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As nuclear waste mass accumulates, so does the COST of it

There is no national disposal spot for the spent fuel, and for 32 states, no place to send their low-level wastes. Around the country, the inventory of low-level wastes with no place to go is growing by about 10,000 cubic feet a year……...as much as $1,625 per cubic foot of waste. Even with waste reduction technologies, the amount of waste per year amounts to thousands of cubic feet…………

Nuclear Dumps Argue Over Diluting Waste for Burial – NYTimes.com, By MATTHEW L. WALD June 17, 2010 Even low-level radioactive waste is a growing problem, with few licensed repositories to dispose of it. The problem dates from the early 1980s, when Congress said that the federal government would take care of high-level waste, like spent fuel from nuclear power plants, but that the states would have to find sites for low-level material, Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

U.S. Senators trying to greenwash nuclear power

The nuclear power industry has skillfully and successfully painted itself green — an environmentally benign answer to reducing carbon emissions. The industry and many in Washington want us to believe that a new generation of nuclear reactors will solve the problems of climate change and allow us to live happily ever after. That’s a costly fairy tale.

US climate proposal a nuclear bailout By Richard Clapp  Shanghai Daily, 2010-6-19 THE long-awaited climate proposal crafted by US Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman has finally landed on Capitol Hill. The proposal, though, is a massive nuclear bailout under the guise of an energy overhaul. Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | climate change, USA | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Terrorist danger in enriched uranium storage

VIDEO
Nuke Facility Raid An Inside Job? – 60 Minutes – CBS News Eyewitness Talks To 60 Minutes About Brazen Assault On South African Nuclear Facility CBS) This story was first published on Nov. 28, 2008. It was updated on June 15, 2010.

When President Obama invited 47 world leaders to Washington for a nuclear security summit in April, the assault on Pelindaba was exactly the kind of scenario they were working to prevent. Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | safety, South Africa | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mental retardation in children due to uranium

There’s high-level of uranium in the drinking-water sources..…..Most children are below the age of 13 and all have neurological disabilities.

Uranium in retarded kids’ systems: German lab | Global Sikh News Source: H. Sidhu, 18 Junex 2010, Bathinda, Punjab: Water samples from the region contain a high amount of uranium and other heavy metals. It’s crippling children’s brains. Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | health, India | , , | Leave a comment

Anti-nuclear protest at APEC

SLIDE SHOW Anti-nuclear activists hold protest during APEC summit. | Demotix.com 21 June 2010, Media SummaryDuring the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum about a hundred activists from the Japanese Anti-nuclear rights organization and other groups held a protest against the use of nuclear power. Fukui, Japan. 19/06/2010 During the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum about a hundred activists from the Japanese Anti-nuclear rights organization and other groups held a protest against the use of nuclear power. Fukui, Japan. 19/06/2010APEC forum of energy ministers and senior officials agree to support promotion of nuclear power as an environmentally friendly energy during the one-day discussion of energy security and policies of Asia pacific region. Anti-nuclear activists hold protest during APEC summit. | Demotix.com

June 21, 2010 Posted by | general | , | Leave a comment

Harsh conditions forced by Israel on nuclear whistleblower

Israeli nuclear whistleblower returned to solitary confinement 21 June 2010, Amnesty International has accused the Israeli authorities of subjecting jailed nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by holding him in solitary confinement.The 56-year-old, who spent 18 years in prison for revealing details of the country’s nuclear arsenal to a UK newspaper in 1986, was sent back to jail for three months on 23 May on charges of contact with a foreign national, and almost immediately placed in solitary confinement. Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | Israel, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , | 1 Comment

New Zealand’s anti-nuclear legislation threatened by shipping decision

NZ’s Proud Nuclear Free History Threatened By Uranium Shipment  Voxy.co.nz,  21 June, 2010

Uranium, a radioactive material, should never pass through New Zealand’s nuclear free seas let alone come into port, the Green Party said today. Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | New Zealand, politics | , | 1 Comment

Concern over nuclear workers’ exposure to radiation

Radiation tests ordered at nuclear plant By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun  June 19, 2010 Bruce Power will be testing more of its employees for alpha radiation.An internal memo obtained by the Sun was sent to employees at the power station Friday advising them that tests done last year on those closest to the low-level radiation contamination show they may have received a dose. Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | Canada, health | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Enriched uranium market all a bit of a gamble

Companies Bet on Market for Enriched Uranium,  Online Casino Guide, Changes in technology and vagaries like future arms control agreements can affect companies like Urenco and USEC.

Companies Bet on Market for Enriched Uranium | Online Casino Guide

June 21, 2010 Posted by | general | , | Leave a comment

Iowa’s potential for carbon free, nuclear free, power

Iowa Could Be Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free, Blog for Iowa, 21 June 2020, by Paul Deaton Frequent visitor to Iowa, Arjun Makhijani, president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research has determined a way to meet our energy needs without the use of carbon-based or nuclear fuels and technology. In his book, Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for US Energy Policy, he outlines the process of what we can do to reduce and eliminate our reliance on carbon and nuclear fuels to produce our energy.

Blog for Iowa :: Iowa Could Be Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free

June 21, 2010 Posted by | general | , , | Leave a comment

Indonesia: no plans for nuclear power

President says nuclear power plant not a priority Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java | 21 June 2010,
“………… the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is in no hurry to construct a nuclear power generator.Yudhoyono said Friday there was no definitive plan to set up such a power plant under his administration although there was a discussion for setting one up on the coast of Jepara in Central Java.”

Maybe the next administration will consider such a plan should there be an urgent need for an alternative energy source,” he said.Yudhoyono reiterated that construction of a nuclear power plant would require meticulous planning as any mistake would have devastating consequences.”Looking at alternatives to fossil fuels, the administration would focus more on developing power plants fueled by geothermal energy, wind, solar and biofuels,” he said. President says nuclear power plant not a priority | The Jakarta Post

June 21, 2010 Posted by | Indonesia, politics | , , , | Leave a comment