Tag Archives: Atomic Age

In Ukraine, a radioactive nuclear ghost town near Chernobyl is a hot destination via The Washington Post

Posted on 2017/07/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] This base in Pervomaysk, Ukraine — about a four-hour drive from Kiev — once had 86 intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of destroying cities in Europe and the United States. Though the nuclear warheads have been removed, the command silo … Continue reading →

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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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South Korea’s new energy minister says to support nuclear reactor exports via Reuters

Posted on 2017/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEJONG (Reuters) – South Korea’s new energy minister on Monday said he plans to support the country’s push to sell nuclear reactors overseas, even as the nation curbs nuclear power at home.  State-run Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) is building … Continue reading →

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NRA to put radiation posts on Tsushima, Yonaguni to monitor atomic plants in South Korea and Taiwan via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Nuclear Regulation Authority will open new radiation monitoring posts Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture and Yonaguni Island in Okinawa to broaden its ability to detect power plant accidents overseas, sources say. The new outposts will be closer to South … Continue reading →

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Grounded Podcast: Hanford’s Dream of the 90s via Oregon Department of Energy

Posted on 2017/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

For more than 40 years, the Hanford Nuclear Site near Richland, Washington produced plutonium for America’s nuclear weapons program. The once top-secret Manhattan Project site ended production in 1989. When the focus at Hanford shifted to cleanup in the early … Continue reading →

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Illinois Issues: The Prairie State’s Nuclear Waste Conundrum via NPR Illinois

Posted on 2017/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Land of Lincoln is the country’s largest de facto nuclear waste dump. Under a federal measure passed 30 years ago, the spent fuel from America’s nuclear reactors is supposed to be permanently buried out in the Mojave Desert, tucked … Continue reading →

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Western Pa. will be site of nuclear manufacturing center via Pittsburgh Business Times

Posted on 2017/07/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A western Pennsylvania manufacturer is opening a new center that will help manufacturers with the building of the next generation of nuclear reactors. Concurrent Technologies Corp. of Johnstown announced Friday that it had created the Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing. The … Continue reading →

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U.N. Nuclear Watchdog to Open Uranium Bank That May Have No Clients via U.S.News

Posted on 2017/07/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The U.N. global nuclear watchdog is about to open a uranium bank in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan, but it may never have any customers.  The raw material used to make nuclear fuel and atomic bombs will be stored … Continue reading →

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122 Nations Approve a Global Treaty to Ban Use of Nuclear Weapons via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2017/07/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

At the United Nations headquarters in New York, 122 countries have approved a global treaty to ban the use of nuclear weapons […] In the end, all countries with nuclear arms ended up boycotting the negotiations. The historic vote now … Continue reading →

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Australia’s secret plans to have its own nuclear arsenal via news.com.au

Posted on 2017/07/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

AMERICA. Russia. China. Britain. The world’s most powerful countries all have nuclear arsenals – and few people know Australia was almost one of them. […] LAST week’s successful test of a North Korean missile raised fresh fears Australia is now … Continue reading →

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