Nuclear Waste

Safe nuclear: UK eyes thorium
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
Thorium should replace uranium because, its supporters say, it does not yield nasty, weapons-grade waste the way uranium does. And its waste lasts for only a few hundred years, not the tens of thousands associated with uranium.

Residents say 'no' to nuclear dump on doorstep
This is Kent
DUMPING nuclear waste on Hythe's doorstep is a "horrifying" plan that could kill tourism for the area, a former councillor has warned. Shepway District Council is inviting residents to voice their opinions about a potential nuclear research and ...

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Echols: Nuclear officials should proceed with Yucca Mountain review
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You may remember that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2011 abruptly stopped the licensure procedure of Yucca Mountain — the Nevada storage facility for nuclear waste. The reason for the shutdown? The NRC didn't have a reason.

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Portland Hearing Considers Hanford As Hazardous Waste Storage Site
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The Washington Department of Ecology is in the process of renewing the permit for treating and storing hazardous waste at the Hanford nuclear site. The site is in southeast Washington near the Columbia River. The agency held a public hearing on the ...
New Waste Permit Under Review For Hanford Nuclear SiteEarthFix
Ring the alarm: Hanford's startling (lack of a) nuclear safety cultureCrosscut

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cut the real waste in Ontario's electricity system- nuclear power
countylive.ca (blog)
You state; “According to another recent OEB report, 45% of the increase in Ontario's electricity generation costs since 2006 are the result of subsidies for the nuclear industry, while only 6% of the increase is due to green power.

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Nuclear waste discussion, film screening to take place in Bay City
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By Lauren Gibbons | lgibbon1@mlive.com View full sizeCourtesy | Kevin KampsKevin Kamps works with Maryland-based organization Beyond Nuclear as a specialist in radioactive waste. He will be visiting Bay City Friday. BAY CITY, MI — A film screening and ...

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Who will bury Britain's nuclear waste in their backyard?
Telegraph.co.uk
But now this largely unspoilt corner of England, uncomfortably close to the sprawling conurbations of the home counties, could become the dumping ground for Britain's nuclear waste. The local council has sent thousands of letters to residents asking if ...
Row over nuclear waste dump proposal in KentThe Guardian
Kent nuclear waste bunker proposal consideredBBC News
Romney Marsh suggested as site for Britain's future nuclear waste dumpThe Independent
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Row over nuclear waste dump proposal in Kent
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A furious row has broken out among local politicians over a proposal to build a nuclear waste dump in Kent. Romney Marshes is being mooted as a site for Britain's first store for high-level radioactive materials by members of Shepway district council ...
Romney Marsh could be UK's nuclear dumping groundTelegraph.co.uk
Kent nuclear waste bunker proposal consideredBBC News
Romney Marsh suggested as site for Britain's future nuclear waste dumpThe Independent
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Cumbria vrs Kent for nuclear waste?
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by Samantha Parker - last updated Thu 17 May 2012 For years West Cumbria has been the only place in the country to show interest in building an underground nuclear waste store. But a competitor for the controversial twelve-billion pound project has ...

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Cut the real waste in Ontario's electricity system- nuclear power
countylive.ca (blog)
Mr. Hudak- Please End Your Nuclear Fantasy and Stop Blaming Renewable Energy and the GEEA As Ontario Opposition Leader, you recently released your strategy to lower electricity rates, namely, cancelling the Green Energy Act's feed-in-tariff for ...
Pickering nuclear units among the most expensive, least reliable in the worldToronto Star

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Romney Marsh could be UK's nuclear dumping ground
Telegraph.co.uk
The wildlife-rich wetlands of Romney Marsh in Kent could become a radioactive dumping ground for Britain as part of Government plans to find a suitable spot to store future nuclear waste. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent The local council has ...
Kent nuclear waste bunker proposal consideredBBC News
Romney Marsh suggested as site for Britain's future nuclear waste dumpThe Independent
Wetlands of Romney Marsh in Kent could become new home of nuclear waste dumpDaily Mail
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Airport campaigners say nuclear dump plan will dent Lydd expansion
This is Kent
PROPOSALS for a nuclear waste disposal facility on Romney Marsh will dent Lydd Airport's proposed expansion plans as the area could be "more vulnerable" to terrorist attack, opponents have argued. Louise Barton, of Lydd Airport Action Group, ...

Romney Marsh nuclear dump plan slammed by campaigners
This is Kent
BUILDING a £12 billion nuclear waste "dumping ground" the size of the Channel Tunnel site on Romney Marsh would far overshadow the controversy over Lydd Airport, a disgusted campaigner has warned. In a dramatic turn of events, the Marsh – dubbed the ...

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New Waste Permit Under Review For Hanford Nuclear Site
EarthFix
Many at the hearing expressed concern about nuclear waste from power plants across the country being shipped to Hanford. Gerry Pollet is the director of the Hanford watchdog group Heart of America Northwest. “This permit does not have a general ...
Ring the alarm: Hanford's startling (lack of a) nuclear safety cultureCrosscut

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Details revealed of plans for Romney Marsh nuclear waste disposal
This is Kent
RADIOACTIVE waste from across the UK could be buried up to 3300 feet under Romney Marsh as part of controversial plans to build a £12billion disposal centre. Shepway District Council is inviting residents to voice their opinions about a potential ...

Trade union support strengthens NT nuclear waste dump campaign
Green Left Weekly
Muckaty traditional owners have welcomed news that Australia's peak trade union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), has today committed to actively support the campaign against a proposed radioactive waste dump at Muckaty, ...

The News Matrix: Thursday 17 May 2012
The Independent
Romney Marsh set to become nuke dump A wetland area renowned for its wildlife has been suggested as a site for a future nuclear waste dump. Shepway Council in Kent has written to 10000 residents to seek their views on plans to build a Nuclear Research ...

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Kent nuclear waste bunker proposal considered
BBC News
A bunker used to store nuclear waste from all over the UK could be built in Kent, under a council's plans. Shepway District Council is examining whether a nuclear disposal facility, where waste is buried underground, could be built at Romney Marsh.
Romney Marsh could be nuclear waste dumping groundKent Online
Nuclear Waste PlansITV News
Could Romney Marsh become a nuclear dumping ground?Kent News

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Brockton moves on in DGR process
The Post - Ontario
By LAURA MACDUFF WALKERTON - Council will have to decide whether they want to move forward with the third step in possibly having a nuclear waste repository within Brockton. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization presented to council their findings ...
Petition calling for ban on nuclear waste storage tabled in Sask. legislatureRegina Leader-Post
Brockton Supports DGR ProcessBayshore Broadcasting News Centre

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"SNP councillors wrong over nuclear dumping?"
Largs and Millport Weekly News
LARGS resident Eddie McGowan who says he does not support any politial party has taken SNP members to task over their comments on nuclear waste at Hunterston. I was astonished to read your article "Dirty Tricks Row In Election Week" in which SNP ...

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