2013 January 05 « nuclear-news

Doubtful economic benefit to Virginia in uranium mining

Is Virginia’s uranium worth the digging? KATIE WHITEHEAD, Times
Dispatch, Virginia’s current prohibition on uranium mining protects
us and provides us the opportunity to understand not only the risks
and possible benefits involved if we were to allow uranium mining in
Virginia. It also gives us the chance to look at who would bear those
risks — and how any benefits that might materialize would be
distributed….. The unpredictability of the uranium market offers no
guarantee that Coles Hill uranium would bring a high enough price to
attract private investors or justify Virginia developing regulations
and hiring enforcement staff.
If our legislators allow future uranium mining, market uncertainties
could threaten the stability Southern Virginia needs to transition
from dependence on manufacturing and tobacco toward a diverse,
agriculture- and knowledge-based economy that can be relied upon to
sustain our well-being. The proposed uranium project in Pittsylvania
County has been controversial, divisive and economically unsettling.
Even if there is never a mine, the possibility alone threatens
relationships and fundamental civility……
http://www.timesdispatch.com/archive/is-virginia-s-uranium-worth-the-digging/article_4443c8bb-763b-554c-87b0-e8a6141fadc1.html

January 5, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | Leave a comment

Mysterious evacuation of Isfahan’s 1.5 million residents near Iran nuclear site

Evacuation of large Iranian city near nuclear site raises eyebrows, legalinsurrection, by Bryan Jacoutot , January 4, 2013 An edict was An edict was issued on Wednesday by Iranian authorities ordering Isfahan’s 1.5 million residents to leave the city because pollution in the area “has reached emergency levels.”

Skeptical of Iran’s explanation for the evacuation, some believe it to have been prompted by more than just your average pollution. (h/t Uncle Samuel)… “Mass evacuations suggest a far more serious problem,” Rubin explained. “There are two possibilities here: There is a radiation leak and the regime is lying or there is really bad pollution and no one believes the regime’s explanations.”….. http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/01/evacuation-of-large-iranian-city-near-nuclear-site-raises-eyebrows/

January 5, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | 3 Comments

Just what are the UK govt’s plans for relocating nuclear submarines?

Vote yes for a nuclear free England, January 04, 2013 by Rev. Stuart
Campbell In a slightly surprising development reported late this
afternoon by the Guardian, the Ministry of Defence appeared to
suddenly and officially confirm what most supporters of independence
have asserted for some time: that if Scotland becomes independent the
UK will lose its nuclear deterrent, as it has nowhere else to put it. Continue reading →

January 5, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | Leave a comment