Tag Archives: Safety

Review Moms and other activists tackle radioactive waste in documentary ‘Atomic Homefront’ via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2017/10/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Radioactive waste isn’t likely the first thing that comes to mind when one sees the famed Gateway Arch in St. Louis. But for those who watch Rebecca Cammisa’s gripping, impactful documentary “Atomic Homefront,” that association will be impossible to shake. … Continue reading →

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Andreyeva Bay gears up to send away more old nuclear fuel via Bellona

Posted on 2017/10/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The second bundle of 22,000 spent nuclear fuel rods are set to leave the submarine maintenance base of Andreyeva Bay as part of an ongoing effort to secure Cold War radioactive hazards lurking near the Russian-Norwegian border, a Russian official … Continue reading →

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U.S. nuclear agency seeks bidders for nuclear lab contract via Santa Fe/New Mexican

Posted on 2017/10/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons cache and the science behind it has detailed its requirements for the next manager of Los Alamos National Laboratory in a final request for proposals published Wednesday. The National … Continue reading →

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Nuclear leak sends worker fleeing to shower via The State

Posted on 2017/10/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A solution toxic enough to cause chemical burns sprayed a worker at a S.C. nuclear-fuel factory last week, forcing the employee to take an emergency shower to wash the material off his arms. The solution, uranyl nitrate, leaked when a … Continue reading →

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Peace groups lobby Walz to support nuclear weapons ban via Mankato Free Press

Posted on 2017/10/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MANKATO — Advocates for nuclear disarmament brought a petition supporting a treaty to ban the weapons to Congressman Tim Walz’s local office Tuesday. The petition, signed by more than 8,000 Minnesotans so far, calls for the state’s congressional delegation to … Continue reading →

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Activists mobilize on nuclear power proposals via Cape Cod Times

Posted on 2017/10/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Subsidies, energy credits could benefit aging plants such as Pilgrim. PLYMOUTH — Watchdogs are being vigilant on two fronts this week, as state and federal agencies consider regulations that could benefit the aging and trouble-plagued Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in … Continue reading →

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Fukushima debris heading to intermediate storage facility via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/10/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Environment Ministry on Oct. 28 will start bringing radiation-contaminated soil to an intermediate storage site in Fukushima Prefecture, despite having acquired less than half of the land needed for the overall project. The ministry’s announcement on Oct. 24 marks … Continue reading →

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Kazakhstan Opts for Nuclear Engagement, Not Deterrence via Huff Post

Posted on 2017/10/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] . In 1991, Kazakhstan hosted one of the largest nuclear test sites of the Soviet empire, as well as the fourth largest nuclear arsenal in the world, larger than those of the UK, France, and China combined. Although wedged … Continue reading →

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Polyglot, professor and Harvard graduate dedicates life to studying food safety at Fukushima via The Daily Campus

Posted on 2017/10/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Heroy Hall houses professors, department chairs and others devoted to earth and statistical sciences, sociology and anthropology. Its white hallways and small elevator are not the most pleasant of atmospheres. Although it is old, the building holds special spaces where … Continue reading →

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Atoms in the Alley Festival celebrates Aiken’s nuclear history via Aiken Standard

Posted on 2017/10/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear Science week wrapped up Saturday with the Atoms in The Alley festival in Downtown Aiken. The festival kicked off with a ribbon cutting for the fallout shelter kiosk, introducing the public to the fallout shelter as well as the … Continue reading →

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