Tag Archives: nuclear waste

Grounded Podcast: Hanford’s Dream of the 90s via Oregon Department of Energy

Posted on 2017/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

For more than 40 years, the Hanford Nuclear Site near Richland, Washington produced plutonium for America’s nuclear weapons program. The once top-secret Manhattan Project site ended production in 1989. When the focus at Hanford shifted to cleanup in the early … Continue reading →

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Illinois Issues: The Prairie State’s Nuclear Waste Conundrum via NPR Illinois

Posted on 2017/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Land of Lincoln is the country’s largest de facto nuclear waste dump. Under a federal measure passed 30 years ago, the spent fuel from America’s nuclear reactors is supposed to be permanently buried out in the Mojave Desert, tucked … Continue reading →

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BROWN: What to do with nuclear waste? via app

Posted on 2017/07/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

“Oh No! Now what do we do with the waste!” There seems to be a collective gasp among elected officials as they confront a practically impossible task — what to do with the tons of highly radioactive waste scattered across … Continue reading →

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Minister opposes releasing treated water from Fukushima plant into sea via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/07/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s disaster reconstruction minister said Friday he is opposed to treated water from the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant being released into the sea, citing the possible repercussions for local fishermen.  Masayoshi Yoshino’s remarks came shortly … Continue reading →

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The Fallout via Guernica

Posted on 2017/07/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In St. Louis, America’s nuclear history creeps into the present, leaching into streams and bodies […] Her youngest son was napping when the phone rang. Dawn was sitting on the top bunk in his bedroom folding laundry. The man on … Continue reading →

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Rocky Flats: Colorado’s Nuclear Shadow via CBS Denver

Posted on 2017/07/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

For 37 years, the Rocky Flats plant produced nuclear weapon parts, 16 miles northwest of Denver. In 1989, the FBI and EPA raided Rocky Flats uncovering serious environmental hazards. Rocky Flats was declared a Superfund site and a $7 billion cleanup would … Continue reading →

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U.N. Nuclear Watchdog to Open Uranium Bank That May Have No Clients via U.S.News

Posted on 2017/07/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The U.N. global nuclear watchdog is about to open a uranium bank in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan, but it may never have any customers.  The raw material used to make nuclear fuel and atomic bombs will be stored … Continue reading →

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MOX fuel shipment leaves France for Japan via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2017/07/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Two ships carrying mixed oxide (MOX) fuel yesterday departed from the French port of Cherbourg en route to Japan. It is the sixth such shipment of MOX fuel from Europe to Japan. Two ships – the Pacific Heron and the Pacific Egret – are … Continue reading →

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Governor states firm opposition to Hamaoka plant restart via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/06/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SHIZUOKA–The re-elected governor here has given an emphatic “No” to the question of whether the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, often described as the most dangerous facility of its kind in Japan, should be restarted. Heita Kawakatsu declared his opposition to … Continue reading →

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All Fuel Transferred From Kewaunee Nuclear Plant via U.S.News

Posted on 2017/06/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The company says all nuclear fuel has been transferred from the Kewaunee Power Station to a dry fuel storage facility. WBAY-TV (http://bit.ly/2rKTwb0 ) says workers have been moving fuel to the facility since the beginning of the year. Dominion … Continue reading →

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