Tag Archives: U.S.

Forty years of impasse: The United States, Japan, and the plutonium problem via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2017/09/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Abstract Recently, records have been published from the internal discussions in the Carter administration (1977–80) on the feasibility of convincing Japan to halt its plutonium-separation program as the United States was in the process of doing domestically. Japan was deeply … Continue reading →

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Meeting Thursday on storage for Hanford’s highly radioactive capsules via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2017/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A discussion of the area where highly radioactive cesium and strontium capsules will be stored at the Hanford nuclear reservation is planned Sept 21. Now 1,936 capsules of cesium and strontium are stored underwater in the Waste Encapsulation and Storage … Continue reading →

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EXCHANGE: Hundreds visit Exelon’s nuclear plant in Byron via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BYRON, Ill. (AP) — Whenever he sees Exelon’s twin nearly 500-foot tall cooling towers gusting water vapor, 7-year-old Evan Northrup mentions to anyone who will listen “they’re making the clouds.” […] About 500 people signed up to tour the Byron … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Illinois, the nuclear waste state via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2017/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

“The Land of Lincoln is the country’s largest de facto nuclear waste dump.” — Kevin McDermott, writing in Illinois Issues magazine. […] Nuclear power supplies one-fifth of America’s electricity. It’s reliable, proven and immune to upheaval in oil-producing nations or … Continue reading →

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Nuclear scientists from abroad converge for conference in Carlsbad via Current-Argus

Posted on 2017/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Olivier Ravat was stunned by the Carlsbad community’s support for burying nuclear waste near the city. The nuclear criticality engineer from Pelussin, France, said there would be protests in his home country should a project similar to the Waste Isolation … Continue reading →

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New Discovery Makes It Easier to Remove Radioactive Elements From Nuclear Waste via Futurism

Posted on 2017/09/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

IN BRIEF Researchers have developed a new chemical principle to improve the engineering of molecules designed to remove specific elements from solutions. This principle could be used for such applications as removing radioactive materials from nuclear waste or chemical pollutants … Continue reading →

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In the shadow of Fat Man and Little Boy: how the stigma of nuclear war was unravelled via The Guardian

Posted on 2017/09/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Atomic bombs ‘Fat Man’ and ‘Little Boy’ exploded over Nagasaki and Hiroshima 72 years ago creating a lasting nuclear taboo – until now. What has changed? Until recently, a significant taboo has existed around the use of nuclear weaponsin war. … Continue reading →

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Legislators review once-secret report on nuclear project via The Sacramento Bee

Posted on 2017/09/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Executives of the two utilities that abandoned a nuclear power project in South Carolina are testifying before a legislative panel investigating the debacle. […]   State-owned Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas hired Bechtel Corp. in … Continue reading →

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Senate Bill Would Investigate Claims Labor Dept Delayed Compensation to Nuclear Workers via The Washington Free Beacon

Posted on 2017/09/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Whistleblowers claim Labor Dept intentionally slowed compensation in hopes claimants would die Senators have passed a bill that would launch a government investigation into allegations from whistleblowers that Labor Department officials intentionally wrote and manipulated regulations to delay and deny … Continue reading →

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Activist posts billboard warning about Seabrook nuclear plant via Wicked Local

Posted on 2017/09/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Rowley activist and presidential candidate and nuclear safety activist Steve Comley Sr. has spent decades challenging the Seabrook, N.H., nuclear power plant about safety concerns, and now he has upped his effort in big, bold letters. Comley and his non-profit … Continue reading →

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