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Nuclear industry causing a “tsunami” of debt

The many financial failure tsunamis of nuclear power Ace Hoffmann October 7th, 2009 “…………………Seismologists, geologists, and other experts say our coastal nuclear reactors are NOT properly protected (and can’t be) against reasonably foreseeable — even expected — tsunamis…………

Real tsunamis aside, a financial crisis is often called a tsunami as well. Continue reading →

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Missile sites leave costly pollution

Pollution an enduring legacy at old missile sites Google News By MEAD GRUVER (AP) –  11 Oct 09 CHEYENNE, Wyo. — As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in some of these communities are still grappling with another legacy — groundwater pollution Continue reading →

October 10, 2009 Posted by | 1, USA, weapons and war | , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear “deterrence” makes Japan a target

Japan would be safer without extended deterrence

The Mainichi Daily News, by Dr Tilman Ruff (Mainichi Japan) October 10, 2009 The role Japan can play in achieving that critical goal cannot be overestimated. Continue reading →

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How AREVA and EDF of France sell the nuclear industry

The many financial failure tsunamis of nuclear power Ace Hoffmann October 7th, 2009 “………No country has ever “solved” its nuclear waste problem. France grinds stuff up, releases much of it directly into the North Sea, and stores the rest with no idea of what to do with it. Continue reading →

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