Nuclear Waste News Update 9/4

Prairie Island tribe seeks action on nuclear waste Minneapolis Star Tribune The federal government has failed for decades to establish a permanent radioactive waste site, forcing the nuclear industry to recognize the reality of long-term, on-site storage. In June, a federal appeals court acknowledged the problem, striking down ...

This Is How Russia Disposes Of Its Dated Nuclear Submarines Business Insider Information now provided to the Norwegian daily Aftenposten by Russia's authorities catalogue “enormous quantities” of Soviet-era nuclear reactors and radioactive waste dumped into the Kara Sea over the course of decades, far worse than previously ...

Korean Experts Suggest Plan for Handling Nuclear Waste Arirang News Nuclear waste is currently kept in temporary storage units in each nuclear power plant but experts predict that there will be no free space in four years time. The Korean government has been taking a passive stance on this issue until now, but ministry ...

Marshalls hopes for movement on radioactive waste issue Marianas Variety MAJURO (Pacnews) —Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak says the country is looking forward to some movement on the issue of radioactive waste still here. The Pacific Islands Forum leaders have called for the U.S. to live up to its full ...

Korea to Build Nuke Fuel Storage Facility The Chosun Ilbo Korea is building an interim disposal facility for low-level nuclear waste in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, but has no plans for high-level nuclear waste for fear of resistance from local residents. It will be equally difficult to find a site ...

Kudankulam to start full-load power generation by December New York Daily News Since the project's inception, concerns have been raised by environmentalists and locals regarding the safety and nuclear waste that would be generated at the site. "There is very little waste that will be generated at Kudankulam and they are within ...   Nuclear waste seeks a home | JunkScience.com By Editor Picture this: you've lived in the same house for more than half a century, and never taken out the garbage. Instead, you've sorted it carefully into the easy stuff like scrap paper, and the not-so-easy stuff, like the pot of … Continue reading → JunkScience.com