Latest News for: Nuclear waste

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Genkai town eager to host nuclear waste disposal site

Asahi News 23 Apr 2024
GENKAI, Saga Prefecture--The town of Genkai differs greatly in three ways from the other municipalities that have expressed interest in hosting the final disposal site for nuclear waste ... nuclear waste.
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Earth Talk: Nuclear fusion

San Francisco Chronicle 23 Apr 2024
Why are Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, among others, so bullish on developing nuclear fusion as a power source? -- Mark P., Newton, Massachusetts ... The most enticing advantage is that nuclear fusion produces no carbon emissions.
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Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back

The Conversation 23 Apr 2024
One year ago, Germany took its last three nuclear power stations offline ... Another ongoing political headache is where to store the country’s nuclear waste, an issue Germany has never managed to solve ... Nuclear remains unpopular.
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Nuclear fusion scientists hail 'low-cost' 37 million Celsius breakthrough

The National 23 Apr 2024
UAE and UK join forces to seize nuclear power's moment ... Compared to existing nuclear power plants, fusion wouldn't generate long-term radioactive waste requiring storage for thousands of years.
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Safe Nuclear is Not Science Fiction

ACCESSWIRE 22 Apr 2024
The long-standing challenges posed by nuclear fission waste, exemplified by Hanford's Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF), are a focal point for the technology.
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Việt Nam takes action to reduce plastic waste

Vietnam News 22 Apr 2024
Fully aware of plastic waste’s harmful effects, the Việt Nam Government has issued many policies, and participated in many international forums and cooperation efforts in its determination to reduce plastic waste.
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Why turn off lights for Earth Day when California is already growing dark?

Press Telegram 22 Apr 2024
They need to slow the retirement of gas plants and rather than shutting down nuclear power, California ought to become a leader in developing atomic energy. Nuclear has been recognized by the U.S.
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Nuclear waste permit being modified. How much will it cost?

Carlsbad Current Argus 21 Apr 2024
Nuclear waste managers could not financially justify proposed changes in how the materials are handled for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Repository, during a public hearing Wednesday in Carlsbad.
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Mike Levin: Nuclear fuel removal has come a long way, but there’s still work to do

Orange County Register 21 Apr 2024
During my first term in office, I launched the SONGS Task Force that brought together local leaders to craft recommendations to address nuclear waste ... As the nuclear waste continues to cool down at ...
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Nuclear waste storage facility told to take action after breach

BBC News 21 Apr 2024
The Environment Agency letter follows delays in securing radioactive waste at the repository in Drigg ... .
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Utah Rep. Maloy urges Congress to extend ‘downwinder’ compensation

St George News 20 Apr 2024
The bill also expands compensation to people who were exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing and material exposure in parts of Nevada and the Pacific Northwest, as well as exposure to nuclear waste ...
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1940s stack at Oak Ridge National Laboratory gets repaired after crews climb 250 feet up

Knox News 19 Apr 2024
Unlike old nuclear ... Focused on decades of waste from nuclear weapons production and nuclear research during the Cold War, the effort includes some of the most dangerous radioactive sites in the world.
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Public mixed on reactions to possible Palisades restart

Holland Sentinel 19 Apr 2024
Please, please do the right thing and do not restart this nuclear plant.” ... “After half a century, we still don’t know what to do with the nuclear waste, so why are we planning to make more?” asked Kraig Shultz from Michigan Safe Energy Future.
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