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"U.S. Nuclear Comeback Stalls as Two Reactors Are Abandoned" [1]

"In a major blow to the future of nuclear power in the United States, two South Carolina utilities said on Monday that they would abandon two unfinished nuclear reactors in the state, putting an end to a project that was once expected to showcase advanced nuclear technology but has since been plagued by delays and cost overruns."

Economy & Business [2]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [6], 08/01/2017
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Small New Mexico Communities Struggle To Deliver Water Free Of Uranium [7]

"Eloy Jacquez lives in the house his parents built on Los Lujans Road in 1948. There was no water in Santa Cruz then. The family waited several more years before the first well was drilled just up the street, next to land used as an informal waste dump."

Environmental Health [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican [12], 07/31/2017
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Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [13]

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional a Utah law that made undercover filming of livestock operations illegal. What's it mean for similar laws elsewhere? The latest WatchDog has the story, plus news on protecting whistleblowers, a digital journalist's legal guide, shielding of climate info and leaked government reports.

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  • Read more about Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [13]

"Fukushima Disaster: Robot Finds Possible Melted Nuclear Fuel" [29]

"An underwater robot has captured what is believed to be the first images of melted nuclear fuel deposits inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator Tepco says."

Disasters [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
Asia [31]
Source: BBC News [32], 07/24/2017
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"In the Grand Canyon, Uranium Mining Threatens A Tribe's Survival" [33]

"The Havasupai are attempting to fight back against the operation of a uranium mine that they say could contaminate their sole water source".

Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [19]
Natural Resources [34]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Pollution [9]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Guardian [35], 07/17/2017
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"Trump Triggers Fight Over Yucca Waste Site" [36]

"Supporters and opponents of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site in Nevada are ramping up their advocacy efforts in hopes of swaying Congress and the Trump administration."

Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [37], 07/12/2017
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Hackers Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security and F.B.I. Say [38]

"Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries."

Disasters [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Technology [39]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [40], 07/07/2017
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2nd Hanford Tunnel Storing Radioactive Waste At Risk Of Failing: Study [41]

"A second tunnel storing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation has structural problems and is at risk of failing, according to a U.S. Energy Department investigation released Friday."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Seattle Times [42], 07/03/2017
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"Nuclear Negligence" [43]

"Nuclear Negligence examines safety weaknesses at U.S. nuclear weapon sites operated by corporate contractors. The Center’s probe, based on contractor and government reports and officials involved in bomb-related work, revealed unpublicized accidents at nuclear weapons facilities, including some that caused avoidable radiation exposures."

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National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Center for Public Integrity [44], 06/29/2017
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"House Panel Votes To Advance Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Project" [45]

"A House committee voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to advance a bill meant to move along the stalled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada."

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Source: The Hill [46], 06/29/2017
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