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The World Nuclear Waste Report via Heinrich Böll Stiftung/The Green Political Foundation

Posted on 2019/11/11 by nfield

By Manon Besnard, Marcos Buser, Ian Fairlie, Allison M. Macfarelane, Gordon Mackerron, Yves Marignac, Eszter Matyas, Edvard Sequens, Johan Swahn and Ben WealerFor free pdf pdfPlace of publication BerlinDate of Publication November 2019Number of Pages 148Licence CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0Language of publication English The amount of nuclear waste is growing worldwide. But even 70 years after the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Idaho, Energy Department Sign Deal on Spent Nuclear Fuel via at The New York Times

Posted on 2019/11/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho granted a conditional waiver Thursday to the U.S. Department of Energy that could allow research quantities of spent nuclear fuel into the state after years of blocking such shipments. The agreement announced by Gov. Brad Little … Continue reading →

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Artist-Led Tours Of Toxic Waste Sites Aim To Reflect On St. Louis’ Contaminated History via St. Louis Public Radio

Posted on 2019/11/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By ELI CHEN  Before a group of young adults embarked on a tour of toxic waste sites in St. Louis, artist Allana Ross asked if anyone wanted a respirator.  Twice a year since 2017, Ross dresses up as a park ranger … Continue reading →

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Radioactive Waste Could Be Killing Residents in Missouri Community via TruthOut

Posted on 2019/11/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Austin Price […] For years, many of these residents have filed lawsuits against Cotter Corporation and Mallinckrodt, the companies responsible for dumping the radioactive nuclear waste in the unlined landfill (a former limestone quarry) as well as in open piles … Continue reading →

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How Japan still struggles with the Fukushima nuclear waste via Ejinsight

Posted on 2019/10/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Kenji Cheung It’s been more than eight years since the nuclear disaster occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan. Yet even to this day, the Japanese government is struggling with the issue of nuclear cleanup, waste disposal and … Continue reading →

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‘The most divisive thing’: two small towns brace for a vote on nuclear waste via The Guardian

Posted on 2019/10/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Calla Wahlquist Whatever the result, the communities on South Australia’s Eyre peninsula are split over the issue – and will be for some time After four years of speculation and three years of consultation, the small towns of Kimba and Hawker … Continue reading →

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Southwest tribes oppose spent nuclear fuel storage plans via The Poststar

Posted on 2019/10/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around the U.S. The All Pueblo Council … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste awareness tour begins in Vermont via New Haven Register

Posted on 2019/10/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — Leona Morgan isn’t in Vermont this week for leaf peeping, but for environmental justice. The Navajo woman from Albuquerque, N.M., is an indigenous community organizer and she wants the people of Vermont and New England what … Continue reading →

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Western governors: States not consulted on nuclear waste via News Center

Posted on 2019/10/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Western governors are disappointed that the U.S. Department of Energy didn’t consult their states’ nuclear waste experts before releasing a five-year plan for a nuclear waste facility in New Mexico, the governors say. The Western Governors’ … Continue reading →

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Bosnians protest Croatian plans for nuclear waste facility via The Washington Post

Posted on 2019/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Hundreds of people rallied Friday in northwest Bosnia against plans by neighboring Croatia to store part of the waste from the region’s only nuclear plant near its border with Bosnia and a main river known for its … Continue reading →

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