Nuclear Navy Waste – Beatrice Brailsford

The nuclear navy was born at the Idaho National Laboratory. That’s right. The prototype for the USS Nautilus, America’s first nuclear-powered vessel, was built on the high desert plain in eastern Idaho.  In 1953, the submarine reactor first achieved a self-sustaining nuclear chair reaction – went critical – without a drop of surface water in […]

No More Money for More Weapons – Beatrice Brailsford

The United States should not spend one more dime on new nuclear weapons. But the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the semi-autonomous, mostly secret, nuclear weapons arm of DOE, has blown billions of dollars on cost overruns alone. That’s right. The Government Accountability Office, the federal government watchdog, reported on ten major DOE and NNSA […]

Nuclear facility reports small fire in building

by Associated Press KTVB.COM Posted on September 22, 2013 at 4:32 PM Updated yesterday at 4:32 PM Original source: http://www.ktvb.com/news/Nuclear-facility-reports-small-fire-in-building-224793262.html ARCO, Idaho — Officials at a southeastern Idaho nuclear facility say there was no release of radiation and there’s no risk to the public following a fire. Idaho National Laboratory officials say a small fire in […]

INL News Release: Department of Energy’s Emergency Operations Center is gathering information about a reported incident at the Idaho Site

INL News Release Date: September 20, 2013 Time: 5:10 p.m. #1 Department of Energy’s Emergency Operations Center is gathering information about a reported incident at the Idaho Site The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated and is gathering information about a reported on-site facility fire […]