https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/41299c68dbe69cfd68fdeddd8862ff32a95ac313/1_0_2559_1536/master/2559.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9d81b1e31575132eabec4c120ed66187 Illustration: Bill Bragg In 1986, the Soviet minister of hydrometeorology, Yuri Izrael, had a regrettable decision to make. It was his job to track … Chernobyl’s disastrous cover-up is a warning for the next nuclear ageRead more
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The Most Dangerous Weapon Ever Rolls Off the Nuclear Assembly Line
Last month, the National Nuclear Security Administration (formerly the Atomic Energy Commission) announced that the first of a new generation of strategic nuclear weapons had … The Most Dangerous Weapon Ever Rolls Off the Nuclear Assembly LineRead more
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Public hearings on Kaiga nuclear plant expansion
Public hearings on expansion of the controversial Kaiga nuclear power plant are scheduled for December 14. Karnataka forest department officials have reportedly said the proposed … Public hearings on Kaiga nuclear plant expansionRead more
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San Onofre Nuclear Plant Shut Down
California’s troubled San Onofre nuclear plant is shutting down for good. San Onofre has been idle for over a year following a radioactive leak. The … San Onofre Nuclear Plant Shut DownRead more
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Japan Plans to Dump a Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean
In a move that has sparked outrage from local residents and dire health warnings from environmentalists, the Japanese government is reportedly planning to release 1.09 … Japan Plans to Dump a Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into OceanRead more
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More Leaks Reported at Washington State Nuclear Site
More radioactive leaking has been discovered at Washington state’s Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site. At least six tanks are … More Leaks Reported at Washington State Nuclear SiteRead more
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Nuclear power plants feel the heat
This summer, in five European countries, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, nuclear reactors have had to be put on reduced power or shut down … Nuclear power plants feel the heatRead more
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A Ticking Time Bomb Lurk Beneath Lake Powell
Huge piles of mining tailings rose along the banks of the Colorado River during the West’s uranium boom of the 1940s and 1950s. The White … A Ticking Time Bomb Lurk Beneath Lake PowellRead more
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Second major scandal involving a steel supplier of reactor components
Japan’s Kobe Steel has joined a rather unfortunate “club”. That club’s membership includes those Japanese companies recently racked by scandal and mismanagement. Kobe’s management admitted … Second major scandal involving a steel supplier of reactor componentsRead more
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Power plants are poorly protected against malicious acts
The nuclear power plants around us are “The Sword of Damocles” over our heads. A new report by independent experts, submitted to authorities in France, … Power plants are poorly protected against malicious actsRead more