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Sons fighting for father’s death benefit want ‘justice for everybody’ via Buffalo News

Posted on 2017/11/06 by nfield

[…] A government program pays compensation to the survivors of former nuclear workers who died of cancer. If Young had died from any of 22 kinds of cancer on a federal government list, the $150,000 in compensation to his survivors … Continue reading →

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New Mexico’s nuclear weapon legacy honored by senators via Current-Argus

Posted on 2017/11/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Everything changed in the summer of 1945. Two atom bombs, the deadliest weapon ever built at the time, were dropped on major cities in Japan. Hiroshima and Nagasaki would be forever remembered for the heartbreaking destruction that followed. Almost 100,000 people … Continue reading →

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Review Moms and other activists tackle radioactive waste in documentary ‘Atomic Homefront’ via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2017/10/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Radioactive waste isn’t likely the first thing that comes to mind when one sees the famed Gateway Arch in St. Louis. But for those who watch Rebecca Cammisa’s gripping, impactful documentary “Atomic Homefront,” that association will be impossible to shake. … 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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The Long Nuclear History Behind the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize via Time

Posted on 2017/10/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Friday’s announcement that the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize went to The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) represents just the latest step in the long relationship between the Oslo-based Norwegian Nobel Committee and nuclear technology. ICAN, which played a … Continue reading →

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Should GE’s Mark 1 Nuclear Reactor Be Recalled Worldwide Like a Faulty Unsafe Automobile? (Pt. 5) via EnviroNews

Posted on 2017/09/12 by nfield

(EnviroNews DC Bureau) — Editor’s Note: The following news piece represents the fifth in a 15-part mini-series titled, Nuclear Power in Our World Today, featuring nuclear authority, engineer and whistleblower Arnie Gundersen. The EnviroNews USA special encompasses a wide span of topics, ranging from Manhattan-era … Continue reading →

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Nuclear worker documentary returns to theaters in CSRA via Aiken Standard

Posted on 2017/08/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A documentary highlighting workers in the nuclear industry is returning to the CSRA. The award-winning documentary “The Safe Side of the Fence” will be on the big screen next week at the Regal Aiken Mall 8 and at the Regal … Continue reading →

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Under the mushroom cloud: Will Nagasaki’s story be told at Hanford’s new national park? via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seven decades ago, a U.S. atomic bomb fueled with Hanford plutonium was dropped on Nagasaki. The story of the devastation doesn’t yet have a place in a new national park taking shape in Washington. […] National Park Service officials want … Continue reading →

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Tests show Hanford workers inhaled radioactive plutonium via King5

Posted on 2017/08/03 by nfield

[…] The KING 5 Investigators have discovered those statements are incorrect. An internal CH2M Hill email sent to their employees on July 21 was obtained by KING. It states that 301 (test kits) have been issued to employees and of the … Continue reading →

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Canada needs to embrace peace and sign nuclear ban treaty via The Star

Posted on 2017/07/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A survivor of the Hiroshima bombing feels betrayed by Canada and Japan for not joining 122 other countries that voted to adopt the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. By SETSUKO THURLOW I am still rejoicing. … Continue reading →

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