NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011 – Only one person out of 33 passengers and crew members has survived a United Nations plane crash today at the main airport in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The plane, which had been travelling from the north-eastern city of Kisangani,[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by jay Carney, April 4, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011 – 12:25 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. I want to begin with a couple of scheduling announcements or updates. First, regarding some energy events this week for the President, the President this week will make two trips as he continues speaking directly with Americans about[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Holder on the Prosecution of the 9/11 Conspirators
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. The following statement is attributed to Attorney General Eric Holder: In November 2009, I announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other individuals would stand trial in federal court for their roles in the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001. As I said[Read More…]
Libya: Doctors Without Borders Evacuates 71 War-Wounded from Misrata By Boat
Sfax, Tunisia–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) evacuated 71 patients by boat Sunday, April 3 from the Libyan city of Misrata, where ongoing violence has overwhelmed medical facilities with the wounded. Among the evacuated patients were three people on life support, 11[Read More…]
Japanese Crisis Highlights Need for Enhanced Nuclear Safety, Transparency – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011 – The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today called for robust safety standards and full transparency, both of which are vital for restoring public confidence in nuclear power in the wake of the Japanese power plant crisis. “The worries of millions of people[Read More…]
UN Plane Crashes While Trying to Land in DR Congo’s Capital
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011 – Fears are growing for the fate of more than 30 people on board a United Nations plane which has crashed today as it attempted to land at the main civilian airport in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The plane had[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 4, 2011 (11:30 A.M. EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continued searching Monday for sources of contaminated water leaking from the site into the ocean. Attempts to seal a crack in a concrete enclosure for cabling in reactor 2 are ongoing after[Read More…]
New Fact Sheet Describes Vital Modifications and Upgrades to U.S. Reactors
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011 – UPDATE 8:15 A.M. EDT. NEI has created a new fact sheet, “U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Reconfirming Safety, Response Programs in Light of Japan Situation,” which gives a detailed analysis of steps the U.S. nuclear energy industry is taking to ensure safety, including federal regulation, plant[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 4 April 2011 (12:15 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2011 – UPDATE 12:15 UTC. 1. Current Situation Power supply to the temporary electric pumps for water supply to the Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPV) of Units 1, 2 and 3 was switched from the temporary mobile power supply to the off-site power supply on April 3rd. Lighting[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 3, 2011 (3 PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 3 P.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power planned Sunday to inject water-absorbing polymer into a cracked concrete enclosure near the reactor 2 water intake at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in an effort to stop radioactive water from leaking into the ocean. Yesterday,[Read More…]
