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The three remaining burn victims from the Nov. 16 explosion on an
oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will be discharged from Baton Rouge
General Medical Center in time for the holidays, hospital officials said in a
news release.
Study Finds Flaws in Pipeline Leak Detection Systems
A forthcoming federal report on pipeline safety has found that
members of the general public are more likely to identify oil and gas spills
than the pipeline companies’ own leak detection systems.
Bighorn River could close for pipeline removal
Phillips 66 is removing an oil pipeline from beneath a popular
southeast Montana river after the line had to be abandoned because it was
increasingly exposed by erosion.
U.S. ruling on Keystone pipeline could slip again – report
A top risk-management analyst warned on Friday that a decision by
Washington on TransCanada Corp’s (TRP.TO) Keystone XL pipeline
could get delayed again into next summer, adding more pressure to
already deeply discounted Canadian oil prices.
Japanese flee Fukushima nuke disaster to faraway Okinawa,
plan class-action against radiation
Okinawa is about as far away as one can get from Fukushima without
leaving Japan, and that is why Minaho Kubota is here.
Petrified of the radiation spewing from the Fukushima Dai-ichi
nuclear plant that went into multiple meltdowns last year, Kubota grabbed
her children, left her skeptical husband and moved to the small
southwestern island. More than 1,000 people from the disaster zone have
done the same thing.
NRC Chairman writes about enhancing safety after a visit to
Fukushima, Japan
On December 21, 2012, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) blog posted a letter from Chairman Macfarlane titled A Visit to
Japan: Reflections from the Chairman. She has recently returned from a
trip to Japan and a visit to the evacuated areas near the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear power station.
A Visit to Japan: Reflections from the Chairman