U.S. Nuclear Disaster News - Page 10

August 23, 2023

Japanese utility company Tepco details plan to release Fukushima nuclear waste on Aug. 24

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or Tepco, is preparing to release tons of Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater in a process that may take decades to complete.

August 22, 2023

Russia moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, Polish president says

Poland said Russian is moving short-range nuclear weapons to Belarus as Moscow continues its war in Ukraine.

August 22, 2023

Japan to release Fukushima nuclear wastewater into ocean on Thursday

The Japanese government will begin releasing waste water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Tuesday with approval from the the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

August 18, 2023

Georgia nuclear plant begins loading radioactive fuel into new reactor

Workers have begun transferring fuel into a new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle in Georgia. While the project is seven years late, it is now one step closer to generating electricity.

August 10, 2023

Biden seeks to assist New Mexico residents sickened by nuclear testing radiation

Biden wants to help those who've fallen ill from radiation exposure in New Mexico. A compensation act may also get amended to assist more people affected by the state's nuclear testing.

August 9, 2023

Hawley scolds Biden official after comments on Manhattan Project-era radiation: 'Put up or shut up'

Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, criticized Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she visited his state and failed to promise to visit radiation victims.

August 9, 2023

Biden ripped for latest 'land grab' blocking key energy, agriculture development

Industry groups and local stakeholders ripped President Biden after he designated about a million acres used by miners and cattle ranchers as a national monument.

August 3, 2023

China's Xi Jinping purges nuclear missile command amid alleged corruption probe

Reports indicate the former commander and deputies of China's Rocket Force took advantage of their position for monetary gain, while others accuse Xi Jinping of a loyalty purge.

July 25, 2023

MA denies request to dump over 1M gallons of defunct nuclear plant's wastewater into Cape Cod Bay

Massachusetts regulators have denied a request by a company dismantling the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth to discharge wastewater into Cape Cod Bay.

July 17, 2023

Hong Kong seafood businesses prepares for Japanese import ban due to nuclear wastewater pollution

Hong Kong's government said the city plans on banning imports of Japanese aquatic products due to pollution caused by the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.