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There’s money in nuclear waste, (never mind the danger)

A French state-controlled company, Areva, is now the world’s largest processor of nuclear waste and is keen to secure a bigger share as countries such as China and India expand their nuclear activities rapidly.

Where there’s nuclear muck there’s a growing opportunity for brass TIMESONLINE Robin Pagnamenta: January 21, 2010

“…………Only a handful of countries have the expertise and technology for nuclear reprocessing, in which spent nuclear fuel rods from power stations are chopped up and boiled in acid to extract uranium and plutonium for reuse in a reactor. The by-product is a concentrated form of vitrified nuclear waste that is as nasty as it sounds. Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by | France, wastes | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Secrets of Europe’s nuclear waste trade

How French solves nuclear waste , Jagadee’s English Webblog  January 20, 2010  St. Petersburg, Russian Federation “.……….“The European nuclear power industry can’t deal with its waste mountain so it started dumping some of it in Russia. This is illegal and highly dangerous,” said Vladimir Tchouprov of Greenpeace Russia. “The secretive nuclear industry is claiming that this is legitimate nuclear trade – but the reality is that only a small fraction, 10%, of this nuclear material is processed and sent back to Western Europe – almost all of the waste has been dumped in Russia. Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by | EUROPE, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

South Korea prepared to use pre-emptive nuclear strike

S. Korean defense minister vows preemptive attack against DPRK in case of nuclear provocation SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — South Korea will initiate a preemptive attack against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) should any clear indication of nuclear provocation by the DPRK be detected, the South Korean Defense Minister said Wednesday, local media reported…………

The minister expressed the same view on a preemptive attack in 2008 in a parliamentary hearing before he was sworn in as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which enraged the DPRK.

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January 21, 2010 Posted by | South Korea, weapons and war | , , , | Leave a comment

Will cockroaches really inherent the post-nuclear war world?

Radiation & Roaches, Shortening & Oil San Diego READER By Matthew Alice  Jan. 20, 2010 “…………Roaches can withstand much more radiation than people can. But fruit flies and flour beetles and a particular kind of wasp will be around long after roaches are gone. Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | , , , , | Leave a comment

Animal lovers protest NASA’s plan to irradiate monkeys

PETA Protests NASA Experiments On Monkeys  Newsnet5.com January 20, 2010 CLEVELAND — There was an unusual sight Wednesday as PETA protested NASA over planned radiation experiments on squirrel monkeys.To make their point, they protested in front of Cleveland’s Glenn Research Center Wednesday dressed as monkeys in cages. PETA said NASA’s planned tests on monkeys are cruel.

PETA Protests NASA Experiments On Monkeys – News Story – WEWS Cleveland

January 21, 2010 Posted by | Religion and ethics, USA | , , | Leave a comment

Iran rejects IAEA’s nuclear plan

Iran rejects core terms of IAEA nuclear deal   Global Times   January 21 2010] *  By Liu Dong Iran has informed the UN nuclear-surveillance authority that it rejects core sections of a draft deal concerning its transmission of enriched uranium, officials said Tuesday.

One Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that Iran gave its response at a meeting between the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) new chief, Yukiya Amano, and Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iranian ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog, earlier this month.

The IAEA refused to say whether the meeting took place or discuss its possible content.But, according to the diplomat, Soltanieh reiterated Tehran’s earlier position, including the demand for a simultaneous fuel swap, which the West has persistently ruled out as unacceptable.The Iranians did not give their response in writing, however, the diplomat noted…………………

Under the terms of a plan, hammered out under the IAEA’s auspices in October, Iran was to have shipped abroad most of its stockpile of enriched uranium for processing into fuel for a reactor that makes radio-isotopes for medical use.

Global Times – Iran rejects core terms of IAEA nuclear deal

January 21, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics | , , , | Leave a comment

French govt intent on promoting nuclear industry

French PM Stesses Importance Of State Role In Nuclear Sector THE WALL STREET JOURNAL  By A.H. Mooradian and William Horobin, Dow Jones Newswires JANUARY 20, 2010 PARIS (Dow Jones)–French Prime Minister Francois Fillon Wednesday said the French state plans to continue playing a major role in the country’s nuclear industry, after meeting with the heads of two energy firms.

Fillion met with Henri Proglio, chief executive of Electricte de France SA (EDF.FR), which is one of the world’s largest operators of nuclear power plants, and Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva SA (CEI.FR), the state-owned French nuclear engineering group.

French PM Stesses Importance Of State Role In Nuclear Sector – WSJ.com

January 21, 2010 Posted by | France, politics | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lawsuit on uranium mining, and accountability for wastes

Even as the expansion of uranium mining in Colorado is being challenged, conservation and citizen groups and elected officials are working to ensure that taxpayers do not pay to clean up contamination left behind by the uranium industry in the event of a new boom cycle.

Court Decision Aids Uranium Lawsuit The WATCH by Karen James , Jan 20, 2010 Efforts Also Underway For More Industry Accountability Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

South Africa: uranium mine loses authorisation

Environmental authorisation withdrawn at First Uranium project  (South Africa) Mining Journal20 Jan 2010 First Uranium Corp says an environmental authorisation (EA) for a tailings storage facility at its Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) tailings recovery project has been withdrawn by the authorities.

The “unexpected” decision was taken by the North West Provincial Government’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Rural Development (NWDACE).

Mining Journal – Environmental authorisation withdrawn at First Uranium project

January 21, 2010 Posted by | Legal, South Africa | , , , , | Leave a comment

IAEA spruiking nukes to Aranb Nationa

IAEA Holds Nuclear Forum for Arab Nations NTI, Jan. 20, 2010 The International Atomic Energy Agency has organized a conference this week in Jordan on nuclear issues for Arab nations with an interest in atomic energy, the Jordan Times reported (see GSN, Dec. 10, 2009)……………. Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by | MIDDLE EAST, spinbuster | , , | Leave a comment

Italy delaying nuclear power plants

Italy won’t unveil nuke sites until 2011 Sydney Morning Herald January 21, 2010 – “………………The centre-left governments of Naples’ Campania region and that of Apulia, also in the south, have already said they would not host nuclear plants on their territory.Italy’s Greens sparked a fierce political debate in December when they released a list of sites they said the government was considering, and the issue is expected to colour regional elections in late March…………….. Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by | Italy, politics | , , , , | Leave a comment