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Radiation in a crematorium traced back to a human body via The Verge

Posted on 2019/02/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

 Rachel Becker It wasn’t enough radiation to be alarming, but it could be a sign of an ongoing problem A crematorium in Arizona became contaminated with radiation when workers cremated a man who had received radiation treatments for cancer right … Continue reading →

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HERETICAL VIEW THAT RADIATION IS GOOD FOR YOU GAINS GROUND UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP via The Center for Public Integrity

Posted on 2019/02/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Patrick Malone The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is actively considering claims that low-dose radiation protections should be lifted because exposures make you healthier, a potential boon to radiation-related industries.  Since World War II, virtually every American business where radiation is present … Continue reading →

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Eight years after Fukushima nuclear meltdown, workers still facing radiation risk via People’s World

Posted on 2019/02/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TEPCO officials recently said to Akahata that high-risk zones in the Fukushima Daiichi plant have become smaller and that now workers do not need to wear a full-face mask and a protective suit in 96 percent of the plant premises. This is … Continue reading →

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I Was a Nuclear Site Guard. My Colleagues Sexually Assaulted Me via The New York Times

Posted on 2019/02/15 by nfield

By Jennifer Glover The sexual harassment and violence I endured while working as a security guard at the Department of Energy’s Nevada National Security Site loops over and over through my mind. I have nightmares about it to this day. During … Continue reading →

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TEPCO sat by idly on reports of fires, glitches at nuclear plants via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2019/02/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo Electric Power Co. ignored reports on fires and other problems from its nuclear power plants and didn’t even bother to share the information in-house or consider precautionary measures, the nuclear watchdog revealed. The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Feb. 13 … Continue reading →

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Tepco to deploy robot for first contact with melted fuel from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster via The Japan Times

Posted on 2019/02/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The owner of the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 power plant is trying this week to touch melted fuel at the bottom of the plant for the first time since the disaster almost eight years ago, a tiny but key step … Continue reading →

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Update old definitions about nuclear waste to speed safe cleanup via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2019/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

How can we expect to effectively address this problem if we aren’t even willing to accurately define it? The U.S. Department of Energy recently released new estimates for the cost of cleaning up the Hanford nuclear site in central Washington … Continue reading →

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Guy Who Wants to Eliminate Radiation Limits Will Lead EPA on Radiation via CARE 2

Posted on 2019/02/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

When Trump supporters chant “make America great again,” I have difficulty imagining that any of them are longing for the days when radiation exposure went unregulated. Nevertheless, that’s precisely the direction the EPA is headed with its latest appointment. Brant … Continue reading →

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Brant Ulsh, skeptic on radiation limits, to head EPA radiation panel via The Japan Times

Posted on 2019/02/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has appointed a scientist who argues for easing regulations on lower-level radiation exposures to lead the agency’s radiation advisory committee. Acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler on Thursday announced the appointment of Brant Ulsh, a … Continue reading →

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Nuclear facility operator reports radioactive leak via NHK World

Posted on 2019/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of a nuclear facility, north of Tokyo, says radioactive substances leaked while workers were changing plastic bags and packing a container with material for nuclear fuel inside. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency made the revelation on Thursday, a … Continue reading →

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