Tag Archives: radioactive waste

The nation’s last uranium mill plans to import Estonia’s radioactive waste via High Country News

Posted on 2021/11/02 by nfield

By Jessica Douglas […] “A lot of people don’t understand what we go through here in our community,” Badback said. “We want the mill to close. We want them to clean it up.” Badback sounds frustrated and fatigued; at 48, … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste and environmental justice via C-10 Research and Education Foundation

Posted on 2021/10/11 by nfield

As an organization concerned with the health and safety of people and the natural environment, C-10 understands that the wellbeing of our own community and the energy generated to support our regional economy is inextricably linked to the people and … Continue reading →

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The history of nuclear power’s imagined future: Plutonium’s journey from asset to waste via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/09/27 by nfield

By William Walker Two histories of nuclear power can be recounted. The first is the history of the active present.  It tells, amongst other things, of the technology’s evolution and role in electricity production, its military connections, installed types, capacities … Continue reading →

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Radioactive Waste Dump Connection of Yucca Mt/West Texas – Ian Zabarte + Nuke Bailout Headache$$$ – Dave Kraft, NH #535 via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2021/09/24 by nfield

This Week’s Featured Interviews: Radioactive waste dump connection between Yucca Mountain and West Texas explored and exposed by Ian Zabarte, Principal Man for the Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation.  He rips apart the recent decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve a high level “interim” … Continue reading →

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Hinkley Radioactive Waste Dredge-and-Dump off Cardiff Coast – UK Marine Biologist Tim Deere-Jones – NH #534 via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2021/09/16 by nfield

Radioactive waste dumping in the Bristol Channel off Cardiff Coast from UK nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point is being carried out by dredgers similar to this one (and leaving comparable plumes of pollution). Marine Biologist Tim Deere-Jones has shown increasing radiation exposure in Wales, UK.   Listen … Continue reading →

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Opinion: San Onofre didn’t produce nuclear energy for San Diego County, but we’re stuck with the waste　via The San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted on 2021/09/13 by nfield

BY MIKE AGUIRRE Aguirre is a partner in the Aguirre & Severson law firm and was the San Diego city attorney from 2004-2008. Our political leaders would like us to ignore or forget the fact that San Diego is now the home … Continue reading →

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‘A combination of failures:’ why 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste is buried on a popular California beach　via The Guardian

Posted on 2021/09/08 by nfield

More than 2 million visitors flock each year to California’s San Onofre state beach, a dreamy slice of coastline just north of San Diego. The beach is popular with surfers, lies across one of the largest Marine Corps bases in … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up nuclear waste at Hanford: Secrecy, delays and budget debates via Crosscut

Posted on 2021/09/05 by nfield

by John Stang/ August 16, 2021 / Updated at 5:25 p.m. on Aug. 19 A plan to turn radioactive waste into glass logs has raised a lot of questions, many of which don’t appear to have public answers. […] The project faces a cluster … Continue reading →

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‘A combination of failures:’ why 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste is buried on a popular California beach　via The Guardian

Posted on 2021/08/24 by nfield

[…] But for all the good vibes and stellar sunsets, beneath the surface hides a potential threat: 3.6m lb of nuclear waste from a group of nuclear reactors shut down nearly a decade ago. Decades of political gridlock have left … Continue reading →

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Japanese Government to Revise Regulations on Exporting Radioactive Wastes Overseas via Kenichi Oshima Note

Posted on 2021/08/05 by kojimaaiko

I received an e-mail from someone who told me that the draft of Japan’s new “Basic Energy Plan” includes a policy for exporting radioactive waste overseas that is difficult to dispose of in Japan. It says that the government will … Continue reading →

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