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Chairman of nuclear weapons oversight agency steps down amid internal turmoil via Center for Public Integrity

The chairman of a federal oversight agency responsible for safety at nuclear weapons facilities has stepped down amid turmoil over both his management and his recommendation to President Trump that the agency be abolished. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board … Continue reading

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Panel to discuss radiation hazards during New Mexico hearing via KRQE News 13

SANTA FE (AP) – Independent regulators are visiting New Mexico to discuss the hazards of storing radioactive waste as Los Alamos National Laboratory while the federal government’s only underground nuclear waste dump remains closed. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board … Continue reading

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Nuclear board warns of Hanford tank explosion risk via King5.com

YAKIMA, Wash. — Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader … Continue reading

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