Tag Archives: nuclear waste

Seawater is infiltrating a nuclear waste dump on a remote Pacific atoll via PRI

Posted on 2018/02/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seawater is infiltrating the Runit Dome, an atomic bomb-waste repository on a remote Marshall Island atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, posing a potential risk of radiation exposure for the small, local population.  In the 1940s and ’50s, the remote coral atolls … Continue reading →

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The Swedish Environmental Court’s NO to the final repository for spent nuclear fuel – a triumph for the environmental movement and the science via mkg

Posted on 2018/02/19 by nfield

The Swedish Environmental Court says no to the power industry’s Nuclear Waste Company SKB’s license application for a final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark, Sweden. This is a huge triumph for safety and environment – and for the … Continue reading →

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“It was complete chaos” says Hanford worker who inhaled plutonium via King5 News

Posted on 2018/02/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The worker tested positive for inhalation of the potential lethal nuclear isotope of plutonium – a key ingredient to the production of nuclear bombs and warheads. Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this report stated this was the first time … Continue reading →

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The Pacific’s Nuclear Timebomb via Aljazeera

Posted on 2018/02/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

101 East investigates if the legacy of America’s nuclear bomb testing is the poisoning of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific paradise of Enewetak Atoll harbours a devastating secret – the toxic legacy of American nuclear testing. Between 1946 and 1958, … Continue reading →

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New Mexico’s nuclear weapons — nothing to cheer about via Santa Fe/New Mexican

Posted on 2018/02/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

I read The New Mexican headline (“Nuclear buildup could mean work for labs in N.M.,” Feb. 3), with deep weariness and déjà vu. Of course the relentless push to shovel tax dollars to unneeded proliferation means New Mexico will do … Continue reading →

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Nuclear bomb production wrong for N.M. via Santa Fe/New Mexican

Posted on 2018/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

New Mexico’s senators and congressmen are making a bad choice for their constituents by lobbying to retain the production of nuclear bomb triggers, or “pits,” at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The production of plutonium pits is one of the most … Continue reading →

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Gov. candidates weigh in on nuclear cleanup deal via Post Register

Posted on 2018/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com The two Democratic candidates to be Idaho’s next governor want the state to take a tough stance on enforcing the 1995 Settlement Agreement, while the Republicans were more open to modifying the agreement and granting waivers … Continue reading →

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Rock Challenge 2018: who won this year’s event at the Bournemouth Pavilion via Daily Echo

Posted on 2018/02/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

THE winners of this year’s Rock Challenge have been crowned. Eight schools from across Dorset and Somerset took part in the annual Be Your Best Rock Challenge which took place at the Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre on Thursday night. Hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Court: Idaho nuclear waste documents won’t be made public via ABC News

Posted on 2018/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

U.S. officials don’t have to provide details about proposed shipments of extremely radioactive spent commercial nuclear fuel to the country’s top government nuclear research laboratory in Idaho, a federal court has ruled. The ruling was a major setback to a … Continue reading →

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House OKs $1.72M tax break to nuclear waste disposal company via 2KUTV.com

Posted on 2018/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives has approved giving a $1.72 million tax break ever year to a Utah-based nuclear waste disposal company. The tax break comes as Utah’s governor has called on lawmakers to scale back … Continue reading →

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