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Gaol terms loom for elderly religious anti nuclear activists

Anne Montgomery, 83, a Sacred Heart sister from New York; Bill Bischel, SJ, 81, a Jesuit priest from Tacoma Washington; ….Steve Kelly, SJ, 60, a Jesuit priest from Oakland California.

Jury Reaches Verdict in Disarm Now Plowshares Trial, CommonDreams.org, WASHINGTON – December 13 – The federal criminal trial of five veteran peace activists that began December 7 ended today after the jury found them guilty on all counts. Continue reading →

December 14, 2010 Posted by | Religion and ethics, USA | Leave a comment

UK youth panel want renewable energy, and action on the existing nuclear wastes

“We are very concerned that short-term reasoning is being used to justify building a technology with substantial long-term impacts and responsibilities. The risks associated with nuclear cannot be ignored. Dangerous nuclear waste is a legacy we would rather not leave to future generations, and the heavy investment that will be required threatens to distract us from pursuing safer, cleaner and more future-friendly energy solutions.”…..

Youth wants renewables- not coal, or nuclear environmentalresearchweb, 13 Dec 10, DECC’s new report on ‘young people and energy’, based on participative surveys, shows massive support for renewable energy among young people. Continue reading →

December 14, 2010 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

AREVA nuclear company in the economic doldrums

Drumming up investor interest in such a politically sensitive business has proved tough……………..there are good industrial reasons why even long-term investors are wary of Areva. ….. growth in new nuclear capacity is sluggish.

Areva Capital Raise Is Just a Stopgap – WSJ.com,

By MATTHEW CURTIN

14 Dec 10, Selling 15% of Areva to strategic investors was supposed to herald a fresh start for France’s state-owned nuclear-technology champion after years of dithering. Instead, the government has come up with a temporary fix Continue reading →

December 14, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, France | Leave a comment

Political uproar in India over planned Jaitapur nuclear plant

Opposition benches accused the government of imposing the nuclear power plant against the will of the people, and risking human lives and fisheries.

Sena leads Oppn walkout over ”imposition” of Jaitapur plant, MSN India, Nagpur, Dec 13 (PTI) Shiv Sena members today led an Opposition walkout in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly over alleged imposition of nuclear power plant in Jaitapur in the Konkan belt of the state. Continue reading →

December 14, 2010 Posted by | India, politics | Leave a comment

Costly new attempt to make Chernobyl nuclear reactor safer

New shelter over Chernobyl nuclear reactor to be built in 2015, ITAR-TASS,  KIEV, December 13 — A new shelter over the fourth power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant will be commissioned in 2015, Ukrainian Minister of Emergency Situations Viktor Baloga said during a visit to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with Administrator of the U.N. Development Programme Helen Clark on Sunday……Under the project a new arch-shaped shelter 108 meters high and 150 meters long will be built over the current sarcophagus. The facility will be equipped with modern radiation security control systems. The new Chernobyl shelter will have 100 years of service life… ITAR-TASS

December 14, 2010 Posted by | decommission reactor, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Nuclear reactor problems add to Sweden’s electricity costs

Vattenfall ….reduced capacity at one of its four reactors…OKG AB,……..technical problems with its third and largest reactor.

Swedish Electricity Prices Hike As Nuclear Problems Remain – WSJ.com, By Sven Grundberg, 14 Dec 10, STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)–Swedish electricity prices remain at unusually high levels due to extraordinary cold and dry weather and continued problems at two nuclear power plants… Continue reading →

December 14, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, Sweden | Leave a comment

Radioactive water leaked yet again from nuclear plant

leaks like the one at Brunswick reflect a wider issue in the industry.

Brunswick nuclear plant leaks contaminated water | The American Independent, By Ned Barnett | 12.13.10, Progress Energy is working to repair a leak that released water with elevated levels of radioactive tritium onto the basement of the plant’s emergency generator building, the utility said Monday.T Continue reading →

December 14, 2010 Posted by | USA, water | Leave a comment