Tag Archives: Safety

Tsunami-hit nuclear plant near Tokyo wins formal restart approval via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/09/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally approved the restart of an almost 40-year-old nuclear power plant northeast of Tokyo that has sat idle since it was damaged during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, which also caused meltdowns at the … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Nuclear Cruise Missile Is Struggling To Take Off, Imagery Suggests via NPR

Posted on 2018/09/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

It’s a terrifying weapon: a nuclear-powered cruise missile that can fly anywhere on the planet, possibly spewing radioactivity as it goes. In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his nation had successfully tested just such a machine. But new … Continue reading →

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State report: Exposure to air near Bridgeton Landfill may have harmed people’s health via St. Louis Public Radio

Posted on 2018/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By DAVID CAZARES Updated at 5:45 p.m. with statement from Republic Services — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has determined that past exposure to sulfur-based compounds in the air near the Bridgeton landfill may have harmed the … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima High Court signs off on restart of reactor at Shikoku Electric’s Ikata nuclear power plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA – The Hiroshima High Court on Tuesday accepted an appeal by Shikoku Electric Power Co. allowing it to restart a halted reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, saying worries over a volcanic eruption damaging the … Continue reading →

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Ministry retracts estimate of ratio of nuclear power in fiscal 2050 via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/09/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Environment Ministry was forced to retract its trial calculation that the ratio of nuclear power generation to Japan’s total electricity generation will be less than 10 percent in fiscal 2050. The ministry made the retraction in February in response … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear waste rally in Montpelier via WCAX3

Posted on 2018/09/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) An anti-nuclear waste campaign visited the capital city Tuesday night, delivering a replica radioactive waste cask. The event was organized by the “Citizens Awareness Network” as part of multi stop tour throughout New England. Activists say they … Continue reading →

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What are nuclear power plants doing to address climate threats? via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2018/09/17 by nfield

The outer defensive wall of what is expected to be the world’s most expensive nuclear power station is taking shape on the shoreline of the choppy gray waters of the Bristol Channel in western England. By the time the US$25 billion Hinkley Point … Continue reading →

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Radioactive object found near homes at Hunters Point shipyard via San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on 2018/09/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A highly radioactive object has been discovered at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard next to a housing area that has been declared safe and free of radioactive contamination for more than a decade, The Chronicle has learned. The finding … Continue reading →

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A New Wildlife Refuge On The Grounds Around An Old Nuclear Weapons Plant via NPR

Posted on 2018/09/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge sits on more than 5,000 acres of trees, wetlands and pristine rolling prairie about 16 miles northwest of Denver. It hosts 239 migratory and resident species, from falcons and elk to the threatened Preble’s … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Daiichi to be reinforced against tsunami via NHK world

Posted on 2018/09/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant plans to build additional seawalls along its damaged reactors. Its aim is to keep another possible mega-tsunami from causing the leakage of highly radioactive water accumulated in the basement of buildings housing … Continue reading →

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