2009 December 30 « nuclear-news

Fire kills two at Indian nuclear centre

Two killed in fire at India nuclear research centre BBC News 30 Dec 09 A fire at an Indian nuclear research facility has killed two people….the blaze, which broke out in a laboratory, was brought under control within 45 minutes.Indian police officials told news agencies that the charred bodies of two research students were found on the third floor of the laboratory.

The centre has a number of nuclear research reactors and is one of India’s key research centres for both nuclear power and nuclear weapons.

BBC News – Two killed in fire at India nuclear research centre

December 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, reactor | Leave a comment

Despite building delays in Finland, AREVA seeks EPR nuclear contract in California

Areva eyes California’s Central Valley for nuclear reactors San Francisco Business Times – by Steven E.F. Brown December 29, 2009

French nuclear power giant AREVA is talking to a group of investors about putting one or two atomic power plants in California’s Central Valley.

Paris-based Areva said Tuesday it’s signed a letter of intent with Fresno Nuclear Eneegy Group LLC, which it calls “a group of investors,” about early work necessary to bring the company’s advanced EPR technology to California…………

Areva has been working on the EPR project in Finland for four years, a third reactor on an island at Olkiluoto, on the country’s southwestern coast. That 1,600 megawatt project was set to start generating power this year, but has been delayed.

December 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, energy efficiency, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | 1 Comment

Some anxiety in the French nuclear industry

French nuclear sector re-thinks strategy after UAE setback Sydney Morning Herald December 30, 2009 The French nuclear power sector is to re-focus its strategy, notably in Britain and the United States, after losing out to a South Korean consortium on a $US20.4 billion ($A22.99 billion) project in the United Arab Emirates……….. Continue reading →

December 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, France | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, France, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Future of uranium industry not so sure

“Right now, there’s a lot of speculation, but exactly how large demand will grow, no one knows.”

Two companies push Uranium mining in region By GARY HARMON/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel December 27, 2009 Two major international suppliers of uranium, meanwhile, are out of commission temporarily and possibly permanently. The Cigar Lake Mine in Canada flooded, and the Olympic Dam Mine in Australia is out of production because of a shaft accident…………………

How quickly the uranium industry is sparked back to life will depend on a variety of factors, from the difficulty and cost of finding and milling it to demand for nuclear power. Continue reading →

December 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

Anxiety in France about nuclear industry’s future

French nuclear sector re-thinks strategy after UAE setback Sydney Morning Herald December 30, 2009 The French nuclear power sector is to re-focus its strategy, notably in Britain and the United States, after losing out to a South Korean consortium on a $US20.4 billion ($A22.99 billion) project in the United Arab Emirates……….. Continue reading →

December 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, France | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes | Leave a comment

Successful anti-uranium protest rubbished by mining interests

“the doctor thing usually wears a bit thin” “This is strictly a fear campaign. The doctors probably have cottages near the site and don’t want to be bothered.”

Canadian uranium news for December 2009 Idaho Samizdat nuke notes 29 Dec 09 ” ………….…protest by 23 area physicians who threatened to leave the area. They said a drilling exploration project being operated by Terra Ventures (CVE:TAS) at Lake Kachiwiss 13 km from the town of Sept-lles was a threat to drinking water supplies.

The site is 900 km northwest of Montreal.Marc Fafard, a spokesman for the uranium protest group, said his organization feels a national referendum on uranium mining is the only way to get attention to their issues. Getting one on the ballot he said means “the government will no longer be able to ignore us.”Fafard has been active for some time in his cause to stop uranium exploration in Quebec. Continue reading →

December 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, spinbuster | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes | Leave a comment