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Stop producing nuclear waste until we can dispose of it, critics urge Canada via The Province

Posted on 2018/08/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OTTAWA — Environmental groups say Canada should stop producing nuclear energy until the federal government replaces its “pathetic” waste disposal policy with something more meaningful and scientific. The groups, including the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and the Canadian Environmental … Continue reading →

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Brazil lifts import restrictions on Fukushima products via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/08/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SAO PAULO – The Brazilian government said Tuesday it has lifted import restrictions on agricultural products and food from Fukushima Prefecture introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident in the prefecture. The removal was requested by the central government and the … Continue reading →

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Radiation detection is now less costly via The Exponent

Posted on 2018/08/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The work of a team of Purdue researchers has led to a new yeast-based radiation badge providing cheaper, wearable radiation detection. They have found a biological answer to a necessary workplace tool, according to a Purdue News Service press release. … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Casualties and Exploitation from Fukushima Nuclear Disaster via WBEZ

Posted on 2018/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan still experiences devastating consequences.  The UN recently reported that tens of thousands of citizens, including workers in charge of decontaminating the nuclear plant, are at extreme risk of radiation exposure. Activists in … Continue reading →

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No clean-up of nuclear leak in South Carolina for years via The News & Observer

Posted on 2018/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HOPKINS, S.C. Federal regulators say the Westinghouse Electric Company has no plans to clean uranium leaks at a nuclear fuel plant despite evidence that it could reach South Carolina’s water supply. Instead, Westinghouse wants a new 40-year extension from the … Continue reading →

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Japan says U.N. experts’ call to protect nuclear clean-up workers is ‘regrettable’ via Reuters

Posted on 2018/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Friday described as “extremely regrettable” a call by U.N. human rights experts for greater protection of workers cleaning up its damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and said it had notified U.N. officials of its … Continue reading →

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Fukushima residents complain over statue of child in radiation suit via The Guardian

Posted on 2018/08/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Critics say artwork outside train station gives impression area is unfit for habitation Residents of Fukushima have demanded the removal of a statue of a child in a protective suit from outside the city’s railway station, saying it gives the … Continue reading →

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Small amount of radioactive spent nuclear fuel to go through Michigan via Detroit Free Press

Posted on 2018/08/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A small amount of the most highly radioactive waste on the planet, spent nuclear fuel, is planned for a secretive, highly protected shipment from an Illinois nuclear power plant through Michigan and Port Huron, on its way to Canada. The … Continue reading →

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Volunteer activists credited with getting $60M for former nuclear workers via TRIB live

Posted on 2018/08/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The volunteer efforts of a Hyde Park environmental activist and a retired Washington Township engineer helped about 300 former nuclear workers in the region collect $60 million from the federal government for cancers likely caused by their jobs. A federal … Continue reading →

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Tepco halts sale of folders with Fukushima nuclear plant pictures via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/08/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) — The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has halted its sale of file folders with photos showing the current conditions of the complex due to public criticism, company sources said Wednesday. […] The folders, offered in … Continue reading →

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