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Nuclear Regulatory Commission being sued by three States

In New York, the lawsuit on Tuesday had another political subtext. The licenses of the Indian Point 2 and 3 reactors in Buchanan are nearing expiration, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo opposes a 20-year extension sought by the plant’s owners.

Policy on Storing Nuclear Waste Is Challenged by States – NYTimes.com, Matthew Wald, 16 Feb 2011, WASHINGTON — The attorneys general of New York, Connecticutand Vermont sued the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday, challenging a new commission policy stating that nuclear waste can be safely stored at a nuclear power plant for 60 years after a reactor goes out of service. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Preserve St Lawrence River from radioactive risk – say Mohawks

“The [River] provides drinking water to some 40 million people,” says Kahnawà:ke Grand Chief Michael Ahrihron Delisle, Jr., in the joint statement issued February 9. “But for us, it’s much more than that. If there is an accident, there is no place for us to go.”

The Mohawk people have been living in the area of the Seaway for at least 9,000 years – and they’re still there today.

Mohawk Communities Oppose Nuclear Waste Shipment ,  GroundReport by  John Schertow February 14, 2011 The Mohawk Councils of Kahnawà:ke, Tyendinaga and Akwesasne have issued a joint statement rejecting the shipment of nuclear waste through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system.On Feb. 4, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC),  gave Bruce Power one full year to get 16 containers filled with radioactive waste to Sweden, where the waste can be recycled. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | Canada, indigenous issues | Leave a comment

Indiana’s Clean Energy Bill an incentive to nuclear industry

… it includes dirty energy like ‘clean’ coal, nuclear and natural gas in its definition of renewable energy,”…….

The CAC said the bill would essentially shift the risk to the ratepayers for projects that Wall Street has traditionally refused to finance. Many of these projects pose a high risk for small returns.

Bill may hurt consumers, encourage nuclear power | City & State | Indiana Daily Student, 16 Feb 2011, The Indiana General Assembly has named it the Clean Energy Bill, but others consider it a utility monopoly bill. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Scotland: opposition to radioactive shipload

Nuclear cargo ignites ‘alarm’ in U.K. Bruce Power’s spent generators headed to Europe By RANDY BOSWELL, Postmedia News February 16, 2011 It’s been controversially approved for a Great Lakes crossing by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, but a radioactive shipload of decommissioned steam generators from Ontario’s Bruce Power plant is now headed for a rough ride overseas, where a coalition of British municipalities is urging the U.K. government to prevent the atomic cargo from passing close to Ireland and Scotland.
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities, an umbrella group that includes 75 local governments throughout the British Isles, has expressed its “deep alarm” that the Canadian shipment of “highly radioactive waste” -16 retired generators, each the size of a school bus -is expected to skirt the U.K. coastline sometime this year en route to a Swedish recycling plan
About 90 per cent of the steel is to be decontaminated at the Studsvik recycling facility in Sweden and sold in world metal markets. The remaining radioactive material will be shipped back to Canada for long-term storage at the Bruce Power nuclear station, located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, about 250 kilometres northwest of Toronto Nuclear cargo ignites ‘alarm’ in U.K.

February 16, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, UK | Leave a comment

Blockade of nuclear transport in Germany

Environmentalists protest transportation of nuclear wastes – PTI, 16 Feb 2011, -Environmentalists in Germany announced that they would extend their protest against the transportation and recycling of nuclear waste near residential areas and insist on it being stored in a nuclear deposit. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | Germany, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Wikileaks: details on Egypt’s nuclear reactor contract

Contract Signed for Egypt’s First Nuclear Plant – Telegraph, 16 Feb 2011, “……….On June 18, 2009, WorleyParsons Ltd. signed a contract with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy for the development of Egypt’s first Nuclear power plant. Ambassador Scobey, Australian Ambassador Stephanie Shwabsky, and Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif were present at the signing along with Worley’s President, Ron McNeilly and Dr. Rames Khalil, Worley’s Regional Power Manager for Egypt and Africa…….Contract Signed for Egypt’s First Nuclear Plant – Telegraph

February 16, 2011 Posted by | Egypt, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Remembering a nuclear disaster: it could happen again

“Nuclear is still a highly unsafe form of energy,” says Greenpeace’s Steve Campbell. “There’s still no solution to radioactive waste, and it remains a threat for millennia. However, we now have proven and reliable energy alternatives to take its place, such as wind solar and geothermal.”.

The worst eco-catastrophes of all time By John PickrellABC Environment | 15 Feb 2011“……..3. Worst nuclear accident: Chernobyl (1986) On 26 April 1986 the number four reactor at a power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine exploded, vaporising 50 tonnes of radioactive material into the atmosphere. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | history, Ukraine | 1 Comment

Legal case over medical radiation

Richmond man sues over hospital scan Edmonton Journal February 15, 2011 A Richmond man claims he was over-exposed to radiation during a CT scan at Abbotsford Regional Hospital.In a civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Randy Kroeplin says he was placed in the scanner at the hospital on March 19, 2009.He says the scan appeared to stop halfway through the scan and he was left in the scanner for about 25 minutes. The scan commenced again and was finished about four minutes later. “As a result of the CT scan, the plaintiff was exposed to an unnecessary amount of radiation,” says the suit. Richmond man sues over hospital scan

February 16, 2011 Posted by | Canada, Legal | Leave a comment