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Moribund U.S. Nuclear Industry Depending on India’s Nuclear Liability Bill

It may also result in contracts worth US$10 billion for the moribund American nuclear industry..

India’s Nuclear Liability Bill, IntelliBriefs,  Chaitanya RaviResearch Intern,April 25, 2010 Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill that is essential for American commercial nuclear firms to enter the US$150 billion Indian civil nuclear energy market has sharply polarized India’s political, legal and strategic communities. Continue reading →

April 27, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, India | , , , , | Leave a comment

Chernobyl nuclear reactor still a serious threat to Europe

Ukraine leader says Chernobyl reactor a threat, THE HUFFINGTON POST, ANNA MELNICHUK | April 26, 2010 KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president warned Monday on the 24th anniversary of the world’s worst atomic accident that the Chernobyl nuclear reactor remains a serious threat to Europe. Continue reading →

April 27, 2010 Posted by | environment, EUROPE | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Russia – a nuclear security danger!

the plant designs promoted by Russian companies (in particular, the floating stations) present high proliferation and environmental risks because they use uranium of a very high enrichment level, have caused accidents in the past, and create a byproduct that scientists are yet to learn how to dispose of.

Russia: A Nuclear Security Leader? Partnership for a Secure America , by Volha Charnysh |26 April 2010, Considered the Pandora’s box of nuclear security issues for decades, Russia is now being recast as a nuclear security leader……. However, Russia’s active and at times reckless pursuit of nuclear business contradicts its claim to nuclear security leadership and could weaken the commitments made at the Summit. Continue reading →

April 27, 2010 Posted by | Russia, safety | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment