Nuclear Worries: Australia, Japan, Ukraine, Indonesia

0:00I'm Cory, and this is your Pulse of the City, city news today. Cracks have shown up in a concrete dome in Australia storing 120,000 tons of contaminated soil and debris from Cold War nuclear. Bomb tests. Officials are monitoring the site closely to prevent any leaks. Meanwhile, Japan has started releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean more than a decade after. The disaster. It insists the process is safe and meets global standards. Thousands gathered in Hiroshima this week for the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing were survivors urging the world to eliminate nuclear. Weapons entirely. Opposition to the Fukushima release includes scientists, local fishermen worried about their livelihoods, and Pacific activists calling for united. Nations Action. The International Atomic Energy Agency reports worsening safety at Ukraine's Apparigia nuclear power plant following a drone strike nearby.

1:00Separately, Japan's regulator lifted a ban on restarting the Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant, and Indonesia proposed 29 sites for new nuclear, facilities, despite safety concerns from critics. Back home, investigators recovered records from a sea-plane crash off Rotten West Island that killed three people. Other tragedies include multiple fatal car crashes and a lost industrial gauge containing radial active material at a South Australian steelworks. This episode is supported by our sponsor, Some Chase Peace. I'll put my head in it, s-o-l-i-soli-pillow-dot-com.