Pilgrim Worker Claims He Was Poisoned by Radiation
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Pilgrim Worker Claims He Was Poisoned by Radiation

A 41-year-old worker assigned to the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for several months in 2021 claims he was poisoned by radiation and that Holtec Pilgrim, the plant’s owner, misled workers about safety. He has sued the company for injuries caused by “the release of radioactive, hazardous, and toxic substances.”

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Amazon plans to power Eastern Oregon data centers with nuclear reactors
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Amazon plans to power Eastern Oregon data centers with nuclear reactors

The e-commerce giant announced last week that it is partnering with several energy companies to develop small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs. That includes an agreement with a consortium of Washington state utilities to develop and build reactors in southeast Washington that would help power data centers across the Columbia River in Umatilla and Morrow counties.

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Nuclear waste plant ‘leaking 2,100 litres of contaminated water a day’
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Nuclear waste plant ‘leaking 2,100 litres of contaminated water a day’

A crumbling nuclear waste site in Cumbria is leaking thousands of litres of radioactive water into the ground every day, a report by Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned. The so-called Magnox Swarf Storage Silo is among the most hazardous buildings at Sellafield, Europe’s largest nuclear site, with work ongoing to transfer its contents into newer, safer facilities. 

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Live in L.A.
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Live in L.A.

Set in the year 2032 and told through the eyes of fictional newspaper journalist Michael Powell of the ‘East Bay Times,’ novelist Roger Gloss’s prescient cautionary tale opens with Powell’s dispatch covering a State-of-the-State speech by Governor Teresa Morales.

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