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Gaza.  On social media there is gathering world anger at Israel’s actions

Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries bring up the parallels between the cover-ups that went on, about the health results of the atomic bombing, and today’s cover-up of the health effects of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe

World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2014 is out, showing the continued decline of nuclear power

Japan. While it is supposed to be restarting nuclear power, in reality, Japan’s failure to control the Fukushima radioactive leaks is one of several factors that are delaying the restart.

Fukushima – calls for more thorough examination of the medical effects of the nuclear meltdown.  Fukushima’s wild monkeys have blood abnormalities considered to have only one cause – nuclear radiation.

Ukraine Parliament considering a Bill to renew nuclear power (doesn’t that fill you with confidence?)   Sanctions imposed by Europe – on Russia  – likely to have serious negative effects on European countries’ nuclear industry

Renewable energy is having  a record year in Germany   also in UK  and in Denmark and China

August 2, 2014 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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  1. I notice that you make no mention of the southern hemisphere.

    Argentina has reactor Atorcha I in Córdoba province which suffered a serious accident in the 1970s, but now they have got a grip on it.

    Atorcha II is a large nuclear plant recently up and running on the river Paraná in Buenos Aires province near the town of Zárate.

    In connection with their mining for shale in the province, the Russians are planning to build two nuclear reactors in Argentine Patagonia.

    Argentina is planning a fifth nuclear reactror on the river Pilcomayo in Formosa province opposite the Paraguayan town of Alberdi.

    These advances in Argentina do not give me confidence that nuclear power is on the decline.

    Geoffrey Brooks Buenos Aires

    Geoffrey Brooks's avatar Comment by Geoffrey Brooks | August 3, 2014 | Reply

    • Thank you, Geoffrey Brooks.
      Unfortunately I rely on English language media – and indeed, on whatever I can find on the Net – so big gaps in information on some countries – such as Argentina.
      While overall, commercial nuclear power is on the decline – that nuclear industry in itself offers the option of military use. That must be an attraction for some countries, and so I too, am not so optimistic about the decline of the industry. Howeve expensive and dirty, an industry that offers that appeal might well be wanted .

      Christina Macpherson's avatar Comment by Christina MacPherson | August 3, 2014 | Reply


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