Koodankulam anti nuclear struggle will spread beyond the region
The significance of the struggle waged by villagers in the south of Tamil Nadu stretches well
beyond the Koodankulam nuclear project itself.
because the Koodankulam project is closely intertwined with plans for expansion of the Kalpakkam complex, the struggle is bound to reverberate throughout the state of Tamil Nadu and beyond…
Anti-Nuclear Struggle Has Large Fallout, International News magazine, Peter Custers LEIDEN, the Netherlands, Oct 5 (IPS) – The anti-nuclear struggle in India did not gain the same national prominence as the hunger strike waged by Anna Hazare against rampant corruption among India’s top politicians. Yet a landmark it surely was in the history of India’s nuclear programme. Continue reading
Opposition to nuclear plants in Finland
Nuclear power opponents joining forces, YLE.fi 5 Oct 11, Finland. Opponents of nuclear power are continuing efforts to reverse decisions on the construction of new facilities, despite Wednesday’s announcement of plans to build a nuclear power plant at Pyhäjoki on the northwest coast. Environmentalists say that now that plans are settled, local opponents can better focus their campaign.
The chairman of the Kemi regional chapter of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, Aimo Tervahauta, points out that construction of the plant is not yet a complete certainty since it will still require a number of different permits from various authorities.
He pointed out that Wednesday’s announcement was merely publication of the decision by Fennovoima. “This announcement by Fennovoima, or actually by the German energy giant E.ON, was about where it wants to construct a new plant. It is their idea and their announcement. Before that plant goes up, it will need numerous permits, such as environmental impact and construction permits,” noted Tervahauta.
According to Tervahauta, there is plenty to be criticized in the environmental impact study commissioned by Fennovoima. “Both alternative sites were the basis for the Fennovoima environmental impact study. Both Pyhäjoki [authorities] and we viewed it as being superficial and lax. Now that more specific permits will be under consideration, there can be more action taken in greater detail.” http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/10/nuclear_power_opponents_joining_forces_2926766.html
TEPCO hides nuclear information from politicians and public
Tepco fights to keep nuclear emergency procedures secret, FT.com By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo, October 4, 2011 Six months after the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station, the Japanese utility that owns the plant is fighting to keep its pre-disaster emergency-response procedures a secret from politicians and the public, arguing they contain valuable trade information. Tokyo Electric Power angered members parliamentary committee last month when it handed over manuals outlining steps that its nuclear plant operators are meant to follow in the case of accidents.
All but a few words of the texts were redacted with black ink.
The storm of controversy that followed – one newspaper columnist compared it to wartime censorship – seems not to have softened the company’s stance. This week it asked Japan’s nuclear safety regulator, which had ordered it to resubmit the manuals without redaction, to allow it to keep much of the material secret. So far only the regulator, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa), has seen the originals, which run to thousands of pages. It has not passed them on to the lawmakers who originally requested them.
Tepco has told Nisa that if the manuals are to be made public, 90 per cent of the content related to “severe accidents” such as that at Fukushima should be kept under black ink. “The manuals contain knowhow that we have built up over a long period of operation,” a company spokesman said on Tuesday…. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2dc211b0-ee78-11e0-a2ed-00144feab49a.html#axzz1a2EVqNGT
AREVA company convicted of radioactive water pollution
AREVA-SOCATRI was finally convicted of the offense of water pollution, in addition to his conviction for delay in reporting an incident.
Areva-Socatri convicted of water pollution: an unprecedented legal victory! , September 30, the Court of Appeal of Nîmes condemned AREVA-SOCATRI of water pollution, as a result of the appeal including the Network “Sortir du nucléaire”. This sentence follows the unprecedented radioactive leaks detected on the Tricastin nuclear site in July 2008.
Located between Valence and Avignon, the Tricastin nuclear site includes both treatment plants and four fuel nuclear power reactors in operation. SOCATRI society, located on this site, ensures the maintenance and dismantling of radioactive materials and nuclear waste treatment and industrial companies AREVA Tricastin. Continue reading
Down, down, into the abyss goes the uranium industry
Over the last month, these companies have lost between 25 and 29 percent, and they have lost between 57 and 84 percent so far this year. These significant losses proliferate uranium miners and producers, as can be seen from the Global X Uranium ETF (URA), which tracks the Solactive Uranium Index and is down over 60% so far this year…..
An Abysmal Month For Uranium Producers Extends Their 2011 Pain, Seeking Alpha 4 Oct 11, The uranium industry is not what it used to be, nor are the share values of the uranium producers. This may well go down as the worst year for uranium in the modern era, even though several nuclear power experts continue to claim that uranium use is sensible and safe.
This first quarter of 2011 started off with Japanese nuclear concerns following the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the nation, and uranium prices entered a tailspin shortly thereafter. In the wake of tsunami, Germany opted to discontinue nuclear power plant development and reveal plans to eventually eliminate nuclear power as an energy source.
It also appears likely that Japan may be hesitant to build more nuclear power plants in the near future. For many years, Japan and Germany have been significant users of nuclear power. This perceived vacuum to demand weakened the price of uranium. It also weakened the shares of those companies that produce and/or provide uranium…..
In the third quarter, which just ended last week, uranium and its producers continued to drop along with the broader market, only mostly to a broader extent as the investment was deemed more and more speculative. Most uranium producers ended the third quarter at their 2011 lows.
Below are the 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 2011-to-date performance rates for several companies that mine and/or provide uranium for energy production: Continue reading
High levels of radiation in soil beyond Fukushima’s exclusion zone
Nuclear contamination found beyond Japan no-go zone, Google News, 6 Oct 11, TOKYO — High levels of radioactive contamination have been found in soil in the capital of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, a study showed Wednesday, prompting calls to make the area a voluntary evacuation zone.Some 307,000 becquerels of caesium per kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of soil was detected in an independent survey conducted on September 14 by a radiological engineering expert and citizens’ groups……
On Friday the government said it would lift five “evacuation preparation” zones between 20 and 30 kilometres from the plant, where residents were not forced to evacuate but were told to be ready to do so in the event of further setbacks at the crippled plant.
Public confidence in the safety of Japan’s nuclear plants has plummeted in the wake of the disaster, with only 10 of the nation’s 54 reactors currently online….. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gPTzBtCcJ2AYbeWbgXB84JLolAiA?docId=CNG.574799ca7aea7d5e54ed792d7efd7168.541
Support of government and the people points to success for Germany’s nuclear phaseout
Germany will be able to make the nuclear phase-out without any serious risks, as 80% of the people back up the government and even themselves massively invest in renewable energies. At the same time the economy profits from 100,000 new jobs and enterprising tasks.
“Germany’s Nuclear Phase-out Will Be Successful and Without Serious Risks” The Energy Collective, 6 Oct 11, Germany has made one of the most radical policy changes in the wake of Fukushima. Like Japan, it decided to phase out nuclear power by 2022. Furthermore, by the middle of the century, fossil fuels shall only play a minor role in the energy supply of the country….
How can Germany succeed in phasing out nuclear energy while also decarbonising its energy supply? Continue reading
Nuclear power is unaffordable, when you factor in the true costs
not only are we leaving our kids and grandkids with a monumental environmental hazard in the form of never-before-seen-on-Earth nuclear waste, we’re also going to stick them with the bill for disposing of it all properly. …..
when you factor in the true costs of nuclear, which include the mining and refining of uranium ore, along with the multi-billions in unbudgeted costs related to the long-term storage of radioactive materials (not to mention transportation costs for those materials to the facility, if it ever gets built), it’s clear that wind is a better deal, as it doesn’t produce any hazardous waste materials.
How Much Does that Cost? Part I: Nuclear Energy, The Sudbury Star, Ontario, By Steve May, 2 Oct 11 “……..in my digging, I became increasingly alarmed with what I was finding out about the nuclear industry in general, and specifically with the alarming series of cover-ups and misinformation which the Japanese nuclear industry was providing to their government, to the Japanese people, and by extension, to the rest of the world. Continue reading
Japan’s auditors call for cut in nuclear subsidies
Auditors Call for Large Cut in Funds for Nuclear Subsidies, Chem Info TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Kyodo) — Government auditors said Wednesday funds set aside for subsidies to municipalities that would host nuclear reactors can be slashed by about 65.7 billion yen as construction projects of reactors have been stalled. Continue reading
Israel’s increasing isolation – danger of Israeli pre-emptive nuclear strike
Fears an excluded Israel may strike Iran’s nuclear sites, SMH, Ruth Pollard.October 6, 2011 JERUSALEM: There are growing fears Israel’s increasing isolation in the region has led it to consider a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, prompting a flurry of diplomatic activity and a public warning against any unilateral action from a former Mossad chief. Continue reading
Japan’s media sacrificed journalistic integrity for money from TEPCO
the Japanese media which for years accepted TEPCO’s advertising cash in exchange for compromising their journalistic integrity……TEPCO used hundreds of millions to silence any possible media criticism of the company and nuclear power.
TEPCO media strategy questioned ABC Radio A.M. Toney Eastley, Mark Willacy reported this story on October 5, 2011
TONY EASTLEY: To Japan, and more revelations have emerged about the machinations of TEPCO, the giant company that operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
It splashed $350 million a year on advertising and took journalists on junkets just to promote its products.
AM has spoken to Japanese politicians and journalists who describe how TEPCO used its wealth to strangle any opposition to the company. Continue reading
Vermont anti nuclear protestors in court on charges
the protesters — all white-haired and in their 60s or 70s
Anti-nuclear protesters appear before judge, Rutland Herald,By Susan Smallheer, October 5, 2011 BRATTLEBORO — Anti-nuclear protesters were back in court Tuesday in a sharp departure from policy by the Windham County State’s Attorney’s office not to bring charges against protesters in court.
Solar power could solve Texas’ electricity problems
The fastest way to shore up the Texas electrical grid is with home-generated solar electricity….
The real advantage to solar power is that it can be added to the grid as it is installed — in a matter of weeks or months. Solar power would not require water for cooling and would not harm the environment.
Solar power could fill energy needs, use less water, Standard Times San Angelo, Larry Payne, October 5, 2011 An editorial in the Texas Co-op Magazine says Texas came close to electrical shutdown on two occasions this year. The first was in February when we had an abnormal cold spell. The second was during the record-setting hot spell in August when all air-conditioners were running 24/7. The article goes on to say that the drought has made the problem worse, causing some plants to be hobbled by lack of water to cool their turbines.
Current Texas energy plans call for two new nuclear plants and a coal-fired plant to be built in South Texas near Bay City. These plants cost billions, are bad for the environment and take years to get on line. They also will require massive amounts of cooling water and that would most likely need to come from the Highland Lakes via the Colorado River. Continue reading
Will a Failed Solar Loan Guarantee Kill New Nukes?,
By Harvey Wasserman, 6 Oct 11, Republicans up in arms about the infamous failed federal $535 million loan guarantee for the Solyndra solar panel producer are finally tasked to apply the same standards to nuclear power.
If that happens, there will be no more commercial reactors built in the United States.
Unlike solar power, atomic energy cannot attract private capital. So if the GOP succeeds in dragging down the entire federal energy loan program, the “Nuclear Renaissance” could be definitively done. Continue reading
Concern over India’s Kalpakkam nuclear reprocessing facility
Indian peace activists have expressed suspicions that the plutonium separated at Indian civilian reprocessing facilities will be diverted and used to increase the country’s stock of atomic weapons.
Technological preparations towards the building of a full-scale fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam are reportedly in an advanced stage.
Anti-Nuclear Struggle Has Large Fallout, International News Magazine, 05 October 2011 Peter Custers “……..The Kalpakkam complex does not just harbour a nuclear power plant, but also a reprocessing facility- a plant where nuclear fuel rods, after they have outlived their use in reactors, are chemically treated so as to extract raw materials for re-use as energy source.
Storage of such high-level waste in tanks has resulted in catastrophic accidents, Continue reading
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