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Government asks Genkai mayor to accept site survey to host nuclear waste

Japan Times 08 May 2024
Last month, the Genkai town assembly approved a petition submitted by local business groups asking for the survey request to be accepted ... .
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Russia reveals it has begun building a nuclear power plant to put on the MOON ...

The Daily Mail 08 May 2024
Helium 3 could provide nuclear energy in a fusion reactor but since it is not radioactive it would not produce dangerous waste (although so far nuclear fusion is not yet financially viable despite recent breakthroughs).
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OPINION: Wide-ranging study of how to expand region’s tourism gets green light

The Day 08 May 2024
Maybe it’s just my prejudice against bureaucracy, but I tend to think of task forces as a proposed solution to some near-insoluble problem, like nuclear waste storage ... I know. I know ... Rep ... “It was all hands on deck. There is a lot of momentum,” he said ... .
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VIDEO | Where will Canada put its forever nuclear waste dump?

CBC 07 May 2024
Two Ontario towns are voting to decide whether to allow Canada's nuclear waste to be buried underneath them, forever. Andrew Chang explains how it would work, the risks and the big incentives the towns are being offered ... .
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Nuclear energy could help prevent power shortage — PNRI

Manila Bulletin 07 May 2024
"America, for example, has 94 operating nuclear plants, average age, 60 years ... Disposal of nuclear waste. Arcilla said nuclear waste will last for 10,000 years. "While you do have nuclear waste, it's small enough that it can be buried," he said.
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cup of coffee 4220---New Research Suggests 'Pharaoh's Curse' Linked to Nuclear Waste; WTF?

Bitchute 07 May 2024
Go to the source via the article link to view the video or lcik the video icon ....
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Tungsten-lined tokamak sets fusion record, sustains plasma for 6 mins

Interesting Engineering 07 May 2024
Unlike its fission counterpart, the technology does not generate nuclear waste that needs to be properly disposed of and is a reliable, carbon-free source of energy that can be ...
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Column: Here’s what Exxon’s CEO gets wrong about the climate crisis

The Los Angeles Times 07 May 2024
Senate candidate in Nevada has made comments supporting nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain, calling the project an economic winner — a surprising position in a swing state where statewide candidates typically oppose Yucca Mountain.
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Nuclear repository site near Carlsbad readies for waste from Washington after pause

Carlsbad Current Argus 06 May 2024
Nuclear waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant repository near Carlsbad were suspended for about two months as workers completed numerous maintenance projects at the underground facility.
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China’s floating nuke plants up South China Sea ante

Asiatimes 06 May 2024
... in favor of China since the Ukraine war, nuclear technology is one field where Russia maintains a dominant position over China, including in floating nuclear reactors and nuclear waste management.
photo: European Community / Mauro Bottaro
Air pollution CO2 emissions from city building in the early morning light produced by private heating and apartments
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The great corporate decarbonization derby is on

GreenBiz 06 May 2024
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Morning Report — House GOP eyes another intraparty clash

The Hill 06 May 2024
Close. Thank you for signing up!. Subscribe to more newsletters here. The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter. Subscribe ... Two facts ... ▪ A testy Nevada Senate contest puts nuclear waste at its center.
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Nuclear waste at center of testy Nevada Senate race

The Hill 05 May 2024
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown is under fire from Democrats for 2022 remarks in which he expressed support for plans to store federal nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.
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Letters to the Editor: No, nuclear waste isn’t just ‘buried’ near San Onofre

The Los Angeles Times 04 May 2024
Merely stating that nuclear waste is 'buried' in a bluff near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station couldn't be further from the truth. ('Nuclear waste ...
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Harry Reid's son defends father’s Yucca Mountain legacy

Reno Gazette Journal 03 May 2024
... Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas) said “all the nuclear waste would be transported right through here,” should Yucca Mountain become the nation’s nuclear waste burial ground, according to Nevada Current.
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