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Trump administration halts penalties against firms that punish nuclear whistleblowers via The Washington Post

Posted on 2018/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Department of Energy has temporarily halted an Obama administration regulation that allowed for civil penalties against federal nuclear contractors that retaliate against whistleblowers who report waste, fraud, abuse and dangerous conditions. In procedural rules published in the Federal Register, the … Continue reading →

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Gov. candidates weigh in on nuclear cleanup deal via Post Register

Posted on 2018/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com The two Democratic candidates to be Idaho’s next governor want the state to take a tough stance on enforcing the 1995 Settlement Agreement, while the Republicans were more open to modifying the agreement and granting waivers … Continue reading →

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Rock Challenge 2018: who won this year’s event at the Bournemouth Pavilion via Daily Echo

Posted on 2018/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

THE winners of this year’s Rock Challenge have been crowned. Eight schools from across Dorset and Somerset took part in the annual Be Your Best Rock Challenge which took place at the Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre on Thursday night. Hundreds of … Continue reading →

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World in Ukraine: Japanese scientists work to reclaim Chornobyl for solar and wildlife via Kyiv.post

Posted on 2018/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Now, almost 32 years after the disastrous explosion that in 1986 spewed radiation across Europe, the pond remains one of the most radioactive parts of the 10-kilometer exclusion zone around the shuttered plant. But while the dead zone looks … Continue reading →

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Tokyo court orders Tepco to pay $10 million in damages over 2011 disaster: media via Reuters

Posted on 2018/02/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to pay around 1.1 billion yen ($10 million) to a group of Fukushima residents, local media reported, nearly seven years after the company’s reactor meltdowns in northeastern … Continue reading →

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House OKs $1.72M tax break to nuclear waste disposal company via 2KUTV.com

Posted on 2018/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives has approved giving a $1.72 million tax break ever year to a Utah-based nuclear waste disposal company. The tax break comes as Utah’s governor has called on lawmakers to scale back … Continue reading →

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Gubernatorial candidate calling for lawmakers to go against feds on Nuclear Agreement via Local News 8

Posted on 2018/02/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BOISE, ID (KIFI/KIDK)- – Idaho Gubernatorial Candidate A.J. Balukoff is calling on Idaho’s state and federal lawmakers to insist the federal government abide by the terms of the landmark 1995 Nuclear Agreement.  The pact set guidelines for cleaning up nuclear … Continue reading →

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Shipments of green laver seaweed from Fukushima resume after seven-year hiatus via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/02/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SOMA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Shipments of green laver from Fukushima Prefecture restarted Monday for the first time in about seven years. Radiation levels for the green laver, a kind of seaweed, were confirmed to be far below the government limit … Continue reading →

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Radiation leaks at Fukushima pose a global threat via Sunshine Coast Daily

Posted on 2018/02/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LETHAL levels of radiation have been detected at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, seven years after its destruction by an earthquake and tsunami. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which is responsible for the plant clean-up, made the discovery in … Continue reading →

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MOFA denies knowledge of reported plan to lift Japanese food ban via Taiwan News

Posted on 2018/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A report says Taiwan’s government is ready to remove the ban under strong pressure from Japan  Taipei, Feb. 2 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Friday it has no knowledge of the government’s reported plan to lift a ban … Continue reading →

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