Double digit share price falls for uranium mining companies
Shares of Denison Mines and Uranium Resources Face Strong Downward Pressure, MarketWatch, NEW YORK, NY, Sep 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –– Uranium stocks have struggled this month as prices for the radioactive material have plunged. According to the latest quarterly report by Resource Capital Research, uranium prices are down 27 per cent over the past three months and 23 per cent over the past year….
Lengthy and costly cleanup of uranium contaminated site
Largest abandoned uranium mine cleanup on Navajo Nation announced An important milestone in the effort to clean up of Navajo trust lands contaminated by historic uranium mining will be achieved in the cleanup of the Northeast Church Rock Mine in New Mexico., Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich, 30 Sep 2011 RENO, NV – The U.S. EPA announced Thursday it has approved a plan to clean up 1.4 million tons of radium and uranium contaminated soil at the Northeast Church Rock Mine, the largest and highest priority uranium mine on the Navajo Nation. Continue reading
Japan’s nuclear conspiracies to manipulate public opinion
Japan nuke companies stacked public meetings, ABC Radio 774 North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, October 03, 2011 An independent investigation in Japan has revealed a long history of nuclear power companies conspiring with governments to manipulate public opinion in favour of nuclear energy. Continue reading
General Eclectric warns on nuclear reactors and earthquakes
GE warns nuclear reactors could struggle in earthquake, October 02, 2011, NJ.com. By Eliot Caroom/The Star-Ledger A manufacturer of dozens of boiling water nuclear reactors in the country, including many on the East Coast, warned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last year and reiterated last week that earthquakes could hinder its reactors from shutting down. Continue reading
Move for nuclear referendums in Japan
Japanese activists pushing for nuclear referendums, Australia Network News, 3 Oct 11, A civic group formed in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis in Japan is collecting signatures in Tokyo, Osaka and Shizuoka Prefecture with an eye to filing direct petitions with local assemblies to hold referendums on nuclear power. Continue reading
The myth of safe ionisng radiation
We are in the middle of a terrifying scientific experiment in which we and our children are the subjects. Let’s face the facts that mixing the profit motive with the most dangerous technology is a very bad idea, and that natural forces and human error are reason enough to admit nuclear power is a mistake. It’s time to move on.
The Myth of Low-Level Radiation, Why safe levels are a myth , Radiation Truth All radiation is dangerous, whether it is natural or man-made. There is no “safe” amount of radioactive material or radiation. “The U.S. Department of Energy has testified that there is no level of radiation that is so low that it is without health risks”, reports Jacqueline Cabasso, the Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation. (full article) Continue reading
Radioactive contamination of ocean continues from Fukushima
the Fukushima disaster appeared to be by far the largest accidental release of radioactive material into the sea…..
The working hypothesis is that contaminated sediments and groundwater near the coast are continuing to contaminate the seas, …
fuller understanding of the effect on fish that are commercially harvested will probably take several years of data following several feeding cycles,
Fukushima’s Contamination Produces Some Surprises at Sea, NYT, By DAVID JOLLY, September 28, 2011, Six months after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi, the news flow from the stricken nuclear power plant has slowed, but scientific studies of radioactive material in the ocean are just beginning to bear fruit.
The word from the land is bad enough. ….
Off the coast, the early results indicate that very large amounts of radioactive materials were released, and may still be leaking, and that rather than being spread through the whole ocean, currents are keeping a lot of the material concentrated. Continue reading
“Independent” nuclear expert Meserve paid by nuclear industry
Frequent Media Nuclear Expert On Payroll Of Multiple Nuclear Power Companies , Simply Info, September 16th, 2011 This article came out through US news services yesterday frequently quoting a nuclear expert who is claiming newer commercial nuclear power plants are safer or superior to plants like Fukushima. Richard Meserve, the expert in the article claims because Fukushima was built in the 1970′s and that newer plant designs would be much safer.
The bulk of the US power plants were built in the 60′s and 70′s just like Fukushima. The word for word line about newer plants being safer is a standard line from the commercial nuclear power industry. The article cites’s Meserve’s credentials as being a former NRC head and as a consultant to the IAEA. After some research it is clear that this doesn’t even scratch the surface of Meserve’s real allegiances or who who signs his substantial paychecks. Continue reading
Secret negotiations over Mongolia becoming repositary for nuclear waste
the idea has become a political lightning rod, with the opposition Green Party charging that a waste facility could become an environmental and safety nightmare….
the draft agreement, which has not been released but reportedly included a passage referring to Mongolia as a future destination for spent fuel……
“Mongolia is not an awfully democratic state,”
Senior U.S. Official Denies Talk of Foreign Nuclear Waste Site in Mongolia, NTI Global Security Newswire, Sept. 30, 2011, By Elaine M. Grossman WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. Energy Department official on Wednesday disputed reports that the Obama administration has sought Mongolian support for construction of a storage site for international spent nuclear fuel in the Central Asian nation (see GSN, March 30).
The assertion — made by a high-ranking official who asked not to be named in addressing a diplomatically sensitive issue — directly countered remarks offered last spring by a veteran State Department official who leads U.S. nuclear trade pact negotiations. Continue reading
In USA nuclear industry spending up big on lobbying
In April through June, NEI lobbied Congress, the Commerce Department, the Defense Department, the Executive Office of the President, the Departments of Transportation, Energy, State and Homeland Security Department, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Office of Management and Budget, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to the report the NEI filed July 19 with the House clerk’s office….
Nuclear group spent $580,000 lobbying in April, May, June 2011 Forbes, By The Associated Press, 09.30.11, NEW YORK — The main trade group for the nuclear power industry, the Nuclear Energy Institute, spent $580,000 in the first quarter lobbying federal officials about financial support for new reactors, safety regulations and other issues, according to a disclosure report. Continue reading
Nuclear industry winding down, just look at Flamanville
It has to be acknowledged that, irrespective of Fukushima, new nuclear build was never going to be plain sailing from a technical or financial standpoint.
Just ask EDF, the French state-controlled utility which is currently building the first new nuclear plant in that country for 15 years …
Bailing out on nuclear, The Engineer, [UK] 30 September 2011 | By Andrew Czyzewski “………according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) six developing countries interested in developing a civil nuclear programme have notified it that they have abandoned their plans….
It’s not only politicians and their subjects getting nervous though. Continue reading
Japan’s Nuclear Agency manipulated public opinion forums
Japan Panel Says Nuclear Agency Manipulated Forums, WSJ, By MITSURU OBE, 30Sept 11 TOKYO—An independent panel advising Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry confirmed Friday that the ministry’s nuclear watchdog was involved in attempts by utilities to manipulate public opinion in favor of nuclear power, a conclusion likely to reinforce public mistrust in the nuclear industry and to raise further hurdles for the restart of idled reactors. Continue reading Court action in Canada over approval for nuclear reactors
federal environmental assessment (EA) of the new reactors is flawed for several reasons, including:
- it failed to examine a specific reactor or cooling water technology;
- it failed to consider the long-term environmental effects of radioactive waste; and
- it failed to look at alternatives to the project, such as green energy…..
Environmentalists go to court to halt new Ontario nuclear reactors, Northumberland View, Sep 29, 2011 Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Greenpeace Canada, and Ecojustice, Waterkeeper.ca Weekly
Risks to Lake Ontario and surrounding communities unclear after flawed assessment
— Environmental groups have asked a federal court to stop government agencies from approving construction of new nuclear reactors at Darlington until an environmental assessment is fully completed and shows the project won’t negatively impact the environment or human health as required by law. Continue reading
Radiation lingering in sea near Fukushima
much of the radioactive material will still be sinking down to the seabed and being absorbed by marine life
Fukushima’s radioactive sea contamination lingers, New Scientist September 2011 by Andy Coghlan Levels of radiation in the sea off the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant remain stubbornly high six months after the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March.
After levels peaked at around 100,000 becquerels per cubic metre of seawater in early April, much of the radioactive iodine, caesium and plutonium from Fukushima was expected to rapidly disperse in the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Uphill struggle for French nuclear company AREVA
During her 12-year tenure, former Chief Executive Anne Lauvergeon bet on a nuclear
renaissance and loaded up the company with debt and expanded its operations. But despite the sales pitch, the nuclear renaissance never quite happened.
At Areva, New CEO Confronts a Delicate Job, WSJ, By MAX COLCHESTER And GERALDINE AMIEL, 30 Sept 11 PARIS—Areva SA’s new chief executive faces the delicate task of steering the global nuclear-engineering giant through a widespread industry slowdown. Continue reading
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