Tag Archives: Inequality

Efficacy of compensation program for nuclear workers under scrutiny via Santa Fe/New Mexican

Posted on 2016/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

At 28, Billy Thompson bore unexpected witness to the first of 67 nuclear and atomic bomb detonations that occurred between 1948 and 1958 on Enewetak Atoll, one of the Marshall Islands. He was looking out into a dark night from … Continue reading →

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German commission favours limited liability for nuclear phaseout-document via Reuters

Posted on 2016/02/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Feb 18 Germany’s nuclear operators could face only limited long-term liability for the costs of the country’s nuclear phaseout, according to a paper from a government-appointed commission seen by Reuters on Thursday. The paper indicates that the commission took on … Continue reading →

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A legacy of death: Workers’ health is hidden cost of atomic arsenal via Amarillo Globe News

Posted on 2015/12/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a five-part series examining the health problems that afflict the U.S. nuclear workforce as the government launches a $1 trillion plan to modernize the arsenal. JACKSON, S.C. — Byron Vaigneur watched as … Continue reading →

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American Indians accuse NRC of ‘environmental racism’ via Las Vegas Review Journal

Posted on 2015/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The feds call it “environmental justice.” Western Shoshones say it’s really “environmental racism.” Whatever words apply, a challenge by American Indian tribes on that subject in the latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission report for disposing nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain could … Continue reading →

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About my gas mask paintings… via The Official Blog of Bunky Echo-Hawk

Posted on 2015/09/03 by kojimaaiko

by Bunky · 03/14/2014  Nawa All… Throughout my career, I’ve often been asked about my use of gas masks in my art. Here is my original artist statement about the series that started it all: ->>————–> GAS MASK AS MEDICINE … Continue reading →

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NRC, Dominion settle dispute over safety pump at Conn. plant via Richmond Times-Dispatch

Posted on 2015/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Dominion Resources Inc., the parent company of Connecticut’s nuclear plant, and federal regulators have reached a settlement over the plant operator’s decision, without regulatory approval, to halt the use of a safety-related pump in the event of a severe accident. … Continue reading →

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Radiation levels to rise five-fold at newly active Sendai plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/08/12 by norma field

Radiation levels for workers at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Sendai nuclear power station are expected to rise five-fold now that the plant’s No. 1 reactor has been restarted. Documents compiled by the Nuclear Regulation Authority show the average annual radiation … Continue reading →

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EDITORIAL: Reflections on 2 years without nuclear power ahead of planned restarts via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/07/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Opinion polls show that more than half of the general public is opposed to restarting nuclear reactors. The public’s desire to keep the reactors offline, even at the cost of inconvenience, is due to the fact that people have … Continue reading →

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Revealed: real price of nuclear energy via BDLive

Posted on 2015/07/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

THE price of electricity generated by nuclear power is expected to be higher than that from any other technology except for gas and diesel, two separate and independent analyses have found. The government is pressing ahead with a politically driven … Continue reading →

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Small scale solar energy subsidies set to end via BBC News

Posted on 2015/07/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Subsidies for many new solar farms are to end under plans being published by the government. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is consulting on plans that would see subsidies for some new solar farms close by 2016. … Continue reading →

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