Tag Archives: nuclear waste

There’s Radioactive Waste On Michael Reese Site That City Is Marketing via DNA Info

Posted on 2016/10/03 by kojimaaiko

The city is courting developers for the long-vacant Michael Reese Hospital land, but potential builders will have to grapple with radioactive waste discovered on the site. In 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigated the site and found 3 acres were contaminated … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Chernobyl: abandoned town in the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone via The Telegraph

Posted on 2016/10/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

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Fukushima Radiation Has Contaminated The Entire Pacific Ocean – And It’s Going To Get Worse via True Activist

Posted on 2016/10/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The nuclear disaster has contaminated the world’s largest ocean in only five years and it’s still leaking 300 tons of radioactive waste every day. What was the most dangerous nuclear disaster in world history? Most people would say the Chernobyl … Continue reading →

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3 Japanese firms eye integrating nuclear fuel businesses via Kyodo News

Posted on 2016/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. are considering integrating their nuclear fuel businesses next spring, sources close to the matter said Thursday. […] The integration of their fuel businesses would be expected to reduce costs and bolster … Continue reading →

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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Nagasaki atom bomb survivor urges denuclearization of world via The Korean Herald

Posted on 2016/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — More than 70 years later, Terumi Tanaka can still relive the havoc wrought on his hometown Nagasaki, which was flattened by a plutonium bomb unleashed from a United States Army Air Forces plane. At around 11 a.m. on … Continue reading →

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Nuclear accident in New Mexico ranks among the costliest in U.S. history via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2016/09/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

When a drum containing radioactive waste blew up in an underground nuclear dump in New Mexico two years ago, the Energy Department rushed to quell concerns in the Carlsbad desert community and quickly reported progress on resuming operations. The early … Continue reading →

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Can Reusing Spent Nuclear Fuel Solve Our Energy Problems? via National Geographic

Posted on 2016/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] As cofounder and CEO of Boston-based startup Transatomic Power, Dewan and fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology grad Mark Massie are working on commercial-scale development of a molten salt reactor first prototyped in the 1960s at the Oak Ridge National … Continue reading →

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“Money won’t cry for you” & Vale Dr Bill Williams via 3cr

Posted on 2016/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Regina McKenzie, Lucy Lester and Enice Marsh are three proud Aboriginal women speaking out against state and federal plans for radioactive waste dumps in South Australia; recorded at Exposure: a community expo in Port Augusta. The people of SA have … Continue reading →

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Risk of another Chernobyl or Fukushima type accident plausible, experts say via Science Daily

Posted on 2016/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Date:September 19, 2016Source:University of SussexSummary:The biggest-ever statistical analysis of historical accidents suggests that nuclear power is an underappreciated extreme risk and that major changes will be needed to prevent future disasters. A team of risk experts who have carried out … Continue reading →

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Finland’s new nuclear project piques South Australia’s interest as state considers waste storage via abc news

Posted on 2016/09/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the small town of Eurajoki on Finland’s west coast, a passionate practice ice hockey match is underway. The rink is one of the most popular facilities in town and it was partly funded by the nuclear industry. “Most people … Continue reading →

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