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Chernobyl still has unsolved nuclear waste problem

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Pond to be Decommissioned Chernobyl and Eastern Europe 22 Oct 09 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is currently conducting a three-day seminar in Kyiv, Ukraine to discuss problems related to the decommissioning of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s cooling pond….
…….The Chernobyl cooling pond is an artificial body of water that was created to cool the heat exchangers of four nuclear reactor units at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. As a result of the Chernobyl accident, the cooling pond was exposed to extremely high levels of contamination. The reservoir area has an approximate volume of 8.5 square miles, or 5,297,199,985 cubic feet.

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Pond to be Decommissioned – Chernobyl and Eastern Europe Blog

October 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Russia, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Nuclear revival? – but waste problem still not solved!

Nuclear Power Revival for GE Leaves Waste Unsolved By Jeremy van Loon

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — When 65 scientists met at Princeton University in 1955 to decide where to permanently store radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, their conclusion was simple: Bury it deep underground, far from earthquakes.

Since then, reactors worldwide have produced 270,000 tons of spent fuel, storing most of it in canisters above ground. Continue reading →

October 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, wastes | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

UK: expensive problem of aging nuclear industry

Nuclear industry: Crumbling stores, leaky plants and the dangers of old age Guardian, by Terry Macalister 20 October 2009

Dealing with the problems of old age lies at the heart of the nuclear industry’s challenge to convince the public of its safety: leaky power plants, crumbling waste stores nearing the end of their lives and overworked inspectors who do not have the time to assess properly the next generation of power stations. Continue reading →

October 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, UK, wastes | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Russian groups challenge Rosatom on radioactive waste dumps

DEMAND FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS

Surrounding homes Seversk located at a distance of less than one kilometer from the place of storage containers. photo google Earth http://earth.google.com/intl/ru/

Open letter on the issue of import to Russia for foreign timeless storage dump uranium hexafluoride Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Russia, wastes | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Documentary exposes scandal of France’s nuclear waste

Unclean Energy Truth Out 10 October 2009by: | Libération “Waste, the Nuclear Nightmare,” a documentary by Eric Guéret and Laure Noualhat, produced by Arte France and Bonne pioche. Demain, 20h45, Arte. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, France, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Utah site might not be safe for depleted uranium wastes

Radioactive waste shipments to Utah site facing year delay State board agrees extra steps must be taken to ensure safety of shipment .By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune 10/14/2009 Drums of radioactive cleanup waste in South Carolina are ready for loading onto rail cars for the journey to a Tooele County disposal site. But now those plans could be delayed more than a year, Continue reading →

October 17, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Germany’s unsafe nuclear waste dump in Siberia

Russian environmentalists criticise uranium storage in Siberia Monsters and Critics Oct 16, 2009, Moscow – A Russian environmentalist group Friday criticised the way nuclear waste from Germany was being stored in the open air in restricted military areas in Siberia, and appealed for awareness of the issue in Germany. Continue reading →

October 17, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Russia, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Germany, also, sent nuke wastes to Siberia

Recycling Atomic WasteNuclear Materials Stored In Siberian Carparks SPIEGEL ONLINE 13 Oct 09 “…………From 1996 to 2001, Germany sent a lot of its recyclable radioactive material to Seversk as well — around an average of 1,500 tons a year, anti-nuclear lobby groups claim — and one of the issues the new coalition government-to-be has in common is a desire to expand the lifespan of Germany’s nuclear power plants…….

Recycling Atomic Waste: Nuclear Materials Stored In Siberian Carparks – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International

October 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Germany, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

EDF and AREVA send “really dirty” radioactive stuff to Siberia

EDF ‘sends used nuclear material’ to Siberia EDF, the French firm which owns eight of Britain’s nuclear power stations has shipped hundreds of tons of used radioactive material to Russia.

Telegraph.co.uk By Henry Samuel in Paris
13 Oct 2009 Continue reading →

October 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, France, secrets,lies and civil liberties, wastes | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, France, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Deception surrounds nuclear waste shipments to Russia

Recycling Atomic WasteNuclear Materials Stored In Siberian Carparks SPIEGEL ONLINE 13 Oct 09 The largest utility company in Europe, Électricité de France, has been accused of storing nuclear waste in an open air car park in Siberia. Continue reading →

Kyrgyzstan suffering from uranium tailings pollution

Kyrgyzstan makes progress on toxic dumps but needs to do much more – UN expert Web Newswire October 12, 2009

Kyrgyzstan has made progress in addressing the significant problems of radioactive and toxic waste dumps and in raising international awareness of the serious trans-boundary threats of contamination of groundwater and rivers, but much more remains to be done, a United Nations expert reported today. Continue reading →

October 11, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Kyrgyzstan, wastes | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Secret deal for Scotland to take foreign nuclear waste

SNP turning country into Europe’s ‘nuclear dustbin’

Herald Scotland By Rob Edwards

11 Oct 2009

Environmental campaigners have accused the SNP of turning Scotland into the world’s “nuclear dustbin”. Continue reading →

October 11, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Utah bill to stop import of foreign radioactive wastes

Hearing set on foreign nuke waste ban bill

By BROCK VERGAKIS (AP) – 8 Oct 09

SALT LAKE CITY — An effort to ban the importation of foreign nuclear waste has been given new life with a hearing set for next week in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

October 8, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Taiwan Aboriginal Village Targeted for Nuclear Waste Disposal

Taiwan Aboriginal Village Targeted for Nuclear Waste Disposal Tom’s Blog 4 Oct 09 Because failing to sell its nuclear waste to North Korea and China. (What the hell do these two countries want this staff? making nuclear weapons?) Now, the goverment of Taiwan is seeking a burial place at home. The top choice is a poor aboriginal community, Nantian village in Taitan county, the Southeastern of Taiwan……………… Continue reading →

October 5, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, indigenous issues, Taiwan, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Yucca Mountain as nuke waste dump – earthquake danger

Reid has won where it matters most to us
LAS VEGAS SUN Paul Seidman, Henderson-Oct. 2, 2009-If you are in agreement with those who are dissatisfied with Sen. Harry Reid’s performance in Washington, you are apparently overlooking one vital and frightening problem. Continue reading →

October 3, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment