Tag Archives: Safety

House OKs $1.72M tax break to nuclear waste disposal company via 2KUTV.com

Posted on 2018/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives has approved giving a $1.72 million tax break ever year to a Utah-based nuclear waste disposal company. The tax break comes as Utah’s governor has called on lawmakers to scale back … Continue reading →

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Shipments of green laver seaweed from Fukushima resume after seven-year hiatus via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/02/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SOMA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Shipments of green laver from Fukushima Prefecture restarted Monday for the first time in about seven years. Radiation levels for the green laver, a kind of seaweed, were confirmed to be far below the government limit … Continue reading →

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Radiation leaks at Fukushima pose a global threat via Sunshine Coast Daily

Posted on 2018/02/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LETHAL levels of radiation have been detected at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, seven years after its destruction by an earthquake and tsunami. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which is responsible for the plant clean-up, made the discovery in … Continue reading →

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MOFA denies knowledge of reported plan to lift Japanese food ban via Taiwan News

Posted on 2018/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A report says Taiwan’s government is ready to remove the ban under strong pressure from Japan  Taipei, Feb. 2 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Friday it has no knowledge of the government’s reported plan to lift a ban … Continue reading →

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Fukushima operator aims to double visitors by Tokyo Olympics via The Citizen

Posted on 2018/02/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Fukushima’s nuclear power operator is hoping to double the number of visitors to its tsunami-ravaged facilities by 2020, seeking to use the Olympic spotlight to clean up the region’s image. A massive undersea earthquake on March 11, 2011 sent a … Continue reading →

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EPA announces plan to remove Manhattan Project nuclear waste from Missouri site via The Hill

Posted on 2018/02/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new plans Thursday to partially remove toxic waste from a decades-old nuclear site in Missouri, a decision that mirrors Administrator Scott Pruitt‘s vow to make Superfunds a 2018 priority. The proposed remedy, would both remove a … Continue reading →

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Worst-hit reactor at Fukushima may be easiest to clean up via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Cleaning up the plant’s three reactors that had at least partial meltdowns after the earthquake and tsunami is a monumental task expected to take three to four decades. Taking out the stored fuel rods is only a preliminary step … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit against NY’s nuclear subsidies can proceed via WBFO

Posted on 2018/01/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An attempt by New York State to dismiss a lawsuit against its program that supports financially struggling nuclear power plants with fees collected on ratepayer’s utility bills has been rejected. A state judge will hear arguments from environmental and citizen … Continue reading →

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Taiwan might reassess ban on food imports from 5 areas in Japan via Focus Taiwan

Posted on 2018/01/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) Taiwan might review its ban on food imports from five prefectures in Japan, in line with global practices, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday. “It’s time to reassess Taiwan’s policy on Japanese … Continue reading →

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‘Accidental’ filmmaker brings documentary about nuclear waste to Amarillo theater via Amarillo Globe-News

Posted on 2018/01/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Now, “accidental” filmmaker Tony West hopes to educate the public with his film “The Safe Side of the Fence” about the dangerous effects of nuclear waste. West said that his main goal is to reach workers and their families … Continue reading →

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