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Energy Sec Rick Perry warns Fukushima could happen here if US doesn’t deal with its nuclear waste via CNBC

Posted on 2017/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday warned that the United States could suffer a nuclear disaster like Japan’s Fukushima catastrophe if it does not find a solution for its nuclear waste. The Trump administration believes that solution is a long-delayed plan to … Continue reading →

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Plans take shape for lifting dumped nuclear sub via Barents Observer

Posted on 2017/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

K-27 was dumped east of Novaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic in 1982. Department of research and development of radiation safety at Krylov State Research Institute in St. Petersburg says lifting the old nuclear submarine can take place in 2022, … Continue reading →

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Fire at French nuclear reactor extinguished, EDF says via Reuters

Posted on 2017/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A fire that broke out on the roof of a nuclear reactor at the Bugey plant in central-eastern France has been extinguished, operator EDF said on Monday, citing fire brigade officials.  The fire began at the plant’s nuclear reactor number … Continue reading →

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Fukushima on the Hudson by LA Smith Now Available via benzinga

Posted on 2017/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nixie Publishing debuts eco-political dystopian thriller in time for summer reading by the water — but is the Water Safe? New publishing house, Nixie Publishing announced today the release of Fukushima on The Hudson, a thrilling eco-political novel by author, LA Smith. … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Keep Quiet Anymore: Atomic Homefront via Film International

Posted on 2017/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] This passionate film, having its world premiere as one of the 11 Spotlight Screenings at AFI DOCS in Washington DC, is a heart breaker. Cammisa, an Oscar nominee for her 2009 documentary feature Which Way Home (dealing with child migrants) and … Continue reading →

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Plutonium found in urine of five workers exposed to radiation via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A small amount of radioactive materials — plutonium and americium — was found in the urine of five workers exposed to radiation in an accident earlier this month at a nuclear research facility in Ibaraki Prefecture. The result shows that … Continue reading →

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New South Korean president vows to end use of nuclear power via The Guardian

Posted on 2017/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Moon Jae-in said he would lead country towards a ‘nuclear-free era’ following fears of a Fukushima-style meltdown South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, has vowed to phase out the country’s dependence on nuclear power, warning of “unimaginable consequences” from a Fukushima-style … Continue reading →

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[Video] Conjoined Porpoise In The North Sea May Be An Aftermath Of Fukushima via University Herald

Posted on 2017/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Recently, fishermen catching a newborn two-headed porpoise in the North Sea has generated a lot of excitement. Amid the warnings are dire comments that this is one of the results of the Fukushima disaster.   Fishermen in the North Sea … Continue reading →

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Why wait until 2025 to close Diablo Canyon? via The Tribune

Posted on 2017/06/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PG&E has reached an agreement (currently being reviewed by the state Public Utilities Commission) with environmental groups not to seek re-licensing for Diablo Canyon, thus ending energy production in 2025.  Some, including the Mothers for Peace in San Lois Obispo, … Continue reading →

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Radiation research foundation to apologize for studying but not treating hibakusha via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/06/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA — The chairman of a joint Japan-U.S. research organization studying the long-term effects of radiation exposure on humans is expected to apologize to hibakusha — survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — who were … Continue reading →

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