Tag Archives: U.S.

Utility Sues Nuclear Energy Institute For Extortion via OilPrice.com

Posted on 2018/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

We aren’t lawyers, but extortion sounds like a serious charge. NextEra Energy, parent of Florida Power and Light and owner of several nuclear power stations around the country recently launched a lawsuit against the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the nuclear … Continue reading →

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Toshiba seeks deal in Ukraine to revive nuclear power business via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Toshiba Corp. is planning another foray into an overseas nuclear-power industry, forced in part by the disastrous consequences of its previous failure abroad, sources said. The Tokyo-based company has started negotiations with Energoatom, a Ukrainian state-run power company, to supply … Continue reading →

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House OKs $1.72M tax break to nuclear waste disposal company via 2KUTV.com

Posted on 2018/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives has approved giving a $1.72 million tax break ever year to a Utah-based nuclear waste disposal company. The tax break comes as Utah’s governor has called on lawmakers to scale back … Continue reading →

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Gubernatorial candidate calling for lawmakers to go against feds on Nuclear Agreement via Local News 8

Posted on 2018/02/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BOISE, ID (KIFI/KIDK)- – Idaho Gubernatorial Candidate A.J. Balukoff is calling on Idaho’s state and federal lawmakers to insist the federal government abide by the terms of the landmark 1995 Nuclear Agreement.  The pact set guidelines for cleaning up nuclear … Continue reading →

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A-bomb survivors react to US nuclear policy via NHK World

Posted on 2018/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Atomic bomb survivors in Japan have expressed anger and disappointment over the new US nuclear strategy. […] Mimaki said he feels outrage at the policy. He says if a president of a major power wants to increase and modernize nuclear … Continue reading →

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MOFA denies knowledge of reported plan to lift Japanese food ban via Taiwan News

Posted on 2018/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A report says Taiwan’s government is ready to remove the ban under strong pressure from Japan  Taipei, Feb. 2 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Friday it has no knowledge of the government’s reported plan to lift a ban … Continue reading →

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Nuclear’s Resurrected Safety Lie of “Duck & Cover” – Bo Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute – #345 via Nuclear Hottest

Posted on 2018/02/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This Week’s Featured Interview: Bo Jacobs is a Professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute and author of the recent Truth-out.org article, “We Cannot Survive a Nuclear Apocalypse by Ducking and Covering.”  He discusses the recent spate of articles promoting the … Continue reading →

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EPA announces plan to remove Manhattan Project nuclear waste from Missouri site via The Hill

Posted on 2018/02/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new plans Thursday to partially remove toxic waste from a decades-old nuclear site in Missouri, a decision that mirrors Administrator Scott Pruitt‘s vow to make Superfunds a 2018 priority. The proposed remedy, would both remove a … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit against NY’s nuclear subsidies can proceed via WBFO

Posted on 2018/01/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An attempt by New York State to dismiss a lawsuit against its program that supports financially struggling nuclear power plants with fees collected on ratepayer’s utility bills has been rejected. A state judge will hear arguments from environmental and citizen … Continue reading →

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Is Japan moving to renege on no-nuclear weapon policy? via The Nation

Posted on 2018/01/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, was denied a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during her recent visit to Japan. […] It is not difficult to understand why … Continue reading →

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