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The Hiroshima anniversary: 5 things you should know about nuclear weapons today via Vox

Posted on 2018/08/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seventy-three years after the first use of the atomic bomb in wartime, commitment to arms control is fading. The imprint on public consciousness of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which occurred 73 years ago Monday, has faded greatly. The hibakusha, … Continue reading →

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Group: Nuclear waste could be trucked from Illinois to Port Huron via Times Herald

Posted on 2018/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A coalition of environmental groups claims a letter from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicates that nuclear waste from power plants in Illinois will be trucked to Port Huron and shipped from there to an unknown destination. “A spill, release or fire … Continue reading →

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Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break via The Verge

Posted on 2018/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Have nuclear fuel transportation cask, will travel  Researchers sent a nuclear waste container on a 14,500-mile odyssey by truck, barge, cargo ship, and train in an effort to understand how well radioactive fuel would stand up to travel. That’s important … Continue reading →

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20% of A-bomb disease reauthorization turned down by local governments via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The rejection rate, which was reported to be only around several percent in the past, shot up to the current level after 2014, when the central government instructed local governments to “properly manage” the program. Groups of atomic bomb … Continue reading →

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Leak at SC nuclear plant polluted soil, but agency says groundwater OK via The State

Posted on 2018/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tests taken recently at a Bluff Road nuclear fuel factory found no signs that uranium contamination seeped from the soil into the shallow groundwater at the sprawling plant, state regulators said. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said … Continue reading →

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Made in Fukushima: Aided by rigorous radiation checks, farmers and fishermen struggle to win trust via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The tsunami destroyed ports across the region and demand for Fukushima seafood is low despite an even stricter testing standard of 50 bq/kg. “When we catch fish and send it to market in Tokyo, some people don’t want to … Continue reading →

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Uranium Leaked Through Floor of South Carolina Nuclear Plant via EcoWatch

Posted on 2018/07/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A nuclear plant in Richmond County, South Carolina with a history of contaminating groundwater has leaked radioactive uranium into the soil below the plant, The State reported Tuesday. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) officials said there … Continue reading →

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California wines contain Fukushima radiation, and it’s not a bad thing via PBS

Posted on 2018/07/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In an underground lab covered by nine feet of concrete and compacted dirt, two nuclear physicists hunt for fraudulent wine. Their method is unusual — they measure radiation coming from the wine itself, without ever opening the bottle. Now in … Continue reading →

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Tepco probe to directly touch melted fuel debris at Fukushima plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/07/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is planning to survey melted fuel debris at the No. 2 reactor by the end of March — using a special device — in an operation it hopes will help … Continue reading →

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Study: Traces of radioactive contamination found in homes of six Hanford workers via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/06/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The levels are low, but if some microparticles are inhaled or ingested by nuclear-site workers or their families, the radioactive dust is a “potential source of internal radiation exposure,” the study’s author writes. Dust samples from the homes of six … Continue reading →

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