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Funds for new nuclear research at University of Saskatchewan

$30 million for a new nuclear research centre at U of S, 650 CKOM, Premier Brad Wall believes province will be a leader in nuclear material science  By Chris Carr  March 2, 2011 It will make Saskatchewan the focal point for nuclear research in western Canada.

$30 million is being set aside over seven years for a new nuclear research centre at the University of Saskatchewan……  Wall believes the new money will make the province a leader in nuclear material science, and small reactor technology….

March 3, 2011 Posted by | Canada, marketing | Leave a comment

The danger of nuclear plants that are out of sight

The concern arises from new and anticipated developments that will allow nuclear fuel facilities — uranium enrichment technologies — to get so small and so efficient that U.S. surveillance methods can’t spot them.

Why we need to keep nuclear facilities in plain sight, The Hill, By Francis Slakey – 03/02/11 ……… technology over the last few decades that got smaller, more efficient, and easier to conceal. Facilities that manufacture nuclear fuel are following that same trend – one that’s creating a national security risk . Continue reading →

March 3, 2011 Posted by | safety, technology, USA | Leave a comment

France’s plan for nuclear reactors out of sight, undersea

Anti-nuclear groups such as “Sortir du Nucleaire” (“Phasing Out of the Nuclear Age”) have described the project as “absurd”.

“Radioactivity would spread even more quickly in the water than in the air, with even fewer means to control leaks,” said Sortir du Nucleaire coordinator Anne-Laure Meladeck in Lyon……

French scientists eye underwater nuclear plants By Marie Maitre PARIS, March 2 (Reuters) – French scientists are looking at the possibility of submerging small nuclear power plants deep underwater to supply low-cost energy to isolated countries or islands that cannot afford a major inland atomic plant. Continue reading →

March 3, 2011 Posted by | France, technology | Leave a comment

India’s new nuclear projects face a number of hurdles

in the upcoming 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project in the coastal Ratnagiri district, NPCIL is planning to line up a number of sops for the land losers.

Work on NPCIL Haripur project to start in 2014 Business Standard,  Kolkata March 3, 2011, Amid controversies surrounding the proposed nuclear power plant at Haripur in West Bengal, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has said that work on the project will start by 2014.The environmental evaluation process is expected to be over by 2012 and the land acquisition will kick off only after that. Continue reading →

March 3, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, India | Leave a comment

Don’t let Entergy off the hook on nuclear waste cleanup

SAFSTOR “would let Entergy off the hook” for cleanup and waste disposal for years or even decades, wrote the delegation.

“While Entergy may prefer leaving the plant to sit like an abandoned factory because it has not saved the necessary funds to fully decommission the plant, this is not the safest option for Vermonters,” Leahy, Sanders and Welch wrote..

Leahy, Sanders, Welch say no to SAFSTOR, Brattleboro Reformer By BOB AUDETTE / Reformer Staff March 2, 2011 BRATTLEBORO — Vermont’s congressional delegation is urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ensure it will force Entergy to clean up the site of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant as soon as it closes down. Continue reading →

March 3, 2011 Posted by | decommission reactor, USA, wastes | Leave a comment

Inspection of Syria’s nuclear sites by IAEA

Syria agrees to IAEA inspection of nuclear site, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 3 March 11, VIENNA — Syria has agreed to a vist by inspectors from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency to a nuclear site for the first time since June 2008, diplomats said Wednesday.The site, at Homs in the west of the country, is known to the IAEA and is not thought to be suspect.”Syria has agreed to the principle of a visit,” said a source close to the IAEA. It is due to take place on April 1 though the details remain to be determined.The agreement follows numerous requests and growing impatience on the part of the agency with Damascus’s refusals.The visit will not take in a posible uranium enrichment facility at Al Kibar, which was bombed by Israeli warplanes in 2007, the source said….. AFP: Syria agrees to IAEA inspection of nuclear site

March 3, 2011 Posted by | politics international, Syria | Leave a comment

Two University chairs to be funded by nuclear company

Fluor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions donate $1.5 million to USC |  The Greenville News Gift will fund two USC chairs, By Jenny Munro    February 28. 2011 Fluor Corp. and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the company’s arm that operates the nuclear facility, announced a $1.5 million gift Monday to the University of South Carolina for the Center of Economic Excellence for the Hydrogen Economy…….Fluor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions donate $1.5 million to USC | greenvilleonline.com | The Greenville News

March 1, 2011 Posted by | marketing, USA | Leave a comment

Push for a $2 billion loan for Ohio uranium enrichment plant

Members of Ohio Congress urge Obama administration to guarantee $2 billion loan for Piketon uranium-enrichment plant, WKSU News: , February 28, 2011, Amanda Rabinowitz “……….A delegation of Ohio Congress members is urging the president’s administration to work quickly on a $2 billion loan guarantee for a uranium-enrichment plant in southern Ohio. They’ve sent a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, saying quick action on the loan guarantee is key to the future of the American Centrifuge plant in Piketon. Developer USEC says it needs the loan guarantee to finish the plant. The government rejected a $2 billion guarantee for the project in 2009…….WKSU News: Headline News for Monday, February 28, 2011

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China’s secret ambition for unlimited nuclear weapons growth – Wikileaks

Chinese officials privately admit that a desire for military advantage underpins continuing secrecy.

No nuclear limit: China, The Age, Philip Dorling, February 28, 2011 HIGH-RANKING Chinese officials have declared that there can be no limit to the expansion of Beijing’s nuclear arsenal, amid growing regional fears that it will eventually equal that of the United States, with profound consequences for the strategic balance in Asia. Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | China, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Robert Green’s inspirational call for scrapping nuclear weapons

A surprisingly small network of individuals drove the campaign to abolish slavery. As with nuclear deterrence, slavery’s leading apologists were the power elites of the United States, Britain and France. They argued that slavery was a “necessary evil,” for which there was “no alternative.” They were discredited as charlatans after a few courageous, committed ordinary British, American and French citizens mobilized unstoppable public and political support for their campaign to replace slavery with more humane, lawful and effective ways to create wealth. The analogy holds for nuclear deterrence, which can and must be discarded for more humane, lawful and safer security strategies if civilization and the Earth’s ecosystems are to survive.

Breaking Free From the Nuclear Deterrence Scam, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Robert Green, 28 Feb 2011,“………Now the nuclear weapon states, admitting that extremists with weapons of mass destruction cannot be deterred, plan pre-emptive nuclear attacks in “anticipatory self-defense” of their “vital interests” — not last-ditch defense of their homeland. Thereby, their unprovable claim that nuclear deterrence averts war is cynically stood on its head. Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, spinbuster, USA | Leave a comment

At last – a Clean Energy Fund that honestly IS CLEAN

George Soros, Cathy Zoi Join New Clean Energy Fund, Reuters,  By SustainableBusiness.com at SustainableBusiness.com Feb 28, 2011 A private equity firm announced it will launch a new clean energy fund in collaboration with billionaire George Soros and Cathy Zoi, who recently resigned as the Obama administration’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and  renewable energy. Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | renewable, USA | Leave a comment

Farmers benefiting financially from renewable energy

The survey results also show an economic upside to producing energy on the farm. Farmers in nearly every state reported savings on their utility bills. The savings were especially noticeable in New York, where utility bill savings reported by respondents topped $5,000 for 2009……..

On-farm renewable energy production shows growth, Hawaii 247.com, 28 Feb 2011, The number of solar panels, wind turbines and methane digesters on America’s farms and ranches has increased significantly over the past decade and there are now 8,569 operations producing their own renewable energy, according to the results of the 2009 On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey. Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, renewable, USA | Leave a comment

Uranium mining threatens Hualapai, Havasupai and Navajo nations, and tourism industry

Salazar’s decision to halt new uranium claims would be consistent with permanent bans by Hualapai, Havasupai and Navajo nations on their lands that surround the park….mining is a minor part of northern Arizona’s economy (unlike tourism at the Grand Canyon,

Uranium mining would hurt Grand Canyon area, The Arizona Republic, Tom Chabin,  28 Feb 2011, FLAGSTAFF — I support Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s proposed 20-year ban on new mining claims on public-land watersheds that drain into Grand Canyon National Park. Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | indigenous issues, Uranium, USA | 2 Comments

Strong local opposition to India’s planned Jaitapur nuclear plant

Chavan was greeted by slogan-shouting women from Sakhrinate village during his interaction with people. The local outfits like Janhit Seva Samitee from Madban village and the fishermen from Sakrinate village asked the chief minister to scrap the project.

Scrap Jaitapur nuclear power project, locals tell Prithviraj Chavan, – Mumbai – DNA Feb 26, 2011, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, who visited the proposed Jaitapur nuclear project site here, today witnessed stiff resistance from the local people who are opposing the 9,900mw power plant. Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | India, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Stop producing plutonium, to stop nuclear weapons spread

Halting production of bomb-grade materials “is in the interest of every country,” Clinton said, urging the UN to open negotiations on a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty “without further delay.”

Clinton Urges Treaty to Halt Production of Nuclear Bomb Material, Bloomberg, By Viola Gienger and Indira A.R. Lakshmanan – Mar 1, 2011 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for an international treaty to bar production of plutonium and uranium for use in nuclear bombs, Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, technology, weapons and war | Leave a comment

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