Tag Archives: nuclear waste

Army Corps lifts stop-order on $350 million contract for nuclear waste cleanup via Trib Live

Posted on 2018/09/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Preparations for the cleanup of a nuclear waste burial site in Parks Township can begin again after an almost 18-month delay. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers believe they have addressed issues with a bid protest and lifted a stop-order … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear waste rally in Montpelier via WCAX3

Posted on 2018/09/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) An anti-nuclear waste campaign visited the capital city Tuesday night, delivering a replica radioactive waste cask. The event was organized by the “Citizens Awareness Network” as part of multi stop tour throughout New England. Activists say they … Continue reading →

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Japanese utilities ended funding for nuclear fuel reprocessing in 2016, putting MOX program in doubt via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/09/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Utilities that operate nuclear power plants stopped funding the reprocessing of nuclear fuel in fiscal 2016, their financial reports showed Sunday, a step that may affect resource-scarce Japan’s nuclear fuel recycling policy. The 10 utilities, including Tokyo Electric Power Company … Continue reading →

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Educational events to teach about nuclear waste shipping via Houston Chronicle

Posted on 2018/09/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Educational road shows are being held to teach the public about waste produced from nuclear energy that could be shipped through Nebraska and other states this fall. The shows provide information about the shipments from … Continue reading →

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Wyoming to take over nuclear permitting via Gillette News Report

Posted on 2018/08/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LARAMIE — Wyoming is set to sign a deal Sept. 25 to take control of oversight of its own uranium production and begin regulatory authority in October. The move to take over nuclear regulatory control from the federal government has … Continue reading →

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Residents blast water-discharge method at Fukushima plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/08/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOMIOKA, Fukushima Prefecture–Fishermen and local residents on Aug. 30 vehemently opposed the government’s plan to discharge radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, saying the measure will damage a number of industries. During a public hearing … Continue reading →

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Nuclear fuel removal to start at Monju reactor via NHK World

Posted on 2018/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of Japan’s Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor plans to soon start removing its nuclear fuel from a storage container as part of the plant’s decommissioning. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency plans to scrap the reactor in Tsuruga City in … Continue reading →

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HOW A NUCLEAR STALEMATE LEFT RADIOACTIVE WASTE STRANDED ON A CALIFORNIA BEACH via The Verge

Posted on 2018/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear waste is all dressed up with nowhere to go By Rachel Becker@RA_Becks When I got to the San Onofre State Beach about 60 miles north of San Diego, the red sun of fire season was sandwiched on the horizon … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal group ‘just want to be included’ in vote on proposed nuclear waste dump in SA via abc news

Posted on 2018/08/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Human Rights Commission has been asked to decide whether an Aboriginal group should have a say on the location of a proposed nuclear waste dump in regional South Australia. A community vote on the proposed dump on the Eyre … Continue reading →

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Educational road show teaches public about shipping nuclear waste via The Grand Island Independent

Posted on 2018/08/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Waste produced from nuclear energy could begin to be shipped again from the Argonne National Laboratory this fall, and the Grand Island area is along the transportation route. Shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., were … Continue reading →

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