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Egypt’s Nuclear program doubts, especially cost

21 Sep 2009Egypt’s Nuclear Imbroglio

Egypt is struggling to get its nuclear energy program off the ground, three years after officially announcing the revival of its moribund civil reactor program, Dr Dominic Moran writes for ISN Security Watch.

ISN By Dominic Moran in Tel Aviv for ISN Security Watch 21 Sep 2009

The revived Egyptian civil nuclear program could be heading into choppy waters, Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by | 1, business and costs, MIDDLE EAST | , , | Leave a comment

France’s nuclear waste disposal methods – costly and unsafe

No easy way to dispose of nuclear waste
TheDay.comBy Los Angeles Times  9/21/2009 By Frank Von HippelThe Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project is now comatose, if not dead. And that puts us back at square one on a crucial question: What are we going to do with all the radioactive waste being discharged by U.S. nuclear power reactors?

Many conservatives on Capitol Hill favor the French “solution”: spent-fuel reprocessing. But reprocessing isn’t a solution at all: It’s a very expensive and dangerous detour. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by | 1, France, wastes | , , , , , | 1 Comment

medical radiation ups risks for cancer

New study suggests medical testing ups risks for radiation
The Durango Herald 21 Sept 09 by Alicia Chang
AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES – As many as two-thirds of adults underwent a medical test in the last few years that exposed them to radiation and, in some cases, a potentially higher risk of cancer, a study in five areas of the U.S. suggests. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by | 1, environment, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

‘Peaceful’ Nuclear Tests – legacy of disease and birth defects

Effects Of ‘Peaceful’ Nuclear Tests Felt Decades Later

Radio Free Europe By Antoine Blua 21 Sept 09

During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union each explored the possibility of using nuclear explosions for “peaceful” purposes.

Their programs yielded little real benefit, but left behind radioactive footprints and trails of contamination from the nearly 150 tests from the projects — “Plowshare” in the United States and, more cryptically, “Program No. 7” in the Soviet Union. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by | 1, environment, Russia, USA | , , , , , | Leave a comment

NC nuclear plant shuts down 2 units

Officials: NC nuclear plant shuts down 2 units
Rocky Mount telegram The Associated PressTuesday, September 22, 2009WILMINGTON, N.C. — Federal officials say both units at a North Carolina nuclear power plant were shut down when maintenance workers were unable to repair an emergency diesel generator.

The Star-News of Wilmington reported Monday that the units at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport were shut down Sunday.According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, both reactors, which were operating at full power early Sunday, were completely shut down by early Monday.An NRC report showed the utility said the shutdowns were required because the emergency diesel generator was inoperative for more than seven days..

Officials: NC nuclear plant shuts down 2 units – State |

September 22, 2009 Posted by | 1, business and costs, USA | , , | Leave a comment

Germany OKs Huge Offshore Wind Farms

Germany OKs Huge Offshore Wind Farms
The German cabinet has approved a plan for 40 more North Sea and Baltic wind parks that could create 30,000 jobs and power 8 million homes

SPIEGEL ONLINE September 21, 2009, Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by | 1, ENERGY, Germany | | Leave a comment

Malta Government urged to query Italy on nuclear plans

Government urged to query Italy on nuclear plans
Times of Malta 21st September 2009 Malta needs to officially ask the Italian government on whether plans exist for the building of nuclear facilities in Sicily, Alternattiva Demokratika said today. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by | 1, EUROPE, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , | Leave a comment