Canada’s massive nuclear waste problem threatens Saskatchewan
the amount of nuclear waste currently awaiting disposal is massive. “Two million spent fuel bundles now exist in Canada,” said Harding, “and if the reactors that are in operation today complete their projected cycle, that’ll double.”
Ontario to transfer nuclear waste to Saskatchewan | The Sheaf, ANDREW GLUM 10 Feb 2011, Saskatchewan may become the future home of a high-level nuclear waste dump, but Jim Harding and the Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan intend to prevent that Continue reading
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) closing work on Yucca waste depository
NRC moving forward with plan to close out review of Yucca nuclear waste site, chairman says, Canadian Business Online, By Frederic J. Frommer 3 Feb 2011,WASHINGTON (AP) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is closing out its work on Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a nuclear waste repository, Continue reading
UK’s plan for new nuclear plants add to danger of Sellafield radioactive waste problem
Experts in the field say the ongoing problems at Sellafield are worrying, especially in light of the possibility of waste that will be created from new-build nuclear…The consultation process on how to deal with nuclear waste and new nuclear plants across the country has been clearly lacking,
Sellafield is where we house the toxic legacy of our failed nuclear industry’ Industry experts say the government must deal with legacy waste before committing to new nuclear in the UK Nidhi Prakash, 27 January 2011, guardian.co.uk There are many uncertainties about the renaissance of nuclear power in the UK, particularly surrounding the level of public subsidy, but one thing remains constant: the industry’s waste problem hasn’t gone away. Continue reading
What to do with old unused nuclear bombs?
at least 650 of the bombs were built, each with a 1.2 megaton explosive capability, which is about 80 times more powerful than the 1945 Hiroshima bomb………
Nuclear bombs: a legacy of leftovers | The Augusta Chronicle Rob Pavey | Thu, Jan. 27 Ever wonder what happens to old nuclear bombs when no one needs them anymore? It’s way more complicated than parting out a ’67 Chevy. In the case of the B83, one of America’s most potent thermonuclear weapons, some of those parts are coming to Savannah River Site. We’re just not sure how many. Or when. That’s a tightly guarded secret. Continue reading
Blue Ribbon nuclear waste commission has the power to not make things worse
Not making things worse would be a reasonable, responsible accomplishment for the “Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future”,…A nuclear “time out” -until technical problems are solved- is far preferable to an unaffordable, unsustainable and irrational “try it all over again” recommendation – one blind to the history of the proven negative consequences.
A blue-ribbon, “nuclear” bus ride Mountain Xpress,Ned Ryan Doyle, 21 Jan 2011 “….The members of the President’s Commission are talented, intelligent people handed a lofty mandate to address these problems. It’s unreasonable, however, to think they could really solve these intractable problems with policy recommendations, due in draft form July of 2011, especially when most of the proposals are from the industry and interests that profit from these ongoing problems. Continue reading
Financial and safety threats in expanding production of plutonium
Some of the intractable challenges facing the President’s Commission -and the public- include some 67,000 metric tons of highly radioactive waste in temporary storage today, the prospect of expanded production of plutonium as both a health and a national security threat, nationwide transportation of highly radioactive waste, to and from, the Savanna River Site over road, rail and waterways and the unresolved problem of finding a secure repository for the long term storage of nuclear waste.
A blue-ribbon, “nuclear” bus ride Mountain Xpress,Ned Ryan Doyle, 21 Jan 2011, How could a nuclear-energy park in South Carolina impact the people of WNC? On January 7th, a “WNC Citizen’s Delegation” chartered a bus to Augusta, GA, for the only public hearing in the Southeast held by President Obama’s appointed “Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future”… Continue reading
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority says all of UK’s high level radioactive waste is at Sellafield
NDA: ‘No plans to send high-level nuke waste to Sellafield’ , Whitehaven News by Alan Irving, 13 January 2011 THE Nuclear Decommissioning Authority says it has no plans whatsoever to send high-level radioactive materials to Sellafield. Copeland’s MP Jamie Reed has raised Parliamentary questions over claims that high-level waste might come to Sellafield from other UK nuclear sites. Continue reading
France leaves radioactive legacy in uranium mine tailings
When the mines are shut down, the radioactive waste remains, and it seems that the costs for managing this radioactive legacy will have to be largely supported by the society, not the companies.
Radiological hazards from uranium mining: Problems posed by the disposal of tailings, League of Individuals for the Environment, Inc, Bruno Chareyron, 5 Jan 2011, The disposal of radioactive tailings and their control on the long term, has not receivedyet satisfying solutions, taking into consideration their activity, radiotoxicityand long half-lives. Some examples from France (where about 50 million tonsof tailings are stored) and Niger are given below. Continue reading
Pro nuclear “Blue Ribbon Commission” to continue its international travelling roadshow
.”Stop Making Nuclear Waste”.Guy: “Welcome to the nuclear heartland. You get to the share the roads possibly with thousands of trucks carrying radioactive waste to SRS.”
Nuclear Waste Debate Hits Very Close To Home WJBF–TV, 8 Jan 2011, Augusta, GA –-A national panel is in Augusta to find out what to do with nuclear waste. Friday, the Blue Ribbon Commission got input from politicians, advocates and environmentalists. Continue reading
Blue Ribbon Commission wades on through the nuclear waste mess
“It was never intended that spent fuel would remain on site,” The Southern Co. spokesman Carrie Phillips said. “Nor was it intended that it would remain the responsibility of the company.” (Why shouldn’t the company be responsible? – C.M.)
Nuclear waste panel tours southeast atomic site – Bloomberg. ATLANTA (AP), 7 Jan 2011, — The head of Southern Co.’s nuclear wing is urging a national panel charged with recommending ways to dispose of highly radioactive waste to bury it in the Nevada mountains, while local environmental groups said that waste should stay put until a final solution is found. Continue reading
USA’s nuclear waste dilemma
Nuclear dumping in SC a concern – – TheState.com, 7 Jan 2011, “……….The panel is expected to recommend to President Obama by mid-summer how to deal with the nuclear waste, which is growing as nuclear power plants continue to produce electricity. The U.S. has generated more than 70,000 metric tons of high-level nuclear waste — lethal material that, in some cases, doesn’t break down for thousands of years. Continue reading
The basic facts on Texas Radioactive Waste Commission decision
Post your opinion on this site. Texas to US: Send Us Your Radioactive Waste – Commission OKs site, to be fourth such dump in country SHARE YOUR TAKE 
Texas to US: Send Us Your Radioactive Waste – NewserBy Kate Schwartz, Jan 5, Commission OKs site, to be fourth such dump in country– In a move sure to delight the nuclear-energy industry and depress environmentalists, a Texas commission yesterday set the ball rolling on legislation that would make the state the final destination for 36 states’ low-level radioactive-waste. Continue reading
USA’s Blue Ribbon Commission to talk about wastes and new nuclear reactors
Commission Plans Nuclear Tour, GPB Newsw, By Noel Brown 5 Jan 2011, AUGUSTA, Ga. — A federal panel charged with finding new ways to store high level nuclear waste will tour the Savannah River Site near Augusta Thursday. The Blue Ribbon Commission for America’s Nuclear Future was created by the Obama administration last year Continue reading
Texas – “bring me your poor huddled masses of radioactive waste”
some environmental groups said the plan would provide an incentive to the nuclear-energy industry to expand without coming up with better places to store its refuse.
“It’s defying logic to make more waste that we don’t have a good place to put,”……Opponents say a conflict of interest exists between the commission,
Texas to Take States’ Radioactive Discards – WSJ.com, 5 Jan 2011, By ANA CAMPOY A Texas commission Tuesday set in motion the importation of low-level radioactive-waste from 36 other states, a move long sought by the nuclear-energy industry and long opposed by environmentalists.The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, which manages the state’s radioactive-waste dump, voted 5-2 to approve rules governing the process for accepting the out-of-state material. Continue reading
Indian government not really concerned about nuclear waste
today, we don’t have a waste management problem. We will have it by the year 2020-2030,”
Nuclear waste not an immediate problem for India: Ramesh – The Economic Times, 4 Jan 2011, NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over waste management at the proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said it was not an immediate problem for India Continue reading
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