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Friday, March 17, 2017

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup March 17, 2017


Nuclear Roundup
March 17, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

United States

Trump budget request up for DOE sites like Hanford; PNNL a mixed bag.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford

America’s Nuclear Weapons Infrastructure is Crumbling

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/17/americas-nuclear-weapons-infrastructure-is-crumbling/

Trump budget: An extra billion dollars for nuclear weapons

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/Trump-budget-an-extra-billion-dollars-for-nuclear-weapons.html

The Nuclear Danger Posed by Trump Has Only Grown

http://www.nationalmemo.com/nuclear-danger-posed-trump-grown/

Dem rep: US needs plan to deal with potential Russian nuke

http://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/324437-dem-rep-warns-of-nuclear-war-with-russia

RUSSIA COULD ANNIHILATE U.S. WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS, TRUMP NOMINEE WARNS

http://www.newsweek.com/russia-us-nuclear-weapons-trump-nominee-569054

As MOX Funding Hopes Rise, Owner Dings Contractor Over Performance

http://www.enr.com/articles/41673-as-mox-funding-hopes-rise-owner-dings-contractor-over-performance

Commissioner Baran Notes Progress in Right-Sizing NRC

https://www.nei.org/News-Media/News/News-Archives/Commissioner-Baran-Notes-Progress-in-Right-Sizing

International

Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/world/asia/rex-tillerson-north-korea-nuclear.html?_r=0

Russia’s Nuclear Menacing Shouldn’t Go Unanswered

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-nuclear-menacing-shouldnt-go-unanswered-1489705232

NSG Membership and Pakistan

http://nation.com.pk/columns/17-Mar-2017/nsg-membership-and-pakistan

Fukushima: Japan court finds government liable for nuclear disaster

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39303178

After weathering nature’s worst, Fukushima nuclear evacuees ostracized by society

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/17/national/social-issues

General Interest

New START is a Winner

http://allthingsnuclear.org/syoung/new-start-is-a-winner

Plutonium gets another oxidation state added to its arsenal

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/plutonium-gets-another-oxidation-state-added-to-its-arsenal/3006982.article

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