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Ohio House Sidelines Bailout of 2 FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants via US News

Posted on 2017/05/20 by kojimaaiko

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Opponents are praising a decision to suspend deliberations on the proposed financial rescue of Ohio’s two nuclear plants, even as Akron-based FirstEnergy continues to push for the deal. House Public Utilities Chairman Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati … Continue reading →

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Resident demands city of Fukushima take action after alleged decontamination fraud via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/05/16 by nfield

FUKUSHIMA – A resident of the city of Fukushima filed a complaint Monday demanding the municipality seek the return of ¥12 million from a company that is alleged to have padded its bills for radiation decontamination work by submitting fake … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Taxing – Nuclear Power And Accusations Of Racism via Forbes

Posted on 2017/05/15 by nfield

Claiborne County,  Mississippi is home to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station operated by Entergy.  Having one of those things in the neighborhood is a little nerve wracking.  The Nuclear Regulatory Agency defines a plume exposure pathway zone and a larger … Continue reading →

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Fukushima mulls criminal complaint over fake forest decontamination work via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/05/11 by nfield

[…] City-commissioned decontamination work was conducted in this city’s Matsukawamachi district after the area was contaminated with radioactive materials emanating from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant disaster. While about 500 yen per square meter is paid to decontaminate … Continue reading →

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As Ohio debates subsidies for nuclear power, a look at New York and Illinois via The News-Herald

Posted on 2017/04/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Supporters and critics began lining up as soon as an Ohio Senate bill subsidizing the state’s two nuclear power plants was introduced. In early April, State Sens. John Eklund, R-Munson Township, and Frank LaRose, R-Hudson, introduced a bill that would generate about $300 … Continue reading →

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Partner with Tepco? No thanks, say Japanese power peers via Nikkei Asian Review

Posted on 2017/03/05 by nfield

TOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is sinking deeper into a quagmire. With the sixth anniversary of the Fukushima disaster drawing near, Tepco is trying desperately to get back on … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear activists slam New York State move to transfer ‘decommissioning funds’ to energy companies via Daily News

Posted on 2017/02/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ALBANY — Anti-nuclear activists are blasting the state for agreeing to turn over about $1.5 billion it held in nuclear plant decommissioning funds to two energy companies. The New York Power Authority agreed to transfer the $683.8 million decommission fund … Continue reading →

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Federal Regulator Halts Move to Toughen Radiation Exposure Limits via Counter Punch

Posted on 2017/01/16 by nfield

By John Laforge Work has been halted on two rulemaking projects that would have reduced the amount of radiation the government permits workers and the public to be exposed to without their consent. The improved limits would have been in … Continue reading →

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Uranium looms as big winner among resources under Trump via the Financial Times

Posted on 2017/01/13 by nfield

Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency has led many investors to size up oil, coal and gold trades that could benefit from the sweeping changes he has promised. High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the … Continue reading →

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Australian nuclear waste dump divides tiny outback town via Aljazeera

Posted on 2016/12/01 by norma field

  Hawker, South Australia – The towering mountains of the Flinders Ranges stand imposingly against the hundreds-of-kilometres-long stretch of flat, desolate country. While the mountains are named after the British explorer who trekked them in the early 19th century, the indigenous … Continue reading →

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