Tag Archives: plutonium

Japan commission supports nuclear power despite Fukushima　via Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted on 2017/09/14 by nfield

By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO — Japan’s nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission called Thursday for nuclear power to remain a key component of the country’s energy supply despite broad public support for a less nuclear-reliant society. The commission recommended in a … Continue reading →

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Resolutions opposing LANL plans postponed until next month via the Santa Fe New Mexican

Posted on 2017/08/22 by nfield

A pair of proposed city resolutions opposing planned expansion of plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the nuclear weapons agenda of President Donald Trump’s administration ran into hurdles at Monday’s city Finance Committee. […] One proposal would … Continue reading →

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Proposed Rocky Flats Visitor’s Center Renews Debate Over What To Do With Former Nuclear Site via KUNC

Posted on 2017/08/20 by nfield

Building a visitor center at a wildlife refuge doesn’t sound controversial. But when that refuge is on the site of the security buffer zone of a former nuclear weapons facility, it gets complicated quickly. Unless a federal court intervenes, a … Continue reading →

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Forget North Korea, America Is Already Quietly Nuking Itself via Portside (Antimedia)

Posted on 2017/08/19 by nfield

While senior U.S. officials led by President Trump and media pundits sound the alarm over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, America has been dealing with a series of nuclear leaks domestically that are already exposing the public to radioactive material. The … Continue reading →

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Tests show Hanford workers inhaled radioactive plutonium via King5

Posted on 2017/08/03 by nfield

[…] The KING 5 Investigators have discovered those statements are incorrect. An internal CH2M Hill email sent to their employees on July 21 was obtained by KING. It states that 301 (test kits) have been issued to employees and of the … Continue reading →

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Plutonium Pitfalls: Nuclear weapons contractors repeatedly violate shipping rules via The Star

Posted on 2017/08/02 by nfield

Plutonium capable of being used in a nuclear weapon, conventional explosives, and highly toxic chemicals have been improperly packaged or shipped by nuclear weapons contractors at least 25 times in the past five years, according to government documents. […] The … Continue reading →

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Stack demolished at Hanford’s Plutonium Finishing Plant via The Spokesman-Review

Posted on 2017/07/18 by nfield

RICHLAND – A landmark on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is gone, after the big ventilation stack at the Plutonium Finishing Plant was demolished. The 200-foot tall stack was demolished on Saturday. The plant was the final step during decades of … Continue reading →

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Japan eyes U.S. nuclear pact that renews automatically amid Trump administration vacancies via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/06/20 by nfield

Japan will seek a nuclear pact with the United States that renews automatically while it continues reprocessing spent fuel and enriching uranium, rather than a long-term pact similar to one set to expire next year, government sources said Tuesday. Ahead … Continue reading →

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How does Japan justify keeping such a huge stock of plutonium? via The Hankyoreh

Posted on 2016/09/22 by norma field

[…] According to a document that was made public by the Japanese Cabinet Office in July, Japan held 47.8 tons of plutonium as of the end of 2015. Since 8 kg of plutonium is needed to manufacture a single nuclear … Continue reading →

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Future of Japan’s Monju plutonium breeder reactor under review　via International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM)

Posted on 2016/09/21 by norma field

Masafumi Takubo and Frank von Hippel On 29 August 2016, Mainichi Shimbun reported on an ongoing review by Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat of options for the future of Monju. According to Mainichi, the Secretariat estimates that it would cost ¥600 billion … Continue reading →

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