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Taiwan’s Anti-Nuclear Rallies Witness 45,000 Protesters via International Business Times

Posted on 2015/03/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Taiwan on Saturday to protest against the island’s use of nuclear energy and its plan to ship nuclear waste abroad. The protests come just days after Japan marked the fourth anniversary of its Fukushima power plant nuclear … Continue reading →

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A lesson from Fukushima: A safe, clean energy future will be nuclear-free via Greenpeace

Posted on 2015/03/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] And, how “safe” and “clean” is this energy source, really? If we believe the nuke huggers, it is very safe – one catastrophic accident occurs only once every 250 years, they say. […] Unfortunately, the industry, and many regulators, … Continue reading →

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Earth’s nuclear arsenal revealed: Interactive infographic lets you track growth of the world’s WMDs over 70 years via Daily Mail

Posted on 2015/03/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

There are currently more than 16,300 nuclear weapons in the world – enough to kill everyone on the planet 100 times over. Now an interactive infographic has been created that tracks the number and history of nuclear weapons in the … Continue reading →

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UK joins Romanian push for new EU nuclear aid package via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/03/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

UK and seven other EU countries call on commission for increased nuclear aid funding and support to help meet climate targets and energy security objectives […] The letter to the commission’s vice president Sefkovic and climate commissioner Miguel Cañete was … Continue reading →

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Spineless attacks on nuclear power plants could increase via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2015/02/20 by norma field

Nuclear power plants increasingly face a new enemy: the humble jellyfish. These aquatic animals—and algae and other plants—get caught in and block the cooling water intake pipes of nuclear power plants, preventing nuclear reactors from getting the huge amount of … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka plans to sign n-pact with Pakistan via adaderana

Posted on 2015/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sri Lanka is in talks with Pakistan to explore cooperation on nuclear energy, Power Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said, days after India and the island nation reached a civil nuclear agreement in New Delhi. The Sri Lankan government has readied … Continue reading →

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No prospect of relief from constant nuclear headache via Climate News Network

Posted on 2015/01/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Keeping nuclear waste safe costs billions of dollars a year, but what to do with it in the long-term is still no nearer being resolved. LONDON, 24 January, 2015 − A private consortium formed to deal with Europe’s most difficult … Continue reading →

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Paris Terror Spurs Plan for Military Zones Around Nuclear Plants　via Bloomberg

Posted on 2015/01/20 by norma field

Lawmakers in France want to create military zones around its 58 atomic reactors to boost security after this month’s Paris terror attacks and almost two dozen mystery drone flights over nuclear plants that have baffled authorities. “There’s a legal void … Continue reading →

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Global nuclear decommissioning cost seen underestimated, may spiral via Reuters

Posted on 2015/01/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – German utility E.ON’s breakup has led to worries that funds set aside for decommissioning reactors will not suffice, but globally the cost of unwinding nuclear is uncertain as estimates range widely. As ageing first-generation reactors close, the true … Continue reading →

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Nine French nuclear test veterans to get compensation via Radio New Zealand International

Posted on 2015/01/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The administrative appeal court in the French city of Bordeaux has given nine former nuclear test veterans the right to be compensated by the state for damage to their health. […] The claimants had served in Algeria and French Polynesia … Continue reading →

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