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Seabrook nuclear plant has recurring problems

NRC cites`problems at Seabrook nuke plant By Shir Haberman

seacoastonline.com October 08, 2009 “………..One of those recurring issues has to do with the diesel generators used to operate plant safety systems in the event of an off-site power outage…… NRC Region I spokesman Neil Sheehan said this most recent diesel generator problem had more to do with failures in following procedures by the company than equipment problems. Continue reading →

October 9, 2009 Posted by | safety, USA | , , | Leave a comment

Energy efficiency and renewables beat nuclear on costs

Nuclear Power – Climate Fix or Folly –Treehugger, Rebecca Cole, Rocky Mountain Institute 7 Oct 09

“………….Lovins points out nuclear drawbacks and a better path forward.
Lovins, who for years has argued that nuclear power is an “uncompetitive, unneeded and obsolete” way to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels, again reiterated that efficiency, distributed generation and renewable energy is a better path. Continue reading →

October 8, 2009 Posted by | 2 WORLD, business and costs, climate change | , , , | Leave a comment

Utah bill to stop import of foreign radioactive wastes

Hearing set on foreign nuke waste ban bill

By BROCK VERGAKIS (AP) – 8 Oct 09

SALT LAKE CITY — An effort to ban the importation of foreign nuclear waste has been given new life with a hearing set for next week in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

October 8, 2009 Posted by | USA, wastes | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

uranium mining degradation of tribal lands, India

Uranium Corporation of India Limited: Wasting Away Tribal Lands

by Moushumi Basu, Special to CorpWatch
October 7th, 2009 – “………..The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) operates that mine, part of a cluster of four underground and one open cast mines and two processing plants, in East Singbhum district in the Eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The deepest plunges almost one kilometer into the earth. Continue reading →

October 8, 2009 Posted by | India, indigenous issues | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

France’s pro-nuke President dismisses human rights concerns

Sarkozy-salesFrance, Kazakhs ink military transit, energy deals By PETER LEONARD (AP) –Associated Press Writer Angela Charlton contributed to this report from Paris., Kazakhstan 6 Oct 09 French President Nicolas Sarkozy scored a diplomatic coup Tuesday during a visit to energy-rich Kazakhstan, overseeing an agreement to allow military hardware for French forces fighting in Afghanistan to pass through Kazakh territory and clinching a raft of lucrative energy deals.Facing criticism over its human rights record, Kazakhstan won a measure of support from Sarkozy…………. Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, Kazakhstan, secrets,lies and civil liberties, spinbuster | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear energy is not Renewable – an engineer’s view

Nuclear Power is not Renewable Energy Round 2  Techdiplomacy 28 Sept 09 – “……………..Now the Nuclear Power industry is actually challenging Solar and Wind power, they are claiming that they are far more ‘green’, than is the traditionaly accepted renewables, solar and wind. This is almost criminal and I cannot see where this information has its basis in fact…………….. Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, spinbuster | , , , | Leave a comment

Harvey Wasserman on the nuclear “renaissance”

Interview with Harvey Wasserman OpEd News Joan Brunwasser  6/10/09 “………….Skyrocketing costs and fierce resistance led to the cancellation of scores of reactors across the US in the 1970s and ’80s. Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, politics, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Corporate controlled media silent on Somalia and nuclear wastes

OCTOBER 5, 2009 Project Censored The top stories not brought to you by mainstream news media in 2008 and 2009 BY REBECCA BOWE – “……..”I really think we’re beyond reforming corporate media,” says Phillips, a professor of sociology at Sonoma State University and the director of Project Censored. “We’re not going to break up these huge conglomerates. We’re just going to make them irrelevant.”……… Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, Somalia, USA | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Natural gas can bridge the way to renewable energy

Is natural gas a real low-carbon option?

October 5, 2009

by Ed Crooks

Using natural gas instead of coal for power generation is a clear improvement in terms of carbon dioxide emissions: Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, ENERGY | | Leave a comment

Paladin’s uranium mine and Malawi’s water supply

CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE Mzuzu Diocese (Malawi) John Chawinga CCJP Secretary Mzuzu Diocese 6 Oct 09 The People of Karonga Deserve Clean and Safe Water – “……………..The people of Kayelekera have started experiencing such negligence. The people around Kayelekera have seen Paladin Africa drawing water for drinking and domestic use by their employees from Lufilya and Miswanga Rivers, while the people around the mine site continue to drink the contaminated water from Sere River. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by | AFRICA, environment | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Safety doubts on Japan’s nuclear industry

Atomic power safety questions still unanswered BY KEISUKE KATORI AND AYAKO SUZUKITHE ASAHI SHIMBUN 5 Oct 09

Ten years after a nuclear accident killed two plant workers and shattered the “safety myth” surrounding atomic power generation, Japan still has much work to do in improving responses to cases of radiation exposure. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by | 1, Japan, safety | , , , | Leave a comment

North Korea: no bomb soon – but uranium enrichment continues

A look at North Korea’s nuclear arms ambitions

Reuters Oct 5, 2009 10:1

“…………….NUCLEAR WEAPONS Even though it has exploded nuclear devices, North Korea has not shown that it has a working nuclear bomb.Experts said they do not believe the North has the ability to miniaturise an atomic weapon to place on a missile, but the secretive state has been trying to develop such a warhead. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by | 1, North Korea, weapons and war | , , , | Leave a comment

Complex web of Iran and nuclear problems

Untangling Iran’s Nuclear Web Carnegie Endowment Dmitri Trenin The Moscow Times, October 5, 2009 – “……………..Any strategy needs to proceed with a few basic truths about nuclear weapons and countries that seek them. Nations seeking to join the “nuclear weapons club” are in quest for security and status. In this sense, Iran is no different from India, Pakistan, China or France. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by | 1, Iran, weapons and war | , , , , | Leave a comment

Russia hypes up its nuclear sales pitch

Welcome to the nuclear club  Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russia), Yuri Solozobov, Russia Now 05 Oct 2009 -”…………. Russia is a member of an elite nuclear club which offers huge future benefits…………Moscow has decided to secure access to foreign uranium reserves. Russia’s Rosatom Nuclear Energy State Corporation has already signed uranium contracts with South Africa and Australia…………….. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by | 1, Russia, spinbuster | , , , , , | Leave a comment

China suppresses anti-nuclear activists

Uranium policy a hypocrisy The Age David Noonan 5 Oct 09 “……..In July, a well-known environmental activist and recipient in 2006 of the prestigious Nuclear-Free Future Award, Sun Xiaodi, and his daughter Sun Dunbai were jailed and sent to a ”re-education through labour” camp for their efforts to expose corruption and contamination in China’s nuclear industry. Continue reading →

October 5, 2009 Posted by | 1, China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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