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French report grapples with nuclear fallout from Algerian War via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/03/04 by nfield

By Austin R. Cooper | March 4, 2021 In January, the French historian Benjamin Stora filed a report commissioned by the French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at “reconciliation of memories between France and Algeria,” which France ruled as the jewel of its colonial empire … Continue reading →

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Why Japan still plugs into nuclear via The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2021/02/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Gavin Blair Ten years after the Fukushima disaster, the country needs the energy source to bridge to a greener future. IITATE, JAPAN News reports of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture just a few … Continue reading →

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We used to dump nuclear waste into the ocean. Here’s how it went.　via Teenlytical

Posted on 2021/02/12 by nfield

Regardless of whether such waste negatively impacts the environment or not, it is generally agreed that nuclear waste does not belong in the ocean. By Mark Pan […] Into the ocean it goes There were several methods proposed on how to … Continue reading →

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Dynamics of radiocesium in forests after the Fukushima disaster: Concerns and some hope via EurekAlert!

Posted on 2021/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Scientists compile available data and analyses on the flow of radionuclides to gain a more holistic understanding FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE […] Considering the massive threat posed by 137Cs to the health of both humans and ecosystems, it … Continue reading →

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French Report ” Nuclear Power Plant Flexibility at EDF” via ianfairlie.org

Posted on 2021/01/17 by nfield

January 16, 2021 In early 2019, four French EDF scientists wrote a 22 page report on load following in French nuclear reactors. The English version was first published on April 1 2020 but this has only recently been brought to my attention … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace raises alarm over Flamanville nuclear plant document dump via TRT World

Posted on 2020/12/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Greenpeace France says it has received thousands of pages of detailed plans of the site, the location of security cameras and descriptions of electronic surveillance, questioning whether the documents are circulating in public. Greenpeace France has said that it has … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl ‘Exclusion Zone’ Radiation Doses Reanalyzed via Scientific American

Posted on 2020/11/28 by nfield

By Rachel Nuwer | Scientific American December 2020 Issue Evidence builds that animals are scarcer in more heavily contaminated areas […] “The effects we saw are consistent with conventional wisdom about radiation,” says University of South Carolina biologist Timothy Mousseau, co-author of the … Continue reading →

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First assemblies loaded into new Chernobyl used fuel store via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2020/11/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The first canister of used nuclear fuel was yesterday loaded into the Interim Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility (ISF-2) at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine. ISF-2 is the largest dry-type used fuel storage facility in the world and has an … Continue reading →

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Peace Train: January’s nuclear weapons ban brings a bright spot to a dark time via Colorado Daily

Posted on 2020/11/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

It is past time to end nuclear weapons before they end us By JUDITH MOHLING | Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center Just around the corner, on Jan. 22, 2021, is the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons. It is the … Continue reading →

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Ramana and Schacherl: Why the Liberals’ nuclear power plan is a pipe dream　via Ottawa Citizen

Posted on 2020/11/17 by nfield

Not only is this form of power expensive compared to the alternatives, we still haven’t resolved issues around radioactive contamination and hazardous waste streams. Author of the article:M.V. Ramana, Eva Schacherl On Nov. 18, Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan … Continue reading →

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