Tag Archives: U.S.

New nuclear energy and fuel waste storage facilities emerging near Carlsbad? via Carlsbad Current Angus

Posted on 2018/03/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A repository for spent nuclear fuel rods was proposed to be built in west Texas, even as a southeast New Mexican consortium hopes for a similar facility near Carlsbad and Hobbs. Orano USA, a subsidiary of France-based global nuclear energy … Continue reading →

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Two contract workers burned at TVA’s Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant via Times Free Press

Posted on 2018/03/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Turbine problem shuts down Browns Ferry nuclear facility Two contract workers were burned from an arc flash while working near the cooling towers of a Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear plant over the weekend. The workers employed by Day & Zimmerman … Continue reading →

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U.S. plaintiffs involved in Fukushima disaster relief seek $1 billion in damages over nuclear meltdowns via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/03/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

About 200 U.S. residents have filed a lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and a U.S. firm, seeking at least $1 billion (about ¥106 billion) to cover medical expenses related to radiation exposure suffered during the 2011 Fukushima … Continue reading →

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US may want to keep Idaho nuclear waste plant running longer via Farmington Daily Times

Posted on 2018/03/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BOISE, Idaho— U.S. officials are considering extending the use of an eastern Idaho nuclear waste treatment facility beyond its scheduled closure this year so it can repackage radioactive waste brought in from other states before it’s sent to a permanent … Continue reading →

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Thousands of records tell story of failed nuclear plant, could lead to SCE&G refunds via The State

Posted on 2018/03/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

COLUMBIA, SC In the fall of 2015, inspectors discovered that improperly designed and installed machinery at a massive nuclear expansion project in South Carolina could allow radiation to escape into the surrounding community if problems were not corrected, according to … Continue reading →

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Latest radioactive scare should prompt faster nuclear cleanup via Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Posted on 2018/03/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Yet, Congress continues to dither as if the nuclear waste buried at Hanford is not a threat. The radioactive waste at Hanford must be cleaned up. The sooner the better. Yet, funding for the cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear group seeks to halt Fermi 3 plant via Blade

Posted on 2018/02/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEWPORT, Mich. — A national anti-nuclear group is trying to get the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its objection to DTE Energy’s license to build a Fermi 3 nuclear plant at some point in the future if the utility ever … Continue reading →

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Nuclear fear means big business for Mooresville man via WCNC

Posted on 2018/02/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Troy Jones is offering a solution to thousands across the country: nuke pills. […] So what are “nuke pills”? They are made up of potassium iodide that prevents the body from absorbing radioactive iodine, one of the products of nuclear … Continue reading →

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America’s Secret Nuclear Ice Base Is Melting via MotherJones

Posted on 2018/02/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Global warming is turning Camp Century into a toxic hazard. This story was originally published byAtlas Obscuraand appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  The creation of Camp Century, from the outset, was an audacious scheme. Under the thick ice of … Continue reading →

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Seawater is infiltrating a nuclear waste dump on a remote Pacific atoll via PRI

Posted on 2018/02/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seawater is infiltrating the Runit Dome, an atomic bomb-waste repository on a remote Marshall Island atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, posing a potential risk of radiation exposure for the small, local population.  In the 1940s and ’50s, the remote coral atolls … Continue reading →

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