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JAPAN QUAKEEarthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes east coast of Japan near Fukushima via The Sun

Posted on 2017/10/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tremors strike off quake-prone eastern Japan where the Fukushima nuclear disaster took place in 2011 A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan — near the scene of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. There were fears the … Continue reading →

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Nobel Peace Prize Goes to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons via The New York Times

Posted on 2017/10/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In a year when threats from nuclear weapons seemed to draw closer, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to an advocacy group behind the first treaty to prohibit them. The group, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, … Continue reading →

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Study Shows Public Approval of Nuclear Weapons Usage via The Harvard Crimson

Posted on 2017/10/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

American public approval of nuclear weapons use remains strong despite equal diplomatic alternatives, Stanford political scientist Scott D. Sagan argued at the Kennedy School on Wednesday morning. To a crowded room with over 40 attendees, Sagan described the results of … Continue reading →

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The enormous cost of more nuclear weapons via Salon

Posted on 2017/10/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Is the expansion of our nuclear arsenal in America’s best interest, or is it just Trump’s latest boastful display? An analysis by the Arms Control Association of U.S. government budget data projects the total cost over the next 30 years … Continue reading →

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Japan nuclear panel plans reduction in plutonium stockpile, but details remain unclear via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A government nuclear panel said Tuesday it expects Japan to reduce its plutonium stockpile in the long term amid international concerns over the nation’s rising quantities of the material, which can be used to make nuclear weapons. The plan was … Continue reading →

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Fukushima operator can restart nuclear reactors at world’s biggest plant via The Guardian

Posted on 2017/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tepco, still struggling to decommission Fukushima Daiichi, gets initial approval to start two reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been given initial approval to restart reactors at another atomic facility, marking the … Continue reading →

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Scientists find new source of radioactivity from Fukushima disaster via Phys.org

Posted on 2017/10/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Scientists have found a previously unsuspected place where radioactive material from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant disaster has accumulated—in sands and brackish groundwater beneath beaches up to 60 miles away. The sands took up and retained radioactive cesium originating … Continue reading →

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Norway agrees to host Israeli nuclear whistleblower via The Local

Posted on 2017/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Norway has agreed to host former Israeli nuclear technician and whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, his Norwegian wife has told local television. “We made a request for family reunification as that’s exactly the case here, for spouses and a family to be … Continue reading →

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Australian Aborigines move to block shipments of Scottish nuclear waste via The Herald

Posted on 2017/09/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ABORIGINES in South Australia are fighting a plan to ship nuclear waste from Scotland amid fears it will be dumped on land regarded as culturally and spiritually sacred. Wallerberdina, around 280 miles north of Adelaide, has been earmarked as a … Continue reading →

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Yoshimoto Kogyo comedians team up with Fukushima to restore disaster-hit scenic rail line via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA – Fukushima Prefecture has teamed up with major entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. as the prefecture reopens a scenic local railway line that had been partially closed due to damage from torrential rain six years ago. Special tours were … Continue reading →

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