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Protect the Colorado Plateau from Uranium Poisoning via Grand Canyon Trust

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

Uranium mining and milling on the Colorado Plateau have left a toxic legacy. Today, you can help protect our communities, lands, and waters from toxic and radioactive uranium poisoning. Please raise your voice to protect the Grand Canyon and Colorado … Continue reading →

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Why the President Must Ban Grand Canyon Uranium Mining via Huffington Post

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

Mark Udall Former U.S. Senator from Colorado; Board member, Grand Canyon Trust   Throughout my career in the private sector and politics, I’ve seen people fight consensus and wage unwinnable battles. If there’s one piece of advice I’ve given my … Continue reading →

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TEPCO told to solve problem of harmful water at Fukushima plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The nation’s nuclear watchdog exhorted Tokyo Electric Power Co. to do something about the accumulation of tens of thousands of tons of highly radioactive water at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, calling the situation intolerable. “We cannot allow … Continue reading →

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TEPCO to reuse tanks holding radioactively contaminated water at Fukushima plant via Nuclear News

Posted on 2016/07/08 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) will reuse highly contaminated tanks at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant to store radioactively contaminated water after treatment, company sources said. The company will return contaminated water to flange-type tanks that had … Continue reading →

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AP Interview: Fukushima plant’s new ice wall not watertight via AP

Posted on 2016/05/24 by norma field

TOKYO (AP) — Coping with the vast amounts of ground water flowing into the broken Fukushima nuclear plant — which then becomes radiated and seeps back out — has become such a problem that Japan is building a 35 billion … Continue reading →

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How Can Japan Settle The Issue Of Fukushima Daiichi Tritium? Drink It. via Forbes

Posted on 2016/05/02 by norma field

By John Boyd Here’s the problem in a nutshell—or rather a thimbleful—facing the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. There are over 1,100 large steel tanks brimming with filtered … Continue reading →

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Fukushima No. 1 plant’s ice wall won’t be watertight, says chief architect via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/04/29 by norma field

Coping with the vast amounts of groundwater flowing into the broken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant — which then becomes irradiated and seeps back out — has become such a problem that the country is building a ¥35 billion “ice … Continue reading →

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Fukushima police sends nuclear contamination case against TEPCO execs to prosecutors via RT

Posted on 2015/10/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Fukushima police have finally reacted to a criminal complaint filed against TEPCO and 32 of its top officials two years ago over the contamination caused by the 2011 nuclear disaster. They have referred the case to prosecutors. The Fukushima District … Continue reading →

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Fukushima leaks radioactive water after Typhoon Etau busts drainage system via RT

Posted on 2015/09/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Flooding from Typhoon Etau has caused new leaks of contaminated water to flow from the Fukushima nuclear power station into the ocean. The incident came after a rush of water overwhelmed the site’s drainage pumps. Typhoon Etau brought lashing rains, … Continue reading →

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EDITORIAL: Each Fukushima water leak weakens faith in Japan’s food safety via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/09/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

 Japan’s dispute with South Korea over its import restrictions on Japanese seafood imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is now going to the World Trade Organization. Following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, South Korea … Continue reading →

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