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What Happened At The Santa Susana Nuclear Site During The Woolsey Fire? via LAist.com

The Woolsey Fire, now one of the largest recorded fires in L.A. County’s history, has burned a good portion of the former Santa Susana Field Lab, which was once home to several nuclears reactor and the stie of numerous rocket tests. … Continue reading

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The Kardashians Are Furious After Learning the Alleged Cause of the California Woolsey Fire via Cosmopolitan

[…] Last night, Kim Kardashian tweeted that she was “shocked & furious to learn smoke from the #WoolseyFire started at former nuclear testing site, Santa Susana Field Lab, & is potentially radioactive.” […] However, activists—and Kim and Kourtney Kardashian—want the … Continue reading

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NUCLEAR FIRE SPECIAL: Woolsey Fire’s Nuke Origins via Nuclear Hotseat

Listen Here: Audio Player   Podcast: Download NUCLEAR FIRE – WOOLSEY’S NUKE ORIGINS SPECIAL: Denise Duffield, Administrator of Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, Director of its Nuclear Threats program, and leader of PSR-LA’s efforts to ensure a proper cleanup of the Santa Susana … Continue reading

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NUCLEAR FEARS LA ‘at risk’ from toxic radioactive chemicals after it emerges devastating California wildfires started at site of nuclear disaster via The Sun

It has so far destroyed at least 370 homes and forced 170,000 people to evacuate around Los Angeles. […] The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) had signed legally binding agreements to clean up the site by 2017 — … Continue reading

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California fire near nuclear accident site via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

By John Mecklin Call it another sad chapter in the long and depressing book of governmental failures to properly clean up after nuclear research and production efforts. Last week, the Woolsey Fire—one of three major, climate change-charged conflagrations now afflicting … Continue reading

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**Data on leukemia and other cancers (2010-2017) from Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital (Part 2) via Watanabe Etsuji**

**Inquiries have been made to Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital as to the precise meaning of the numbers they released. Further responses will be posted on this site.** (Data on leukemias, cancers, and a few other select illnesses obtained by Minamisoma … Continue reading

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Half-life via the Santa Fe New Mexican and ProPublica

By Rebecca Moss Chad Walde believed in his work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Then he got a rare brain cancer linked to radiation, and the government denied it had any responsibility. […] There had been other funerals, even that month, … Continue reading

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“The Last Victim” via Beyond Nuclear International

Karipbek Kuyukov of Kazakhstan dedicates his life to ensuring that no one will ever again be afflicted by atomic bomb tests By Linda Pentz Gunter Karipbek Kuyukov, who will receive the 2018 Nuclear-Free Future Award for Education in October, likes … Continue reading

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Algerians still suffering from French atomic legacy decades later via Beyond Nuclear International

Compensation scheme has aided very few people, as Saharan residents experience cancers, blindness and birth defects By Johnny Magdaleno Ahmed el-Hadj Hamadi was huddled into a building with the rest of his community by French soldiers early in the morning. … Continue reading

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Agreement reached in lawsuit over safety of workers at Hanford nuclear site via Seattle Times

Originally published September 19, 2018 at 11:50 am Updated September 19, 2018 at 6:12 pm The federal government has agreed to test new “groundbreaking” technology to capture and destroy tank vapors, and install vapor monitoring to increase safety measures. Hanford, located … Continue reading

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