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On 72nd A-bomb anniversary, Hiroshima highlights Japan’s refusal to join U.N. nuke ban via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/08/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] In the city’s annual Peace Declaration, Matsui stopped short of demanding that Japan join the treaty, but urged the government to “manifest the pacifism in our Constitution by doing everything in its power to bridge the gap between the … Continue reading →

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Mele’s Musings: Fear of nuclear event looms as Doomsday Clock nears midnight via Times Leader

Posted on 2017/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Not since the days that Ronald Reagan was in office have I paid as much attention to the potential of nuclear war as I do now. […] So you can face victims of radiation poisoning and burns, the catastrophic loss … Continue reading →

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UT course teaches first responders how to stay safe in a nuclear incident via Knoxville News Sentinel

Posted on 2017/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The University of Tennessee Institute for Nuclear Security recently held a course on nuclear safety and security for East Tennessee first responders. The course, designed to give local law enforcement an understanding of nuclear security safety risks and responses, was … Continue reading →

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Under the mushroom cloud: Will Nagasaki’s story be told at Hanford’s new national park? via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seven decades ago, a U.S. atomic bomb fueled with Hanford plutonium was dropped on Nagasaki. The story of the devastation doesn’t yet have a place in a new national park taking shape in Washington. […] National Park Service officials want … Continue reading →

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Tests show Hanford workers inhaled radioactive plutonium via King5

Posted on 2017/08/03 by nfield

[…] The KING 5 Investigators have discovered those statements are incorrect. An internal CH2M Hill email sent to their employees on July 21 was obtained by KING. It states that 301 (test kits) have been issued to employees and of the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima town aims to partially lift evacuation order by 2022 via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/08/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUTABA, Fukushima — Town authorities here look to partially lift the evacuation order for the town’s so-called “difficult-to-return” zone with high radiation levels emanating from the Fukushima nuclear disaster by sometime around the spring of 2022, town officials disclosed on … Continue reading →

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Finns not keen on Russian nuclear firm’s summer camp for children via Kyle

Posted on 2017/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A children’s summer camp run by Russian nuclear firm Rosatom has failed to capture the interest of Finnish children, with several places left unfilled. The camp is organised at Kalajoki on Finland’s west coast for kids from several former Eastern … Continue reading →

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Japan rates severity of June nuclear exposure accident as level 2 via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday that it assessed the severity of a nuclear exposure accident in June in eastern Japan provisionally as level 2 on the zero-to-seven international scale. The June 6 accident at the Japan … Continue reading →

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Netflix is now streaming a film about nuclear weapons that puts you inside humanity’s worst nightmare via Business Insider

Posted on 2017/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Netflix is now streaming an experimental documentary film about nuclear weapons. “The Bomb” debuted in April 2016 at the Tribeca Film Festival as an immersive experience with 30-foot-tall screens and live music. The filmmakers hope their movie inspires viewers to … Continue reading →

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Nuclear labs endanger public with radioactive mail via USA Today

Posted on 2017/08/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

At least 25 times in the past five years, nuclear weapons contractors have improperly packaged or shipped plutonium capable of being used in a nuclear weapon, conventional explosives and highly toxic chemicals, according to government documents. […] In the most recent … Continue reading →

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