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Nuclear crisis continues in japan: UN chief to visit

UN chief heads to Japan as nuclear crisis simmers, Times of India, AFP | Aug 7, 2011,  TOKYO: UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Japan on Sunday, where he plans to visit the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone, as the crippled atomic power plant simmers and a food safety scare deepens Continue reading →

August 6, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Pakistan alarm at USA plan for seizing Pakistan’s nuclear weapons

Cat is out of bag, Pakistan Observer, 6 Aug 11, THE fear that were being expressed in the wake of American unilateral action in Abbottabad that Washington could also one day carry out similar operation against Pakistan’s nuclear assets have heightened after disclosure by the NBC News that the US military and intelligence operatives are debating, strategizing, gaming and potentially even conducting drills on entering Pakistan and seizing the nation’s nuclear weapons during a crisis. This is not a mere conjecture as former White House Deputy Counter-Terrorism Director Roger Cressey has also confirmed that the plan is highest priority of the US intelligence and White House. Continue reading →

August 6, 2011 Posted by | Japan, politics international | Leave a comment

Denison uranium miner loses, with falling uranium sales

UPDATE 1-Denison Mines falls to loss on soft uranium sales, TORONTO Aug 4 (Reuters) – Denison Mines  reported a second-quarter loss on Thursday as uranium sales fell sharply in the aftermath of the nuclear crisis in Japan.

The uranium producer said it had a net loss of $13.7 million, ….

It sold 116,000 pounds of uranium at an average price of $65.94 a pound, compared with 417,000 pounds at an average price of $45.56 in the second quarter of 2010.

Denison said that uranium demand has decreased in the aftermath of the nuclear accident in Japan and that it has deferred sales to the second half of the year, with some 570,000 pounds available in inventory…http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFN1E7731YV20110804

August 6, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Canada, Uranium | Leave a comment