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Latest Hanford alert is another reminder of nuclear industry’s many challenges via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/05/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear energy seems custom-made as a solution for providing electricity without adding to climate change. But its downsides are big, and they are not only Americans’ fear of meltdowns and mushroom clouds. […] But that happened this past week when … Continue reading →

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Exiled scientist: ‘Chernobyl is not finished, it has only just begun’ via USA Today

Posted on 2017/04/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

YURY BANDAZHEVSKY DETAILED CHERNOBYL’S DEVASTATING IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S HEALTH, PARTICULARLY THAT OF CHILDREN, IN BELARUS. NOW HE LIVES IN EXILE WHILE THE GOVERNMENT INSISTS “EVERYTHING’S OK.” Yury Bandazhevsky, 59, was the first scientist in Belarus to establish an institute to … Continue reading →

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Documentary renews debate over renewable energy via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/04/22 by nfield

Earlier this month, Kyodo News surveyed 44 companies that started selling electricity to consumers after the energy market was liberalized in April 2016. More than 60 percent of respondents objected to the government’s plan to make them share in costs … Continue reading →

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False promise: nuclear power: past, present and (no) future via Ecologist

Posted on 2017/04/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear power was originally sold on a lie, writes Dave Elliott. While we were being told it would make electricity ‘too cheap to meter’, insiders knew it cost at least 50% more than conventional generation. Since then nuclear costs have … Continue reading →

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Toshiba’s US nuclear problems provide cautionary tale for UK via The Guardian

Posted on 2017/04/14 by nfield

The roots of Toshiba’s admission this week that it has serious doubts over its “ability to continue as a going concern” can be found near two small US towns. It is the four reactors being built for nuclear power stations … Continue reading →

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“Half Life in Fukushima” documents life in the red zone five years after the nuclear disaster via Asian American Press

Posted on 2017/04/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

“Half-life in Fukushima” is a documentary feature in competition at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival. It represents a Switzerland and France collaboration, with co-directors Mark Olexa and Francesca Scalisi at the helm. While the production represents a European origin, … Continue reading →

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Radiation surveillance detects iodine leak in Europe via Euractiv

Posted on 2017/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nobody knows who released the substance, but radioactive iodine has been detected across Europe in recent weeks. EURACTIV’s partner Journal de l’Environnement reports. The technicians of Europe’s informal network of radioactivity surveillance experts, the Ring of Five, were the only … Continue reading →

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Concerns Grow About A Nuclear “Incident” In Europe After Spike In Radioactive Iodine Levels via Zero Hedge

Posted on 2017/02/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Concerns about a potential, and so far unsubstantiated, nuclear “incident”, reportedly in the vicinity of the Arctic circle, spread in the past week after trace amounts of radioactive Iodine-131 of unknown origin were detected in January over large areas in … Continue reading →

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Tahiti welcomes French nuclear compo law amendment via RNZ

Posted on 2017/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch has hailed as historic the French decision to remove the term negligible risk from the nuclear compensation law. The National Assembly unanimously voted to amend the law, drawn up by Herve Morin when he … Continue reading →

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“No Leak” After explosion at French nuclear plant via NEWSS

Posted on 2017/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An explosion occurred at French utility EDF’s Flamanville nuclear plant on Thursday but there was no associated nuclear risk, a local government official said on Thursday. A report in Ouest France newspaper said there may be some injuries. M6 radio … Continue reading →

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