2010 May « nuclear-news

Nuclear industry resuscitation stalled again in USA

Proposed New Vogtle Reactors Hit Roadblock, May 5th, 2010 › Clean Energy › Sara Barczak ›Once again, the “Nuclear Relapse” hits home. Do these recent headlines inspire confidence in the nuclear industry’s much-hyped “comeback? Continue reading →

May 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Dissent in Malaysia over nuclear power

it will involve toxic waste disposal and a radioactive system that can harm the environment,”

Selangor against nuclear power plant newstraitstimes 2010/05/05 SHAH ALAM: Selangor has refused to support and allow the construction of a nuclear power plant in the state as it believes other energy sources are available. Continue reading →

May 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | ASIA, politics | antinuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

IAEA pressure on Israel to admit is nukes

UN watchdog wants Israel to join NPT, Palestine Note, 5 May 2010, IAEA seeks international input on persuading Israel to join treaty Washington – The UN’s nuclear watchdog is seeking international support in persuading Israel to join the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) in a step that will likely put pressure on Israel to publicly confirm the existence of its unacknowledged nuclear arsenal, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. Continue reading →

May 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear radiation leaks are invisible, unlike oil spills

If only radiation — which leaks every day at the 104 nuclear reactors in the US — was as visible as the growing BP oil slick in the Gulf Coast

Wake up and smell the oil THE HUFFINGTON POST, John Rosenthal, May 3, 2010 “………..Close your eyes and imagine for a minute that instead of BP’s deepwater offshore well exploding 5,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, spreading millions of gallons of toxic and visible oil across the Gulf Coast, that one of the 104 nuclear reactors operating in the US, exploded Continue reading →

May 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, radioactive, reactors, uranium | 1 Comment

Uranium mining project in Australia abandoned due to low uranium prices

$57m uranium deal falls through in Central Australia, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Louisa Rebgetz May 4, 2010 Australian uranium producer Toro Energy has pulled out of a project in Central Australia.The company says a drop in uranium prices has made it unviable to go ahead with the Napperby uranium project, 160 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs.

$57m uranium deal falls through in Central Australia – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

May 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, business and costs | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

Environmental racism in siting yet more nuclear reactors in Burke County, GA

why there are no laws requiring, and no funds to pay for, testing the air, soil, water, fish, wildlife, or the people of mostly black Burke County, who are experiencing an unexplained epidemic of cancer?

(USA) Siting Nukes in a Poor Black Town If A Black President Does It, Is It Still Environmental Racism? THE HUFFINGTON POST, Bruce Dixon, May 4, 2010 In the weeks since President Obama announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees to build new nuclear reactors next to an existing pair of nukes in mostly black Burke County, GA, the inconvenient questions, unanswered and mostly unasked, continue to pile up. Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors, uranium, water | Leave a comment

The Russian idea for fixing oil leaks- nuclear bomb the oil well!

Should we drop a nuclear bomb on the leaky oil well? Washington Examiner, By: Mark Hemingway, 05/04/10 Apparently that’s what the Russians have done in similar circumstances:Komsomoloskaya Pravda, the best-selling Russian daily, reports that in Soviet times such leaks were plugged with controlled nuclear blasts underground. Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Russia, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | 3 Comments

Israel’s nuclear weapons a problem for Nuclear Non Proliferation Conference

they directed their focus to Israel, whose “unacknowledged” nuclear arsenal gets a free pass thanks to US protection in IAEA and the UN Security Council…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commented over the weekend that more progress must be made world-wide in nuclear disarmament.

Nuclear conference: Arab states say Israel destabilizes the region, Palestine Note 4 May 2010, “………..Jordan’s foreign minister says the world must work harder for a “nuclear-free” Middle East, the Associate Press reports from the second day of the UN nuclear summit. Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Foreign nuclear power salesmen perturbed about radiation concerns in India

Radiation death in India raises nuclear safety concerns, (Reuters) 5 May 2010, – The radiation-related death of a scrap metal worker has raised concerns over nuclear safety in India, at a time when the Asian power is wooing foreign players to its $150 billion civilian nuclear market. Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, India | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

Community opposing nuclear power in South Africa’s Eastern Cape

The Fight Against Nuclear Power: suite101.com, by Christian Theron, 4 May 2010, The Community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape is currently facing Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant even though no guarantees of safety are provided. “… Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, South Africa | antinuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, uranium | Leave a comment

Permit for new nuclear reactors was illegal, rules judge

Judge rules permitting of new Georgia nuclear reactors illegal FACING SOUTHH, 5 May 2010, The Georgia Public Service Commission violated state law when it granted a permit to build two new nuclear reactors at the Southern Company/Georgia Power Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Ga. Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Denison operating Grand Canyon uranium mine illegaly

EPA Says Ariz. Uranium Mine Operating IllegallyEPA says Arizona uranium mine north of Grand Canyon is operating without federal authorization , ABC News, By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press WriterFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. May 4, 2010 (AP) A uranium mine north of the Grand Canyon is operating in violation of the law, and its owner could face thousands of dollars in fines as a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said. Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, radiation, uranium | Leave a comment

USA shows commitment to transparency, at Nuclear Non Proliferation Conference

Coming clean on nuclear weapons, Julian Borger 4 May 2010 guardian.co.uk Day one of the non-proliferation conference in New York brought a small but significant breakthrough for nuclear transparency
The Obama administration took the view that numbers would trump words on the opening day of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York. The decision to reveal the size of the US nuclear stockpile both demonstrated a long-delayed commitment to transparency, and provided a graphic illustration that at least some of the weapons states have been doing something about disarmament. Coming clean on nuclear weapons | World news | guardian.co.uk

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Ignorance of many Indian institutions about radioactive waste

A professor from a college on Palace Road said, “Maybe we can tie it in a bag, put it in a garbage bin or throw them in some remote place.”…

Is city sitting on radiation keg? Jayashree Nandi & Sruthy Susan Ullas, TNN, May 5, 2010, BANGALORE: Post-radioactive leak in Delhi recently, a reality check in Bangalore showed that the city was sitting on a live bomb with many colleges and other institutions having no clue as to what to do with the radioactive waste in their labs.. Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Mawson buys Areva’s Finnish uranium portfolio

Mawson buys Areva’s Finnish uranium portfolio World Nuclear News, 4 May 2010, Vancouver-based Mawson Resources is to acquire Areva’s Finnish uranium exploration portfolio in a deal that will see Areva become a lead shareholder in the Canadian company.

Mawson buys Areva’s Finnish uranium portfolio – World Nuclear News

May 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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