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Elevated levels of plutonium were found in the soil near a former nuclear weapons plant outside Denver, while a second test showed far lower levels, health officials said Tuesday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said it is trying to sort out the conflicting results of tests done near the Rocky Flats plant, which made plutonium triggers for nuclear … [Read more...] about Was the second test in the same spot as the first?

One of the two cracked reactors at Hunterston B nuclear power station in North Ayrshire has been given permission to reopen – but only for four months. The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is allowing EDF Energy to restart reactor four, which has an estimated 209 cracks in its graphite core. It was shut down on 2 October 2018. ONR has accepted EDF’s argument that it’s … [Read more...] about Moving the goal post–Nuclear Reactor in Britain

http://www.icanw.org/campaign-news/bolivias-ratification-on-hiroshima-day-brings-nuclear-ban-treaty-halfway-to-entry-into-force-2/?fbclid=IwAR2KQ0qmUV3NA-GzyZOo6QXknTc0GGvBU9A2fXmD8A7o_nlnG9KUa9Cffek … [Read more...] about Bolivia ratifies Ban Treaty

www.nukewatchinfo.org  for full stories-- Bomb Test Fallout Spread Farther and deeper Than We Knew-- "The amount of human-made radioactivity moving into the Pacific is mushrooming" US Halts Disclosure of Nuclear Weapon Totals, Afghan War Facts, Missile Defense Data "The Trump administration has halted , without explanation the routine practice of reporting the current number … [Read more...] about NukeWatch Headlines–Summer 2019