknown"
OT - But of interest to Y2K activists/organizers....
Ukraine: Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant cannot be re-started--Lack of fuel and need for additional safety equipment cited
Ukraine: Reactor at Chernobyl power plant stopped for repairs on faulty weld in reactor safety unit
Y2k software firm sued; Accelr8 used in Russian Nuclear Plants
Ukraine: Reactor disconnected from grid due to accident at Rivne nuclear plant
Chernobyl Reactor To Be Repaired
*Important* Nuclear Reactor Malfunctions, Possibly Y2k-related
Nuclear reactor shutdown probed
Nuclear Power Plant Daily Events 1/20-1/21/2000
Nuclear Power Plant Status 1/21/2000
Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant ENS Inoperable ... Restored
TN Nuclear Reactor Electrical Fault & Reactor Trip
nuclear power plant shut down yesterday in Tennessee ?
Three Mile Island: Unexpected loss of auxillary transformer
RUMOR: History of Nuclear Plant Shutdown and Prediction
Paylo Nuclear Reactor Shut down? (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
News Story: Y2K Bites Spanish Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Power Plant Status Reports "Delayed"
Nuclear Plant Disrutpions - Reports from ABC News
Tennessee - Malfunction at Nuclear Plant
Unexpected Nuclear Power Plant Shutdowns - 3 US
Cross Post > Parkhill: Japan N-plants report 3 problems; may be Y2K; power generation not affected
Japan: Malfunction of radiation monitoring system
Power: First Russian Nuclear Plant Rolls Over OK (Bilibinsk, Russia) 1230 GMT
NERC confirms successful rollover at nuclear units in Eastern Russia
Limmerick Nuclear Plant shut down (non-Y2K problems)
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