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JAPAN  350 shareholders angry at TEPCO  Annual General Meeting, demand nuclear shutdown.  A big rise in radiation in seawater near Fukushima, raising the fear that Fukushima groundwater may be leaking into the ocean.  First shipment of uranium/plutonium (MOX ) arrives near Takahama nuclear plant – adding to Japan’s already huge stock of toxic radioactive trash.  Japan’s farming sector switching to  rooftop solar power.

 USA. President Obama  plans to use executive powers to get around what he described as “flat earth” science deniers.  However, Obama’s speech also included “ Going forward, we will expand these efforts to promote nuclear energy generation”, (seeing that Obama is heavily beholden to the nuclear industry for campaign funding.)
Hanford.  Growing concern over the Hanford    facility, the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site, has cost taxpayers $40 billion to date and is estimated will cost $115 billion more.  One or more of its 177 underground radioactive waste tanks may be leaking. They contain the most toxic and voluminous nuclear waste in the U.S.—208 million liters.
 Calls to shut down the Savannah River MOX construction plant, South Carolina – a dangerous failure, costing many $billions.
 Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant – the Entergy Corporation will soon be the first company in history to operate a reactor without a license. There are 9 million people living nearby. Its radioactive waste management has been ruled to be inadequate.
USA Mayors  mayors unanimously adopted the Mayors for Peace resolution  to move military spending to domestic needs
White supremacists arrested, planned to use radiation death ray machine to kill Muslims and President Obama.
UK Drunk on duty, and an array of serious misdemeanours by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary  officers raises grave concerns about the safety of the UK’S nuclear power plants.   UK nuclear decommissioning costs soar- could be over £100bn.
CZECH REPUBLIC’s new nuclear power program now delayed, and in doubt. POLAND changes plans – now to develop gas, rather than nuclear power.
RENEWABLE ENERGY  International Energy Agency predicts bright future for solar and wind energy, on track to soon eclipse natural gas.

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