North Korea makes conciliatory gestures on its nuclear program
N Korea offers nuclear concessions, Google hosted news, (UKPA) – 21 Dec 10, North Korea backed off threats to retaliate against South Korea for military drills and reportedly offered concessions on its nuclear programme – signs it was looking to lower the temperature on the Korean peninsula after weeks of soaring tensions.But Pyongyang has feinted toward conciliation before and failed to follow through.The North’s gestures came after South Korea launched fighter jets, evacuated hundreds of residents near its tense land border with the North and sent residents of islands near disputed waters into underground bunkers in case Pyongyang followed through on its vow to attack over the drills……The Press Association: N Korea offers nuclear concessions
China supports North Korea on nuclear power
China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power, The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea, 22 Dec 10, Beijing says North Korea has the right to use nuclear power but should be subject to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The North recently agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to nuclear facilities.”China’s position is that the North also has the right to use nuclear power in accordance with the principles of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the Sept. 19, 2005 joint statement and that it is also subject to the IAEA’s inspection,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday……..The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea – China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power
Over 90% of Australians want renewable energy, with women strongly against nuclear
More power to the people, even if they cannot agree Ross Neilson The Daily Telegraph * December 22, 2010 AUSTRALIAN women hate nuclear power. Men don’t mind it, but women would rather use candles. This is the startling finding of Auspoll’s latest research, a poll of 1500 Australians’ attitudes on energy generation. Australians were often divided along gender lines. Continue reading
Illicit uranium trade suspected in Finnish factory
many inconsistencies which seem to point to the existence of illegal trade in uranium, according to the cable. However, the cable stresses that most evidence is circumstantial and inconclusive……
Wikileaks: Finnish Factory Suspected of Illicit Uranium Trade YLE Uutiset , 22 Dec 10, The whistleblowing website Wikileaks has published a cable by the US embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) implicating Finland-based OMG Kokkola Chemicals in uranium trafficking.The cable details the operations of the Belgian-owned Malta Forest Company, from which OMG Kokkola Chemicals would later buy raw materials. Continue reading
Why use X ray airport screening, and why no checking of the system?
Or better yet, why not just use an alternative passenger screener that doesn’t use x-rays at all? As we discussed on Science Friday on November, 2010 these scanners are certainly available and would be a viable, easy option and not expose passengers, pilots, crew, or TSA employees to x-rays
Airport X-ray Screeners: Who’s Checking The Machines? Science Friday December 21, 2010 by Ira Flatow A few weeks ago, I blogged about my experiences with airport luggage screeners who wanted to wear radiation badges but were discouraged from doing so. It’s really the only way of knowing just how much cumulative radiation a person is exposed to during a day, a week, a month. Continue reading
Nuclear-capable missile tested by Pakistan
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile, Telegraph, 22 Dec 10, Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said the successful missile test proved that the country’s defence capability is invincible and “should never be challenged”. The Pakistan military released a statement which said that the Ghauri Hatf 5 missile has a range of 800 miles, and has the capability to carry nuclear and conventional warheads. Mr Gilani made it clear that nuclear deterrence would form the basis of Pakistan’s security policy, assuring that the programme would be developed and its nuclear capabilities enhanced…… Video: Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile – Telegraph
Illegal shipment to Pakistan nuclear plant, by U.S.-China firm
The company was accused of “illegal export, re-export and/or transshipment of high-performance coatings from the United States to the Chashma 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan via a third-party distributor (in China),”
US-China firm fined for Pakistan nuclear exports, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 22 Dec 10, WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday fined the Chinese subsidiary of a US firm nearly four million dollars for exporting coatings to a Pakistan nuclear site. Continue reading
“Golden Rule” anti nuclear ship to sail again
The “Golden Rule” will Sail Again, THE HUFFINGTON POST, 22 Dec 10, The Golden Rule, the legendary 30-foot ketch that once terrified U.S. government officials, will return to the seas again this coming summer……….. the Golden Rule will resume the long journey it began more than half a century ago. Rebuilt by U.S. military veterans, it will (in the words of the project brochure), “renew Bigelow’s and Veterans for Peace’s mission — to abolish war and promote peaceful diplomacy.”More information about the Golden Rule Project can be obtained on its web site (http://www.heritech.com/goldenrule), by contacting Fredy Champagne at fchampagne@asis.com, or by writing to Veterans for Peace, P.O. Box 5097, Eureka, CA 95502-5097. Lawrence Wittner: The “Golden Rule” will Sail Again
Rapid take up of local solar power by Australians
“Much of this growth will be in regional Australia, creating employment opportunities and an economic boost for towns and communities,”
Green Australia turns to solar power | The Daily Telegraph, Cameron England , 22 Dec 10, THERE were more than 100,000 solar power systems installed across Australia last year which is more than in the previous decade combined. Continue reading
Naturally occurring radioactivity affecting Houston water
Houston, which continues to depend in part on groundwater for 20 percent of its water, obtains water from wells that drill into underground aquifers surrounded by naturally occurring forms of uranium, radium and other radioactive contaminants…..Multiple toxicologists and radiation experts KHOU spoke with agree with the EPA and Bradford, that any amount of radiation exposure in drinking water increases your risk for cancer.
Draft of federal report finds radiation widespread in Houston water | khou.com by Mark Greenblatt / December 21, 2010 HOUSTON—A draft of a soon-to-be-released federal report shows radiation in Houston’s drinking water is much more widespread than city leaders previously disclosed to the public. Continue reading
Wikileaks: frightening revelations about nuclear theft
The leaked cables tell hair-raising tales of casks of uranium found in wicker baskets in Burundi, a retired Russian general offering to sell “uranium plates” in Portugal, and a radioactive Armenian car on the Georgian border.
WikiLeaks cables: How US ‘second line of defence’ tackles nuclear threat Diplomatic dispatches reveal world of smugglers, ex-military fixers and radioactive materials found in unlikely locations Julian Borger and Karen McVeigh * guardian.co.uk, Sunday 19 December 2010The leaked US cables reveal the constant, largely unseen, work by American diplomatic missions around the world to try to keep the atomic genie in its bottle and forestall the nightmare of a terrorist nuclear attack. Continue reading
Kenya’s people to get greeenwash, (?brainwash) on nuclear power
the commission to carry out a national campaign to educate Kenyans on nuclear energy……“We want to educate Kenyans what nuclear power is all about and remove those psychological negativities in minds of Kenyans,”…..The use of nuclear energy….. faces negative public perception largely due to safety and security issues……
Ministry gives team Sh300m to lead push for nuclear energy. Daily Nation: By KABURU MUGAMBI , December 20 2010 The government has given the newly appointed Nuclear Electricity Project Committee Sh300 million to start work. Continue reading
Attack on a UK nuclear train would be a terrorist coup
particularly concerned about the possibility of an attack on the nuclear trains that go through the main Olympic site in east London, since a successful attack on one of them in its vicinity, whether during or in the lead-up to the Games, would be a terrorist media spectacular.
Video of UK protest Guest post: The Nuclear trains that threaten our safety | The Olympic Borough
The Nuclear trains that threaten our safety, The Olympic Borough, Dec 20th, 2010 by Dave.Anyone who uses Stratford station on a regular basis may have encountered this lot, the Nuclear Trains Action Group (NTAG), doing their best to raise awareness about what they believe is a serious threat to our safety and security. Continue reading
Loose nuclear materials – U.S anxiety revealed by Wikileaks
Australian Prime Minister wrong about Julian Assange
Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been banging on that the actions of Wikileaks and Assange is “illegal” – as recently as two weeks ago. There were mutterings that Australia might have him extradited over the leaking of official United States government documents….However, the Australian Federal Police said this is unlikely because of a quaint legal tradition in Oz, which requires someone to have broken the law before they are arrested.
Julian Assange has not broken Australian law, Coppers say Wikileaks is fair dinkum, TechEye, 20 Dec 2010 While the Australian government bays for the crucifixion of its citizen Julian Assange and Wikileaks, it seems that local coppers think that neither have done anything wrong. Continue reading
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