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Native American tribe opposes nuclear plant expansion

Minn. tribe rallies against nuke plant’s expansion
KARE, by John Croman 28 Nov 09 WELCH, Minn. — Members of a Minnesota Native American community with a nuclear power plant as its neighbor rallied Friday to voice opposition to a utility’s expansion plans there. Continue reading →

November 28, 2009 Posted by | 1, indigenous issues, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

UK’s new nuclear plants – future indefinite

New UK nuclear stations unlikely to be on time

BBC Newsnight 25 Nov 09 By Meirion Jones A Newsnight investigation suggests that UK government plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations to fill the energy gap by 2020 are wildly optimistic. Continue reading →

November 28, 2009 Posted by | 1, business and costs, UK | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Doubts about new nuclear push

What nuclear ‘renaissance’? ‘Major concerns’ about new nuclear reactor designs
Greenpeace 28 Nov 09 Do you know many companies like the nuclear industry who have only one product in their catalogue? There was Ford and the Model T, but that was 100 years ago, and they at least knew how to build and sell it. Continue reading →

November 28, 2009 Posted by | 1, France, spinbuster | , , , , , , | Leave a comment