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January 29, 2023

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Nuclear fears in US amid Russia-Ukraine war: AP-NORC poll

April 4, 2022 Ben Fox, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russia’s war on Ukraine has most Americans at least somewhat worried that the U.S. will be drawn directly into the conflict and could be targeted with nuclear weapons, with a new poll […]

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UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051

August 28, 2021 Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

TOKYO — Too little is known about melted fuel inside damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, even a decade after the disaster, to be able to tell if its decommissioning can be […]

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US, Russia hold ‘professional’ arms talks despite tensions

July 28, 2021 Matthew Lee and Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senior diplomats from the United States and Russia held what the State Department described as “substantive and professional” talks on arms control and other strategic issues on Wednesday despite myriad other differences […]

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Hong Kong watching Chinese nuclear plant after leak reported

June 15, 2021 Zen Soo and Joe McDonald, Associated Press

HONG KONG — China’s government said Tuesday no abnormal radiation was detected outside a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong following a news report of a leak, while Hong Kong’s leader said her administration was […]

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Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul

May 30, 2021 Keith Ridler, Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a rare internal overhaul. The Advanced Test Reactor […]

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Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years

April 19, 2021 The Associated Press

TOKYO — Japan’s government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years — an option fiercely opposed by local […]

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Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever

April 13, 2021 Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher levels than ever before […]

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US nuclear lab to relocate hundreds of workers in New Mexico

March 12, 2021 Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One of the nation’s premier nuclear laboratories announced Monday that it will be moving hundreds of employees from its sprawling campus in the mountains of northern New Mexico to Santa Fe as […]

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Newly found Fukushima plant contamination may delay cleanup

January 28, 2021 Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

TOKYO — A draft investigation report into the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, adopted by Japanese nuclear regulators Wednesday, says it has detected dangerously high levels of radioactive contamination at two of the three reactors, adding […]

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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship

January 5, 2021 Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran began enriching uranium to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a double-barreled […]

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