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David Cameron gives go ahead to build Chinese nuclear reactor in ESSEX via The Express

Posted on 2015/09/06 by norma field

DAVID Cameron is poised to sign a landmark deal next month to allow China to build a prototype nuclear reactor in Bradwell, Essex – which would become the first Chinese-operated facility in the West. The deal, part of a wide-ranging … Continue reading →

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IAEA and Kazakhstan agree to create nuclear fuel bank via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2015/08/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Kazakhstan today signed an agreement to set up a low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel ‘bank’ in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Operated by Kazakhstan and expected to start operations in 2017, the IAEA LEU Bank will be … Continue reading →

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Report: Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal Could Become the World’s Third-Biggest　via Reader Supported news/The Washington Post

Posted on 2015/08/27 by norma field

[…]The report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Stimson Center concludes that Pakistan is rapidly expanding its nuclear capabilities because of fear of its archrival, India, also a nuclear power. The report, which will be released Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Plutonium Problem via The New York Times

Posted on 2015/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] For this, one can thank a powerful network of utility companies, conservative politicians and bureaucrats in Japan, who peddle the notion that plutonium constitutes a sort of thermodynamic elixir. A byproduct of burning uranium, plutonium itself can be processed … Continue reading →

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A Wedge for Nuclear Disarmament via Huffington Post

Posted on 2015/08/14 by norma field

“Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith…” What if words like this actually meant something? This is Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which the United States signed … Continue reading →

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Government under pressure to abandon plans to construct UK’s first nuclear reactor for more than 20 years via The Independent

Posted on 2015/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Analysts at HSBC bank said in a report that the creation of the Hinkley Point C plant in Somerset was ‘becoming harder to justify’ The Government is under growing pressure to abandon plans to construct the UK’s first nuclear reactor … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Zero Lawsuit by Marshall Islands Appealed to Higher Court via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2015/07/31 by norma field

By Jane Ayers Desmond Tutu states lawsuit “good for humanity,” and all U.S. mayors agree in Resolution to back the nuclear disarmament lawsuit An interview with David Krieger, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (Santa Barbara, California), and Consultant … Continue reading →

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70 years after Hiroshima, nuclear weapons threaten us all via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/07/23 by norma field

Nearly 70 years ago, on 6 August 1945, the US dropped “Little Boy”, the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, on Hiroshima. “Two thirds of the buildings in the city were destroyed and perhaps 80,000 civilians were killed”, observes Eric … Continue reading →

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Japan nuclear refugees face dilemma over returning home via The Star

Posted on 2015/07/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] After years of decontamination work, where teams remove topsoil, wash exposed road surfaces and wipe down buildings, the government will in September lift the evacuation order and declare it a safe place to live. Other towns and villages will … Continue reading →

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Long-term low-dose radiation exposure may increase leukemia risk via Reuters

Posted on 2015/07/10 by norma field

(Reuters Health) – In a long-term study of more than 300,000 workers in France, the U.S. and the U.K., those with many years of exposure to low doses of radiation had an increased risk of dying from leukemia. Medical workers … Continue reading →

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