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Independent Probe, Manager’s Firing Raise Questions About ‘Safety Culture’ at DOE’s Nuclear Waste Site via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By EMILY YEHLE of Greenwire Published: July 22, 2011 More than six years ago, a Department of Energy official wrote to Bechtel National, the company in charge of the design and construction of the most expensive environmental remediation project in … Continue reading →

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Apocalipsis nuclear via El Diario

Posted on 2011/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Lunes, 25 de julio de 2011 / 07:56 Jean Meyer Fukushima I, con sus centrales nucleares en peligro, vino a reforzar el miedo latente que había dejado la catástrofe de Chernobyl, 25 años antes y, desde aquel fatal agosto de … Continue reading →

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IAEA report: Japan nuclear plant was not ready for huge tsunami waves via CNN World

Posted on 2011/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday that Japan underestimated the hazard posed by tsunamis to nuclear plants but praised the country’s response to the Fukushima Daiichi crisis as “exemplary.” The International Atomic Energy Agency announced a preliminary summary … Continue reading →

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Korea, India sign nuclear energy pact via The Korea Herald

Posted on 2011/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

South Korea and India on Monday signed a nuclear energy cooperation pact that will allow Seoul firms to sell atomic power plants in India’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy market, Korean officials said. President Lee Myung-bak and his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil … Continue reading →

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Contrary to power company figures, cost of nuclear power generation highest: research via Mainichi jp

Posted on 2011/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Utility companies across the country continue to tout the low cost of nuclear energy on their websites. Tohoku Electric Power Co. boasts nuclear power’s economic efficiency, while Hokkaido Electric Power Co (HEPCO) the stability of its cost. Each site comes … Continue reading →

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Rechazan jóvenes energía nuclear en siete ciudades via Greenpeace Mexico

Posted on 2011/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Noticia – julio 24, 2011 Con máscaras amarillas y el símbolo de radioactividad clausurado, jóvenes activistas de Greenpeace de las ciudades de México, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Pachuca, Puebla y Xalapa llevaron acabo la primera jornada antinuclear este fin de semana. … Continue reading →

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New Japan Law ‘Cleanses’ Bad Nuclear News via UK Progressive

Posted on 2011/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Friday, July 15, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (METI) – Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, opened a call for bids (tender) regarding the “Nuclear Power Safety Regulation Publicity Project”, for contractors to monitor blogs and tweets posted about … Continue reading →

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Nuke crisis refugee fought losing 18-year legal battle against Fukushima plant via Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NIIGATA — In 1992, Sanzo Onoda and his fellow plaintiffs lost their 18-year legal battle to have one of Fukushima’s nuclear power plants shuttered. He and 400 others originally filed the case against the construction of the Fukushima No. 2 … Continue reading →

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DOE Champions ‘Game Changing’ Small Nuclear Reactors via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By EMILY YEHLE of Greenwire Published: July 21, 2011 “This is an opportunity not only to continue to get back into that game but to change that game entirely,” Vic Reis, a senior adviser for DOE’s Office of Science, told … Continue reading →

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In the Wake of Fukushima via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

After the devastating accident at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, many Americans have asked whether something just as horrible could happen here. The odds are remote that this country will confront a similarly powerful earthquake followed by an even more destructive … Continue reading →

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