Tag Archives: Safety

Nuclear fear means big business for Mooresville man via WCNC

Posted on 2018/02/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Troy Jones is offering a solution to thousands across the country: nuke pills. […] So what are “nuke pills”? They are made up of potassium iodide that prevents the body from absorbing radioactive iodine, one of the products of nuclear … Continue reading →

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America’s Secret Nuclear Ice Base Is Melting via MotherJones

Posted on 2018/02/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Global warming is turning Camp Century into a toxic hazard. This story was originally published byAtlas Obscuraand appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  The creation of Camp Century, from the outset, was an audacious scheme. Under the thick ice of … Continue reading →

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Czechs risk wrath of EU over nuclear power project via POLITICO

Posted on 2018/02/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Prague is hoping Brussels will loosen its requirements for picking a nuclear project. Otherwise it may pursue a deal with Russia. PRAGUE — The Czech Republic looks set for a confrontation with the European Commission — and its anti-nuclear neighbors … Continue reading →

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South Korea to fight WTO ruling on Fukushima seafood ban via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/02/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Friday it will appeal the World Trade Organization’s decision against bans on imports of Japanese fishery products after the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns. The government said in a statement that the appeal was … Continue reading →

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French police move in to clear nuclear storage protests via The Telegraph

Posted on 2018/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Hundreds of French police swooped in at dawn to evict about 15 protesters living in treehouses at a site that is due to be developed to store nuclear waste deep under the earth. Two bulldozers accompanied around 500 gendarmes in … Continue reading →

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Austria sues over EU approval of Hungary nuclear plant via Phys Org

Posted on 2018/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Staunchly anti-nuclear Austria lodged a legal complaint with the European Court of Justice on Thursday against the EU’s approval of the expansion of a nuclear plant in neighbouring Hungary. The approval, granted by the European Commission in March, would allow … Continue reading →

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Japan wins WTO dispute over South Korean bans on Fukushima-related food via Reuters

Posted on 2018/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO/GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Trade Organization ruling on Thursday largely upheld a Japanese complaint against South Korea’s import bans and additional testing requirements imposed on Japanese seafood because of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. […] a WTO dispute panel … Continue reading →

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Radioactive contamination found in ‘clean’ cars, says Hanford watchdog via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2018/02/21 by nfield

Annette Cary A small amount of radioactive contamination has been found in the air filters of two vehicles parked at the Plutonium Finishing Plant at the Hanford nuclear reservation, according to a Seattle-based Hanford watchdog group. Hanford Challenge took five … Continue reading →

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Seawater is infiltrating a nuclear waste dump on a remote Pacific atoll via PRI

Posted on 2018/02/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seawater is infiltrating the Runit Dome, an atomic bomb-waste repository on a remote Marshall Island atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, posing a potential risk of radiation exposure for the small, local population.  In the 1940s and ’50s, the remote coral atolls … Continue reading →

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Today’s debate: Should Nevada continue to fight Yucca nuclear waste repository? via Reno Gazette Journal

Posted on 2018/02/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

President Trump’s federal budget proposal introduced last week included $120 million to restart the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, a federal project for storing the nation’s nuclear waste that has been dormant since funding was ended in 2011. […] Here’s … Continue reading →

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