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State suspends low-level waste shipment from nuclear plant over manifest errors via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/08/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The suspension requires Energy Northwest, operator of the region’s only nuclear-power plant, to come up with corrective actions within 90 days, and also submit to an inspection and participate in a management inspection. […] The company operates the Columbia Generating … Continue reading →

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Unheeded warnings, repeated mistakes put workers’ health at risk at Idaho nuclear lab via Idaho Statesman

Posted on 2017/08/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Ted Lewis knew the plutonium plates at the government lab where he worked could leak potentially lethal radioactive dust. He had seen it occur in the 1970s, when he was helping load some of those plates into a nuclear reactor … Continue reading →

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Armstrong County nuclear cleanup delayed again via Pittsburgh Post-Gazett

Posted on 2017/08/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The cleanup of a 44-acre nuclear waste dump in Armstrong County is facing another potentially lengthy delay after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday it will re-evaluate proposals to do the work. The Corps awarded a $350 million … Continue reading →

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Airtel, Vodafone top list of towers exceeding radiation limit: Manoj Sinha via Gears of Biz

Posted on 2017/08/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel and Vodafone were at the top of the list of operators whose mobile towers were found violating radiation norms in an audit conducted by the telecom department, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. “During the audit carried … Continue reading →

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The comic strip journalist who reports on the fallout from Fukushima via The Spinoff

Posted on 2017/08/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

On the eve of his appearance at a Victoria University event in Wellington, comic book author Fumio Obata talks to Guy Somerset about his ongoing project chronicling the aftermath of the Fukushima tsunami and nuclear disaster. At art school, Fumio … Continue reading →

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Nagasaki Peace Declaration 2017

Posted on 2017/08/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

“No more hibakusha” These words express the heartfelt wish of the hibakusha that in the future nobody in the world ever again has to experience the disastrous damage caused by nuclear weapons. This summer, the wish has moved many nations … Continue reading →

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Peace Activists Observe Hiroshima Anniversary at “Nuclear Energy” Sculpture via Hyde Park Herald

Posted on 2017/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of about 50 people assembled once again on the Ellis Avenue sidewalk to hear speeches, poems and songs from an assortment of peace activists, academics and religious leaders. Most were veterans of a pacifist … Continue reading →

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This children’s playground in a nuclear disaster zone has a VERY sinister secret via Daily Star

Posted on 2017/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TO the outside world it was a children’s playground, but this site hid a terrible secret. Maps gave no clue as to the true purpose of the facility near Chernobyl in Ukraine. Outsiders thought it was a kids camp and … Continue reading →

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North Korean missiles add urgency to Hiroshima A-bomb appeals via The Morning Journal

Posted on 2017/08/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA, Japan >> Hiroshima’s appeal of “never again” on the 72nd anniversary Sunday of the world’s first atomic bomb attack has gained urgency as North Korea accelerates work on its nuclear weapons program, showing its growing prowess with increasingly frequent … Continue reading →

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Pakistan says not bound by treaty on prohibition of nuclear weapons via The Economic Times

Posted on 2017/08/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today said that it was not bound by the recently concluded treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons as it failed to take into account the interests of all stakeholders. Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that … Continue reading →

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