Tag Archives: France

EDF under pressure to abandon Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project via Independent

Posted on 2016/02/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Project is supposed to provide 7 per cent of Britain’s electricity by 2025 The giant French energy company EDF is under pressure to abandon or delay building the nuclear power station in Somerset which is at the heart of David Cameron’s … Continue reading →

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Deadly landslide at planned French nuclear waste site via The Local

Posted on 2016/01/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

One person died and another was left seriously injured on Tuesday after a landslide at a planned underground nuclear waste site in France. Security tight at France’s nuclear power plants (25 Nov 15) Job cuts fuel security fears at nuclear … Continue reading →

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France to distribute iodine tablets near nuclear power stations　via RFI

Posted on 2015/12/26 by norma field

France’s nuclear safety watchdog is to distribute iodine tablets to people living near the country’s 19 nuclear power stations, warning that an accident is possible but not probable. France relies on nuclear power for a large part of its energy … Continue reading →

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Paris, Nuclear Weapons, and Suicide Bombing via Huffington Post

Posted on 2015/12/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

France’s 300 nuclear weapons were useless to protect them from the horrendous suicide bomb attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015. And if France ever uses those weapons to attack another country’s cities and industrial areas, France itself will become … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste returned to Australia, raising concerns about future dump site via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/12/06 by norma field

A ship carrying 25 tonnes of radioactive waste arrived in Australia on Saturday, and was met by activists who warned Australia risked becoming a nuclear dumping ground. About a dozen Greenpeace protesters, some carrying signs such as “Don’t waste Australia”, … Continue reading →

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World Leaders To Debate Role Of Nuclear Power At U.N. Climate Summit via NPR

Posted on 2015/12/01 by kojimaaiko

Listen to the Story NPR’s Robert Siegel talks with Matthew Bunn, a nuclear and energy policy analyst and professor of practice at the Harvard Kennedy School, about the role nuclear power will play in the future. As world leaders meet … Continue reading →

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Indonesia to close seas to ship transporting nuclear waste via The Jakarta Post

Posted on 2015/11/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The government has instructed patrol ships to close Indonesian waters to a ship carrying nuclear waste that has reportedly left France for Australia. Sea Security Coordinating Agency head Vice Adm. Desi Albert Mamahit told thejakartapost.com on Friday that MV Trader, … Continue reading →

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Risk of cancer from occupational exposure to ionising radiation: retrospective cohort study of workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS) via The bmj

Posted on 2015/10/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Abstract Study question Is protracted exposure to low doses of ionising radiation associated with an increased risk of solid cancer? Methods In this cohort study, 308 297 workers in the nuclear industry from France, the United Kingdom, and the United States … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal women reaffirm fight against nuclear waste dump in South Australia via ABC Online

Posted on 2015/10/17 by norma field

The first shipment of Australia’s nuclear waste to be returned from re-processing in France has now left a French port, and will arrive on our shores by the end of the year. The return of the 25 tonnes of nuclear … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste leaves France for Australia via Sky News

Posted on 2015/10/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A ship carrying 25 tonnes of nuclear waste has left France for Australia despite protests from environmental campaigners who said they were concerned about ‘deficiencies’ in the vessel. The BBC Shanghai left the northern French port of Cherbourg after getting … Continue reading →

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