Tag Archives: nuclear waste

Leak at SC nuclear plant polluted soil, but agency says groundwater OK via The State

Posted on 2018/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tests taken recently at a Bluff Road nuclear fuel factory found no signs that uranium contamination seeped from the soil into the shallow groundwater at the sprawling plant, state regulators said. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Plutonium reduction does not fit in with nuclear fuel cycle via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/08/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Japan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) has clearly stated for the first time that Japan will try to reduce its plutonium stockpiles. The new policy, incorporated in the commission’s revised guidelines, is a reflection of Japan’s principle of not holding … Continue reading →

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Tepco probe to directly touch melted fuel debris at Fukushima plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/07/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is planning to survey melted fuel debris at the No. 2 reactor by the end of March — using a special device — in an operation it hopes will help … Continue reading →

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Race to lock in nuclear dump before federal election via The Australian

Posted on 2018/06/17 by nfield

A site for the country’s first ­nuclear waste dump will be settled before the next federal election and will likely be in South Australia’s mid-north, Resources Minister Matt Canavan says. A ballot to gauge community support in the small towns … Continue reading →

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No recall can protect us from nuclear radiation via Cape Cod Times

Posted on 2018/06/16 by nfield

Elaine Dickerson makes the most compelling point of all about what is required to deal with the horrendous danger of radioactive waste from nuclear power generation: Stop making more of it (“Yucca Mountain is not a nuclear waste solution,” Letters, June 11). … Continue reading →

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Study: Traces of radioactive contamination found in homes of six Hanford workers via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/06/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The levels are low, but if some microparticles are inhaled or ingested by nuclear-site workers or their families, the radioactive dust is a “potential source of internal radiation exposure,” the study’s author writes. Dust samples from the homes of six … Continue reading →

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As Nuclear Struggles, A New Generation Of Engineers Is Motivated By Climate Change via NPR

Posted on 2018/06/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The number of people graduating with nuclear engineering degrees has more than tripled since a low point in 2001, and many are passionate about their motivation. […] Fein is among those who argue that nuclear plants should be recognized as … Continue reading →

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Blowback Over Japanese Plan to Reuse Tainted Soil From Fukushima via Bloomberg

Posted on 2018/06/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Brian Yap Japan’s plan to reuse soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant accident for agriculture is sparking something of its own nuclear reaction. Residents and other critics don’t want any part of it. “Pollutants contained … Continue reading →

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Our nuclear legacy is also our nuclear future via The Verge

Posted on 2018/06/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Journalist Fred Pearce chronicles nuclear disasters throughout history in his new book, Fallout. In the spring of 2016, journalist Fred Pearce spent an afternoon drinking what he suspected was radioactive vodka, flavored with herbs grown near the site of Chernobyl’s … Continue reading →

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Waste Storage, Not Nuclear Disaster, Is The Real Risk of Nuclear Power, USU Lecturer Says via Utah Public Radio

Posted on 2018/06/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Logan city officials are weighing project risks as they decide whether or not to continue participating in a plan to build a small modular nuclear reactor in Idaho, just North of Idaho Falls. An expert says concerns about nuclear power … Continue reading →

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