Tag Archives: nuclear waste

Radioactive Hot Spot Prompts Researchers’ Concerns via the Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2016/05/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Researchers contend contamination could pose risk to homes near St. Louis; officials say waste is contained However, a group of private researchers funded by an environmental activist, including a former senior official of the Clinton administration’s Energy Department, is challenging … Continue reading →

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6 reasons to know about Hanford’s nuclear waste via KOIN6

Posted on 2016/05/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

RICHLAND, Wash. (KOIN) — It’s something to think about the next time you visit the Columbia Gorge. The timeline for officials to clean up the biggest, most toxic nuclear waste site in the Western hemisphere is shrinking. The race to … Continue reading →

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Six more Hanford workers evaluated for chemical vapor exposure via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2016/05/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Six more Hanford workers were evaluated for possible exposure to chemical vapors Monday, bringing the total since Thursday to 26. Monday three workers in the AP Tank Farm, where sampling was being done, reported smelling suspicious odors. None was wearing … Continue reading →

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11 Hanford workers sick Thurs. from vapors via KING5

Posted on 2016/04/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Hanford tank farm workers performing routine tasks at the vast nuclear waste site reported getting sick after breathing chemical vapors on Thursday. The toxic gases most likely escaped from pipes used to move nuclear waste from one area of Hanford … Continue reading →

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Russia’s nuclear nightmare flows down radioactive river via AP

Posted on 2016/04/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MUSLYUMOVO, Russia (AP) — At first glance, Gilani Dambaev looks like a healthy 60-year-old man and the river flowing past his rural family home appears pristine. But Dambaev is riddled with diseases that his doctors link to a lifetime’s exposure … Continue reading →

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Ruined Chernobyl nuclear plant will remain a threat for 3,000 years via McClatchyDC

Posted on 2016/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PRIPYAT, Ukraine Before the fire, the vomiting, the deaths and the vanishing home, it was the promise of bumper cars that captured the imagination of the boys. It will be 30 years ago Tuesday that Pripyat and the nearby Chernobyl … Continue reading →

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Workers study cause of fluctuations in nuclear waste tank via The Washington Post

Posted on 2016/04/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SPOKANE, Wash. — Fluctuations inside a huge tank of radioactive waste raised concerns on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state over the weekend, and workers prepared Monday to pump out the area of the leak. A federal contractor said … Continue reading →

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Ghosts Of Hiroshima Haunt Fuming Landfill Near Ferguson, Missouri via The Seattle Medium

Posted on 2016/04/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRIDGETON, Mo. – Outside Ferguson, Missouri, another issue burns. This time, it’s environmental. An underground fire smolders toward radioactive waste tied to the atomic bombs that leveled Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This subterranean inferno threatens to sicken area residents, just 10 … Continue reading →

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UPDATE 1-No deal yet on German nuclear exit costs – sources via Reuters

Posted on 2016/04/13 by norma field

By Markus Wacket BERLIN, April 13 Utilities in Germany will have to set aside more money to cover the cost of storing nuclear waste, four sources in a government-appointed commission told Reuters, after a meeting on Wednesday failed to reach … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Awards Conn. Nuclear Plant Owners via Connecticut Law Tribune

Posted on 2016/04/13 by norma field

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co. et al. v. United States: A federal judge has awarded nearly $77 million to the owners of three decommissioned nuclear power plants in New England, including Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co. in Haddam Neck, Connecticut, … Continue reading →

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