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The week in nuclear news

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North Korea. What a week – of bellicose threats against USA, South Korea and Japan, claims of intercontinental ballistic missiles. closing down of joint “two Koreas’ ‘” Gaeseong industrial complex, and all sorts of dire warnings!  North Korea now. Even North Korea’s pal China got angry with them, as did Russia.  However, President Obama states that N. Korea does not have a nuclear missile. USA had ramped up stealth jet flights over North Korea, and military drills in South Korea.  North Korea now wanting talks, demanding end of sanctions and an end to South Korea-US joint military drills.

USA. Obama approves drastically more lax rules on what is “permissable” radiation in food and water.New peer-reviewed research published in the Open Journal of Pediatrics  indicates that babies on West coast are developing hypothyroidism as a result of Fukushima radiation. Govt to dump over 400 containers of nuclear waste in Nevada. Legal action in Colorado to force uranium companies to clean up their radioactive messes.

UK. New nuclear build in doubt, as French company EDF not sure about going on with it, due to financial uncertainties. 47 people arrested at protest in Scotland against Trident nuclear weapons project

Fukushima nuclear reactors releasing 400 tons of radioactive water every day. Tepco may now empty this into the Pacific Ocean.  Concerns in Japan over radioactive boars. Much debate over radiaoactive emissions. Nuclear lobby working hard  to downplay any health risks.

Renewable Energy. Germany launches project to speed up storage of wind and solar energy.  Saudi Arabia commits to spending $109 billion on renewable energy.

April 18, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes