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An atomic town revels in its plutonium past as tunnel collapse raises contamination concerns via The Washington Post

Posted on 2017/05/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This town at the edge of the Hanford nuclear site long ago made its peace with the facility’s history of producing plutonium for nuclear bombs. Bomber’s Drive-Thru sells milkshakes and burgers. The Richland High School mascot is the Bomber, and … Continue reading →

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Serious questions raised about how Hanford site stores radioactive nuclear waste via Straight

Posted on 2017/05/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A Stanford University nuclear-security researcher wonders why officials left radioactive waste in a tunnel at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Rod Ewing also told the Spokane Spokesman-Review it was “surprising” that mounds of dirt and pressure-treated timber were used to address the problem. “How … Continue reading →

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Latest Hanford alert is another reminder of nuclear industry’s many challenges via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/05/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear energy seems custom-made as a solution for providing electricity without adding to climate change. But its downsides are big, and they are not only Americans’ fear of meltdowns and mushroom clouds. […] But that happened this past week when … Continue reading →

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“Atomic Homefront,” “Saving Brinton” among AFI Docs premieres via Real Screen

Posted on 2017/05/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Rebecca Cammisa’s Atomic Homefront and Tommy Haines, John Richard & Andrew Sherburne’s Saving Brinton are among the three documentary world premieres at the American Film Institute’s AFI Docs festival. Cammisa’s 96-minute feature focuses on a large landfill containing radioactive waste and an underground fire … Continue reading →

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Workers begin to fill collapsed radioactive tunnel at Hanford via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/05/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Work has begun to fill the 400-square-foot hole in a tunnel at the Hanford nuclear reservation. The tunnel contains eight railcars filled with radioactive waste, but officials said there was no indication of a radioactive release and no workers were … Continue reading →

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Tunnel collapse latest safety issue at Washington state nuclear site via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2017/05/10 by kojimaaiko

Thousands of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation were told to stay home Wednesday as efforts began to plug a hole that developed in the partial collapse of a tunnel containing dangerous radioactive waste from the building of nuclear bomb … Continue reading →

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A thermonuclear bomb slammed into a North Carolina farm in 1961 — and part of it is still missing via Business Insider

Posted on 2017/05/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In 1961, a US nuclear bomber broke up over North Carolina farmland, killing three of eight crew members. The accident dropped two powerful hydrogen bombs over the area, but they did not detonate. The military fully recovered one of the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Reactor Wastewater Will End Up In Your Drinking Water via NWA

Posted on 2017/05/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – – Fayetteville City Council on Wednesday approved dumping wastewater from the site of a former nuclear reactor into the city’s sewer system.  The water will eventually flow into Beaver Lake, our area’s main source for drinking water. … Continue reading →

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Public Meeting Focuses On Storage Plans For San Onofre’s Nuclear Waste via KPBS

Posted on 2017/05/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

More than 100 people showed up to a public meeting at Oceanside City Hall Thursday night that aimed to enroll more citizens in a legal battle to prevent nuclear waste from being buried 100 feet from the ocean at San Onofre. … Continue reading →

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Japan seeks final resting place for highly radioactive nuclear waste via DW

Posted on 2017/05/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

With communities refusing to come forward to host the by-product of Japan’s nuclear energy industry, the Japanese government is drawing up a map of the most suitable locations for underground repositories. […] The original proposal for a repository for the … Continue reading →

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