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Niamh Bernadette (They/Them)Mermaid Tale / Coda di Sirena for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/texturetuesday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texturetuesday</a> <br> <br> Remember all mythical creatures fall under - "catch, give them a snack and release" 🎣 ✨<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/amateurphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amateurphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/city?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#city</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urban?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urban</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bologna?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bologna</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/paint?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paint</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/texture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/detail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#detail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cracks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cracks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/paint?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paint</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/purple?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#purple</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blue</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/abstract?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abstract</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/abstractart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abstractart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wall?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wall</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urbanphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urbanphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/closeup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closeup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vernice?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vernice</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/citta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#citta</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/italy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#italy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/italia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#italia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sirena?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sirena</a>
Low Orbit Tourist 🌍📷Lake Magadi - Kenya<br> <br> 🌍 : <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/g8XZ24HSHerziJrc8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://maps.app.goo.gl/g8XZ24HSHerziJrc8</a><br> 4K link : <a href="https://i.imgur.com/YbxC34g.jpeg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/YbxC34g.jpeg</a><br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/kenya?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kenya</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/lakemagadi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lakemagadi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/googleearth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#googleearth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/satelliteview?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#satelliteview</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/aerialphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aerialphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/saltlake?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saltlake</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/cracks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cracks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/orange?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#orange</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/texture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/abstract?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abstract</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pattern?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pattern</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/earthart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earthart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/earthfromspace?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earthfromspace</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/earthfromabove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earthfromabove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/atlas?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atlas</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/dji?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dji</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/worldview?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldview</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/MastoArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Mapstodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mapstodon</a>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Some 'weeds' come up through the cracks...<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/renewal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/perception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perception</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colorado</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The New Civil Liberties Alliance, tied to uber-GOP legal activist Leonard Leo &amp; the infamous "Koch network," ... filed an amicus brief in the landmark Supreme Court case that overturned Chevron deference and let judges disregard legal interpretations of subject matter experts at federal agencies — a major goal for GOP activists ever since Democrats came to dominate administrative agencies."</p><p>Now it's filing a lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump's import tax.</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/new-civil-liberties-alliance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/new-civil-liberti</span><span class="invisible">es-alliance/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Rural leaders push Congress to unfreeze climate and environmental funds</p><p>"Atkinson was part of a group of about 50 leaders from rural communities in eight states — mainly in the western U.S. and Alaska — who traveled to Washington last week to urge lawmakers to preserve <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> and environmental projects that is threatened by the Trump administration."</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5342672/climate-change-grant-funding-freeze-trump-republican" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-53426</span><span class="invisible">72/climate-change-grant-funding-freeze-trump-republican</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"Republicans condemned a Defense Department deputy press secretary who posted antisemitic and white supremacist rants on social media — and questioned the Trump administration's vetting process."</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/kingsley-wilson-2671277643/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/kingsley-wilson-2</span><span class="invisible">671277643/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The scale of the planned layoffs at the VA is far greater than proposed cuts at other government agencies, and will hit a department that looks after one of the most beloved groups in the U.S., its military veterans.</p><p>Naveed Shah, political director of Common Defense, a grassroots veterans group, decried the planned layoffs.</p><p>"He's gutting the system that was designed to care for our brothers and sisters in arms." "</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/department-veterans-affairs-cut-80000-jobs-part-trump-cuts-2025-03-05/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/departmen</span><span class="invisible">t-veterans-affairs-cut-80000-jobs-part-trump-cuts-2025-03-05/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>" Republican voters strongly back federal limits on the prices charged by drug companies and hospitals, caps on patients’ medical bills, and restrictions on how health care providers can pursue people over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a>.</p><p>Even <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, the state-federal insurance program that Republican congressional leaders are eyeing to dramatically cut, is viewed favorably by many GOP voters."</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2671235999/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/trump-economy-267</span><span class="invisible">1235999/</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Department heads are telling their staff to ignore Musk's demand.</p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/doge-email-last-week-elon-musk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">02/doge-email-last-week-elon-musk/</span></a></p><p>So far, Sean Curran (Secret Service) has told his staff to comply.</p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/doge-email-last-week-elon-musk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">02/doge-email-last-week-elon-musk/</span></a></p><p>And RFK Jr (HHS)</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rfk-jr-reportedly-ordering-hhs-staff-to-respond-to-elon-musk-s-email-demanding-they-justify-their-jobs-or-quit/ar-AA1zCFEl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rf</span><span class="invisible">k-jr-reportedly-ordering-hhs-staff-to-respond-to-elon-musk-s-email-demanding-they-justify-their-jobs-or-quit/ar-AA1zCFEl</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"Elon Musk [demanded] that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their jobs.</p><p>Labor unions have threatened lawsuits, while several agency leaders, including Trump appointees, encouraged their workers not to cooperate.</p><p>Newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel, an outspoken Trump ally, instructed bureau employees to ignore Musk’s request, at least for now."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/musk-federal-workers-trump-demand-firings-06553df358086db05917d3c50f3699d6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/musk-federa</span><span class="invisible">l-workers-trump-demand-firings-06553df358086db05917d3c50f3699d6</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a terrorism analyst at the non-profit Counter Extremism Project, said that a prospective Gaza occupation has angered the far right “more than any other issue has in 2025 so far”.</p><p> “The proposal is being portrayed as Trump sending white Americans to die on behalf of Israel.” "</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/trump-gaza-plan-galvanizing-jihadist-far-right" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/14/trump-gaza-plan-galvanizing-jihadist-far-right</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a> </p><p>Thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ngmx.com/@sindarina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sindarina</span></a></span> for the link:<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sindarina@ngmx.com/114015566257664169" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@sindarina@ngm</span><span class="invisible">x.com/114015566257664169</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"It’s no exaggeration to say that America’s farmers helped put Donald Trump in the White House.</p><p>But now, some of these same communities are reacting with a sense of dismay and concern as they watch the Trump administration dismantle federal agencies and freeze Biden-era financing programs that directly impact their own economic livelihood."</p><p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0213/elon-musk-trump-voters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/202</span><span class="invisible">5/0213/elon-musk-trump-voters</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Speaking of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a>: here is the Wall St Journal, that Murdoch bastion, on Trump calling for lower interest rates as well as tariffs:</p><p>"The layers of intellectual confusion here are hard to parse, especially since higher tariffs will mean higher prices on the affected goods. But perhaps the President wants the public to look elsewhere when assigning blame for rising prices."</p><p>woof.</p><p><a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/the-wall-street-journal-throws-another-punch-at-trump-layers-of-intellectual-confusion/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediaite.com/news/the-wall-str</span><span class="invisible">eet-journal-throws-another-punch-at-trump-layers-of-intellectual-confusion/</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Cracks are appearing,<br>Some may be hairline cracks, but they are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a> all the same.</p><p>When the pain hits home, Republicans balk at Trump's spending cuts and tariffs</p><p>From reducing NIH funding to slashing USAID's food program to imposing new tariffs, GOP lawmakers are beginning to speak out — carefully — against some of Trump's actions. </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/pain-hits-home-republicans-balk-trumps-spending-cuts-tariffs-rcna191832" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/congress/</span><span class="invisible">pain-hits-home-republicans-balk-trumps-spending-cuts-tariffs-rcna191832</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to unleash California’s water — only the water he released belonged to the very farmers he’d promised to help. </p><p>[Agricultural writer Don] Wright said water users asked Reps. Jim Costa and Fong, who represent the affected area, as well as former Rep. Devin Nunes and former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, to intercede with Trump."</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/06/trump-california-water-policy-farmers-00202751" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/06/t</span><span class="invisible">rump-california-water-policy-farmers-00202751</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cracks</span></a> emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfires-conditional-aid-washington-trump-johnson-12c779b96e04d564802d4d06348aa0fc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/california-</span><span class="invisible">wildfires-conditional-aid-washington-trump-johnson-12c779b96e04d564802d4d06348aa0fc</span></a></p>
kurtsh<p>BAHAHA! And yet, EWWWW.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/showers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>showers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newsbloopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsbloopers</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Oh goodie! A whole 6 hours! What happens after that? Why, a meltdown! Thanks for looking out for us, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a>! 🤷🏿🤷🏼 </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPlant</span></a>'s cracked pipes get downgraded warning from officials</p><p>By The Associated Press<br>December 29, 2023</p><p>"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgraded its preliminary 'yellow' warning for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VCSummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCSummer</span></a> Nuclear Station issued this October to a final 'white' one after owner and operator <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DominionEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DominionEnergy</span></a> showed its generator could still run for six hours in an emergency, the agency announced Thursday.</p><p>"That demonstration calmed officials' concerns that Dominion Energy's failure to maintain <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/leaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leaks</span></a> — discovered at least five times over the past two decades — had neutralized the plant's ability to cool down its reactors if electricity failed."</p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/south-carolina-nuclear-plants-cracked-pipes-downgraded-warning-105988939" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/so</span><span class="invisible">uth-carolina-nuclear-plants-cracked-pipes-downgraded-warning-105988939</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightsOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightsOut</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackouts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearCrackedPipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearCrackedPipes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearCrackPipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearCrackPipes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipeDreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PipeDreams</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NotCarbonFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotCarbonFree</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Freestylers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freestylers</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cracks</span></a> (Ft. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BelleHumble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BelleHumble</span></a>) (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FluxPavilion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FluxPavilion</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Remix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Remix</span></a>) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoveMusicHateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoveMusicHateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/K1VLaXoRRdk?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/K1VLaXoRRdk?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>‘Substantial’ safety violation alleged at SC <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPlant</span></a> after 20 years of problems</p><p>by Sammy Fretwell<br>Sat, October 7, 2023 at 10:17 AM EDT</p><p>"Federal regulators have cited <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DominionEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DominionEnergy</span></a> for what they say is a substantial safety violation after finding that utility workers failed for 20 years to resolve cracking problems at the company’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VCSummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCSummer</span></a> nuclear power plant northwest of Columbia.</p><p>"This past week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued what’s known as a preliminary 'yellow’ safety assessment, a measure of how serious an atomic safety problem is considered at a power plant. Yellow assessments are the second most serious on an NRC scale of severity.</p><p>"The NRC, which rarely issues yellow findings, said nuclear plant operators did not resolve cracking problems from 2003 to 2022 in V.C. Summer’s diesel generator system, one of the most important backup safety systems at an atomic power plant.</p><p>"NRC officials were not available Friday to explain their concerns with the backup diesel generator system, but an Oct. 4 enforcement letter to Dominion nuclear operations president Eric Carr said the utility violated an atomic safety standard that could result in more scrutiny of the power plant.</p><p>"'We are considering escalated enforcement for the apparent violation,’ according to the letter signed by LaDonna Suggs, acting director of the NRC’s division of reactor projects.</p><p>"That’s no surprise to one nuclear safety advocate. Yellow designations often spark additional investigation and scrutiny of atomic power plants like the one in Fairfield County, said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DavidLochbaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidLochbaum</span></a>, a former NRC official and expert on the inner workings of nuclear plants.</p><p>"'The NRC feels this was avoidable,’ Lochbaum said, when asked why the agency issued a yellow finding. 'There were signs of problems that were overlooked. Because of that, the problem grew to a point where the diesel generator' system did not work during testing.</p><p>"'You’re supposed to find and fix problems that occur,’ he said.</p><p>"Since 2009, the NRC has issued seven yellow findings against the nation’s nuclear power plants, Lochbaum said, after reviewing agency records. Only a red designation is considered worse, with white and green findings less significant. The United States has nearly 100 nuclear plants.</p><p>"The NRC’s determination is not final and is listed as an 'apparent’ violation. Dominion will have an opportunity to explain more about the diesel generator system issues, according to the NRC. Dominion spokesman Darryl Huger said the company 'has implemented a plan to improve the system’s reliability.’</p><p>"Huger, in an email to The State, said V.C. Summer has a history of operating safely, maintaining what he said was an 'exemplary’ record. The recent NRC concern centers on a pipe that delivers fuel to one of the power plant’s two emergency diesel generators, he said. Dominion found problems after testing the piping system, according to the NRC.</p><p>"Dominion’s backup diesel generator system, like those at other nuclear plants, is designed to provide power to parts of the plant that need electricity in the event power is knocked out during an emergency, such as a storm or earthquake.</p><p>"That’s important because power is needed to keep water running through the nuclear reactor core to prevent it from overheating. If power is lost, the nuclear fuel can melt, causing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiation</span></a> to be released into the surrounding community.</p><p>"In this case, officials at the V.C. Summer plant learned about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cracks</span></a> in fuel pipes in the facility’s diesel generator system in 2003. Utility workers fixed the initial crack, as well as other cracks four different times in the years after the initial work was done.</p><p>"But the NRC says the utility never adequately assessed what could be done to make sure the diesel piping system did not experience more cracking. The most recent cracks were identified in November 2022 during a 24-hour test of the system. Workers found a small leak on one of two diesel generator systems. The leak increased over time and workers discovered a 140-degree crack around a pipe, records show.</p><p>"The cracking occurred mostly in the power plant’s 'A' diesel generator system, although one problem occurred in the plant’s 'B' generator system. The plant has two backup diesel generators.</p><p>"The cracking that led to the yellow safety finding follows separate, electrical problems with the plant’s diesel generator system in 2022. The NRC said the company, in that case, also failed to promptly resolve problems, issuing a white finding last year. White is lower in safety significant than yellow, but still considered notable.</p><p>"Tom Clements, a long-time nuclear safety advocate, said the NRC’s recent yellow safety assessment reveals a violation 'too egregious to ignore.’ He called for a 'severe monetary fine’ against Dominion, which he said ignored preventative maintenance through the years.</p><p>"Dominion’s problems are noteworthy in light of the company’s recent request to renew its V.C. Summer operating license another 40 years, Clements said. The power plant, which cranked up operations in the early 1980s, is about 25 miles northwest of Columbia in rural Fairfield County.</p><p>"'Hopefully, serious safety problems don’t lurk in other reactor safety systems at the reactor,’ Clements said in an email to The State. 'This incident serves as a wake-up call to fully analyze all such systems prior to a license-renewal determination.’</p><p>"The power company, which acquired former V.C. Summer plant owner SCE&amp;G after a failed effort to build two additional reactors at the site, plans to install thicker piping in the generator system, Huger said."</p><p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/substantial-safety-violation-alleged-sc-141716023.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.yahoo.com/substantial-saf</span><span class="invisible">ety-violation-alleged-sc-141716023.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a></p>