Tag Archives: nuclear waste

The never-ending mess from America’s early nuclear tests via The Verge

Posted on 2018/10/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An atomic bomb, a scandal, and the neighborhood next door The Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco is where ships irradiated by early nuclear testing in the Pacific were towed so they could be decontaminated. Now, people are trying to … Continue reading →

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Army Corps Of Engineers Set To Remove Nuclear Waste From Parks Twp. Site via CBS Pittsburgh

Posted on 2018/10/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

APOLLO (KDKA) – The Army Corps of Engineers recently secured a grant to finally cleanup nuclear waste materials at a long-debated site in Armstrong County. Now, there’s concern there’s far more material there than they’re prepared for. So what’s really … Continue reading →

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EDITORIAL: TEPCO bungles it again in dealing with Fukushima tainted water via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/10/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] On Sept. 28, the utility acknowledged that about 80 percent of the water in storage tanks for ALPS-treated water on the plant premises exceeded government standards for radioactive materials. TEPCO previously claimed that the ALPS system could remove all … Continue reading →

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S. Korean activists demand Japan not dump Fukushima’s radioactive water into the sea via Yonhap News

Posted on 2018/10/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) — South Korean environmental groups on Monday urged Japan to reverse its recent decision to release radioactive water that has accumulated in the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea after treatment. Korea Radioactive Watch, the Korean … Continue reading →

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When the nuclear era ends: Struggling Zion, Ill., a lesson for Lacey Township via Atlantic City

Posted on 2018/10/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

More than 20 years after its nuclear plant closed, Zion, Illinois, is still dealing with the financial and community repercussions of its loss, says its mayor. Almost all of the $19 million in annual property taxes the dual-reactor plant paid … Continue reading →

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Nuclear experts to test water, fish around Fukushima plant via Japan Today

Posted on 2018/10/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BERLIN  The International Atomic Energy Agency says it will test seawater, marine sediment and fish around Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant this month. The Vienna-based agency said Friday that the tests aim to “support the quality assurance of radioactivity data … Continue reading →

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Activists call for halt to ‘nuclear mud’ dumping off Wales via The Guardian

Posted on 2018/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Campaigners say sediment has not been tested properly and may do ‘irreversible harm’ Steven Morris An eclectic group of activists including scientists, surfers and a member of the Welsh band Super Furry Animals is attempting to halt the dumping of … Continue reading →

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EPA reaches cleanup decision for radioactive West Lake Landfill Superfund site via St. Louis-Post Dispatch

Posted on 2018/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

After years of bureaucratic inaction and escalating frustration and concern from the surrounding community, the Environmental Protection Agency has finally settled on a strategy to clean up the radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton. […] … Continue reading →

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Malaysia has no plans for nuclear power plant: PM Mahathir via Channel News Asia

Posted on 2018/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to pursue nuclear power to generate electricity in Malaysia due to the risk associated with it, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday (Sep 18).  Speaking at the Conference of the Electric Power … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear waste tour to come through Midland via art

Posted on 2018/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Meetings push to block a proposal to transport used nuclear fuel by train and store it in West Texas by Matt Zdun, Texas Tribune Organizers of the “Protect Texas from Radioactive Waste Tour” plan to travel to five Texas cities … Continue reading →

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