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Federal initiative targets cleanup of Pittsburgh's radioactive waste
05 Apr 2024 13:18 GMT
… acre radioactive waste site in Armstrong County, aiming to address longstanding health … Decades-old radioactive waste buried in Parks Township poses significant risks to local … relief and concern over potential health risks during the cleanup process.
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Mysterious 'radiation leak' sparks Russia nationwide state of emergency over nuclear risk
05 Apr 2024 14:51 GMT
… container” and “transported to a radioactive waste storage facility”. Yet a state … cancer risk, damage DNA, cause foetal damage, and threaten the health of … protective container, transported to a radioactive waste storage facility,” said a source …
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Augustine Institute: Nearby nuclear pollution ‘not a risk’
04 Apr 2024 17:17 GMT
… bet the farm’ on something risky,” Gray added, explaining his … was closed in 2022 after radioactive waste was found on the … specifically addressing the prospective risks of future surface or … , Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services published an …
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What Worsening Floods Mean For Superfund Sites
19 Apr 2024 08:31 GMT
… of cubic yards of radioactive waste.
A legacy of the … atomic weapons program, the radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill … 300 Superfund sites are at risk of flooding. The actual … agriculture, and broader ecosystem health.
As climate change intensifies the …
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Wagner Joins Bush in Urging Compensation for St. Louis Radioactive Waste Victims
12 Mar 2024 20:53 GMT
… with a host of health problems. An investigation led … that it posed a risk to human health.”
Legislators and advocates … Act and would expand health benefits to those affected … where the federal government discarded radioactive waste, the letter said. “These …
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An inside look at radioactive waste testing underneath homes in north St. Louis County
12 Mar 2024 02:29 GMT
… contamination is not posing a health risk at all, it's … illnesses were caused by that radioactive waste and contamination exposure.
Just last …
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Nuclear Power Plant Construction and Uranium Mining in Kyrgyzstan Pose Unacceptable Risks By Ilgiz Kambarov Pursuing nuclear power is a perilous path for Kyrgyzstan, especially given the country's geological instability and a lack of domestic expertise …
28 Mar 2024 14:42 GMT
… any perceived benefits. The risks associated with nuclear power … plants and uranium mining. Radioactive waste produced by such power … the environment and public health.
Security concerns are … any perceived benefits. The risks associated with nuclear power …
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Letters | Disposal of radioactive waste
29 Feb 2024 21:47 GMT
Disposal of radioactive waste
Editor,
In the Navajo Times … communities and concerns for their health and well-being, especially those … the high rate of cancerous health issues on the Navajo Nation … us to put ourself at risk. They can easily go around …
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Owner Of New York City’s Defunct Nuclear Plant Sues The State
18 Apr 2024 14:14 GMT
… Americans who visualize all radioactive waste as the scientifically absurd caricatures … work ― and carried greater risks than diluting the cooling … Hudson, she was at risk since she spent the … professor who researches radiation and health.
“The dose makes the …
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First Nation community, citizens' groups launch court challenges to halt Chalk River radioactive waste dump
09 Feb 2024 21:55 GMT
… metres of solid low-level radioactive waste, such as contaminated personal … result in an increased risk of cancer and genetic … project “is protective of human health and the environment, including … Indigenous Peoples Act.
“The risk of harm from the proposed …