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‘Truly shocking’: UK has enough plutonium to make almost 20,000 nukes via Nuclear Free Local Authorities

[…] The 2023 Fissile Material Directory [1] is published in June each year by the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA) [2], based at Nagasaki University. RECNA has been established for over twenty years as an educational and research … Continue reading

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“Radioactive” is compelling viewing via Beyond Nuclear International

New film spotlights women’s experiences with the Three Mile Island nuclear accident By Karl Grossman Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is the title of a newly-released documentary feature film directed, written and produced by award-winning filmmaker Heidi Hutner, a … Continue reading

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A life uprooted and stolen via Beyond Nuclear International

Wherever they went, it wasn’t home From Voices of Nuclear Victims, a project of Nos Voisins Lontains. 311 The callous dismissal of those who suffered, were sickened, or died as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, is pervasive among the … Continue reading

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A-bombed artist to distribute ‘war brooms’ in Hiroshima as he calls for nuclear abolition via The Mainichi

SHIKAOI, Hokkaido — A Hiroshima A-bomb survivor ink artist seeking to amplify his nuclear abolition message will hand out miniature brooms signifying the renunciation of war in front of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, coinciding with his art show opening in … Continue reading

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Content of radioactive element in fish at Fukushima’s Nuclear Power Plant 180 times of safe limit via CGT

The radioactive elements in the marine fish caught in the harbor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan far exceed safety levels for human consumption, according to a report issued by the plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power Company … Continue reading

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Statement on the G7 Hiroshima Summit via Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo)

We Protest against G7 leaders for turning their backs on the call of the Hibakusha and the People Seeking the Prohibition and Abolition of Nuclear Weapons May 21, 2023 Yasui Masakazu, Secretary General Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs … Continue reading

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EDITORIAL: TEPCO faces new crisis over pedestal blow at Fukushima plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Damage to a pedestal inside the No. 1 reactor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is more critical than previously believed, triggering a more intricate assessment of its resistance to a major earthquake.  Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading

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US military photo taken after Nagasaki bombing hailed as evidence for plaintiff in suit via The Mainichi

NAGASAKI — The head of a group of plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking relief for “hibaku taikensha” — people who experienced the atomic bombing of Nagasaki but were outside the designated zones for official recognition as A-bomb survivors — says … Continue reading

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World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant May Stay Closed Due to Papers Left on Car Roof via Bloomberg

By Shoko Oda May 22, 2023 at 9:04 PM CDTUpdated onMay 22, 2023 at 10:58 PM CDT A week after Japanese regulators postponed the restart of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant due to safety lapses, a careless employee working … Continue reading

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INTERVIEWJapan’s data on Fukushima wastewater should not be taken at face value: expert

via The Korea Times Korea encouraged to work with Pacific Island countries against Japan’s planned water releaseBy Lee Hyo-jin Japan’s planned dumping of radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean is a shared … Continue reading

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