2009 September 30 « nuclear-news

Dubious future of “nuclear renaissance”

WNA report – what is the future of fuel? NUCLEAR ENGINEERING 29 September 2009

” ……………….there remains a worry that the so-called nuclear renaissance, much discussed both within and outside the industry in recent years, is threatened by a huge variety Continue reading →

September 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, business and costs | nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Anti-nuclear activists arrested

Anti-nuke activists arrested Brattleboro reformer By BOB AUDETTE VERNON 30 Sept 09 — A group of women with a history of being arrested for protesting at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant were again escorted by police from the site on Monday after walking past the security shack at the plant’s front gate and settling into lawn chairs on the access drive to the reactor site. Continue reading →

September 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive | Leave a comment

India to use untested nuclear technology

India plans to cut carbon and fuel poverty with untested nuclear power

Prime minister Manmohan Singh announces 100-fold increase in nuclear energy output by 2050 with thorium technology Guardian.co.uk by Randeep Ramesh 29 September 09 Continue reading →

September 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Costs of radioactive waste licensing

Spending debates affect nuclear agency’s operations in Arizona NEI SmartBrief | 09/28/2009 State agencies in Arizona are facing financial problems as Gov. Jan Brewer and lawmakers struggle in the aftermath of her veto of budget-related legislation. Continue reading →

September 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Gordon Brown is no environmentalist

UK: A Green Response to Gordon Brown’s Speech Green Christina September 29, 2009 “………Gordon Brown’s environmental credentials were further undermined Continue reading →

September 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Political opposition to Germany continuing with nukes

Greens vow to oppose U-turn on German nuclear phaseout

The Local : 28 Sep 09

Green groups vowed on Monday to hit the streets if Chancellor Angela Merkel’s victorious new coalition keeps its campaign promise to reverse Germany’s scheduled exit from nuclear power. Continue reading →

September 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Germany, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment