Tag Archives: nuclear waste

‘Enough is enough’ nuclear waste via The Post and Courier

Posted on 2017/10/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

South Carolina has been generally accommodating to the federal government’s nuclear waste disposal needs over the decades, based on the promise that the highly radioactive material would be eventually shipped out of Savannah River Site to a permanent storage facility. … Continue reading →

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Richland nuclear plant OK’d to ship radioactive waste via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2017/10/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Energy Northwest has had its privileges to ship radioactive waste to a commercial disposal site on the Hanford nuclear reservation reinstated. Twice over the past 12 months, it sent waste from the nuclear power plant near Richland to US Ecology … Continue reading →

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Japan nuclear panel plans reduction in plutonium stockpile, but details remain unclear via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A government nuclear panel said Tuesday it expects Japan to reduce its plutonium stockpile in the long term amid international concerns over the nation’s rising quantities of the material, which can be used to make nuclear weapons. The plan was … Continue reading →

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Proposal would give millions to cities storing nuclear waste via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2017/10/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A bill that could provide millions of dollars annually to cities throughout the country storing nuclear waste had its beginning in Zion. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Deerfield, spoke Sunday in Hosea Park to announce … Continue reading →

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Australian Aborigines move to block shipments of Scottish nuclear waste via The Herald

Posted on 2017/09/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ABORIGINES in South Australia are fighting a plan to ship nuclear waste from Scotland amid fears it will be dumped on land regarded as culturally and spiritually sacred. Wallerberdina, around 280 miles north of Adelaide, has been earmarked as a … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: Fears radioactive water has leaked from damaged reactor via SkyNews

Posted on 2017/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Erroneous settings on water gauges lowered groundwater levels to three feet below the required safety levels. Radioactively contaminated water from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor may have leaked, according to the plant operator. Erroneous settings on water gauges lowered groundwater levels … Continue reading →

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Belarusian R&D for rehabilitating territories around Fukushima nuclear power plant via Belarus News

Posted on 2017/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

GOMEL, 27 September (BelTA) – R&D products of Belarusian scientists are used to rehabilitate territories polluted by the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from Shuichi Okumoto, an employee of the EM Research Organization (EMRO), Japan. Shuichi … Continue reading →

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Group opposes bringing German nuclear material through Charleston to Savannah River Site via The Post and Courier

Posted on 2017/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A proposed plan to ship uranium from Germany to Joint Base Charleston, then send the nuclear material along to the Savannah River Site by railroad, was denounced Tuesday by a citizens group. In a 10-9 vote, the SRS Citizens Advisory … Continue reading →

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Plans to dump Hinkley Point mud off south Wales criticised via BBC News

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Plans to dredge 300,000 tonnes of mud from near a disused nuclear plant and dump it off Cardiff Bay have been criticised. A marine pollution expert claims the mud from near Hinkley Point in Somerset could expose people to radioactivity. … Continue reading →

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Dounreay: The massive and most complex nuclear clean-up in Europe via the Herald

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

DOUNREAY was the centre of Britain’s research into fast-reactor technology in the 1960s, with the first of its reactors going live in 1958. In 1962, its fast reactor was the first in the world to provide electricity to a national … Continue reading →

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