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Activists Speak Out against Importing German Nuclear Waste to Savannah River Site, at Hearing

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(APN) AUGUSTA — The U.S. Department of Energy held a hearing at the North Augusta Community Center on June 24, 2014, regarding a proposal to import nuclear waste from Germany to be stored at Savannah River Site (SRS). APN previously reported on the proposal in depth: http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/interspire/news/2014/06/09/savannah-river-site-becoming-world%E2%80%99s-nuclear-dumping-ground-despite-safety-risks.html     DOE is soliciting public comments on the prospects through July 21, […]

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Savannah River Site Becoming World’s Nuclear Dumping Ground, despite Safety Risks

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(APN) ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is close to finalizing plans to accept highly radioactive commercial spent nuclear fuel from Germany to be deposited at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, according to news reports that were buried deeper than the plutonium itself.     However, it is not only Germany that is sending, or […]

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