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French nuclear corporation AREVA had a big influence on Nuclear Security Summit

The roundtable was hosted by Vice President Biden…..AREVA has led the industry …and continues to demonstrate its leadershipby its participation in conferences,

AREVA CEO Lauvergeon Participates In Nuclear Security Summit, Nuclear Power Industry News, 21 April 2010, As part of the Summit activities, Anne Lauvergeon on April 14 has participated in a panel with industry leaders to discuss the security of highly enriched uranium and plutonium. – By Stephen Heiser – AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon participated in Nuclear Security Summit activities taking place this week in Washington, D.C.  President Obama and global leaders were meeting to pursue a comprehensive nuclear security agenda to secure vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years…… Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, spinbuster | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Local government opposes nuclear waste dump plan

Canton slams radioactive waste plans, World Radio Switzerland, 21 April 2010, Plans for a radioactive waste disposal unit in the canton of Schaffhausen has come under fire in a study published by the local government.The National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste outlined two possible sites for the unit: one in Zurich Weinland and one near Sudranden in the canton of Schaffhasusen.That’s just a few kilometers from the city of Schaffhausen, where 80 percent of the canton’s population live and work.Today’s report says a disposal centre would have a detrimental effect on the town of Schaffhausen, and on the development of both the canton’s economy and population.The report estimates it would lose between 15 and 33 million francs in tax revenue a year and the population would drop by up to 5,000 people. WRS | Canton slams radioactive waste plans

April 22, 2010 Posted by | EUROPE, wastes | , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear colonialism – sending radioactive wastes to developing countries?

Radioactive Waste Came From Abroad, Officials Say | India, THE FASTER TIMES, Jeremy Kahn, 19 April 2010, Last week, I reported on the disconcerting case of a bunch of radioactive Cobalt 60 turning up in a West Delhi scrap dealer’s shop, resulting in the poisoning of at least six people and a considerable amount of panic.Now,

The Wall Street Journal talks to nuclear scientists investigating the incident. They say that while they have not yet determined the source of radioactive metal, they are certain that it did not come from an Indian source…….As I mentioned in my initial post on this – the developing world has unfortunately become the dumping ground for all sorts of hazardous waste from the developed world. Radioactive Waste Came From Abroad, Officials Say | India

April 22, 2010 Posted by | India, wastes | , , , | Leave a comment

USA’s nuclear waste dilemma – no solution in sight

there is no real federal waste management plan….Energy Secretary Steven Chu has created a “blue ribbon” commission to help create a new long-term waste policy

Nuclear Utilities Sue DOE To Halt Nuclear Waste Fees, Nuclear Street, 22 April 2010, Utilities contend that the DOE has collected over $33 billion since 1983, never came for nuclear waste and has no federal waste management plan – By Stephen Heiser -The Nuclear Energy Institute and over a dozen utilities companies have filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to stop paying fees on spent fuel that the government was supposed to collect decades ago. Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Big uranium mining company involved in corruption

BHP Reveals Possible Corruption, – Australasian Investment Review – (AIR) 22 April 2010, BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest mining company, has joined its smaller rival, Rio Tinto, in being implicated in possible corrupt activities.The news was buried in the company’s first quarter exploration and development report, issued yesterday……
The ASX and or ASIC should ask BHP to provide more details as soon as possible……The disclosure laws here in Australia will have to be applied to see if BHP has provided timely and adequate disclosure to the local (and London) markets……There’s no word on whether the US Justice Department will become involved, but if it involves a breach of America’s bribery laws, it will.

If the reports are confirmed then authorities in countries in Europe, especially the European Commission and China could also become involved…..the fact that the allegations have been raised by the SEC shows the lax controls inside BHP, Australasian Investment Review

April 22, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , | Leave a comment

Wisconsin will retain law preventing nuclear power plant construction

Nuclear power plant measure fizzles « The Daily Reporter: Paul Snyder,  April 21, 2010 Nuclear power plant construction in Wisconsin likely will be just as difficult to accomplish after the legislative session as it was before…. the Assembly did not debate the act during its session Tuesday, and, even if it were to pass the Assembly, the Senate does not have the votes to pass the act as drafted, said Carrie Lynch, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Wausau.

The Clean Energy Jobs Act would repeal a state law that prohibits nuclear power plant construction in Wisconsin until the federal government builds a repository to store nuclear waste.That law, Soletski said, creates a moratorium on nuclear plant development.

April 22, 2010 Posted by | politics, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Safety flaws in planned new nuclear reactors

Study finds flaws in nuclear reactors planned for South Florida> Sun Sentinel  by Julie Patel on April 21, 2010 A study commissioned by 12 groups that oppose nuclear power found flaws in the design of new nuclear reactors planned for South Florida. Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | technology, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Australian uranium mining company secretive about radioactive leaks in National Park

water with uranium concentrations 5400 times background and a cocktail of other radionuclides leaking from the tailings dam at Ranger.

ERA fails to come clean on Ranger uranium leak Scott Ludlam  21st April 2010,  Ranger Uranium Mine Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has failed to come clean with shareholders and the people of the Northern Territory about the contaminated water leaking from the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu National Park during today’s Annual General Meeting in Darwin. Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mining companies impede progress in indigenous rights

‘The mining industries are destroying our lands. That is not development. The colonisers came to our lands because we were rich, not poor.’

Struggle For Native Rights Making Headway: Global Issues by Haider Rizvi (united nations)  , April 19, 2010 * Inter Press Service International efforts to protect the rights of the world’s aboriginal communities seem to be gaining strength despite opposition from certain powers that continue to abuse native lands and resources in the name of development. Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, indigenous issues | , | Leave a comment

India’s Bill for nuclear insurance meeting political opposition

Nuclear liability bill hinges on Kolkata municipal elections! LiveMint.com by Liz Mathew on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 The fate of the proposed Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill is closely linked to the municipal elections in Kolkata! Unbelievable? But not impossible…. at least according to some Congress leaders! Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | India, politics | , , , , | Leave a comment

Groundwater threatened by nuclear plants: public justifiably suspicious

while nuclear plants have permits that allow them to emit material into surface water and the air, they do not have permits that let them release material to groundwater, which is where the tritium is going……………

Has Trust Leaked Away With the Tritium?  NYTimes.com, By MATTHEW L. WALD, April 20, 2010, A panel of experts convened on Tuesday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss how the agency should approach tritium leaks at reactors suggested that the biggest risk that nuclear operators faced was the erosion of public trust…… Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | USA, water | , , , , | Leave a comment

Fire safety questions at nuclear power plant

Regulators fault fire protection approach at Browns Ferry nuclear plant, al.com, By Brian Lawson, The Huntsville TimesApril 20, 2010 HUNTSVILLE, AL. — Federal regulators will increase inspections at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant after finding fault with the plant’s approach to fire protection. TVA was notified Monday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the physical layout of some parts of the three-reactor plant, including cables and equipment, could be a problem in a fire. The NRC determined the current approach was of “substantial safety significance”

Regulators fault fire protection approach at Browns Ferry nuclear plant | al.com

April 22, 2010 Posted by | safety, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

Florida nuclear plant violation of safety regulations

FPL cited for violation at nuclear plant in St. Lucie County SunSentinel.com  by Julie Patel on April 20, 2010 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said today that it cited Florida Power & Light for an apparent violation at its nuclear plant in St. Lucie County.After reviewing information from its staff and FPL, the commission said it found there was a “substantial safety significance” related to air leaking into a cooling water system for one of the generators.

FPL cited for violation at nuclear plant in St. Lucie County

April 22, 2010 Posted by | safety, USA | , , | Leave a comment

Solar energy could outdo nuclear power

Ontario Solar Power could match US Nuclear Power, Alternative Energy April 20th, 2010 –

Queen’s University Applied Sustainability Research Group located in Kingston, Canada comes out with two studies that claim solar power in southeastern Ontario can be created in abundance. The natural question is how much abundance?. The answer is mind-boggling. Southeastern Ontario has the potential to produce almost as much power as all the nuclear reactors in the United States! Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | Canada, renewable | , , , , , | Leave a comment

AREVA’s nuclear tentacles now embracing Kuwait

France And Kuwait Ink Nuclear Power Agreement, Nuclear Street, 21 April 2010, Areva and EDF are promoting the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR), a newreactor design that France considers one of the most advanced in the world – By April Murelio -An agreement “to develop the peaceful use of nuclear energy” has been signed in Paris by Kuwait’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Nasser Mohammed al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and French government officials.Areva and EDF are promoting the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR), a third-generation reactor design that France considers the most advanced in the world.Sarkozy vaunted the “safety and reliability” of this reactor and “France’s ability to provide a service covering the whole nuclear energy cycle,”

April 22, 2010 Posted by | MIDDLE EAST, politics international | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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