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Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant: Legacy of Uranium Enrichment and its Health Impacts
Decades after enriching uranium, the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio faces accusations of causing widespread health issues among workers and the community, with high cancer rates and life expectancy significantly below national averages, despite government claims of regulatory compliance.
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant: Legacy of Uranium Enrichment and its Health Impacts
Decades after enriching uranium, the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio faces accusations of causing widespread health issues among workers and the community, with high cancer rates and life expectancy significantly below national averages, despite government claims of regulatory compliance.
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28% Bias Score
Manhattan Project Waste Forces Evacuations in St. Louis
Radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project was found beneath six St. Louis homes, forcing evacuations and raising concerns about similar contamination at other sites nationwide, with a 2025 study showing a 44% increased cancer risk for those exposed to contaminated water.
Manhattan Project Waste Forces Evacuations in St. Louis
Radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project was found beneath six St. Louis homes, forcing evacuations and raising concerns about similar contamination at other sites nationwide, with a 2025 study showing a 44% increased cancer risk for those exposed to contaminated water.
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32% Bias Score
Radioactive Wasp Nests Found at Former Nuclear Weapons Site
Four radioactive wasp nests were found at South Carolina's Savannah River Site, a former nuclear weapons facility, with one exhibiting radiation ten times the legal limit, highlighting the long-term environmental impact of Cold War weapons production.
Radioactive Wasp Nests Found at Former Nuclear Weapons Site
Four radioactive wasp nests were found at South Carolina's Savannah River Site, a former nuclear weapons facility, with one exhibiting radiation ten times the legal limit, highlighting the long-term environmental impact of Cold War weapons production.
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32% Bias Score
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at South Carolina Nuclear Site
Workers at South Carolina's Savannah River Site discovered a radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times the federal limit near liquid nuclear waste tanks on July 3; officials claim no danger to the public, attributing the contamination to residual radioactivity from past nuclear weapons p...
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at South Carolina Nuclear Site
Workers at South Carolina's Savannah River Site discovered a radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times the federal limit near liquid nuclear waste tanks on July 3; officials claim no danger to the public, attributing the contamination to residual radioactivity from past nuclear weapons p...
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44% Bias Score
German Nuclear Waste Management Criticized for Inefficiency and Potential Abandonment of Asse Retrieval
Employees of Germany's Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) criticized the slow progress and financial mismanagement in finding a permanent nuclear waste repository, and allege the planned retrieval of nuclear waste from the Asse shaft is about to be abandoned due to tech...
German Nuclear Waste Management Criticized for Inefficiency and Potential Abandonment of Asse Retrieval
Employees of Germany's Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) criticized the slow progress and financial mismanagement in finding a permanent nuclear waste repository, and allege the planned retrieval of nuclear waste from the Asse shaft is about to be abandoned due to tech...
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40% Bias Score
Coldwater Creek Contamination Linked to 44% Increased Cancer Risk in Childhood Residents
A Harvard study confirms a 44% increased cancer risk among children raised near Coldwater Creek, Missouri, due to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project; the findings, published in JAMA Network Open, underscore long-term health consequences from decades of government inaction and improper wast...
Coldwater Creek Contamination Linked to 44% Increased Cancer Risk in Childhood Residents
A Harvard study confirms a 44% increased cancer risk among children raised near Coldwater Creek, Missouri, due to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project; the findings, published in JAMA Network Open, underscore long-term health consequences from decades of government inaction and improper wast...
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48% Bias Score
Protest in Bure against Cigéo Nuclear Waste Project
On September 20th, 700 to 2,000 people protested in Bure, France, against the Cigéo nuclear waste project, resulting in clashes between protesters and gendarmes.
Protest in Bure against Cigéo Nuclear Waste Project
On September 20th, 700 to 2,000 people protested in Bure, France, against the Cigéo nuclear waste project, resulting in clashes between protesters and gendarmes.
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36% Bias Score
UK Nuclear Waste Dump Plan Deemed "Unachievable" by Treasury
The UK government's plan for a £54bn underground nuclear waste dump has been deemed "unachievable" by the Treasury due to major issues with project definition, schedule, budget, and quality, raising concerns about the feasibility and financial implications of the government's nuclear waste managemen...
UK Nuclear Waste Dump Plan Deemed "Unachievable" by Treasury
The UK government's plan for a £54bn underground nuclear waste dump has been deemed "unachievable" by the Treasury due to major issues with project definition, schedule, budget, and quality, raising concerns about the feasibility and financial implications of the government's nuclear waste managemen...
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52% Bias Score
Germany's Nuclear Waste Plan Faces Sharp Criticism
Germany's National Disposal Program (NaPro) for nuclear waste is facing intense criticism due to its failure to address critical issues like aging interim storage, delayed permanent site selection, and insufficient repository capacity, leading to concerns about safety and environmental protection.
Germany's Nuclear Waste Plan Faces Sharp Criticism
Germany's National Disposal Program (NaPro) for nuclear waste is facing intense criticism due to its failure to address critical issues like aging interim storage, delayed permanent site selection, and insufficient repository capacity, leading to concerns about safety and environmental protection.
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52% Bias Score
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at Savannah River Site
A radioactive wasp nest, discovered July 3rd near liquid nuclear waste tanks at South Carolina's Savannah River Site, had radiation levels ten times the federal limit; the nest was removed, and officials say there is no public danger.
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at Savannah River Site
A radioactive wasp nest, discovered July 3rd near liquid nuclear waste tanks at South Carolina's Savannah River Site, had radiation levels ten times the federal limit; the nest was removed, and officials say there is no public danger.
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48% Bias Score
Coldwater Creek Radioactive Waste Links to 44% Increased Cancer Risk in Nearby Children
A Harvard study confirms a 44% higher cancer risk for children near Missouri's Coldwater Creek (1940s-60s) due to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project and Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, leaching contaminants into the creek via uncovered drums; the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act n...
Coldwater Creek Radioactive Waste Links to 44% Increased Cancer Risk in Nearby Children
A Harvard study confirms a 44% higher cancer risk for children near Missouri's Coldwater Creek (1940s-60s) due to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project and Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, leaching contaminants into the creek via uncovered drums; the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act n...
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40% Bias Score
Germany's 2025 Budget: Nuclear Waste Costs Eclipse Environmental Protection
Germany's 2025 Federal Ministry for the Environment budget allocates €1.4 billion to nuclear waste management, dwarfing the €400 million for nature and environmental protection; Gorleben's cleanup alone costs €33 million, while Asse II remediation demands €206 million, highlighting the long-term fin...
Germany's 2025 Budget: Nuclear Waste Costs Eclipse Environmental Protection
Germany's 2025 Federal Ministry for the Environment budget allocates €1.4 billion to nuclear waste management, dwarfing the €400 million for nature and environmental protection; Gorleben's cleanup alone costs €33 million, while Asse II remediation demands €206 million, highlighting the long-term fin...
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52% Bias Score
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