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Doubts about any evidence for Iran developing “nuclear triggers”

IAEA Accuses Iran Over ‘Nuclear Triggers,’ But Where Is Evidence? — News from Antiwar.com Past Allegations Centered Around Forged Documentby Jason Ditz, May 25, 2011 The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Iran report featured a totally unsourced allegation that Iran had conducted work on “nuclear triggering technology” that could only be used for nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

May 27, 2011 Posted by | Iran, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Nuclear power for Canada? not quite a dead parrot

As they say in the old Monty Python skit, “this parrot is not dead.” ….Will we continue to blindly follow the nuclear cult leaders or do what the smart money is doing in Switzerland and pursue a clean energy future “without any hesitance and a strict no, to the nuclear possibility?”

Ontario’s Nuclear Ostriches, Bruce Cox:  27 May 11 On Wednesday May 25 at 3:30 in the afternoon the Swiss government pulled the plug on their nuclear future. They will shelve plans for three new reactors, phase out their aging reactors, and focus their efforts on energy efficiency and clean renewable energy production.The nuclear industry has spent the last handful of years declaring a global “nuclear renaissance” in the face of a growing climate change crisis with the hopes of spawning more nuclear sales and government subsidies. Continue reading →

May 27, 2011 Posted by | Canada, politics | Leave a comment

Japan’s nuclear lobby still promoting nuclear power

The sun sets on Japan’s nuclear age, The Irish Times -DAVID McNEILL, May 27, 2011 “……..Japan’s largest business lobby, the Keidanren, has made its position very clear. Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura this month demanded that Kan rescind his decision on Hamaoka, which he called “extralegal” and a “political performance”. With Japanese businesses already struggling to compete with mighty China, the nation cannot afford to ditch nuclear power, he warned.For that reason, many analysts say that Kan’s more recent pronouncements are rhetoric designed to appease angry voters. Continue reading →

May 27, 2011 Posted by | Japan, marketing | Leave a comment

Nuclear plant near Joplin vulenerable to tornadoes

‘Tornado Alley’ reactor not fully twister-proof, Google News, (AP)  27 May 11, WASHINGTON (AP) — The closest nuclear power plant to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo., was singled out weeks before the storm for being vulnerable to twisters.Inspections triggered by Japan’s nuclear crisis found that some emergency equipment and storage sites at the Wolf Creek nuclear plant in southeastern Kansas might not survive a tornado.

Specifically, plant operators and federal inspectors said Wolf Creek did not secure equipment and vehicles needed to fight fires, retrieve fuel for emergency generators and resupply water to keep nuclear fuel cool as it’s being moved.

Despite these findings, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded that the plant met requirements put in place after the Sept. 11 attacks that are designed to keep the nuclear fuel cool and containment structures intact during an emergency….. The Associated Press: ‘Tornado Alley’ reactor not fully twister-proof

May 27, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

Japan’s PM pitching Japan as nuclear safety expert

Japan to host nuclear summit,  Times LIVE, May 26, 2011   By Sapa-AFPJ apan intends to host a global meeting on nuclear safety with US atomic energy watchdog IAEA next year, Prime Minister Naoto Kan told G8 leaders yesterday
“Japan would like to open an international summit on nuclear safety in co-operation with the IAEA next year in Japan,” Kan said during lunch at the G8 summit in Deauville, according to a senior government official. ……
Japan has drawn up a timetable for stabilising the plant by early next year. Currently, an international team of IAEA specialists is inspecting the plant. Kan described the nuclear situation as “gradually stabilising”. ….Japan to host nuclear summit – Times LIVE

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

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