Tag Archives: Safety

Fukushima: Fears radioactive water has leaked from damaged reactor via SkyNews

Posted on 2017/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Erroneous settings on water gauges lowered groundwater levels to three feet below the required safety levels. Radioactively contaminated water from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor may have leaked, according to the plant operator. Erroneous settings on water gauges lowered groundwater levels … Continue reading →

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Nuclear agency inspecting Maryland lab after contamination via Phys.org

Posted on 2017/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun a special inspection at a facility in suburban Maryland following a worker’s potential exposure to radioactive contamination. A five-member NRC team began the inspection Tuesday after an incident last month when a glass ampule … Continue reading →

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Belarusian R&D for rehabilitating territories around Fukushima nuclear power plant via Belarus News

Posted on 2017/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

GOMEL, 27 September (BelTA) – R&D products of Belarusian scientists are used to rehabilitate territories polluted by the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from Shuichi Okumoto, an employee of the EM Research Organization (EMRO), Japan. Shuichi … Continue reading →

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Group opposes bringing German nuclear material through Charleston to Savannah River Site via The Post and Courier

Posted on 2017/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A proposed plan to ship uranium from Germany to Joint Base Charleston, then send the nuclear material along to the Savannah River Site by railroad, was denounced Tuesday by a citizens group. In a 10-9 vote, the SRS Citizens Advisory … Continue reading →

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EU to lift import curbs on rice from Fukushima, more deals likely via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The European Commission is set to relax import restrictions on rice from Fukushima Prefecture that were imposed after the 2011 nuclear disaster, sources said. […] In addition to rice from Fukushima Prefecture, the EU is expected to remove restrictions on … Continue reading →

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Multiple challenges remain to Fukushima nuclear cleanup via ABC News

Posted on 2017/09/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s government approved a revised road map Tuesday to clean up the radioactive mess left at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after it was damaged beyond repair by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Decommissioning the damaged reactors is an … Continue reading →

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Plans to dump Hinkley Point mud off south Wales criticised via BBC News

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Plans to dredge 300,000 tonnes of mud from near a disused nuclear plant and dump it off Cardiff Bay have been criticised. A marine pollution expert claims the mud from near Hinkley Point in Somerset could expose people to radioactivity. … Continue reading →

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Dounreay: The massive and most complex nuclear clean-up in Europe via the Herald

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

DOUNREAY was the centre of Britain’s research into fast-reactor technology in the 1960s, with the first of its reactors going live in 1958. In 1962, its fast reactor was the first in the world to provide electricity to a national … Continue reading →

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US to renew nuclear pact with Japan via Nikkei Asia Review

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan would be able to continue to stockpile plutonium WASHINGTON — Japan and the U.S. will likely let their existing nuclear cooperation agreement renew automatically when the pact expires next July, enabling Tokyo to continue reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. President … Continue reading →

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Efforts to squash plans for nuclear waste dump on Lake Huron escalate via The Voice

Posted on 2017/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Rep. Mitchell sends message to Canadian government U.S. Congressman Paul Mitchell, representing Michigan’s 10th District, recently delivered an indirect message to the Canadian government, urging it squash the proposed development of a deep geologic repository for nuclear waste on the … Continue reading →

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