UK: a nuclear subsidy by another name is still a nuclear subsidy
nuclear’s “inflexibility and intermittency and the toxic legacy”. Should Mr Huhne not explore a levy on nuclear to balance any “hidden even if unspecific windfall subsidy” which might come about?
Huhne under pressure over his definition of nuclear subsidy, FT Westminster, December 17, 2010 by Jim Pickard If all low-carbon energy is given a public subsidy then has nuclear power been subsidised? You might have thought so.
But Chris Huhne insisted yesterday that this was not the case.
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Nuclear protesting is effective – politicians be warned!
the German federal government has decided to extend the lifetimes of the country’s nuclear reactors, meaning the production of even more waste with no solution. Where will it all go? There is a very clear message from the demonstrations against waste transports to the government: the German population does not accept this any more. The next appointment is at the state elections in Baden-Württemberg at the end of March. Recent polls show a clear majority against nuclear power. Political parties supporting the nuclear lobby in Germany will be sent home.
Nuclear protesting works and we’re not going to stop | Greenpeace International,by Justin – December 17, 2010 Here is a great victory for the anti-nuclear power campaign in Germany: Continue reading
Chernobyl nuclear reactor still has 180 tons of radioactive material
the status of the estimated 180 tons of radioactive material trapped inside the nuclear power plant is still unclear.
Chernobyl Tour, Ukraine: Visit the Site of the Nuclear Disaster/Accident.Ukrainian Web 17 Dec 10, n 26 April 1986, reactor # 4 at the Chernobyl (Chornobyl) Nuclear Power Station, 100 km north from Kiev, blew up during a routine daily operation. Nearly nine tons of radioactive material – 90 times as much as the Hiroshima bomb – were hurled into the sky. Winds over the following days, mostly blowing north and west, carried, fallout into Belarus, as well as Russia, Poland and the Baltic region. Continue reading
USA tax cuts will preserve 85,000 jobs in wind energy
The head of the American Wind Energy Association, Denise Bode, called it “a great holiday present for the 85,000 American workers in the wind energy industry, tens of thousands of whom will now be able to get back to work.’’……
Tax Cuts for Energy, Too – NYTimes.com. Matthew Wald, 17 dec 10, The just-concluded fight in Congress over taxes has mostly been viewed as an argument over the Bush-era tax cuts, but it was also a cliffhanger make-or-break deal for a variety of energy taxes. Continue reading
North Korea wants South to stop military drills in disputed waters
North Korea Pressures The South To Cancel Military Drills In Disputed Waters : The Two-Way : NPR, 18 Dec 10, North Korea is threatening retaliation if South Korea follows through on planned live-fire military drills on the same island that was the scene of a deadly artillery barrage from the North on November 23rd. Four people died when North Korea rained artillery shells on Yeonpyeong Island in response to an earlier military drill there by South Korea. The island sits in disputed waters off the coast of the Korean Peninsula………..North Korea Pressures The South To Cancel Military Drills In Disputed Waters : The Two-Way : NPR
Pro nuclear spin is getting funnier, and more tragic
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It is probably the success of renewable energy and energy conservation, ( a success happening in local areas, rather than centrally, or government directed) that is causing a wave of panic in the global nuclear industry.
The result – a stream of jolly news about how low level radiation is good for you! About how Chernobyl is thriving, and we should all go there for our holidays!
And now – well, even a nuclear bomb attack is not such a worry any more! Older people will remember “Duck and cover” – what fun that was , too! (see the video at Nuclear attack survivable if you stay inside, U.S. government says | Posted | National Post)
But there were narks around then, too, in the 50s. Like Bertrand Russell, who pointed out that “the lucky few” would be those who were hit right in the centre by the nuclear bomb.
And there are narks around today – with scientifically thorough studies showing the long term effects of nuclear radiation, (not to mention the weapons, terrorism, and financially catastrophic risks of the nuclear industry and its mounting toxic wastes.) – Christina Macpherson
Oh goody, a nuclear bomb attack is not all that bad!
VIDEO “Duck and cover” Nuclear attack survivable if you stay inside, U.S. government says | Posted | National Post Nuclear attack survivable if you stay inside, U.S. government says National Post, 17 Dec 10, Is it the return of “Duck and Cover”? A number of U.S. officials are trying to get the word out that if U.S. cities faced a nuclear attack the best thing to do is to stay put and find shelter. Continue reading
Long lasting danger from ionising radiation
The data also might provide some insight about why the rates of thyroid cancer continue to rise, as the general public is increasingly exposed to higher doses of radiation…”Ionizing radiation is a known carcinogen
Decades after childhood radiation, thyroid cancer a concern, Physorg.com, December 16, 2010 When children are exposed to head and neck radiation, whether due to cancer treatment or multiple diagnostic CT scans, the result is an increased risk of thyroid cancer for the next 58 years or longer, according to University of Rochester Medical Center research. Continue reading
Cancer a late result of low level radiation, Nagasaki study shows.
the researchers looked at about 86,000 people who survived the bombing of Nagasaki….the recent study gave credence to the fact that radiation even at moderately low doses was hazardous.
A-bomb survivors still getting sick | hc2d.co.uk | Healthcare News16th Luisetta Mudie December 2010 People who survived the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki during World War II still get radiation-related illnesses, according to a recent Japanese study. Continue reading
Stuxnet a more effective weapon than a military strike on nuclear plants
If the damage to the Iranian nuclear program is genuine, this makes Stuxnet something of a landmark in cyberwar history….Stuxnet-like attacks have the potential to set back their victims by many years.
Stuxnet apparently as effective as a military strike, Ars Technica By Peter Bright 17 Dec 10, Damage from the Stuxnet virus has apparently set back the Iranian nuclear program by as much as two years, according to a German security expert talking to the Jerusalem Post. This makes the virus as effective as a military strike—but without loss of life or risk of full-blown war. Continue reading
Despite setback, Nevada will fight against Yucca Mt nuclear waste dump
“While the NRC may not have ruled in Nevada’s favor on this latest challenge, the Yucca Mountain Project is already in mothballs and by the time we’re done, this boondoggle will be a pile of bleached bones in the Nevada desert,”
Nev. Gov.-elect Sandoval vows fight on Yucca Mt. Las Vegas Sun, The Associated Press, Dec. 15, 2010 .Despite a setback from a U.S. licensing panel, opponents of a national nuclear waste repository in Nevada say they will press the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to examine new science about potential dangers stemming from erosion at the site. Continue reading
Despite 10,000 police, protestors again halt German nuclear waste train
The authorities were estimated to have fielded 10,000 police to thwart the protests. The anti-nuclear movement argues that nuclear power is unsafe because there is no certain way of storing the waste for centuries and ensuring it does not pollute the environment.
Nuclear rail transport halted by protesters – Monsters and Critics, 17 Dec 10, Berlin – Protesters braved freezing cold and falling snow Thursday to interrupt the progress of a train carrying nuclear waste destined for a storage site on the coast of northern Germany….. Continue reading
‘Balloon’ spy over Israel’s nuclear weapons facility?
“It definitely flew over Dimona, although we are still trying to determine what that entailed and the military is now handling the matter,”…….
The Dimona facility is said to have produced nuclear weapons.
Israel shoots down ‘balloon’ near nuclear site, BBC News, 17 Dec 10, Israel says one of its fighter planes has shot down what appeared to be an unmanned balloon which had flown over a top-secret nuclear facility. Continue reading
Scotland’s govt opposes UK plan for nuclear power
“Our clear position against new nuclear power is supported by parliament and by the people and we will resist in the strongest possible terms any change that would see subsidies for new nuclear power in England and Wales at the expense of renewable electricity …. in Scotland.”
Salmond concerned over new UK energy plan, BBC News – 16 Dec 10, Scotland’s first minister has denounced UK government plans to help the energy industry build a new generation of nuclear power plants.Alex Salmond said the subsidies for nuclear energy in England could be at the expense of renewables in Scotland. Continue reading
Britain’s very expensive new gee whiz nuclear submarine
While the $10 billion project is delayed and nearly $2.2 billion over budget, Britain in its latest defense review nevertheless decided to go ahead with the full complement of seven sub orders.
Meet Britain’s new sub-sea war machine, LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) — It can hit enemies more than 1,200 miles away, its nuclear reactor could power an entire city and it makes less noise than a baby dolphin — meet HMS Ambush, Britain’s new super submarine. Continue reading
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