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Hypocrisy as Japan seeks to be nuclear power salesman

Japan emphasises that its technology exports are for the peaceful production of nuclear energy.

But as it knows only too well, the plutonium produced in fission reactors can also be used to produce nuclear weapons.

Anxiety mushrooms over Japanese nuclear exports | The Australian,  Rick Wallace,   July 15, 2010 IT’S hard not to draw cynical conclusions about Japan’s decision to pursue sales of nuclear technology overseas. One of the country’s most treasured principles appears to have a price as it hawks nuclear systems to India, the Middle East and perhaps other countries. Continue reading →

July 16, 2010 Posted by | Japan, spinbuster | , , , , | Leave a comment

Investment grows worldwide in Renewable Energy and Efficiency

Policies that favor the development of a green economy and businesses in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency also increased: more than 100 countries enacted some type of policy target and/or promotion policy related to renewable energy by early 2010…...

Global Clean Energy Report: China Surpassed U.S. as Top Sector Investor in 2009, GreenTech by Lora Kolodny on Jul 15, 2010The United Nations Environment Program and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century today reveal in a pair of new reports that despite an overall financial downturn in 2009, global investments in sustainable energy increased worldwide. Core clean energy investments from private and public sources totaled $162 billion. Continue reading →

July 16, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, renewable | , , , , , | Leave a comment

2 nuclear reactors still out of service

2 Dominion Power reactors offline, The Washington Post, By Lori Aratani    July 15, 2010; Dominion Virginia Power has halted the restarting of a reactor at its Surry power plant and taken out of service a reactor at its North Anna power plant.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says North Anna’s Unit 1 was shut down shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday because of leaks in a steam line.Dominion Virginia Power spokesman Richard Zuercher says the restart of Unit 2 at the Surry plant was halted after a voltage regulator “did not perform as expected.”Surry’s Unit 2 was shut down Sunday night because of a water pipe leak.

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July 16, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, USA | | Leave a comment

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