2011 June 21 « nuclear-news

Nuclear Suppliers Group restricting sales of atomic technology

Export Group Could Restrict Key Atomic Tech Sales. Global Security Network June 20, 2011 The 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group has acted to prohibit its members from furnishing nuclear fuel enrichment and reprocessing systems to countries outside the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the Deccan Chronicle reported on Monday (see GSN, May 27).

The initiative prompted apprehension from India, which in 2008 received a waiver allowing it to import sensitive material and technology even as a nuclear-armed state that has not joined the treaty……http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20110620_7198.php

June 21, 2011 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs | Leave a comment

Nuclear power getting dearer, renewables cheaper – Germany is right

Germany is right to opt out of nuclear The rejection of nuclear power is a result not of German angst but of economic thinking. We must invest in renewable energy, Ulrich Beck, guardian.co.uk, 20 June 2011 Ultimately, the rejection of nuclear is not a result of German angst but of economic thinking. In the long run, nuclear power will become more expensive, while renewable energy will become cheaper. But the key point is that those who continue to leave all options open will not invest. Continue reading →

June 21, 2011 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | Leave a comment

Israel’s nuclear weapons – a threat to Middle East peace?

Israel: An Impediment To A Nuclear-Free Middle East,By Kourosh Ziabari ,The Public Record,Jun 20th, 2011 “……–According to the Federation of American Scientists, Israel now possesses up to 200 nuclear warheads and since it is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), it cannot be held accountable over its military nuclear program. ….Since Israel started the development of nuclear weapons in early 1950s, it adopted a so-called policy of “deliberate ambiguity” and concealed its nuclear activities under this counterfeit label to enjoy immunity and avoid responsibility over its nuclear program, meaning that it neither confirms nor denies the possession of nuclear weapons, while even the U.S.-based scientific and research organizations have admitted that it has a perilous nuclear arsenal which is potentially able to evaporate the whole Middle East in a matter of seconds. Continue reading →

June 21, 2011 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, weapons and war | 1 Comment

French government rejecting poll showing unpopularity of nuclear power

French Industry Minister Rejects Poll Backing Nuclear Withdrawal Bloomberg, By Tara Patel June 11 French Industry Minister Eric Besson rejected the findings of an opinion poll that called for the gradual phasing-out of the country’s 58 nuclear reactors…..Fifty-one percent of respondents in an Ifop survey commissioned by the European Green party published March 21 said France’s reactors, along with its nuclear energy policy, should be phased out in the next 25 years. Just 19 percent wanted a more rapid pullout.

France, which depends on nuclear power for about three quarters of its electricity, should “progressively” exit from atomic energy, according to 60 percent of respondents to a Viavoice opinion poll published in today’s Liberation newspaper. Thirty-five percent are against the change, the newspaper said……http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-20/french-industry-minister-rejects-poll-backing-nuclear-withdrawal.html

June 21, 2011 Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, politics | Leave a comment

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