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Little Goliad takes on uranium mining Goliath

“When we were granted the contested case hearing, we filled the hall,” Irwin said. “We feel like it makes a big difference when they see people from little Goliad there fighting.”…..

Goliad citizens to protest TCEQ hearing on uranium drilling, Victoria Advocate, 12 Dec 10, GOLIAD – A bus full of concerned citizens will travel to the state capitol on Tuesday to protest Uranium Energy Corporation’s proposed permit to drill for uranium in the county. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, USA | Leave a comment

Pressure on US Senate to stop nuclear loan guarantees

Passed by the House, the resolution now goes to the Senate, and environmental groups are urging citizens to call their senators to delete the guarantees.

Environmentalists Go Nuclear Over Obama Administration’s Loan Guarantee, Sunshine News, Kenric Ward   December 12, 2010 Liberals already unhappy with the Obama administration over taxes, are going ballistic over an impending $7 billion loan guarantee for the nuclear power industry. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Legal push to use Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste dump

It is the latest development in a multi-decade, multibillion dollar push to use Yucca Mountain as a nuclear-waste repository.

Federal Appeals Court To Begin Yucca Mountain Hearings In 2011 – WSJ.com, By Naureen S. Malik Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK 10 Dec 10, –The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hold earnings early next year on whether the Department of Energy has the right to withdraw its application to use Yucca Mountain as a nuclear-waste disposal site. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

British nuclear submarine HMS Astute not very astute at all

The latest embarrassing incident came as the Ministry of Defence conceded that despite bristling with the latest global positioning and eavesdropping systems, the super-sub still relies on paper charts similar to those used in British submarines during the Second World War

HMS Calamity: First it ran aground, then it collided with a tug. Now Britain’s £1.2bn flagship submarine breaks down on its first day back in service, Daily Mail (UK) By Christopher Leake and Andy Whelan 12th December 2010 The troubled Royal Navy nuclear submarine that ran aground off Scotland has broken down on its first day back at sea. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

Russia to own a uranium mine, and a town, in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 12 (UPI) — A Russian company has won approval to take over a U.S. uranium operation, including a whole town in Utah, an executive says.Citing national security, four members of Congress had urged the U.S. Treasury to keep the Canadian Uranium One company from selling majority ownership to Atomredmetzoloto, whose parent entity is Rosatom, the Russian nuclear agency. One concern is that Rosatom has sent highly radioactive reactor fuel to Iran.
But the Treasury Department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Utah Division of Radiation Control have approved the deal, The Salt Lake Tribune reported….Russian firm buying U.S. uranium mine – UPI.com

December 13, 2010 Posted by | politics international, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Gulf Arab countries in fact oppose a strike against Iran

In fact, the cables show that most Gulf Arab regimes – including Saudi Arabia itself – have been seriously concerned about the consequences of a strike against Iran for their own security, in sharp contrast to Israel’s open advocacy of such a strike.

Misinformation Times – Actual U.S. cables belie New York Times’ version Iranian.com,  by Gareth Porter & Jim Lobe 12-Dec-2010 The dominant theme that emerged in U.S. media coverage of the first round of Wikileaks diplomatic cables last week was that Arab regimes in the Gulf – led by Saudi Arabia – shared Israel’s view that Iran’s nuclear program had to be stopped by military force, if necessary….. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | MIDDLE EAST, politics international, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Illegal transport of uranium by US diplomats

The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual explicitly forbids radioactive substances from being sent in a diplomatic bag.

US diplomats broke laws by sending uranium on commercial flight, says leaked cable * Richard Lloyd Parry, Philip Pank : The Times * December 13, 2010 AMERICAN diplomats secretly sent uranium on a commercial airliner, in violation of US government rules about the abuse of the diplomatic bag system, and laws governing the air transportation of hazardous materials. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | Burma, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Stuxnet a bigger worry than Wikileaks

If You Think WikiLeaks Is Significant… –TIME.com, Mark Thompson, 10 Dec 10, The experts at the Congressional Research Service have just issued a chilling report entitled The Stuxnet Computer Worm: Harbinger of an Emerging Warfare Capability. Unfortunately, the title is a statement; there’s no question mark at the end. The Stuxnet’s initial target was apparently Iran’s nuclear program, and it’s obvious that someone, somewhere is developing insidious computer programs that could change life as we know it:……. If You Think WikiLeaks Is Significant… – Swampland – TIME.com

December 13, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, safety | Leave a comment

“Human chain” symbolically prevents nuclear waste transport

Hundreds form human chain round German nuclear storage site, Sify News, 12 Dec 10, Ahaus (Germany),  (DPA) Several hundred nuclear energy opponents formed a human chain around a German nuclear storage site Sunday, to protest against transports of radioactive material. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Wikileaks- Australian intelligence analysts advised softer line on Iran

Australia’s top intelligence agency has also privately undercut the hardline stance towards Tehran of the United States, Israeli and Australian governments, saying that Iran’s nuclear program is intended to deter attack and that it is a mistake to regard Iran as a ”rogue state”.

WikiLeaks | fears of potential nuclear war in the Middle East,  Sydney Morning Herald, Philip Dorling December 13, 2010 AUSTRALIAN intelligence agencies fear that Israel might launch military strikes against Iran and that Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities could draw the US and Australia into a potential nuclear war in the Middle East. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, politics international | Leave a comment

Mordechai Vanunu, nuclear whistleblower, prevented by Israel from getting ethics award

Vanunu was to be awarded the Carl von Ossietsky Prize in Berlin Sunday for his work promoting disarmament but has not received permission to leave Israel

Israel stops whistle-blower getting German prize, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 11 Dec 10, BERLIN — Israel has barred Mordechai Vanunu, who spent 18 years in jail for revealing secrets of the country’s nuclear programme, from going to Germany to accept a prize, organisers said on Friday. Continue reading →

December 11, 2010 Posted by | Israel | Leave a comment

Chris Huhne’s hollow, wobbly, words on “no subsidy” for UK nuclear industry

In other words, nuclear will be eligible for any form of subsidy that applies to renewables or other low-carbon generation through tools such as carbon pricing or emissions trading….We will not rule out the Government providing support to industry… through the activities of the Office for Nuclear Development in taking forward the actions to facilitate the deployment of new nuclear power

“No subsidy for nuclear” 24dash.com, by Jonathon Porritt , December 10th, 2010 That’s the wording that permitted the Lib Dems to go along with the Tories’ pro-nuclear stance. That’s the wording that turned Chris Huhne from “serious sceptic” to compliant enthusiast.It sounds so simple, doesn’t it – “no subsidy”. Which bit of that do you not understand? But if the Trades’ Description Act applied to political pronouncements, Chris Huhne would find himself subject to prosecution for outright deception. Continue reading →

December 11, 2010 Posted by | spinbuster, UK | Leave a comment

UK govt says “No Subsidy” for nuclear, BUT …..

new nuclear can proceed provided there is no specific subsidy……However the Government accepts that it is impossible to be certain that costs will not exceed the cap...

New Nuclear Clean-up Proposals Avoid Public Subsidy, Oil Voice , December 10, 2010The UK Government this week published proposals on how operators of new nuclear power stations will have to make secure financial provision for decommissioning without recourse to the taxpayer, in line with the Government’s policy that there should be no subsidy for new nuclear. Continue reading →

December 11, 2010 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

Why do America’s Republicans love a socialised industry – nuclear energy?

The nuclear industry and the Republican Party have nothing ideologically obvious in common other than a soft spot for things that go boom…..Nuclear power is the king of subsidized energy industries, with its very origin in government—

Nuclear Reactionaries, Washinton Monthly, December 2010,  It’s a big-government-dependent tool to fight climate change that was championed by Jimmy Carter, is now dominated by the French, and has never managed to compete in the marketplace. So why, exactly, do Republicans love nuclear power so much? By T. A. Frank Continue reading →

December 11, 2010 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

USA movement to stop the nuclear loan guarantees

Taxpayer and environmental groups are asking citizens to call their senators urging deletion of the guarantees.

A $7 Billion New Nuke Attack, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Harvey Wasserman, 10 Dec 10, The White House and nuclear power industry are on the brink of grabbing $7 billion in new taxpayer-funded loan guarantees for new reactors.But they can be stopped. Continue reading →

December 11, 2010 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

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