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AAA 2013 Roundtable, Narrating the Nuclear: Anthropologists and Others Engage with the Atomic Era

Posted on 2013/07/04 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

November 24 Hilton Hotel, Downtown Chicago, Grand Ballroom Part I “Nuclear Weaponry”: 8:00am-9:45am, As part of AAA Executive Program Committee (executive session) Part II: “Nuclear Energy”: 10:15am-12:00pm, As part of Society for East Asian Anthropology (invited session) Organizers: Mark Auslander(Central … Continue reading →

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How Fiscal Conservatives Learned to Love a $20 Billion Nuke Plant via Mother Jones

Posted on 2013/06/26 by norma field

Before retiring from Congress four years ago, David Hobson, a powerful subcommittee chairman, says he couldn’t fathom why the Energy Department was so determined to build a multibillion dollar plant in South Carolina for transforming plutonium into fuel for US … Continue reading →

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Energy Department says budget cuts could delay cleanup at highest-risk nuclear sites via The Washington Post

Posted on 2013/03/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON — Cleanup of radioactive waste at nuclear sites across the country — including one in Washington state where waste tanks may be leaking 1,000 gallons per year — would be delayed under automatic spending cuts set to take effect … Continue reading →

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Liquid bomb-grade uranium to be shipped secretly from Chalk River to U.S. via Ottawa Citizen

Posted on 2013/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OTTAWA — Nuclear officials are preparing to secretly transport a toxic stew of liquid bomb-grade uranium by armed convoy from Chalk River to a South Carolina reprocessing site. The “high priority” mission marks the first time authorities have attempted to … Continue reading →

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Georgians gather at Shell Bluff to remember Fukushima via Georgia WAND

Posted on 2012/03/31 by norma field

Several hundred thousand people across the world marched and rallied on or around March 11, 2012, the anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. In Georgia, Georgia WAND , along with over 50 friends and members from across Georgia … Continue reading →

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