Topic: Arjun Makhijani
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How to store nuclear waste? Panel slams US and urges new approach.
A presidential blue ribbon commission says the US government 'has not inspired confidence' and recommends that a new agency take over the search for storage sites for nuclear waste.
07/29/2011 08:45 pm -
Nuclear power safety: Latest on Japan crisis fuels new concern in US
Nuclear Regulatory Commission still insists that US nuclear plants with same design as Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi facility are safe. But watchdog groups cite failed venting system, which led to hydrogen explosions.
05/20/2011 10:20 am -
Meltdown 101: Why is Fukushima crisis still out of control?
Workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant are still days – if not weeks – away from bringing the crisis under control. The reason: nuclear fuel rods remain dangerously hot well after reactors are shut down, and all cooling systems at Fukushima have failed.
03/16/2011 03:03 pm -
Radiation exposure: How big is the threat in Japan?
Radiation exposure: Adding to the monumental losses after a Japanese earthquake and tsunami, problems at four nuclear reactors have residents near and far concerned about radiation exposure.
03/15/2011 10:36 am -
Japanese nuclear reactor update: Amid signs of progress, new problems
Scientists warn of risks from spent-fuel cooling pools and plutonium-rich, mixed-oxide fuel inside one nuclear reactor, even as the No. 1 and No. 3 reactors appear to be coming under control.
03/14/2011 05:54 pm -
Nuclear waste piles up, and it's costing taxpayers billions
The Bush administration agreed to store nuclear waste from 21 new reactors. But the federal government still can't meet its commitment to find permanent storage.
03/24/2010 08:26 pm
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