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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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Nuclear Waste, Byproducts From World War II-Era Found In US Lake's Groundwater
The West Lake Landfill is one of several sites in the area that is contaminated by decades-old nuclear waste.
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Hong Kong To Curb Some Japan Food Imports Over Fukushima Water Release
Hong Kong will ban "aquatic products" from 10 Japanese prefectures, a government minister said Tuesday, after city leader John Lee condemned Tokyo's plans to release water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.
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Soon, Nuclear Waste To Generate Clean Electricity
Scientists have developed a new technology that uses nuclear waste to generate clean electricity in a nuclear-powered battery.
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China Halts Work On $15 Billion Nuclear Waste Project After Protests
A Chinese city has suspended preliminary work on a proposed 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) nuclear waste processing plant following protests by local residents concerned about health risks.
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Finland To Bury Nuclear Waste In World's Costliest Tomb
Deep underground on a lush green island, Finland is preparing to bury its highly-radioactive nuclear waste for 100,000 years -- sealing it up and maybe even throwing away the key.
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German Cabinet Approves State Fund For Nuclear Storage Costs
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a draft law today that adopted recommendations requiring Germany's utilities to pay 23.3 billion euros ($25.98 billion) into a state fund to cover the costs of storing nuclear waste, government sources said.
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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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Nuclear Waste Dump Plan on Aboriginal Land Abandoned
Plans to locate Australia's first nuclear waste dump in a remote outback area were dropped on Thursday after a long battle with traditional Aboriginal landowners.
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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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US, Russia to dispose off tonnes of weapon-grade plutonium
The US and Russia will dispose 34 tonnes of excess weapon-grade plutonium each that is enough material for approximately 17,000 nuclear weapons, RIA Novosti quoted a US official as saying.
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Protests in Germany over nuclear waste from France
Police in northern Germany used water cannons against demonstrators gearing up for the arrival of a shipment of nuclear waste from France.
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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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Nuclear Waste, Byproducts From World War II-Era Found In US Lake's Groundwater
The West Lake Landfill is one of several sites in the area that is contaminated by decades-old nuclear waste.
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Hong Kong To Curb Some Japan Food Imports Over Fukushima Water Release
Hong Kong will ban "aquatic products" from 10 Japanese prefectures, a government minister said Tuesday, after city leader John Lee condemned Tokyo's plans to release water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.
-
Soon, Nuclear Waste To Generate Clean Electricity
Scientists have developed a new technology that uses nuclear waste to generate clean electricity in a nuclear-powered battery.
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China Halts Work On $15 Billion Nuclear Waste Project After Protests
A Chinese city has suspended preliminary work on a proposed 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) nuclear waste processing plant following protests by local residents concerned about health risks.
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Finland To Bury Nuclear Waste In World's Costliest Tomb
Deep underground on a lush green island, Finland is preparing to bury its highly-radioactive nuclear waste for 100,000 years -- sealing it up and maybe even throwing away the key.
-
German Cabinet Approves State Fund For Nuclear Storage Costs
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a draft law today that adopted recommendations requiring Germany's utilities to pay 23.3 billion euros ($25.98 billion) into a state fund to cover the costs of storing nuclear waste, government sources said.
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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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Nuclear Waste Dump Plan on Aboriginal Land Abandoned
Plans to locate Australia's first nuclear waste dump in a remote outback area were dropped on Thursday after a long battle with traditional Aboriginal landowners.
-
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.
-
US, Russia to dispose off tonnes of weapon-grade plutonium
The US and Russia will dispose 34 tonnes of excess weapon-grade plutonium each that is enough material for approximately 17,000 nuclear weapons, RIA Novosti quoted a US official as saying.
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Protests in Germany over nuclear waste from France
Police in northern Germany used water cannons against demonstrators gearing up for the arrival of a shipment of nuclear waste from France.
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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.
