The Swiss government has suspended plans to replace and build new nuclear plants pending a review of two hydrogen explosions at Japanese plants. The head … Swiss suspend plans for new nuke plantsRead more
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Second explosion in Jap Nuke plant
The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked Japan’s stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant Monday, sending a massive column of smoke into the air and … Second explosion in Jap Nuke plantRead more
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State ropes in clerics to bring fishermen around
Leaving no stone unturned to push the nuclear power project at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district, the state government has decided to rope in Muslim clerics … State ropes in clerics to bring fishermen aroundRead more
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Abandoned Uranium Mines
There’s an old uranium mine on rancher Larry Gordy’s grazing land near Cameron, Ariz. Like hundreds of other abandoned mines in the Navajo Nation, the … Abandoned Uranium MinesRead more
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Nuclear emergency in Japan
The Japanese government has declared a nuclear emergency. At least 2,000 residents near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been evacuated from their homes after … Nuclear emergency in JapanRead more
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British “guinea pigs”
British troops WERE knowingly exposed to radiation during nuclear fallout tests, a top-secret document has finally proved. For five decades, successive governments have denied any … British “guinea pigs”Read more
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Chernobyl safety structure short of funds A shelter to cover and secure the wreckage of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is only half funded and … NewsRead more
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Cleanup of radioactive water
Radioactive tritium that leaked from the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in 2009 into two aquifers below the facility is being removed after months of … Cleanup of radioactive waterRead more
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EIA Report Officially Bursts ‘Nuclear Bubble’ in the U.S
Dr. Mark Cooper, senior research fellow for economic analysis at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School, issued the following statement … EIA Report Officially Bursts ‘Nuclear Bubble’ in the U.SRead more
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Ringhals-4 Reactor to Cut Output to 50 Megawatts
Vattenfall AB, the Nordic region’s largest utility, said its Ringhals-4 nuclear reactor will reduce output to 50 megawatts. The 935-megawatt facility is cutting power generation … Ringhals-4 Reactor to Cut Output to 50 MegawattsRead more