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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด NRK
National & Local

The government wants a temporary nuclear storage facility in Halden

The Norwegian government has proposed to establish a temporary nuclear storage facility in Halden by purchasing property from Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS for 830.1 million kroner.

Feb 27 โ€ข 07:35 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Aftenposten
National & Local

The government is spending 830 million on property for radioactive waste in Halden

The Norwegian government is proposing the purchase of property from Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS for 830 million kroner, aimed at decommissioning nuclear facilities in Halden.

Feb 27 โ€ข 07:34 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
National & Local

Hauck & Bauer: Today 20 Years Ago

The first Bavarian intermediate storage facility for nuclear waste commenced operations on February 27, 2006, in Grafenrheinfeld.

Feb 26 โ€ข 09:25 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Finland begins final disposal of nuclear waste

Finland will start the final disposal of nuclear waste, becoming the first country in the world to do so later this year.

Feb 24 โ€ข 03:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Mayor of Kamigenu Village, who is pushing for nuclear waste survey, wins reelection

Masayuki Takahashi, the mayor of Kamigenu Village advocating for a nuclear waste survey, has been reelected amid a high voter turnout.

Feb 22 โ€ข 21:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Al Jazeera
World

Are Nuclear Waste Repositories the Last Weapon in the Climate Battle?

The article discusses the global demand for stable, low-emission energy and the role of nuclear energy in meeting this demand while addressing the critical issue of safely disposing of long-lived radioactive waste.

Feb 22 โ€ข 10:55 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Overview of Nuclear Waste Disposal Site Investigation Becomes Key Issue in Kamishihoro Mayoral Election with Three Candidates Running

The upcoming mayoral election in Kamishihoro Village, Japan, revolves around a controversial investigation into a nuclear waste disposal site, with three candidates presenting varied positions on the issue.

Feb 17 โ€ข 10:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Le Figaro
National & Local

Nuclear Waste: A 'Bomb' Deactivated Aiming at the Home of an Engineer from the Bure Burial Project

A bomb intended for the home of an engineer working on a nuclear waste disposal project was deactivated in France, an act claimed by opponents of the project.

Feb 16 โ€ข 12:18 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
World

Latvian company plans to develop a nuclear waste-powered generator โ€“ initially for the Moon

A Latvian company, Deep Space Energy, is developing a new generation nuclear generator intended to produce electricity on the Moon using five times less fuel than previous systems.

Feb 12 โ€ข 12:51 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
National & Local

America canโ€™t duck and cover from Washingtonโ€™s nuclear waste disposal failure

The article discusses the challenges of nuclear waste disposal in the context of America's plans to expand its nuclear energy capacity significantly by 2050.

Feb 9 โ€ข 10:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Folha (PT)
National & Local

USA offers billions for states to receive radioactive waste

The Trump administration's plan to use small nuclear reactors has turned to an old strategy for radioactive waste disposal: burying it deep underground, despite the absence of such facilities.

Feb 7 โ€ข 16:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Al Jazeera
National & Local

Washington is looking for 'volunteers' to host its nuclear waste forever

The U.S. government, under President Donald Trump, is accelerating plans to build a new generation of small nuclear reactors while facing the challenge of where to store growing amounts of highly toxic nuclear waste.

Feb 6 โ€ข 18:48 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช taz
National & Local

Nuclear Waste in Germany: Continuing Resistance

A visit to Gorleben, the heart of the anti-nuclear waste movement, illustrates the endless search for storage sites for radioactive waste in Germany.

Feb 5 โ€ข 10:02 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Iltalehti
National & Local

Bad Incident at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant

Fresh radioactive waste was discovered among landfill debris at Fortum's Loviisa nuclear power plant, prompting an assessment as an exceptional event affecting safety.

Feb 4 โ€ข 11:56 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช taz
National & Local

Nuclear Waste Tourism in North Rhine-Westphalia: BUND Sees Environmental Legal Protection in Danger

The Bund for Environmental and Nature Conservation (BUND) is contesting a Berlin administrative court's ruling concerning the transport of highly radioactive nuclear waste through North Rhine-Westphalia, as tensions rise with the Greens distancing themselves from their own state government.

Jan 16 โ€ข 11:36 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช taz
National & Local

Nuclear Waste Tourism in North Rhine-Westphalia: Castor Alarm in Sight

A Berlin court has declined to block highly radioactive nuclear waste transports through North Rhine-Westphalia, prompting the environmental group BUND to consider an appeal.

Jan 9 โ€ข 16:40 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
Crime & Justice

Nuclear Waste: Lawsuit Against Castor Transport Rejected

A court in Berlin has rejected an urgent application from the environmental organization Bund Nordrhein-Westfalen against the transport of nuclear waste from Jรผlich to Ahaus, deeming it both formally and substantively ungrounded.

Jan 9 โ€ข 13:59 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
National & Local

Nuclear Waste: Objections Against Castor Transports from Garching Dismissed

Objections from Green Party lawmakers in Munich against the transport of nuclear waste from Garching to Ahaus have been dismissed as preparations are made for the Castor transports.

Jan 7 โ€ข 16:18 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช taz
National & Local

End of the Morsleben Repository: Where Nuclear Waste, Concentration Camp History, and Bats Meet

The Morsleben repository is set to be decommissioned, addressing diverse requirements including ecological standards.

Jan 6 โ€ข 13:23 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ iRozhlas
National & Local

Not here. People march to protest against the construction of nuclear waste storage near their communities

Residents are protesting the proposed construction of nuclear waste storage facilities near their communities by organizing a march.

Jan 3 โ€ข 07:07 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Die Welt
National & Local

With this idea, the Union brings nuclear power back into play - the SPD reacts nervously

The CDU and CSU are proposing a new research initiative to reopen nuclear energy in Germany, involving a process called 'transmutation' for nuclear waste, which has raised alarms within the SPD.

Jan 2 โ€ข 15:04 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช taz
National & Local

Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Facility in Gorleben: Citizens' Initiative Rejects Simulation of Participation

The operators of the Gorleben interim nuclear waste storage facility seek approval beyond 2034 and intend to involve citizens in the process, but opponents remain skeptical.

Jan 1 โ€ข 13:12 UTC

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