2013 February 04 « nuclear-news

Anti – uranium protestors stop train

ANTI-NUCLEAR PROTESTERS STOP TRAIN NEAR URANIUM PLANT Waste Management
World, 4 Feb 13, A group of anti-nuclear protesters affiliated with
the Idle No More movement stopped a train in the Davenport area on
Sunday after their demonstration against a nearby uranium facility
migrated onto CP Rail tracks.

“The plan is to shut it down, and do whatever it takes to shut it
down,” said organizer Zach Ruiter, standing beside the tracks with an
Idle No More flag and a placard hanging from his neck that read: “Just
say no to radioactive waste.”

The GE-Hitachi plant on Lansdowne St. near Dupont St. caused an uproar
in November when the surrounding community learned the facility in
their midst had been processing uranium dioxide powder into pellets
since 1965…….
http://www.waste-management-world.com/news/2013/02/04/anti-nuclear-protesters-stop-train-near-uranium-plant.html

February 4, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, USA | Leave a comment

VIDEO: France’s war for uranium and other resources in Mali

(Video) Niger uranium plays key role in France’s Mali war: Douglas Degroot Press TV 4 Feb 13, An analyst says maintaining access to the vast uranium resources in Mali’s eastern neighbor Niger, the world’s fifth-largest producer of uranium, has played a key role in the French-led war on Mali.
The comment comes as Thousands of people in Mali have been forced to flee their homes amid the French war, which involved some 3,500 troops on the ground supported by warplanes, helicopters and armored vehicles.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said more than 5,000 Malian refugees have arrived in Mauritania alone since January 11, when France launched the war under the pretext of halting the advance of the fighters in the African country.

Analysts believe behind the military campaign are Mali’s untapped resources, including oil, gold, as well as the uranium in the region.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Douglas Degroot in Leesburg with the Executive Intelligence Review weekly magazine. A rough transcription of the interview follows. …….

The initial thing it seems to be trying to preserve their access to the uranium in Niger and that’s why they are trying to get Niger and Mali stabilized whether they can even do that of course is also a question ….http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/04/287299/niger-uranium-plays-key-role-in-mali-war/

February 4, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual | Leave a comment

North Korea- a new nuclear test creates new problems

Another nuclear test will make it impossible for the new South Korean government or the second Obama administration to look for resolution of long-standing enmities by focusing on issues beyond the nuclear dispute.

What to Expect from a North Korean Nuclear Test, Foreign Policy, Pyongyang is about to make some more trouble. Here’s what to look for when Kim Jong Un debuts his new bomb. BY SIEGFRIED S. HECKER | FEBRUARY 4, 2013 Pyongyang lashed out harshly at the United States following the most recent U.N. Security Council resolution condemning its December missile test. The Kim Jong Un regime threatened to increase its nuclear deterrent both quantitatively and qualitatively and vowed to conduct a third nuclear test at a “higher level.” So what might we expect from another test? Why, what, how will we know, when, and what difference will it make?

First, why test? Without additional nuclear tests, North Korea is greatly limited in its ability to miniaturize a nuclear device to fit on one of its missiles. Continue reading →

February 4, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, weapons and war | 1 Comment