Tag Archives: Atomic Age

Revealed: Inside Jordan’s first nuclear research reactor via The National

Posted on 2017/11/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The National visits the Jordan Research and Training Reactor, which produces radioactive isotopes for industrial applications. The walls inside the cavernous main hall of the Jordan Research and Training Reactor are painted yellow, but the water filling the 10-metre-deep pool … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis: the possession of nuclear weapons should be firmly condemned via Catholic Herald

Posted on 2017/11/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Pope Francis indicated that deterrence is no longer acceptable The existence of nuclear weapons creates a false sense of security that holds international relations hostage and stifles peaceful coexistence, Pope Francis said. “The threat of their use as well as … Continue reading →

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Japan should be capable of building nuclear weapon: LDP’s Ishiba via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/11/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Sunday that Japan should possess the capability of building a nuclear weapon. “Japan should have the technology to build a nuclear weapon if it wants … Continue reading →

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Nuclear weapons: 2017 Nobel prize is call to action via The News Tribune

Posted on 2017/11/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This year’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) culminated decades of work by citizen groups worldwide. […] ICAN brought together 122 nations to pass the 2017 U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition … Continue reading →

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Russia to build nuclear power plants in Nigeria via BBC

Posted on 2017/11/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Russia has signed a deal to build two nuclear power plants in Nigeria, as Africa’s largest economy seeks to end its energy crisis. Russian state-owned company Rosatom will build one in the south, the other in the centre, sources at … Continue reading →

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Andreyeva Bay gears up to send away more old nuclear fuel via Bellona

Posted on 2017/10/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The second bundle of 22,000 spent nuclear fuel rods are set to leave the submarine maintenance base of Andreyeva Bay as part of an ongoing effort to secure Cold War radioactive hazards lurking near the Russian-Norwegian border, a Russian official … Continue reading →

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U.S. nuclear agency seeks bidders for nuclear lab contract via Santa Fe/New Mexican

Posted on 2017/10/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons cache and the science behind it has detailed its requirements for the next manager of Los Alamos National Laboratory in a final request for proposals published Wednesday. The National … Continue reading →

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Department of Energy, Oak Ridge launch project to preserve history of old nuclear plant via News Sentinel

Posted on 2017/10/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Department of Energy and the City of Oak Ridge launched a project to preserve the history of the former Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant on Thursday with a tour of the K-25 History Center’s future home in the Oak … Continue reading →

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Atoms in the Alley Festival celebrates Aiken’s nuclear history via Aiken Standard

Posted on 2017/10/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear Science week wrapped up Saturday with the Atoms in The Alley festival in Downtown Aiken. The festival kicked off with a ribbon cutting for the fallout shelter kiosk, introducing the public to the fallout shelter as well as the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste stranded at Indian Point as feds search for permanent solution via loud

Posted on 2017/10/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The bold plan to rid the nation’s nuclear power plants of spent fuel that’s been piling up for decades is spelled out, down to the tiniest of details, in a 2002 Department of Energy report that took years to produce … Continue reading →

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