April 2017

US officials believe North Korea has placed a nuclear device in a tunnel, which could mean a nuclear test is imminent. Thesun.co.uk

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Toshiba, a pillar of the modern Japanese economy whose roots stretch back to the country's industrial stirrings in the 19th century, warned on Tuesday that a disastrous foray into nuclear power may have crippled its business beyond repair. Tampabay.com

       I have blogged many times about the problems involved with the disposal of nuclear waste. There are two main sources of nuclear waste. The first source is the contamination of sites in the U.S. and other countries where nuclear weapons were manufactured. The other source is the spent nuclear fuel rods that are piling up at nuclear power plants in the U.S. and abroad.

The 2018 shutdown of the Chalk River reactor will be a serious blow to Canadian nuclear research. Tvo.org