Tag Archives: nuclear waste

How Should We Manage Nuclear Energy? via BBC

Posted on 2017/06/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The promise of the 1950s, that nuclear energy would supply practically all of our energy, has faded. What’s the future of the expensive, powerful, complicated energy source? […] Nuclear energy has long struggled to convince sceptics, fearful of accidents and … Continue reading →

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Senators grill Perry on Yucca nuclear storage plans via The Hill

Posted on 2017/06/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Energy Secretary Rick Perry was in the hot seat Wednesday as senators grilled him over his push to build a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said the fight over making Yucca the sole location for the … Continue reading →

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Damaged fuel rods soon to be extracted from Lepse nuclear service vessel via Bellona

Posted on 2017/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Officials in Northwest Russia have said they will soon begin removing hundreds of nuclear fuel assemblies, some of them damaged, from what was the country’s most radioactive nuclear fuel storage ship, the Lepse. Officials in Northwest Russia have said they … Continue reading →

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Energy Sec Rick Perry warns Fukushima could happen here if US doesn’t deal with its nuclear waste via CNBC

Posted on 2017/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday warned that the United States could suffer a nuclear disaster like Japan’s Fukushima catastrophe if it does not find a solution for its nuclear waste. The Trump administration believes that solution is a long-delayed plan to … Continue reading →

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Plans take shape for lifting dumped nuclear sub via Barents Observer

Posted on 2017/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

K-27 was dumped east of Novaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic in 1982. Department of research and development of radiation safety at Krylov State Research Institute in St. Petersburg says lifting the old nuclear submarine can take place in 2022, … Continue reading →

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India, Russia may join hands for providing nuclear energy to third country via The Economic Times

Posted on 2017/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] India and Russia are currently fine-tuning their civil nuclear energy partnership in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. India with its experience in the civil nuclear industry will train personnel and provide expertise to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. India has entered … Continue reading →

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Fukushima on the Hudson by LA Smith Now Available via benzinga

Posted on 2017/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nixie Publishing debuts eco-political dystopian thriller in time for summer reading by the water — but is the Water Safe? New publishing house, Nixie Publishing announced today the release of Fukushima on The Hudson, a thrilling eco-political novel by author, LA Smith. … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Keep Quiet Anymore: Atomic Homefront via Film International

Posted on 2017/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] This passionate film, having its world premiere as one of the 11 Spotlight Screenings at AFI DOCS in Washington DC, is a heart breaker. Cammisa, an Oscar nominee for her 2009 documentary feature Which Way Home (dealing with child migrants) and … Continue reading →

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Moving nuclear waste out of San Onofre: When and how? via The San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted on 2017/06/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Is there a chance that the tons of nuclear waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) could finally get moved to another location? Prompted by a lawsuit filed by an advocacy group, confidential negotiations are under way that may be … Continue reading →

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[video] How are Nuclear Plants Decommissioned? via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2017/06/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

More than half of the world’s 449 nuclear power plants are nearing the end of their planned lives. The massive task of dismantling them will require years of work and tens of billions of dollars. Here’s how the process works. … Continue reading →

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