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Nuclear waste director: Proposed New Mexico nuclear waste storage facility is illegal via The Center Square

Posted on 2021/04/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Elyse Kelly  (The Center Square) – Safety and economic concerns over a proposed nuclear waste storage facility near Carlsbad have prompted the state of New Mexico to sue the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). To be built by Holtec in … Continue reading →

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Recap: Environmental Justice with Just Moms STL via Washington University ProSPER

Posted on 2021/04/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Ryan Friedman and Kayla Hannon • When Karen Nickel’s parents moved to the banks of Coldwater Creek in Hazelwood, Missouri 20 miles northwest of St. Louis, they did not realize they were moving to an area contaminated by radioactive material. Karen later moved to … Continue reading →

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The long-term problem of “peaceful” plutonium via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/03/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Robert Alvarez […] Seaborg and the AEC projected the growth of nuclear-powered electricity would be so great that global supplies of uranium would be exhausted, paving the way for the recovery of plutonium from spent power reactor fuel for the … Continue reading →

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New Mexico’s nuclear rush via Search Light New Mexico

Posted on 2021/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A massive nuclear waste site near Carlsbad is seemingly on a fast track. Can the company behind it be trusted? Sammy Feldblum and Tovah Strong This article was reported in collaboration with the Institute of American Indian Arts’ journalism program. … Continue reading →

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Two Hokkaido villages at the heart of race to host nuclear waste　via The Japan Times

Posted on 2021/02/03 by nfield

By Erica Yokoyama Two fishing villages in Hokkaido are vying to host the final storage facility for half a century of Japanese nuclear waste, splitting communities between those seeking investment to stop the towns from dying, and those haunted by … Continue reading →

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Hanford plant one step closer to processing nuclear waste via KOIN

Posted on 2021/01/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sen. Maria Cantwell says the plant is on track to begin treating waste in 2023. by: Amanda Arden PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A decommissioned nuclear production complex in Eastern Washington announced Wednesday it’s one step closer to processing its 56 million … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste near ‘Mount Fuji of Hokkaido?’ Ski towns fear chill via Nikkei Asia

Posted on 2020/12/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Local businesses in Niseko worry over loss of revenue and investors  TORU TAKAHASHI, Nikkei staff writer SAPPORO, Japan — Niseko, an area renowned for its ski resorts on the northern island of Hokkaido that draws foreign skiers from around the world, … Continue reading →

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Annual High Tide Spurs Concerns About Future Safety of San Onofre Nuclear Waste Stock Near South OC via Voice of OC

Posted on 2020/11/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By BRANDON PHO Ocean waves that grow especially tall a few times during the year, rumbling against the California coast and offering a glimpse into future sea level rise and a reshaping shoreline, according to state coastal regulators. Those tides rolled up … Continue reading →

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In desperate search of disposal sites for its nuclear waste, Japan offers poisonous grants to two small villages via Equal Times

Posted on 2020/11/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Carmen Grau One morning in September, 87-year-old retiree Masao Takimoto was reading the newspaper in his house in Kamoenai when a news story captured his attention, ruined his day and changed the course of this quiet fishing village on the … Continue reading →

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Private, centralized storage for spent nuclear fuel: A dead end or path forward? via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/11/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By David Klaus I was surprised this summer to see a letter to the editor about nuclear waste in The Vermont Standard, a small weekly paper whose most interesting regular features are the police report and calendar of local events.  The letter encouraged … Continue reading →

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