Nuclear trial in Switzerland: evidence destroyed due to CIA link
The six-year investigation has been hampered at times by the Swiss government’s insistence that it had to destroy evidence — which included plans for nuclear arms and technologies — in the name of national security….to hide evidence of a clandestine relationship between the Tinners and the C.I.A…..
Swiss Judge Presses for Nuclear Trial Despite C.I.A. Link, NYTimes.com, By DAVID JOLLY December 23, 2010 PARIS — Three engineers suspected of violating Switzerland’s nuclear nonproliferation laws should face charges, an investigating magistrate said on Thursday in a case with national security implications for the United States. Continue reading
Atomic Energy Agency seeks to inspect alleged nuclear sites in Burma
IAEA asks to inspect alleged Myanmar nuclear sites – Monsters and Critics, 24 Dec 10, Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked to inspect alleged nuclear sites in Myanmar that were brought to light by a defector’s report earlier this year, a diplomat familiar with the probe confirmed Thursday in Vienna.In an analysis of the defected army major’s statements, former United Nations weapons inspector Robert E Kelley concluded in May that the regime in Rangoon has been secretly pursuing nuclear technology to make weapons…… IAEA asks to inspect alleged Myanmar nuclear sites – Monsters and Critics
An evil Christmas present for Texas – nuclear waste importing
“This is an evil Christmas present from WCS and Harold Simmons,” said Tom “Smitty” Smith, director of the liberal environmental group Public Citizen of Texas. After a news conference blasting the plan, Smith and other environmentalists rolled a black barrel, with a radioactive symbol on the outside, under the state Christmas tree outside the Texas Capitol
Activists protest nuke waste plan for West Texas Houston Chronicle, 24 Dec 2010 The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Warning that Texas could soon become the dumping grounds for nuclear waste from around the nation, environmentalists accused state regulators and a politically connected company Thursday of rushing a dump expansion proposal past Texans who are too focused on the holidays to even notice. Continue reading
Israeli warnings on Iranian nuclear threat
WikiLeaks: ‘2010 will be a critical year on Iranian threat’ JPOST.COM 12/20/2010 Flood of new leaked diplomatic cables reveal more Israeli warnings on Iranian nuclear progress, gov’t concerns on dual citizenship with “respect to access to sensitive technology.” srael predicted that that 2010 would be “a critical year” in terms of the Iranian nuclear threat, according to a diplomatic cable leaked by WikiLeaks on Sunday. The document, which summarizes a meeting of the 40th joint political-military group from November 11, 2009, cited Israeli concerns that “if the Iranians continue to protect and harden their nuclear sites, it will be more difficult to target and damage them.”…. WikiLeaks: ‘2010 will be a critical year on Iranian threat’
Secret trucks, ships, trains on a 7,000 mile radioactive waste journey
Around the world there is a race to secure vulnerable material before terrorists can get their hands on it….ideal for a so-called dirty bomb. “You can put it in your hand. You can wrap a stick of dynamite around it and you can put it in your backpack or purse,” explains John Kelly of the IAEA. “And you can create a disaster in just about any city.”…
VIDEO BBC News – Secret journey to safeguard radioactive material
A secret journey to take Serbian nuclear fuel to safety, BBC News, Gordon Corera, 22 Dec 10, AEA’s John Kelly on the dangers of transporting nuclear fuel rods A shipment of nuclear fuel has arrived in Russia after a top-secret international operation to remove it from Serbia, where it was feared terrorists could seize it to make a nuclear or dirty bomb. Continue reading
Problems in AREVA nuclear company’s plans to ‘conquer the world’
a three-year delay and the doubling of the costs for the construction of the first EPR the group had to build in Finland,….Areva must be “in conquest mode” internationally……..
Areva Needs Clarity From France Over Nuclear Strategy – WSJ, by Geraldine Amiel 22 Dec 10, French state-controlled nuclear engineering firm Areva’s impending capital increase can’t hide the fact that the government’s strategy regarding what it considers one of its energy industry’s jewels is still confused… Continue reading
UK nuclear waste burial site endangered by earthquake risk
“It would be stupidity to bury high levels of radioactive material underground in areas which can be affected by earthquakes.
Earthquake ‘could hit plans to bury nuclear waste’, Whitehaven News, By Alan Irving, 22 December 2010 WEST Cumbria’s potential for burying highly radioactive nuclear waste could have taken a step back as a result of Tuesday night’s earthquake, say campaigners.Seismic tremors have to be seriously considered as part of a watertight safety review if a site is eventually found which appears to have the right geology. Continue reading
Anti nuclear protest at Russian Consulate in India
the protestors demanded that the project should be scrapped.The protestors here said the locals at the proposed site are against the plant,
Activists protest outside Russian Consulate against proposed nuclear plant, Sify News, 22 Dec 10, Scores of activists belonging to the ‘Committee Against Nuclear Plant and To Save Homes, Life and Livelihood’ staged a sit-in protest outside the Russian Consulate here on Wednesday against the setting up of a proposed nuclear power plant. Continue reading
France’s questionable record on nuclear reliability and safety
In August 2008, Sortir du nucléaire described Areva’s radioactive emissions as “very dangerous” and demanded an official safety inspection of its factories. The French nuclear establishment cannot claim to set public fears on this and similar other counts at rest….
Sarkozy’s India Visit: The Nuclear Fallout, 22 December 2010, by: J. Sri Raman, t r u t h o u t“….What, however, is the French record in this particular field [nuclear public acceptance,reliability and safety] ? Continue reading
USA Republicans break ranks to support nuclear treaty
Underscoring the schism among Republicans, the party’s No. 3 leader, Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, announced his support for the treaty, saying it would make Americans safer and more secure. Other Republicans followed suit.
Senate poised to pass nuclear treaty, giving Obama a major victory, latimes.com, By Paul Richter and Lisa Mascaro,, 22 Dec 10, Republican senators break ranks to end debate on the New START nuclear pact with Russia. Adoption is expected Wednesday Washington — A new arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia seemed headed for certain Senate ratification after Republican opposition crumbled Tuesday beneath a torrid campaign of White House pressure. Continue reading
What the new Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty says
What’s Inside the New Nuke Arms Treaty , Wired.com, By Spencer Ackerman
- December 21, 2010 Back from the brink of annihilation, the Obama administration’s treaty with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons is looking like it’ll pass the Senate after all, possibly as early as Wednesday. The only thing that everyone’s overlooked in the past several months’ political theater over the treaty is what it actually does — and doesn’t do. So we’re here to help. Continue reading
India-Russia future nuclear projects stalled because of Nuclear Liability Law
The two sides discussed setting up two additional units — Kudankulam 3 and 4 — but there was no agreement for these as was expected earlier. With the exception of Kudankulam 1 and 2, all future projects will come under the purview of the liability law. “There is no question of opposing the nuclear liability law.” …… a Russian official said.
Nuclear lobbyists will have to twist and turn to resuscitate nuclear industry
…. Nothing but a massive new infusion of subsidies from taxpayers and customers can get the renaissance back on track…………..
Subsidizing new reactors will also come disguised as job creation. It takes a lot of people to build a nuclear plant. However, it also takes a lot of people to build other types of power plants or to install energy-efficiency measures. And these other technologies really are shovel-ready. They don’t require licenses that take years to acquire. And—because they are cheaper than new reactors—they don’t impose job-killing rate increases on industries with big electric bills….
Nuclear Power’s Search For the Taxpayer’s Wallet, Epoch Times, By Peter Bradford, 2 Dec 10, As the new Congress convenes in Washington next year, nuclear power’s apparently limitless quest for federal subsidies will test the resolve of representatives elected to end Washington’s culture of entitlement and the costs it imposes on American taxpayers. Continue reading
US Energy Department’s dilemma over depleted uranium disposal
This type of low-level radioactive waste, though it meets state standards now, presents a special problem for regulators because it gets increasingly hazardous for around 1 million years and large quantities could potentially exceed state hazard allowances. Separate from the Savannah River waste, the company already has buried 49,000 tons of DU from past disposal contracts…..
Energy Department cancels search for interim depleted uranium storage | The Salt Lake TribuneBy Judy fahys Dec 21, 2010 The U.S. Energy Department has scrapped its search for temporary storage for two shipments of depleted uranium and is now looking for another place to bury the low-level radioactive waste permanently. Continue reading
California’s boost for distributed solar power
“This program is a great step forward in facilitating the expansion of distributed solar power generation,”
Commission votes to expand mid-sized renewable energy development, California’s feed-in tariff program: Clean Energy, Allie Gardner, 22 Dec 10, Smaller scale solar energy development just got a significant leg-up in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously to approve a new program designed to drive small to mid-sized renewable energy development. Continue reading
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