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Top nuclear power disasters via EBR

Posted on 2017/07/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Though nuclear power is one of the high potential energy sources, any accidents at the generation sites can cause severe damage to the nearby places. The vast amount of nuclear waste created by power plants can lead to high radiation … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl nuclear reactor slated for billion-pound solar park despite radiation fears via Independent

Posted on 2017/07/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chernobyl was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986 Ukraine is in talks with one of France’s biggest energybusinesses to construct a £969m solar facility at the derelict Chernobyl nuclear reactor plant and its surrounding area. Ostap Semerak, … Continue reading →

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Atom bomb survivors in Japan welcome UN resolution on nuclear weapons via Independent

Posted on 2017/07/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

‘I have been waiting for this day for seven decades and I am overjoyed that it has finally arrived’ says Hiroshima Setsuko Thurlow A United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons has been welcomed by survivors of the deadly atom bomb attacks on Japan which ended the … Continue reading →

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Northlanders protest nuclear weapons overseas via Superior Telegram

Posted on 2017/07/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Two northern Wisconsin residents are heading overseas next week to join in a protest against nuclear weapons on an American air base in Germany. Bonnie Urfer and John LaForge of Luck, Wis., are joining a delegation from around the country … Continue reading →

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How Should We Manage Nuclear Energy? via BBC

Posted on 2017/06/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The promise of the 1950s, that nuclear energy would supply practically all of our energy, has faded. What’s the future of the expensive, powerful, complicated energy source? […] Nuclear energy has long struggled to convince sceptics, fearful of accidents and … Continue reading →

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Anti-Nuclear Bomb Activists Arrested at U.S. Mission to U.N. via Reuters

Posted on 2017/06/20 by nfield

NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than a dozen activists were arrested for disorderly conduct after they blocked the entrances to the United States mission to the United Nations on Monday to protest Washington’s decision to boycott negotiations on a nuclear … Continue reading →

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Fire at French nuclear reactor extinguished, EDF says via Reuters

Posted on 2017/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A fire that broke out on the roof of a nuclear reactor at the Bugey plant in central-eastern France has been extinguished, operator EDF said on Monday, citing fire brigade officials.  The fire began at the plant’s nuclear reactor number … Continue reading →

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Activist in exile says Norway’s nuclear waste support is irresponsible via The Barents Observer

Posted on 2017/06/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nadezhda Kutepova was forced to flee Russia after fighting for the rights of the residents in radioactive contaminated villages near Mayak, the site where all spent nuclear fuel from Andreeva Bay will be sent.  On June 27, the first shipment … Continue reading →

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New Zealand 30 years officially nuclear-free via News Hub

Posted on 2017/06/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

It’s an anniversary that looks set to pass without major fanfare, but for Greenpeace campaigner Steve Abel, what happened 30 years ago remains a defining moment in New Zealand history. On June 8, 1987, the country became nuclear-free, after Parliament … Continue reading →

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Ontario’s proposed plan for nuclear plant emergencies ripped via Toronto Sun

Posted on 2017/05/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TORONTO – Ontario’s proposed plan for how to respond in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency falls short, environmental groups say. The province recently released an update to its emergency planning for potential large-scale accidents at the Pickering, Darlington, Bruce Power, … Continue reading →

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