Tag Archives: nuclear waste

US to renew nuclear pact with Japan via Nikkei Asia Review

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan would be able to continue to stockpile plutonium WASHINGTON — Japan and the U.S. will likely let their existing nuclear cooperation agreement renew automatically when the pact expires next July, enabling Tokyo to continue reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. President … Continue reading →

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Efforts to squash plans for nuclear waste dump on Lake Huron escalate via The Voice

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Rep. Mitchell sends message to Canadian government U.S. Congressman Paul Mitchell, representing Michigan’s 10th District, recently delivered an indirect message to the Canadian government, urging it squash the proposed development of a deep geologic repository for nuclear waste on the … Continue reading →

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Natural’ quake detected near N. Korea nuclear site via France 24

Posted on 2017/09/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

China said a magnitude 3.4 earthquake detected in North Korea on Saturday was a “suspected explosion”, raising fears the isolated state had conducted another nuclear bomb test just weeks after its last one. An official at South Korea‘s meteorological agency … Continue reading →

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Forty years of impasse: The United States, Japan, and the plutonium problem via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2017/09/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Abstract Recently, records have been published from the internal discussions in the Carter administration (1977–80) on the feasibility of convincing Japan to halt its plutonium-separation program as the United States was in the process of doing domestically. Japan was deeply … Continue reading →

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Reprocessed nuclear fuel returned to Japan for reactor use via The New York Times

Posted on 2017/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — Nuclear fuel reprocessed in France returned to Japan on Thursday for use in a reactor as the country tries to burn more plutonium amid international concerns about its stockpile. Kansai Electric Power Co. said the shipment arrived for … Continue reading →

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Meeting Thursday on storage for Hanford’s highly radioactive capsules via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2017/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A discussion of the area where highly radioactive cesium and strontium capsules will be stored at the Hanford nuclear reservation is planned Sept 21. Now 1,936 capsules of cesium and strontium are stored underwater in the Waste Encapsulation and Storage … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Illinois, the nuclear waste state via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2017/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

“The Land of Lincoln is the country’s largest de facto nuclear waste dump.” — Kevin McDermott, writing in Illinois Issues magazine. […] Nuclear power supplies one-fifth of America’s electricity. It’s reliable, proven and immune to upheaval in oil-producing nations or … Continue reading →

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Nuclear scientists from abroad converge for conference in Carlsbad via Current-Argus

Posted on 2017/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Olivier Ravat was stunned by the Carlsbad community’s support for burying nuclear waste near the city. The nuclear criticality engineer from Pelussin, France, said there would be protests in his home country should a project similar to the Waste Isolation … Continue reading →

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New Discovery Makes It Easier to Remove Radioactive Elements From Nuclear Waste via Futurism

Posted on 2017/09/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

IN BRIEF Researchers have developed a new chemical principle to improve the engineering of molecules designed to remove specific elements from solutions. This principle could be used for such applications as removing radioactive materials from nuclear waste or chemical pollutants … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste: Where to store it for eternity? via DW

Posted on 2017/09/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear power stations have been churning out radioactive waste for decades. At least 10 new reactors came online last year – making the question of long-term storage all the more pressing. There’s no solution in sight. In 2016, 10 new … Continue reading →

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