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How do you decontaminate objects exposed to radioactivity?

Can a person or object exposed to high radioactivity just take a shower with soap and water, or is more needed for decontamination?

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Fix to stop leak at Xcel's nuclear plant Minnesota did not work, prompting shutdown

MINNEAPOLIS — Xcel Energy started shutting down its Monticello nuclear power plant Friday after the company's repair of a leaking pipe did not fully do the job — causing more radioactive water to seep into the ground.

Tribune News Service

Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for leak; residents worry

A Minnesota utility has begun shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis after failing to stop the release of radioactive material

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Is Hungary shifting the focus of its nuclear sector from Russia to France?

Hungary is in talks with France about the possibility of enlarging the French role in refurbishing its nuclear programme. This could eventually lead to the replacement of Russia at Hungary's only atomic power plant, marking a shift in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's pro-Moscow stance.

Radio France Internationale

Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for 2nd time

The company that owns a nuclear power plant northwest of Minneapolis says water containing a radioactive material is leaking from the plant for a second time

The Independent UK

Looking to Invest in Clean Energy? Consider Uranium

Uranium is used as fuel in nuclear power plants to create electricity. Producing nuclear energy has extremely low greenhouse gas emissions, making it an attractive form of clean energy.

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US regulators delay decision on nuclear fuel storage license

U.S. regulators say they need more time to wrap up a final safety report and make a decision on whether to license a multibillion-dollar complex meant to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation

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Chernobyl was history's worst nuclear disaster. Now it's teaching geologists about the history of our planet

Thirty-seven years ago, on April 26 1986, the reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown. In the weeks that followed, the deadly event drove hundreds of thousands of people to relocate from the surrounding area, which is still a deserted “exclusion zone” today.

The Conversation

A nuclear power plant leaked contaminated water in Minnesota. Here's what we know

The 400,000 gallon leak of water containing tritium occurred in November 2022, but the general public was not notified until last week. Officials said the leak is contained and poses no public danger.

WEKU

Huge 1.5 million litres of radioactive water with tritium leaks from nuclear power plant

Xcel Energy said they are cleaning up the leak of 400,000 gallons (1.5 million litres) of tritium-contaminated water from its Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota

Daily Mirror

400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from nuclear plant before US officials notified public

Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week

The Independent UK

Regulators: Nuclear plant leak didn't require public notice

Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week

The Independent UK

When Russia took control of Zaporizhzhia's nuclear power plant, Ukrainian technicians were forced to flee, or work at gunpoint

A year ago, Sergii woke up and headed to work at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. When he approached, he saw the trail of a bloody battle and knew a grim fate awaited him inside.

ABC News

Regulators monitor tritium leak at Minnesota nuclear plant

Minnesota regulators say they're monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant

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The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt wants nuclear power classed as ‘sustainable’: is it?

UK chancellor has launched consultation to classify nuclear as ‘environmentally sustainable’

Evening Standard

Budget 2023: Great British Nuclear - what are the plans?

The new flagship body is set to oversee projects that will provide 25% of Britain’s electricity by 2050

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Newsom’s nuclear power push exposes green energy

If you want more tangible evidence of how unrealistic the green push for renewable energy is, look at California.

Birmingham Post

British Gas owner Centrica extends life of Lancashire nuclear power station

The power station will now close in March 2026, two years later than originally planned

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France mulls nuclear revamp as Ukraine war prompts an energy mix rethink

French lawmakers start examining a new bill on Monday aimed at speeding up the construction of new nuclear reactors, which President Emmanuel Macron says are crucial to bolstering France’s energy independence. Critics of the bill, however, say it ignores pressing concerns over the safety of the country’s ageing reactors as…

The Independent UK

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?

Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Independent UK

Russia’s first missile barrage against Ukraine in weeks knocks nuclear plant off grid for hours

‘Each time we are rolling a dice. And if we allow this to continue time after time then one day our luck will run out,’ says head of UN nuclear watchdog

WEKU

Ukraine's top nuclear plant lost power for the sixth time. Is disaster imminent?

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was among the Ukrainian structures damaged by a barrage of Russian missiles on Wednesday. Though power has been restored, the threat of nuclear meltdown remains.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news – latest: Wagner chief says Putin has ‘cut him off’

Russia snaps ‘all hotlines’ connecting Yevgeny Prigozhin to Moscow over arms hunger

The Guardian - UK

A long overdue moment? The UK greens pushing for the nuclear option

Growing numbers of environmentalists in northern Europe are embracing technology to combat the climate crisis, but in Britain ‘ecomodernist’ ideas have had a so-far frosty reception

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: When Kyiv wins and peace comes, Britain must help rebuild Ukraine

More dead, more injured and buildings destroyed — Russia has unleashed its latest barrage of missiles across Ukraine. The targets spanned the country, from the capital Kyiv to Lviv in the west, Odessa in the south and Kharkiv in the east. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian…

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