Rafael Grossi, director-general of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has downplayed the chances of nuclear reprocessing becoming a reality in many nations. In an interview with Reuters, Grossi said he doesn’t see many nations looking seriously into reprocessing as it is a “very difficult technology” that requires a lot of infrastructure. However, if…
UN Nuclear Chief Says Recycling Nuclear Waste ‘Difficult’ After Biden Looks to Fund Reprocessing Projects
Is Nuclear Power the Best Bet for Australia
August 7, 2022
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Commentary It looks like nuclear energy may be back on the table in Australia, again. A nuclear technology ban has been in place in Australia since 1998, which prevents the building of nuclear reactors for power generation. The Liberal Party (Australia’s centre-right party, currently in opposition) has announced they are considering it in the energy…
San Clemente Disapproves of Storing Nuclear Waste From San Onofre Plant
April 6, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente officially disapproved on April 5 of the storage of nuclear waste—several millions of pounds—at the permanently retired San Onofre nuclear power plant nearby, urging the U.S. Department of Energy to find a safer alternative location. The city council unanimously approved a resolution stating the city does not consent to store the…
San Clemente Officially Disapproves Storing Nuclear Waste From San Onofre Plant
April 6, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente officially disapproved on April 5 of the storage of nuclear waste—several millions of pounds—at the permanently retired San Onofre nuclear power plant nearby, urging the U.S. Department of Energy to find a safer alternative location. The city council unanimously approved a resolution stating the city does not consent to store the…
San Clemente to Disapprove Storing Nuclear Waste From San Onofre Plant
March 28, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente city officials are pressuring the U.S. Department of Energy to remove over 3.6 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel from the permanently retired San Onofre nuclear power plant nearby. “We don’t consent to having it here,” Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan said during a March 15 council meeting. “We can’t force…
Australian Nuclear Waste Returns Home Recycled and Ready For Storage
Two tonnes of Australian radioactive waste, which was sent to the United Kingdom (UK) for recycling in 1996, has returned home after being extracted from uranium and contained in a safe storage vessel. Police, security authorities, and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO)—a federal agency that maintains nuclear safety—successfully retrieved recycled nuclear waste…
Nuclear Waste Tank in Washington State May Be Leaking: Department of Energy
SPOKANE, Wash.—An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid into the ground, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday. It’s the second tank believed to be leaking waste left from the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation….
Coalition Forms to Prod Feds on Nuclear Waste Removal From San Onofre
A newly formed “coalition of stakeholders” is calling on the federal government to get serious about removing millions of pounds of radioactive waste from a closed nuclear power plant on Southern California’s coast. Doug Bauder, vice president and chief nuclear officer for Southern California Edison (SCE), told The Epoch Times that the coalition wants to…
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