2009 October « nuclear-news

UK: expensive problem of aging nuclear industry

Nuclear industry: Crumbling stores, leaky plants and the dangers of old age Guardian, by Terry Macalister 20 October 2009

Dealing with the problems of old age lies at the heart of the nuclear industry’s challenge to convince the public of its safety: leaky power plants, crumbling waste stores nearing the end of their lives and overworked inspectors who do not have the time to assess properly the next generation of power stations. Continue reading →

October 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, UK, wastes | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Mammography can lead to overdiagnosis

Does Mammography Sometimes Detect Too Much Breast Cancer? National Cancer Institute 20 Oct 09 The argument for screening women for breast cancer with mammography sounds simple: Continue reading →

October 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, health | radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Russian groups challenge Rosatom on radioactive waste dumps

DEMAND FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS

Surrounding homes Seversk located at a distance of less than one kilometer from the place of storage containers. photo google Earth http://earth.google.com/intl/ru/

Open letter on the issue of import to Russia for foreign timeless storage dump uranium hexafluoride Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Russia, wastes | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

UK Defence Ministry opposing nuclear test veterans

Ministry of Defence bid to dodge nuclear test veterans trial MoD Oracle (UK) 18 Oct 09 Defence chiefs are appealing against a legal ruling in favour of Britain’s nuclear test veterans.They are trying to overturn a judgement in June allowing vets to sue the MoD for negligence.A thousand survivors of the blasts argued the Pacific tests’ fallout left them with cancers and rare disorders, and their children and grandchildren with birth defects. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Legal, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

100 percent clean renewable energy soon possible worldwide

Shifting The World To 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Energy As Early As 2030: Here Are The Numbers Science Daily (Oct. 19, 2009) — Most of the technology needed to shift the world from fossil fuel to clean, renewable energy already exists. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, ENERGY | renewableenergy, renewables | Leave a comment

Safety , cost, problems, as nuclear reactors age

Special Report: Energy The Dilemma of Aging Nuclear Plants The New York Times by PATRICIA BRETT October 19, 2009 “……….

A large part of the world’s installed nuclear power capacity is now coming to the end of that designed life span. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, business and costs, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive | Leave a comment

Olkiluoto III nuclear plant delayed indefinitely

Date of completion for Olkiluoto III nuclear plant still anybody’s guess HELSINGIN SANOMAT 20 Oct 09
– “……….yet another delay in the construction of the third nuclear facility in the Olkiluoto site.
This latest announcement moves once again the completion date for the Olkiluoto III project to the unforeseen future. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, Finland | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, radioactive | Leave a comment

Documentary exposes scandal of France’s nuclear waste

Unclean Energy Truth Out 10 October 2009by: | Libération “Waste, the Nuclear Nightmare,” a documentary by Eric Guéret and Laure Noualhat, produced by Arte France and Bonne pioche. Demain, 20h45, Arte. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, France, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Dispelling the myth of uranium mining as “clean”

Uranium Mining and the Governor’s Race Appomattox News By Jack Dunavant 19 October 2009 The Richmond Times-Dispatch published a letter last month titled “Mined Uranium Is Harmless Mineral” written by William Schmidt a long-time power company employee. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Canada, spinbuster | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

Radiation hazard to Mars travellers

Travel to Mars – on a one-way ticket? Some experts believe it’s the only way to explore the red planet and save NASA By ERIC BERGERHOUSTON CHRONICLE Oct. 19, 2009,
“………….The astronauts we’d send would never come home…………. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Spanish govt secretive over aging nuclear reactor

Greenpeace takes action over Spanish nuclear panel Oct 19, 2009 ]MADRID (Reuters) – Environmental group Greenpeace says it took legal action on Friday against the government and the nuclear regulator for alleged delays in setting up a panel on nuclear safety with public participation Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Spain | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radioactive | Leave a comment

Anti-uranium mining, anti-nuclear movement in India

Mounting pressure against new uranium mining and nuclear power plants NewsPost Online by admin i 19 Oct 09 There is a growing civil society movement against the new uranium mining and nuclear power plants in India. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, uranium | 3 Comments

French Polynesians: almost impossible to get nuclear compensation

Nuclear payments blow to French Polynesia ABC News By Geraldine Coutts for Radio Australia Oct 15, 2009 Activists fighting for victims of French nuclear testing in the Pacific are stunned by conditions imposed in a compensation bill by France’s upper house. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, France, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

India’s unhealthy nuclear industry

The New nation 19 Oct 09 “……………….In India, health hazards from nuclear power plants have always been swept under the carpet. In 2007, physicist V Pugazhendhi of the Doctors for Safer Environment released a study on the incidence of autoimmune thyroid disease among women in and around Kalpakkam, where the prototype fast reactor is under construction. It showed the disease affected 24 per cent women within a radius of 5 km from the plant. Continue reading →

October 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Nuking Climate Change

Nuking Climate Change mother nature network, by Ken Edelstein Oct 19 2009 When people like John Kerry back nuclear subsidies, green activists find themselves in a difficult position…………………………In many ways, Kerry’s support for nuclear subsidies demonstrates just how desperately he and others view the prospect of climate change. It’s not that nuclear plants have become any safer. Continue reading →

October 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, USA | antinuclear, climate change, nuclear, nuclear spin | Leave a comment