USA and Russia in the grip of useless nuclear weapons industry
…led Reagan to embrace nuclear abolition, but not even he could break the transcendent combine of industry-Congress-Pentagon. Those three define the sides of the iron triangle within which America still finds itself imprisoned.
US nuclear arsenal a dangerous remnant The Boston Globe, James Carroll, January 11, 2010 AT MORE than a dozen “missile alert facilities’’ in caverns below the exquisite landscape of the northern Rockies, teams of young men and women spend 24-hour shifts in steel-and-concrete bunkers. Continue reading
Generator failure shuts Russian nuclear reactor
Russia nuclear power plant block shut down Jan 10, 2010
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) – A reactor block at a nuclear power plant in southern Russia has been shut down for maintenance due to a steam generator failure, Russia’s state nuclear energy firm Rosenergoatom said on Sunday.“At 0920 (local time) on January 10 the first reactor block at Volgodon nuclear power plant has been shut down….
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Cost blowout in refurbishing Canadian nuclear plant
N.B. premier threatens to sue Ottawa over nuclear power plant refurbishment Google News By Kevin Bissett (CP) 11 Jan 2010 FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham has delivered an ultimatum to the federal government – cover the cost overruns on the refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant or his government will sue Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. Continue reading
UN chief optimistic on nuclear weapons free world
Ban vows to work for nuclear-free world India Today United Nations, January 11, 2010 UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday vowed to work towards a world free of weapons of mass destruction noting that there is a “new window of opportunity for disarmament and non-proliferation”.”I pledge to continue to do everything in my power to advance the goal of a world free of weapons of mass destruction,” Continue reading
IAEA revives”Atoms for Peace” (in the interests of the nuclear industry)
The aim is to convince some 60 developing countries planning to use nuclear power in the near future that they do not need to go down Iran’s path of enriching their own uranium.
International nuclear bank – helping world peace?
By Humphrey Hawksley
BBC News, Kazakhstan 9 Jan 2010
In 1953, eight years after the American nuclear bombing of Japan, President Dwight D Eisenhower laid out a vision that he called Atoms for Peace. Continue reading
Corruption in China includes the nuclear industry
The head of the China National Nuclear Corporation – overseeing the country’s nuclear industry – was dismissed and is under investigation over allegations of bid rigging in nuclear power plant construction worth $260m.
Corruption up among China government officials BBC News 9 Jan 2010
China’s anti-corruption watchdog has said that 106,000 officials were found guilty of corruption in 2009, an increase of 2.5% on the year before. Continue reading
Renewable energy companies don’t have to be Big
one of the goals — and strengths — of renewable energy is its diversity and the ability to distribute its production, Adler said. “The nature of the technology doesn’t require the kind of scale and vertical integration [of oil companies],”
When Will Renewable Energy Companies Overtake Traditional Energy Companies? Renewable Energy World by Jennifer Kho, 9 Jan 2010 California, United States Renewable energy has got buzz, growth and growing government support. But it’s no secret that it still makes up a small portion of the overall energy mix. As interest in renewables increases, the question has begun coming up more and more often: When will renewable energy companies catch up to conventional energy companies? That is, when will we see an Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. or ConocoPhilips of renewables?………. Continue reading
USA’s renewable energy future
Perhaps the biggest impediment for the US – and indeed for Australia – comes in reversing many of the subsidies for fossil fuels that are infused throughout the tax system and getting politicians to impose a cost on carbon emissions.
In the wind: America’s drive towards clean technology Sydney Morning Herald ANNE DAVIES, WASHINGTONJ anuary 9, 2010 “…..Barack Obama, facing the steepest downturn since FDR’s time, wants to transform America into a green machine, a nation that leads the world in technology and manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, electric cars, technologies to make the electricity grid more efficient and long-life batteries Continue reading
Connecticut River gets radioactive leak from nuclear plant
Test suggests radioactive leak at Yankee Rutland Herald
By Susan Smallheer Staff Writer January 8, 2010
BRATTLEBORO — Entergy Nuclear announced late Thursday one of its monitoring wells on the banks of the Connecticut River had detected radioactive tritium contamination, the first time such contamination has shown up at the plant. Continue reading
Indian Point nuke plant’s release of radioactive steam
Nuclear steam leak intentional: Response to Indian Point plant shutdown BY Abby Luby NY DAILY NEWS January 8th 2010,
The recent shutdown at the Indian Point Nuclear power plant and release of contaminated steam into the atmosphere was intentional, the federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear power plants insisted Thursday. Continue reading
Nuclear free New Zealand
A generation since the Rainbow Warrior bombing, as Obama starts to dream of the possibility of nuclear disarmament, New Zealand remains staunchly nuclear free.
Nuclear Free Clean and Green Brand New Zealand 9 Jan 2010 New Zealand became Nuclear Free, although it took almost 3 years to become official. Under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987, territorial sea and land of New Zealand became nuclear-free zones. Continue reading
Europe’s plan for 20% renewable energy by 2020
Europe’s Ambitious ‘Green Grid’ Plan. To boost new energy sources such as wind, solar, and tidal, nine countries will link up producers through a C30 billion smart grid under the North Sea, Business Week 7 Jan 2010 By Valentina Pop
Nine north-western European countries are planning a giant underwater energy grid in the North Sea linked to wind farms, tidal power stations and hydroelectric plants. Continue reading
Scotland moves to get half its energy from renewables
already 50 renewable energy projects scheduled that would be able to generate 4.2 gigawatts in the north of Scotland, which meets “two-thirds of peak Scottish demand”.
Scottish power upgrade for renewable energy approved Low Carbon Economy.com 07/01/2010 A power line stretching across 220km of the Highlands has been approved by the Scottish minister for energy.
The controversial Beauly to Denny line is essential for harnessing up to half of Scotland’s energy from renewable sources, according to minister Jim Mather. Continue reading
Court to hear Hawaiian challenge against depleted uranium storage
Hearing next week on challenge to Army license for depleted uranium I Lind.net, Ian Lind, January 6th, 2010
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, an agency of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will hold a hearing next week on challenges filed by four Hawaii residents to an Army license to possess depleted uranium at Schofield Barracks on Oahu and the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island. Continue reading
Investigation of radiation-caused cancer among Ground Zero workers
Radiation had contaminated the World Trade Center Towers – 9/11 Sicknesses consistent with environmental radiation contamination
The Canadian National Newspaper Expolitics Headlines by David Jones 7 Jan 2010
A group of 9/11 responders has contracted blood cancers at an unusually young age, and top doctors suspect the disease was triggered by an unprecedented “synergistic mix” of toxins at the World Trade Center site. These growth of these cancers among Ground Zero workers, and others, are consistent with exposure to environmental radiation contamination associated with the destruction of the “9/11 targets”. Continue reading
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