Uranium price goes further down the gurgler
Uranium prices falter on lack of demand Industrial Fuels and Power April 7th, 2010 The spot price of uranium oxide slipped by US$0.25 to US$41.75/lb on April 5, according to Ux Consulting Company. Earlier, on Friday 2, TradeTech had reported an identical decline, pushing the price down to US$41.50 as no transactions or new demand were apparent, prompting sellers to offer lower prices.
Uranium prices falter on lack of demand | Industrial Fuels and Power
Israeli Prime Minister pulls out of nuclear summit
Netanyahu Said to Cancel U.S. Trip for Nuclear Summit By Calev Ben-David April 9 (Bloomberg) –– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit to the U.S. next week to attend a nuclear summit, a government official said. Continue reading
Adter suffering 500 nuclear weapons tests, Kazakhstan says “No More Nuclear Weapons”
Kazakhstan Taking It To The Streets, Burn After Reading, By David Gauvey April 8, 2010 Herbert “In advance of next week’s nuclear nonproliferation summit, Kazakhstan has plastered advertisements touting its own disarmament on 50 bus shelters around the city….The ad’s full text reads: “Kazakhstan, where 1.5 million people suffered from the effects of 500 nuclear explosions, knows the human cost of the nuclear threat better than anyone. That’s why we got rid of our nuclear arsenal, the world’s fourth largest. And that is why we call on the world to follow our example. There is no other way to build a safer world, free from the nuclear threat.”
Kazakhstan Taking It To The Streets – Burn After Reading – Burn After Reading
Cancer risks from CT scans – unecessary ionising radiation
CT scans cause one third more radiation than needed: study The Hindu April 9, 2010 CT scans generate up to one third more radiation than needed to yield a clear diagnostic image, thus exposing patients to an increased risk of cancer, according to a study in Australia.The findings have emerged amid concerns about the growth in referrals for CT scans and as radiation safety experts and radiologists prepare a national monitoring scheme to keep radiation doses to the minimum necessary…..
‘Fourth Generation’ nuclear reactors sound good, BUT…
fast reactors cannot use water as a coolant, since this would slow the neutrons down. The coolant of choice is molten sodium metal. Sodium is highly reactive, burning readily in air and exploding on contact with water.
Why James Hansen is wrong on nuclear power | Links April 8, 2010“……Compared to earlier installations, the projected fourth-generation plants – specifically, the “integral fast reactor” (IFR) designs that have drawn most attention – promise important advantages. Continue reading
Romanian government’s secret plans for nuclear reactors in earthquake zone
Greenpeace 8 April 2010 Romania has currently one nuclear power plant with two functional reactors in Cernavoda (South-East of Romania). Cernavoda is situated in an area with high earthquake risk. The Romanian Government plans to build two more nuclear reactors (Cernavoda 3 and 4). These reactors are of an outdated Canadian design, the CANDU 6.
The Romanian government proposes yet another nuclear power plant in the North of the country, in Transilvania. It announced that it chose three sites on the Somes River, but keeps the information secret because of fear for protests.
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Israel’s secret nuclear weapons ‘no problem’ at nuclear proliferation summit meeting
Following a policy it calls “nuclear ambiguity,” Israel has never confirmed whether it possesses nuclear arms.
PM: Israel to face no pressure at nuclear meeting – Google News The Associated Press 8 April 2010, JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister says his country will not face new pressure over its alleged nuclear program at a high-profile conference next week because the world knows Israel is not a “terrorist regime.” Continue reading
At U.S. nuclear summit, China will back Pakistan’s demand for nuclear technology
China to back Pak demand for civil nuclear deal at US summit Daily Times – Pakistan 8 April 2010, Gilani says civil nuclear power generation essential part of energy strategy* Parliamentary parties to be taken into confidence over national policies ISLAMABAD: China will back Pakistan at an upcoming nuclear summit in Washington over a number of issues, including Islamabad’s case for a civil-nuclear deal with the US and its efforts to improve nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes, according to sources privy to a special meeting the parliamentary committee on national security.
Desert solar farm to boost economy in San Joaqiun Valley
Large-scale solar power represents a way out of those economic troubles for Westlands.
Finally! One Big Solar Project Environment and Business Can Agree On, The Energy Collective, by Taylen Peterson 04/06/2010 “….The plan involves the reuse of “dead” farmland in the San Joaquin Valley. Years of intense farming has left a huge amount of acreage overly salty and fallow. And unlike other proposed solar sites in California, especially the Mojave Desert, this land is not habitat to endangered species.
So without much other use for the land, local residents, environmentalists and industry are pleased with the solar prospect. Continue reading
The nasty truth about France’s AREVA uranium company in Niger
The international nuclear industry is an integral part of this dirty scheme in France, Niger and elsewhere. It’s time to stop it in its tracks and get it to clean up the toxic mess it’s created.
Nuclear colonialism News24: Columnists: AndreasSpath 2010-04-07 Fans of nuclear energy love France. They habitually depict the country which produces more than three quarters of its electricity using atomic power as the way forward to clean, cheap and low-carbon energy for all. In their enthusiasm they tend to ignore the less than glamorous aspects of the French nuclear industry. Continue reading
Successful flight of solar-power plane
Solar-Powered Plane Makes First Test Flight in Switzerland The Solar Impulse Flew Successfully Without Fuel or Emissions on Wednesday By Hilary Stingley , April 7th, 2010 On Wednesday, a solar-powered airplane designed to fly day and night without fuel or emissions, successfully made its first test flight above the Swiss countryside. The plane, known as the Solar Impulse, has 12,000 solar cells built into its wings and is a prototype for an aircraft intended to fly around the world without fuel in 2012…..The first around the world flight of the Solar Impulse is scheduled to take place in 2012 with an updated version of the plane.
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A network of illicit sales of nuclear equipment to Iran
Iran has managed to substantially advance its nuclear-weapons program in recent years by using a network of middlemen to carry out illicit purchases of nuclear equipment in other countries.
Germany Charges Two Over Iran Equipment Deal THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By DAVID CRAWFORD APRIL 8, 2010 BERLIN—Federal prosecutors in Germany have charged two men with delivering to Iran embargoed tools that were intended to build missiles capable of carrying a nuclear payload. Continue reading
Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor under scrutiny for radioactive leaks and lies
NRC To Increase Oversight Of Vermont Yankee VPR News 04/07/10 John Dillon – Montpelier, Vt. Host) Federal regulators will increase oversight of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant because of recent radiation leaks and misstatements by plant executives……. Continue reading
Nuclear Posture Review plans nuclear weapons for Air Force
Nuclear Upgrade for the Pentagon’s Gajillion-Dollar Fighter Wired.com Danger Room |By Nathan Hodge Email Author * April 7, 2010 As part of a newly unveiled Nuclear Posture Review, the Pentagon has made public plans to make its all-purpose stealth fighter capable of carrying nuclear weapons. According to the review, the Air Force wants to “retain a dual-capable fighter” that can drop both conventional and nuclear weapons as the F-16 Fighting Falcon is phased out and replaced by the F-35….. Continue reading
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