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UK to Dispose of 140 Tonnes of Radioactive Plutonium at Sellafield for Long-Term Safety
The UK government has announced its decision to dispose of 140 tonnes of plutonium stored at the Sellafield site in Cumbria. The material, accumulated over decades as a by-product of nuclear fuel reprocessing, will now be immobilised into a stable, ceramic-like form and prepared for long-term geological disposal. The move is aimed at addressing saf...
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South Koreans Rush To Buy Salt Before Japan Dumps Nuclear Waste In Sea
South Korean shoppers are snapping up sea salt and other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the sea.
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Why Nuclear Could Become The Next Fossil Fuel
Mounting cost in building and maintaining nuclear power plants across the world could make nuclear electricity production impractical in future. Nuclear power is a technology whose time never came.
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Global Warming May Expose Frozen Cold War-Era Hazardous Waste
Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous biological, chemical and radioactive waste at an abandoned Cold War-era base thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research has warned.
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Global Warming Could Release Cold War-Era US Toxic Waste Buried Under Greenland's Ice
Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era US military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists said on Friday.
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South Korea To Pick Spent Nuclear Fuel Site By 2028
South Korea plans to select a site for permanent storage of its high level radioactive waste by 2028, and will also consider looking to store spent nuclear fuel overseas, the government said on Monday.
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Ship Carrying Nuclear Waste Arrives in Australia
A ship carrying 25 tonnes of radioactive waste arrived back in Australia on Saturday, met by activists who warned against the vast nation becoming a nuclear dumping ground.
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'Deficient' Nuclear Waste Ship Sails for Australia From France
A ship carrying 25 tonnes of reprocessed nuclear waste sailed from France for Australia on Thursday despite protests from environmental campaigners concerned about "deficiencies" in the vessel.
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Moment of Truth Nears for Nuclear Waste Time Bomb
More than half a century after the world's first commercial nuclear plant went into operation in the United States, the industry may finally be nearing a way to store radioactive waste underground permanently.
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India Can't Dump Radioactive Waste in Sri Lanka: Senior Minister
The Indo-Lanka civil nuclear agreement would not permit India to dump its radioactive waste in Sri Lankan territory, a senior minister has said.
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Nuclear waste a growing headache for South Korea
North Korea's weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country's radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution - reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again - faces stiff opposition from its US ally.
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Six tanks at Hanford nuclear site in Washington are leaking
Six underground tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the Columbia River in southern Washington State are leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to public health, Governor Jay Inslee said on Friday.
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France nuclear explosion kills one, no leaks reported
One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion on Monday in a site that treats nuclear waste in southern France, the country's nuclear safety body said, adding that no radioactive leaks have been detected.
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Delhi hospital gets notice over radioactive waste
The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital was issued a notice for leaving radioactive waste unattended and putting people's lives at risk.
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UN atomic agency probing Delhi radioactive waste scandal
The United Nations atomic watchdog has said it is seeking more information about reports of a radioactive waste scandal at the University of Delhi, with one person already dead from radiation poisoning.
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UK to Dispose of 140 Tonnes of Radioactive Plutonium at Sellafield for Long-Term Safety
The UK government has announced its decision to dispose of 140 tonnes of plutonium stored at the Sellafield site in Cumbria. The material, accumulated over decades as a by-product of nuclear fuel reprocessing, will now be immobilised into a stable, ceramic-like form and prepared for long-term geological disposal. The move is aimed at addressing saf...
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South Koreans Rush To Buy Salt Before Japan Dumps Nuclear Waste In Sea
South Korean shoppers are snapping up sea salt and other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the sea.
-
Why Nuclear Could Become The Next Fossil Fuel
Mounting cost in building and maintaining nuclear power plants across the world could make nuclear electricity production impractical in future. Nuclear power is a technology whose time never came.
-
Global Warming May Expose Frozen Cold War-Era Hazardous Waste
Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous biological, chemical and radioactive waste at an abandoned Cold War-era base thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research has warned.
-
Global Warming Could Release Cold War-Era US Toxic Waste Buried Under Greenland's Ice
Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era US military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists said on Friday.
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South Korea To Pick Spent Nuclear Fuel Site By 2028
South Korea plans to select a site for permanent storage of its high level radioactive waste by 2028, and will also consider looking to store spent nuclear fuel overseas, the government said on Monday.
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Ship Carrying Nuclear Waste Arrives in Australia
A ship carrying 25 tonnes of radioactive waste arrived back in Australia on Saturday, met by activists who warned against the vast nation becoming a nuclear dumping ground.
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'Deficient' Nuclear Waste Ship Sails for Australia From France
A ship carrying 25 tonnes of reprocessed nuclear waste sailed from France for Australia on Thursday despite protests from environmental campaigners concerned about "deficiencies" in the vessel.
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Moment of Truth Nears for Nuclear Waste Time Bomb
More than half a century after the world's first commercial nuclear plant went into operation in the United States, the industry may finally be nearing a way to store radioactive waste underground permanently.
-
India Can't Dump Radioactive Waste in Sri Lanka: Senior Minister
The Indo-Lanka civil nuclear agreement would not permit India to dump its radioactive waste in Sri Lankan territory, a senior minister has said.
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Nuclear waste a growing headache for South Korea
North Korea's weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country's radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution - reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again - faces stiff opposition from its US ally.
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Six tanks at Hanford nuclear site in Washington are leaking
Six underground tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the Columbia River in southern Washington State are leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to public health, Governor Jay Inslee said on Friday.
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France nuclear explosion kills one, no leaks reported
One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion on Monday in a site that treats nuclear waste in southern France, the country's nuclear safety body said, adding that no radioactive leaks have been detected.
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Delhi hospital gets notice over radioactive waste
The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital was issued a notice for leaving radioactive waste unattended and putting people's lives at risk.
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UN atomic agency probing Delhi radioactive waste scandal
The United Nations atomic watchdog has said it is seeking more information about reports of a radioactive waste scandal at the University of Delhi, with one person already dead from radiation poisoning.
