barrow in furness Sweden halts nuke cargo Published on 02/11/2007 SWEDEN has slapped a ban on shipments of nuclear waste to Sellafield, losing the West Cumbria nuke site a lucrative storage contract. Minister of the Environment, Andreas Carlgren, told a … Continue reading
Category Archives: N-Waste
Tonawanda News – LANDFILL: Cleanup may become political issue By Dave Hill/hilld@gnnewspaper.com The Tonawanda News The Town of Tonawanda landfill runs along a number of homes in the City of Tonawanda, drastically affecting residents of Hackett Drive and Brookside Terrace, … Continue reading
Hanford News This story was published Friday, November 2nd, 2007 Seanna Adcox, Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Starting next summer, many power plants, hospitals, universities and companies in 36 states will be forced to store low-level radioactive waste … Continue reading
Hanford News published Friday, November 2nd, 2007 The Associated Press A state-by-state breakdown of how much nuclear waste, in cubic feet, went to South Carolina’s low-level landfill in fiscal year 2006-07: Alabama: 3,855 Alaska: 0.5 Arizona: 545 Arkansas: 56 Army, … Continue reading
S.C. Nuclear-Waste Landfill Is Closing | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Thursday November 1, 2007 6:31 PM By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Starting next summer, many power plants, hospitals, universities and companies in 36 states … Continue reading
Minnesota Indian Tribe Calls on Congress to Solve Nuclear Waste Crisis Before Embracing New Era of Nuclear Power Thousands of vulnerable communities located near temporary nuclear waste sites at risk WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A Minnesota Indian tribe today … Continue reading
The Buffalo News: Niagara County: Radioactive cleanup stage called critical By Aaron Besecker – Font LEWISTON — The investigation into contamination at the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works is entering an important phase that will impact cleanup plans that could … Continue reading
Independent – October 27-28, 2007: Panel rips into feds; Tells them they’ve had 30 years to cleanup uranium waste and have done nothing By Kathy Helms Diné Bureau WINDOW ROCK — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee plans … Continue reading
Salt Lake Tribune – Utah lawmakers seek faster tailings cleanup By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 10/24/2007 12:58:35 AM MDT Utah lawmakers continue to push in Congress for speedy cleanup of the Atlas uranium tailings pile … Continue reading
Brenda Norrell: Indigenous Peoples Call for Global Ban on Uranium Mining “Leave It in the Ground!” Indigeneous Peoples Call for Global Ban on Uranium Mining By BRENDA NORRELL Indigenous peoples from around the world, victims of uranium mining, nuclear testing, … Continue reading
Oxford Research Group – Briefing papers – Too Hot to Handle? The Future of Civil Nuclear Power Frank Barnaby and James Kemp, with a foreword by David Howarth MP, July 2007 Report Cover Supporters of nuclear power claim that … Continue reading
The Buffalo News: Niagara County: Testing standards for landfill are faulted Residents group cites flaws in CWM plan By Aaron Besecker – NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 10/19/07 7:48 AM LEWISTON — New state testing requirements for CWM Chemical Services fail … Continue reading
What to do with nuclear waste? – News What to do with nuclear waste? Institute of Environmental Studies hosts lecture on government waste disposal project Kabir Bedi Deep below the surface of the earth, scientists are researching the best ways … Continue reading
Cost of nuclear clean-up rises to £73bn | | Guardian Unlimited Business Greenpeace puts full cost at £100bn · Eon insists there is moral imperative for new plants Terry Macalister Thursday October 11, 2007 The Guardian The official cost of … Continue reading
Associated Press Gov't Plans Plutonium Consolidation By H. JOSEF HEBERT 09.05.07, 4:05 PM ET < Popular Videos Most Popular Stories WASHINGTON (AP – The Energy Department plans to send plutonium in Washington state and at research laboratories in … Continue reading
Las Vegas SUN: Federal judge says drilling must stop at nuke dump site in Nevada September 04, 2007 Federal judge says drilling must stop at nuke dump site in Nevada By KEN RITTER Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) – … Continue reading
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KCBS – Hunter’s Point Air Harmful to Your Health Hunter’s Point Air Harmful to Your Health Marie HarrisonSAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Gusty winds have whipped up dust from a construction project and the Hunter’s Point shipyard into a toxic mess. … Continue reading
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/images/I45355-2005Apr11 Nuclear Plants Not Keeping Track of Waste GAO Study Faults Federal Government for Failing to Implement Safeguards By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 12, 2005; Page A19 Pervasive problems plague the control of radioactive waste … Continue reading
CTV.ca | Radioactive waste cleanup behind schedule: report Updated Sun. Aug. 19 2007 1:43 PM ET Canadian Press PORT HOPE, Ont. — A planned cleanup of low-level radioactive waste near the shores of Lake Ontario — the largest project … Continue reading
The State | 08/19/2007 | Barnwell leaks worse than feared Radioactive tritium in groundwater exceeds EPA safe-drinking levels By SAMMY FRETWELL – sfretwell@thestate.com AN ANALYSIS OF TRITIUM A look at why health regulators are concerned about tritium in drinking water. … Continue reading
lamonitor.com: The Online News Source for Los Alamos Zone of contentionInterest grows on all sides over Area G ROGER SNODGRASS Monitor Assistant Editor It is the last milestone on the current list of cleanup chores for Los Alamos National Laboratory. … Continue reading
Browns Ferry sends radioactive canister to Valley Recycling By Eric Fleischauer eric@decaturdaily.com · 340-2435 A small canister of radioactive material from Browns Ferry set off truck-monitor alarms at Tennessee Valley Recycling on Tuesday. The 4-ounce can contained pipe soldering compound … Continue reading
Kyiv Post. US firm to build new storage site by Nazar Kudrevsky, Kyiv Post Staff Writer Aug 15 2007, 22:31 Holtec International, a US energy consultancy and contractor, has commenced work on a project to complete construction of a … Continue reading
Too much haste to nuclear waste – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) By Helen Caldicott Posted Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:25am AEST Updated Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:57am AEST Lucas Heights … Govt wants waste to be stored at … Continue reading
Bradenton.com | 08/09/2007 | A poor showing A poor showing Cleanup plan for Tallevast flawed The year is 2173. By now the U.S. colony on Mars has become largely self-sufficient. Citizens of the Mesopotamian Union are celebrating the 100th anniversary … Continue reading
DailyBulletin.com – Rialto takes perchlorate stand Article Launched: 07/28/2007 09:59:16 PM PDT According to the most recent Study by the Center for Disease Control, perchlorate in drinking water, even at low doses, is a threat to the thyroid function of … Continue reading
Nevada Appeal – News Survey shows most Americans oppose Yucca Mountain Geoff dornan Appeal Capitol Bureau, gdornan@nevadaappeal.com July 28, 2007 Comment Comments (12) Print Friendly Print Email Email A national survey by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows only one … Continue reading
DOE examines GTCC waste disposal DOE examines GTCC waste disposal Source:ExecDigital July News Date:25/07/2007 12:22:19 DOE has announced it will evaluate disposal options for GTCC LLW generated from the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, medical activities and nuclear research. DOE … Continue reading
de.indymedia.org | Truckloads of Gorleben seismic data destroyed Truckloads of Gorleben seismic data destroyed Diet Simon 22.07.2007 07:30 Themen: Atom Anti-nuclear activists fighting waste dumping in north Germany claim to have information from inside the industry that “truckloads†of safety-relevant … Continue reading
DOE considers N.M. for nuclear waste disposal DOE considers N.M. for nuclear waste disposal print | email this story Related Links U.S. Department of Energy By ASSOCIATED PRESS July 21, 2007 ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico is on the short list … Continue reading
Energy Net: Ecology ResourcesLas Vegas SUN: Clinton wants Senate hearing for Yucca Mt. alternatives Clinton wants Senate hearing for Yucca Mt. alternatives By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press Writer RENO, Nev. (AP) – Repeating her vow to kill Yucca Mountain if … Continue reading
Tri-City Herald: Local DOE might bury more radioactive waste at Hanford Published Saturday, July 21st, 2007 ANNETTE CARY HERALD STAFF WRITER The Department of Energy is considering burying some additional commercial and other nonweapons radioactive waste at Hanford. DOE announced … Continue reading
Daily Herald | DuPage County poisoning suburb Initial EPA tests say levels are unsafe By Rupa Shenoy rshenoy@dailyherald.com Posted Saturday, July 21, 2007 A slow, steady rhythm of high-pitched beeps fills Sandy Riess’ West Chicago basement Friday morning as a … Continue reading
blog.myspace.com/nonuke Tuesday, May 22, 2007It’s Still Nuclear Power Category: News and Politics It’s Still Nuclear Power By John Rosenthal Bio I thought the NRA’s support for suspected terrorists continuing to be able to legally buy guns took the “truth is … Continue reading