Category Archives: *English

Exelon moves to pull plug on Byron, Dresden nuclear plants, saying Springfield’s failure on energy deal leaves ‘no choice’ via Chicago Sun-Times

Posted on 2021/07/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An Exelon spokesman said the company remains hopeful that “clean energy legislation will pass in time for us to reverse these actions,” but they must move toward shuttering the plants. One lawmaker said the action was expected. “I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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France owes a debt to French Polynesia over nuclear tests, says Macron via euronews

Posted on 2021/07/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Jahanzeb Hussain French President Emmanuel Macron said France was in debt to French Polynesia over nuclear tests that were conducted in the Pacific territory in the 1960s and 1970s. Speaking in Papeete on Tuesday, Macron said: “I want to break … Continue reading →

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Japan PM Suga says gov’t won’t appeal Hiroshima ‘black rain’ ruling via The Mainichi

Posted on 2021/07/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — The Japanese government will not appeal a Hiroshima High Court ruling that recognized the health damage people suffered from “black rain” that fell following the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters on July … Continue reading →

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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to Investigate Lung Cancer Rates Among Uranium Workers via Mother Jones

Posted on 2021/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

What’s happened to 80,000 people who have worked in Canada’s mines and processing facilities?  Charles Mandel This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is leading … Continue reading →

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America’s Nuclear Waste Has Nowhere to Go and More Is Coming via Vice

Posted on 2021/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Pentagon recently announced plans to up the production of plutonium pits, a core component of nuclear weapons. By Matthew Gault Outside the sleepy Maine town of Wiscasset (population 3,700), armed guards patrol a slab of concrete surrounded by a chain … Continue reading →

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Petition calls for A-bomb victims to be remembered during Olympics　via The Mainichi

Posted on 2021/07/23 by nfield

TOKYO (Kyodo) — A former mayor of Hiroshima has launched an online petition calling for a moment of silence to be observed during the Tokyo Olympics at the time the atomic bomb was dropped on his western Japan city on … Continue reading →

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act – RECA – SPECIAL: Time Running Out for Downwinders of Trinity, Nuke Tests, Uranium Miners – NH #526 via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2021/07/23 by nfield

Listen Here: Audio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Podcast: Download This Week’s SPECIAL Featured Interviews: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was enacted by Congress in 1990 to provide one-time benefits to persons who have likely developed cancer or … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates’ Fast Nuclear Reactor: Will It Bomb? via The National Interest

Posted on 2021/07/22 by nfield

The principal reason for preferring fast reactors, historically the only reason, is to gain the ability to breed plutonium. Thus, the reactor would make and reuse massive quantities of material that could also be used as nuclear explosives in warheads. by Victor Gilinsky Henry Sokolski … Continue reading →

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Germany can fulfil entire energy demand with renewables in 10-15 years – report via Clean Energy Wire

Posted on 2021/07/21 by nfield

Germany’s entire energy demand can be met through renewable energies alone within the next ten to fifteen years, according to a new report by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). The prerequisite for this is that German expansion targets for both … Continue reading →

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Six Decades of US-Japanese Government Collusion in Bringing Nuclear Weapons to Japan via The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

Posted on 2021/07/20 by nfield

By Steve Rabson Abstract: The Navy ship containing nuclear bombs that a junior officer saw anchored off Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station in 1959 was only the most notorious of many U.S. violations of Japan’s official policy banning nuclear weapons. The … Continue reading →

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