Dang!!!

Between 4/14 and 4/16 (according to preliminary data), there were 217 tornadoes (as of the time of posting this). If you click the image, you'll be taken to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center's storm report page for 4/15/2011. From there, it's easy to click and see the reports for the day before and the day after...

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I've posted here about the Yahoo! News Topics pages before. Here are two of interest regarding the Japanese quake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear plant problems:

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Japan Nuclear Crisis

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Mo Brooks invokes Socialism (video and Congressional Record) and BFN docs from the NRC 4/9/11 to 4/16/11

Mo Brooks raised a bit of a stir by calling elements of the House "socialist" yesterday.

Video of Mo Brooks invoking the "S" word on the House floor (4/15/11)

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The Congressional Record (with the phrase stricken) page (H2867) of the House proceedings at the time (to provide context)

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NRC docs for BFN - week of 4/9/11 to 4/16/11

1. ML110940027 - LER 10-004-01 for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Regarding Residual Heat Removal System Pump Motor Failure.
2. ML111010106 - 04/04/11 Summary Of Meeting With Browns Ferry To Discuss One Preliminary Greater Than Green Finding Associated With One Apparent Violation That Was Documented In NRC Inspection Report 05000259-10-005, 05000260-10-005, And 05000296-10-005.
3. ML110950683 - Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2 & 3, Sequoyah, Units 1 & 2, Watts Bar, Unit 1, Submittal of Annual Insurance Status Report.
4. ML110960072 - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, & 3, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 & Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premiums - 2010 Annual Report.
5. ML110960073 - Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2 & 3, Sequoyah, Units 1 & 2, and Watts Bar, Unit 1, Submittal of Decommissioning Funding Status Report.
6. ML110960589 - LER 10-003-01, for Browns Ferry, Unit 1, Regarding Failure of a Low Pressure Coolant Injection Flow Control Valve.
7. ML110960744 - LER 10-005-01, For Browns Ferry, Unit 1, Regarding Safety/Relief Valves As-Found Setpoints Exceeded Technical Specification Lift Pressure Values.
8. ML111030547 - Browns Ferry - NRC Generic Fundamentals Examination Results - March 2011.

Frightening in more than one way, yet hilarious...

As heard on NPR's All Things Considered this afternoon....

Japan 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami – U.S. Government Information: USA.gov

Japan 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami – U.S. Government Information: USA.gov

I before E, except after C; Or when sounded as A, as in neighbor and weigh...

Wow!

Sesquicentennial

150 years ago today, the shots that initiated the four years of the American Civil War were fired.

Top ten legislative items searched on THOMAS

Top ten legislative items searched on THOMAS, compiled on 4/10/2011 from weekly usage statistics

1. H.R. 1363 - [112th] - Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
2. H.R. 1 - [112th] - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
3. H.R. 1255 - [112th] - Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011
4. H.R. 4 - [112th] - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011
5. H.R. 910 - [112th] - Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
6. H.R. 658 - [112th] - FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
7. H.R. 1297 - [112th] - Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
8. H.R. 3590 - [111th] - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
9. H.R. 4173 - [111th] - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
10. H.R. 1246 - [112th] - To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction

Boy Scout nuclear badge tweet and NRC docs for BFN 4/2/11 to 4/9/11

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1. ML110840041 - Comment (12) of R. M. Krich, on Behalf of TVA, on Draft Regulatory Issues Summary, "Adequacy of Station Electric Distribution System Voltages," (Docket ID NRC-2011-0013).
2. ML110840035 - Browns Ferry, Unit 1 - Letter re Licensee Event Report which Occurred on December 22, 2010, Concerning Low Pressure Coolant Injection Operability, TVA expects to Submit a revised LER by April 15, 2011.
3. ML110871250 - BWR Vessel and Internals Inspection Summaries for Spring 2010 Outages.
4. ML11095A073 - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 - Request for Additional Information Regarding a Request to Transition to Areva Fuel.
5. ML110940423 - ER 05000259-11-301, 05000260-11-301, and 05000296-11-301; 02/07/2011 - 02/16/2011; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Operator License Examinations.
6. ML110950195 - Browns Ferry, Units 2 & 3, Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action re: Deletion of Low Pressure Coolant Injection Motor-Generator Sets (TAC Nos. ME5796 and ME5797).
7. ML110960332 - NRC Response to TVA concerning disputed NOV in NRC Inspection Report 2010005.

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