For first time,U.S. utilities name nuclear wastes as their top worry
While respondents of the annual survey have cited nuclear waste disposal and storage as a concern in the past, respondents ranked it as a top concern for the first time this year,
US Utilities Concerned About Water, Nuclear Waste Disposal – Study WSJ, DOW JONES NEWSWIRES,-By Cassandra Sweet, * JUNE 13, 2011 U.S. utilities are increasingly concerned about adequate water supply and nuclear waste disposal and storage, Continue reading
Deception and mistrust crippled Japan’s response to Fukushima disaster
many of the residents around the plant who evacuated went north, on the assumption that winds blew south during winter in that area. That took them directly into the radioactive plume, he said — exposing them to the very radiation that they were fleeing….
In Nuclear Crisis, Crippling Mistrust NYT, By NORIMITSU ONISHI and MARTIN FACKLER, June 12, 2011 “…..it became clear that a prime minister who had built his career on suspicion of the collusive ties between Japan’s industry and bureaucracy was acting nearly in the dark. He had received a confusing risk analysis from the chief nuclear regulator, a fervently pro-nuclear academic whom aides said Mr. Kan did not trust. He was also wary of the company that operated the plant, given its history of trying to cover up troubles… Continue reading
Over-exposure to radiation- six more Fukushima workers reported
Six more Tepco staff exposed beyond limit | The Japan Times Online June 14, 2011 Radiated workers may be drop in Fukushima bucket Kyodo Six more workers involved in efforts to contain the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant are feared to have been exposed to radiation above the emergency limit, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday. Continue reading
Threat of nuclear war and ecological calamity is not diminishing
“One Week on Earth” – Michael Tobias – Green Conversations – Forbes 13 June 11 “…..Sweden: A new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute declares that with over 5,000 nuclear weapons ready for use just within the U.S., Russia, France and Britain – and a total of 20,530 nuclear weapons known to exist – the threat of nuclear war is not diminishing. A single mad person, with the stroke of a key, could cause the greatest ecological calamity since the extinction of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago….
“One Week on Earth” – Michael Tobias – Green Conversations – Forbes
Public kept in the dark as Taiwan passes unpopular pro nuclear budget
Green Citizen Action Alliance secretary-general Tsuei Su-hsin (崔愫欣) said it was undemocratic for legislators to arbitrarily pass the huge budget when many of the details are kept secret from the public, not to mention barring citizens from observing the voting process from inside the legislature.
Lawmakers pass new nuclear funding, Taipei Times, By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Lee I-chia14 June The legislature yesterday voted down a set of anti-nuclear motions proposed by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Holding just one-third of the legislative seats, the DPP failed in 11 attempts to block the use of nuclear power, despite support from anti-nuclear activists who have staged a protest outside the legislature since Sunday night. Continue reading
America -“business as usual” despite growing ecological issues
“One Week on Earth” – Michael Tobias – Green Conversations – Forbes 13 June 11 America: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency struggles to safeguard Americans from greenhouse gasses, mercury poisoning and a Who’s Who of environmental toxins, while the very powers of government that created the legislation in the first place, such as the Clean Air Act signed into law by President Nixon, adopt the old, tired rhetoric of jobs versus the environment.Some acknowledge serious ecological issues confronting Americans while they engage in promoting business as usual.
“One Week on Earth” – Michael Tobias – Green Conversations – Forbes
The problem of Pakistan’s risk of nuclear terrorism
Pakistan nuclear terror: an interview with Stanford’s Scott SaganA leading expert on South Asian nuclear security discusses the risks of terrorists seizing materials from Pakistan’s arsenal.Global Post,David CaseJune 13, 2011“…… To get a better sense of the risks that the arsenal could fall into terrorist hands, GlobalPost spoke with Scott D. Sagan, one of the world’s leading authorities on Pakistan’s nuclear program….. “I think that the security of both Pakistani nuclear weapons and Pakistani fissionable will remain a serious concern for the United States and all international actors….. Continue reading
Plunge in Uranium Energy’s Shares
INVESTORS SURRENDER THEIR SHARES OF URANIUM ENERGY, SHARES DROP 2.6% (UEC) Stock Market Research – Zacks Investment Research Chip Brian Jun 13, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) — Uranium Energy (AMEX:UEC) is one of today’s worst performing low-priced stocks, down 2.6% to $2.94 on 0.3x average daily volume. Approximately 250,000 shares have traded hands today vs. 30-day average volume of 865,000 shares. Continue reading
Huge and expanding costs of USA’s nuclear arsenal
Nuclear Paradox: Shrinking U.S. Arsenal Requires Huge New Expenditures, Forbes, Jun. 13 2011 by Loren Thompson “…..The anti-nuclear rhetoric coming out of the White House during Obama’s early days in office was so persistent that some senior military officers worried the new president was taking America in the direction of unilateral disarmament, even though the candidate had explicitly ruled out that possibility during the campaign. But the military need not have worried, because the way things are turning out, Barack Obama is likely to spend more money on the U.S. nuclear arsenal than any U.S. president since Ronald Reagan. Continue reading
Murky background to plan for nuclear plant in Belarus
Rep. Dan Burton: 25 Years After Chernobyl, Russia and Belarus Still Don’t Get It, HUFFINGTON POST, 13 June 11“…..a new nuclear power plant set for construction this fall on former Soviet territory raises alarm at how little has been learned.What set Chernobyl apart from Fukushima more than anything else was the way the closed Soviet regime responded to the disaster, remaining in denial for weeks that a catastrophe was unfolding. The same could occur in Belarus, which is currently ruled by an autocratic leader who falsified his own reelection last December. Belarus and Russia’s mishandling of the proposal to build a reactor near Astraviec, a town in western Belarus, is a warning sign the West should not ignore. Again, we see the potential lack of transparency, international coordination, and communication……..
Rep. Dan Burton: 25 Years After Chernobyl, Russia and Belarus Still Don’t Get It
Injustice of nuclear waste near Taiwan’s indigenous people
it was unfair for Aborigines, who usually consume less energy than other people in Taiwan, to be exposed to the dangers of coal mines in the past, and now nuclear waste….
Lawmakers pass new nuclear funding, Taipei Times, By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Lee I-chia 14 June “……Pani (拔耐), an Aboriginal woman and cofounder of Raging Citizens Act Now, provided a clear picture of the implications of nuclear energy for ordinary citizens. Continue reading
India’s unrealistic nuclear power plans
Nuclear trade with India risks boosting arms race – The West Australian,Scott Ludlam,13 June 11 “……I have spent time in India studying the nuclear industry, which is famous for its unrealistic projections of future civil nuclear prospects. Continue reading
Dim outlook for real action on global warming
One Week on Earth” – Michael Tobias – Green Conversations – Forbes 13 June 11 The Netherlands: Ten Dutch Greenpeace lobbyists chain themselves to a train carrying nuclear waste to a reprocessing plant in France, while nations throughout the world debate the future of nuclear power, attempting to somehow reconcile greenhouse gas mitigation in a post-Fukushima minefield of unclear energy calculus. The status quo of coal/oil/natural gas/nuclear power slams nascent alternative energy enthusiasts (particularly in Russia) dimming hopes for anything like the carbon neutral renaissance so many green ethicists have urged at one carbon-indebted global conference after another. “One Week on Earth” – Michael Tobias – Green Conversations – Forbes
100 anti-nuclear rallies across Japan’s cities
around 100 anti-nuclear events were staged nationwide, including in the western cities of Osaka and Hiroshima, which were devastated by a US atomic bomb in 1945. In the capital an estimated 6000 demonstrators, some carrying placards reading “We don’t want nuclear power plants”, marched by the head office of the Fukushima plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), in a rally organised by the Japan Congress against Atomic and Nuclear Bombs..
Japan marks 3 months of pain News.com.au AAP * June 12, 2011 THOUSANDS of people rallied in Japan as the country marked three months since its horror quake and tsunami. Radiation continues to leak from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 225 kilometres northeast of the capital, amid simmering public frustration over the government’s slow response to the triple catastrophe…. Continue reading
Lingering radioactive disaster for Japan’s ‘no go’nuclear zone
The narrow strip of hilly coastal country between Fukushima City – a metropolis of 2 million – and the crippled Daiichi nuclear plant on Japan’s east coast, is a no-go zone occupied by an invisible enemy – potentially life-threatening radiation. It is in the ground, in the atmosphere and in the sewerage…..
‘Exploding clouds of radioactive steam and debris were swept by strong winds across a broad arch of countryside, including Iitate and Minamisoma. Mountain forests, streams, rice fields, school grounds and houses were contaminated
A long wait for solace in a ravaged land, Sydney Morning Herald, Russell Skelton, June 11, 2011 Almost 100 days since the earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan, the nation struggles to give hope to its citizens Continue reading
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