Categories: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup: 3/17/2017

By Jodi Lieberman, March 16, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

United States

Trump budget request up for DOE sites like Hanford; PNNL a mixed bag

America’s Nuclear Weapons Infrastructure is Crumbling

Trump budget: An extra billion dollars for nuclear weapons

The Nuclear Danger Posed by Trump Has Only Grown

Dem rep: US needs plan to deal with potential Russian nuke

RUSSIA COULD ANNIHILATE U.S. WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS, TRUMP NOMINEE WARNS

As MOX Funding Hopes Rise, Owner Dings Contractor Over Performance

Commissioner Baran Notes Progress in Right-Sizing NRC

International

Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks with North Korea on Nuclear Program

Russia’s Nuclear Menacing Shouldn’t Go Unanswered

NSG Membership and Pakistan

Fukushima: Japan court finds government liable for nuclear disaster

After weathering nature’s worst, Fukushima nuclear evacuees ostracized by society

China re-brands Cold War nuclear bunker as tourist draw

General Interest

New START is a Winner

Plutonium gets another oxidation state added to its arsenal

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