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India’s Nuclear liability Law greatly worrying the nuclear industry

[India] recently bowled the global nuclear power industry – and possibly itself – an unexpected googly by adopting a civil nuclear liability law that will hold suppliers liable for any accident for up to 80 years after a plant’s construction…..Many countries with nuclear power industries channel potential liability in case of an accident to operators. India’s very different law has sent nuclear companies into a spin.

Nuclear industry: Government bowls sector a surprise googly, By Amy Kazmin   New Delhi  January 26 2011 “…..International suppliers – including GE, Westinghouse, Bechtel, Russia’s Rosatom, France’s Areva, and Japan’s Toshiba, Hitachi and Mitsubishi – are all eyeing lucrative opportunities, …… Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | India, Legal | Leave a comment

British MPs cast doubt on nuclear power plans

The MPs’ report also cast doubt on current plans to make sure there is a deep hole for disposing of radioactive waste within 110 years. It called on the Government to insist that there are sufficient interim ways of storing the material before allowing new plants to be built…….. it argued Britain remains unlikely to get the £200bn of investment in new generation that it needs…

MPs ‘sceptical’ that nuclear power stations will be built on time,  Telegraph UK, 26 Jan 2011, Energy companies are unlikely to build all the UK’s planned nuclear power stations on time, according to an influential committee of MPs. By Rowena Mason Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

Pro nuclear Patrick Moore – a fake environmentalist

he is a paid spokesperson for polluting companies.

Greenpeace Statement On Patrick Moore Patrick Moore often misrepresents himself in the media as an environmental “expert” or even an “environmentalist,” while offering anti-environmental opinions on a wide range of issues and taking a distinctly anti-environmental stance. He also exploits long-gone ties with Greenpeace to sell himself as a speaker and pro-corporate spokesperson, usually taking positions that Greenpeace opposes. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD | Leave a comment

Rising financial problems face nuclear industry in UK

Full insurance cover for the consequences of nuclear accidents is generally impossible to obtain because of the potential liabilities. The government said it might be prepared to provide reinsurance under these circumstances.

Nuclear clean-up costs face big rise, FT.com / UK , By David Blair,   January 24 2011 Companies operating nuclear power stations in Britain could be liable for clean-up costs of up to €1.2bn (£1.01bn) in the event of an accident – a seven-fold increase on the present maximum. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, UK | Leave a comment

French nuclear company EDF faces risky investment in UK plants

In the UK the coalition wants energy companies to spend some £40bn on constructing nuclear generators at eight sites in England – and to do so without any direct public subsidy. Moreover, no nuclear power plant in Britain has been completed on time and on budget.

(UK) Uncharted waters entice French group, FT.com, By David Blair,   January 26 2011 The coalition must make 2011 the “year of delivery” for its electricity market reforms if new nuclear power stations are to go ahead, according to the leader of a joint venture aiming to complete the first reactor. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, UK | 1 Comment

Minnesota lawmakers putting the state at risk of nuclear waste dumping

Make no mistake: Minnesota’s nuclear expansion moratorium is not about the future of nuclear power in this state.

The moratorium is unquestionably about nuclear waste and the understandable fear Minnesotans have about nuclear waste storage in their back yards.

Victoria Winfrey: Lawmakers seem happy to embrace nuclear waste. Minnesotans shouldn’t be. StarTribune.com, By VICTORIA WINFREY  January 25, 2011 In a strange display of priorities when facing an historic state budget deficit, the 2011 Legislature is fast-tracking a bill that would repeal the state’s moratorium on construction of new nuclear power plants or new reactors at existing plants. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

Don’t muddy the word “clean” by including nuclear

Sklar’s advice to lawmakers has been not to accept the dilution of clean energy with nuclear energy ..

Obama Calls for 80% “Clean Energy” by 2035 By RenewableEnergyWorld.com   January 26, 2011 Clean energy advocates applauded the bold initiative, but cautioned against the inclusion of nuclear, clean coal and natural gas in a “clean energy standard.” Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Strong case for keeping Wisconsin’s law on safeguards and nuclear power

Signers include: Citizens Utility Board, Clean Wisconsin, Sierra Club John Muir Chapter, Wisconsin Environment, Midwest Environmental Advocates, WISPIRG, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin, Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger, Nukewatch, Coulee Progressives, One Wisconsin Now, and Town and Country Resource Conservation and Development.

15 environmental, public interest groups: Expand renewable energy, not nuclear, 15 organizations urge, WisBusiness.com:1/26/2011  Charlie Higley, Fifteen environmental and other public interest groups have asked the legislature and governor to focus on expanding renewable energy in the state instead of relaxing or repealing state laws to make it easier to build new nuclear power plants. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

Obama’s misleading message on “clean” energy

“Coal, nuclear power, biofuels and natural gas are inherently dirty,” said Erich Pica, president of the Friends of the Earth. “Telling Americans anything else is misleading.”……

Obama touts “clean” energy, skips climate change  Baltimore Sun, January 26, 2011 ,  President Obama heartened environmentalists when he set a new national goal last night of Americans getting 80 percent of their electricity from “clean energy” by 2035, but he then dismayed some by including nuclear power and coal in his definition of what’s clean.  Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Synchrotron for medical isotopes – no need for nuclear reactor

The NRC says the new method doesn’t pose any security or nuclear proliferation concerns because, unlike a nuclear reactor, it requires no weapons-grade uranium.

Sask. synchrotron to make medical isotopes, CBC News -, 24 Jan 2011, Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are looking at using the synchrotron to develop medical isotopes without a nuclear reactor. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | Canada, health, technology | Leave a comment

Drop in income for nuclear company Exelon

Exelon 4Q net income falls on charges, Bloomberg,  Jan 27, 2011   By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nuclear power plant operator Exelon Corp. reported lower fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday on losses due to hedging transactions and costs of planning to retire some plants.The company said net income fell to $524 million, or 79 cents per share, from $581 million, or 88 cents per share, a year earlier…

January 27, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, USA | Leave a comment

Conflict of interest in USA’s new panel on nuclear radiation and cancer?

The public has until the end of January to comment on the panel members and professional composition. Beyond Nuclear will be submitting comments on individual conflicts of interest and overall balance and appropriateness of disciplines by January 31

Immediate action needed on NAS cancer panel, Beyond Nuclear , 27 Jan 2011, -The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Nuclear Radiation and Studies Board (NRSB) has announced the provisional membership for a panel to examine the cancer risks around NRC licensed nuclear facilities. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Move to ban charging customers in advance for future nuclear plants

Prepaid Plants, Capitol News Service, January 26th, 2011 by Whitney Ray Progress Energy customers paying for a nuclear power plant that hasn’t been built yet may soon get a refund. State Senator Mike Fasano has filed legislation banning power companies from charging customers extra money on their bills for future projects. Fasano says shareholders, not the customers should pay for the company’s infrastructure.
It should be the stockholders; it should be the company itself paying from those nuclear power plants, not passing those costs on to the consumer,” said Fasano. Right now Progress Energy customers are paying five dollars more a month to build a nuclear plant in Levy County. Florida Power and Light is asking the Public Service Commission to allow them to begin collecting money for several nuclear projects….Capitol News Service » Blog Archive » Prepaid Plants

January 27, 2011 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

Renewable energy investment a hedge against market volatility

Focusing on a small subset of benefits of renewables certainly has its advantages but also leads to the neglect of other benefits perceived at one time to be less important. One such neglected benefit, though, now merits much greater significance than has been previously accorded it given the tremendous floods that ravaged eastern Australia earlier this year: a hedge against marketplace volatility.

A Lesson from the Great Australian Floods, Americans for Energy Leadership, Michael Craig 26 Jan 2011, Renewable energy has been put forth as the solution to a myriad of problems, some of which have received more attention than others. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change | Leave a comment

Russia wants continued nuclear arms reduction, says Medvedev

Medvedev says Russia, US should continue nuclear arms cuts, DAVOS, January 26 (Itar-Tass) — Russia and the United States should continue nuclear arms reduction and should not stop at New START, President Dmitry Medvedev said.  Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

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