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No justice for Marshall Islands via Ea O Ka Aina

Posted on 2016/10/18 by norma field

By Tom Arms on 17 October 2016 for Earth Island – […] The residents of the Marshall Islands are the ultimate modern age victims. If they don’t die from cancer inflicted by nuclear testing they will drown from rising sea … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Standoff in Marshall Islands Case Should Be at Forefront of the US Election via Truthout

Posted on 2016/10/13 by norma field

[…] Meanwhile it’s three minutes to midnight. And the Republic of the Marshall Islands has lost its case in the International Court of Justice. On a technicality, no less! Phon van den Biesen, lead attorney for the tiny island nation, … Continue reading →

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End the Nuclear Insanity via Huffington Post

Posted on 2016/10/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

More than four decades ago, the nations with nuclear arsenals and the world’s non-nuclear states entered into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); the nuclear states — the US, Russia, UK, France and China — pledged that if the states that … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Nuclear Cover-Up via The New York Times

Posted on 2016/10/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] It estimates that the facility will produce about 7 percent of the nation’s total electricity from 2025, the year it is expected to be completed. The EPR’s designer, Areva, claims that the reactor is reliable, efficient and so safe … Continue reading →

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International Court of Justice rejects landmark Marshall Islands nuclear case via Daily Sabah

Posted on 2016/10/05 by norma field

By the tightest possible margin, the United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday rejected three nuclear disarmament cases filed by the tiny Pacific Ocean nation of the Marshall Islands against Britain, India and Pakistan, saying it did not have jurisdiction. In … Continue reading →

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Toshiba, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Pursue Talks to Merge Nuclear Units via Latin American Herald Tribune

Posted on 2016/09/30 by norma field

OKYO – Japan’s Toshiba, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are in final stages of talks to integrate their nuclear fuel units. The companies are aiming to merge the units to sustain them at a time when most Japanese reactors are … Continue reading →

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Future of Japan’s Monju plutonium breeder reactor under review　via International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM)

Posted on 2016/09/21 by norma field

Masafumi Takubo and Frank von Hippel On 29 August 2016, Mainichi Shimbun reported on an ongoing review by Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat of options for the future of Monju. According to Mainichi, the Secretariat estimates that it would cost ¥600 billion … Continue reading →

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Hinkley must not be taken as a precedent for other nuclear stations　via The Guardian

Posted on 2016/09/18 by norma field

Despite the majority of the British public being opposed to a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C, according to various surveys, Theresa May has approved the £18bn project. The arguments against it are well understood – cost, safety … Continue reading →

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Utilities to check forged steel in all reactors　via NHK World

Posted on 2016/09/04 by norma field

Power utilities in Japan have found that all their reactors use steel components made in the same way as supposedly weak French products. They are now set to check the durability of the components in question. The utilities examined the … Continue reading →

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Abe tells U.S. of Japan’s concerns over ‘no first use’ nuke policy being mulled by Obama via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed concern over the possible nuclear weapons policy of “no first use” being considered by the Obama administration, according to a column in the Monday edition of the Washington Post. Citing a weakening … Continue reading →

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