Category Archives: *English

U.S. mayors urge Washington to give nod to U.N. nuke ban treaty via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2021/10/18 by nfield

A hugely influential group of mayors in the United States unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Washington to embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) as a step toward finally ridding the world of nuclear weapons. The call … Continue reading →

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「核廃絶は私たちから」　全米市長会議、核禁条約への歓迎を決議　via 朝日新聞

Posted on 2021/10/18 by nfield

　米国内の人口3万人以上の1400を超える都市で構成する全米市長会議が、米政府に対し、1月に発効した核兵器禁止条約を歓迎し、核廃絶に向けた即時行動を求める決議を全会一致で採択した。決議は「核禁条約への反対を撤回するよう検討し、核兵器のない世界の実現に向けた合意形成への前向きなステップとして歓迎するよう呼びかける」としている。 　あらゆる核兵器の開発や保有、使用などを禁じる初めての国際条約である核禁条約は56の国と地域が批准しているが、米国などの核保有国は参加していない。8月末の年次総会で採択した決議はこのほか、米国の核軍備を近代化させる計画を中止し、そうした財源をインフラ整備や貧困問題、気候危機などの対応に充てることも求めている。 […] もっと読む。

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Australia Picks A Nuclear Waste Disposal Site – Now The Dance Begins via Forbes

Posted on 2021/10/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

James Conca Australia’s Federal Resources Minister, Keith Pitt, has declared that the national nuclear waste storage facility will be at Napandee, near Kimba, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. The choice was widely expected as the government had already picked Napandee as its preferred site. When one … Continue reading →

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Study Finds Radioactivity Migrated from Contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory During Woolsey Fire via Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles

Posted on 2021/10/14 by nfield

Congressional and Local Elected Officials Release Letters to CalEPA Complaining that the SSFL Soil Cleanup, Which Was to Have Been Completed by 2017, Hasn’t Even Begun Contact: Denise Duffield, 310-339-9676 or dduffield@psr-la.orgMelissa Bumstead ‪(818) 835-5258‬ or melissabumstead@sbcglobal.netDr. Marco Kaltofen mpkaltofen@gmail.com A peer-reviewed study, just … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power is not sustainable energy – German environment ministry via Reuters

Posted on 2021/10/14 by nfield

BERLIN, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Germany’s [sic] continues to push for the European Union not to classify nuclear power as a sustainable energy source, the country’s environment ministry spokesperson told a press conference on Wednesday. “In the event an accident, … Continue reading →

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Radioactive liquid spilled outside Tri-Cities nuclear fuel plant. Here’s what happened via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2021/10/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY ANNETTE CARY About half of the radioactive liquid in a 55-gallon drum spilled outside at the Framatome ANP plant in Richland this week, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission report. The plant on Horn Rapids Road in Richland, Wash., … Continue reading →

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US nuclear repository completes key mining project via AP

Posted on 2021/10/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — After seven years of mining, federal officials say work to carve out the eighth disposal area at the U.S. government’s underground nuclear waste repository is complete. […] The repository has been in … Continue reading →

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Four takeaways from the 2021 World Nuclear Industry Status Report via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/10/13 by nfield

By Dawn Stover | October 1, 2021 Although there are 23 fewer nuclear reactors in the world today than at the 2002 peak of 438, the past year saw a small uptick in the number of reactors operating worldwide and a corresponding … Continue reading →

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New Nuclear: What’s at Stake for Wildlife? via Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on 2021/10/13 by nfield

This webinar featured: • Juliet Davenport OBE (founder of Good Energy) • Jonathon Porritt (founder of Forum for the Future) • Diana Quick (actress and Sizewell C campaigner) • Craig Bennett (CEO, The Wildlife Trusts) WHAT’S IT ABOUT? New nuclear … Continue reading →

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Cold-war spy pictures reveal a Soviet nuclear ‘cloud generator’ via Nature

Posted on 2021/10/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operation of a notorious Soviet plutonium-making facility decades ago caused ecological devastation in the Southern Urals1. See the image in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02756-4 Read the article at A Nuclear Generator of Clouds: Accidents and Radioactive Contamination Identified on Declassified Satellite … Continue reading →

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