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Nuclear safety push to be softened after U.S. objections　via Reuters

Posted on 2015/01/30 by norma field

(Reuters) – The United States looks set to succeed in watering down a proposal for tougher legal standards aimed at boosting global nuclear safety, according to senior diplomats. Diplomatic wrangling will come to a head at a 77-nation meeting in … Continue reading →

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There’s a Nuclear Warhead Trapped Somewhere Under Greenland’s Ice via The Epoch Times

Posted on 2015/01/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seemingly forgotten to history, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber with four hydrogen bombs on board crashed in Greenland, located 750 north of the Arctic Circle. The plane went down in January 1968 near Thule Air Base after a cabin … Continue reading →

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Global nuclear decommissioning cost seen underestimated, may spiral via Reuters

Posted on 2015/01/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – German utility E.ON’s breakup has led to worries that funds set aside for decommissioning reactors will not suffice, but globally the cost of unwinding nuclear is uncertain as estimates range widely. As ageing first-generation reactors close, the true … Continue reading →

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U.S. nuclear cleanup specialist goes from Hanford to Fukushima via The News Tribune

Posted on 2015/01/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] But McCormick, 55, wouldn’t have it any other way: After working at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state for 12 years, he’s helping to lead the cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which melted down in March … Continue reading →

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Nuclear weapons deal with US renewed in secret, UK confirms　via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/10/20 by norma field

The British government has just published amendments updating a treaty that goes to the heart of the UK’s special relationship with the US. They relate to the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) first signed in 1958, which, according to the government, … Continue reading →

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The 47-year-old nuclear elephant in the room via The Center for Public Integrity

Posted on 2014/09/18 by norma field

A growing number of U.S. experts say that feigning ignorance about Israel’s nuclear arsenal creates more trouble than it averts […] The policy of never publicly confirming what a scholar once called one of the world’s “worst-kept secrets” dates from … Continue reading →

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Pope calls for calm as South Korea conducts nuclear attack drill　via SBS

Posted on 2014/08/18 by norma field

South Korea and the United States have launched their annual military drill, despite condemnation by North Korea which has threatened a “merciless” retaliatory strike. The beginning of the “Ulchi Freedom Guardian” exercise, which will last until August 29, came as … Continue reading →

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Leslie Dewan on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS: “I think that for now, the U.S. is still leading the world in nuclear technology. But one of my biggest concerns is that that won’t always be the case.” via CNN Press Room

Posted on 2014/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with Co-founder & CEO of the Transatomic Power Corporation, Leslie Dewan. Dewan speaks to Fareed about her aspirations to build a carbon-free, sustainable, and scalable nuclear reactor to generate great quantities of electricity. TEXT … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Materials Report Shows Better Safekeeping via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/01/11 by norma field

A report issued Wednesday on the security of deadly nuclear materials found steady improvement, with seven countries in the last two years giving up most of their uranium and plutonium that could be readily turned into weapons. Their actions lowered … Continue reading →

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How Nuclear Power Was Introduced to Japan via The Daily Motion

Posted on 2013/10/01 by norma field

This 44-minute documentary was first aired on NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster, on March 16, 1994. It gained new acclaim after the March 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor. The English subtitles are recent. The original subtitle might be translated as … Continue reading →

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