NATO Pushing Europe into New Nuclear Arms Race
By Julio GodoyIDN-InDepth NewsAnalysisBERLIN (IDN) –
Between late 2009 and mid-2010, the German government, represented by its foreignminister Guido Westerwelle, made a case for dismantling B61 atomic bombs on German soil. The actualnumber of such weapons of mass destruction is a top military secret, but some 20 of these are reportedto be stationed in Germany.
The German campaign for nuclear disarmament had relevance also for Belgium, Italy and theNetherlands – as well as Turkey – where the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is stated to havepositioned between 150 and 200 nuclear weapons.Like his predecessor Frank Walter Steinmeier, Westerwelle made the arguments of the anti-nuclear weapons activists his own, and recalled that such arsenal is in many ways obsolete, for it was conceivedto be used in conjunction with other armament that itself is out of use, and it aimed at an enemy – theSoviet bloc – that had ceased to exist.
The German campaign, as discreet as it was, was a timely reaction to the historic speech the U.S.president Barack Obama made in the Czech capital Prague in April 2009, where he called the nuclear weapons spread across the world “the most dangerous legacy of the Cold War”.But soon, the German campaign for the denuclearisation of Europe, very much like Obama’s speech inPrague, turned out to be no more than pious words. Already in April 2010, NATO had approved the so-called modernization of its nuclear arsenal in Europe, which should be completed by 2020.
Them odernisation was confirmed in May 2012 at the Chicago summit, during the so called deterrence and defence posture review (DDPR).By so doing, NATO finally admits that the criticism of the present nuclear arsenal is correct – it is constituted of so-called dumb weapons, for they are to be dropped from war planes over target zones,and be guided by a radar that, according to U.S. senate hearings, was constructed in the 1960s and originally designed for “a five-year lifetime”.This radar also features “the now infamous vacuum tubes”, as one U.S. military industry representatives tatedat the senate hearing, and “must be replaced. In addition, both the neutron generator and a battery component are fast approaching obsolescence and must be replaced.”Dropping such dumb nuclear weapons from an airplane would mean that, in case they operate as expected, vast areas would be obliterated from the face of the earth.The old B61 nuclear bombs manifest several dangers: In 2005, a U.S. Air Force review discovered that procedures used during maintenance of the nuclear weapons in Europe held a risk that a lightning strikecould trigger a nuclear detonation. In 2008, yet another U.S. Air Force review concluded that “most”nuclear weapons locations in Europe did not meet U.S. security guidelines and would “require significant additional resources” to bring these up to standard.The modernisation of this archaic arsenal is expected to take place in two phases. In a first step, the B61 bombs currently deployed in Europe will be returned to the United States starting 2016 and converted into precision guided nuclear weapons (the so called B61 life extension programme or B61 LEP) andt hen brought back to Europe as B61-12, with improved military capabilities around 2019/2020. Inaddition, a new stealth fighter bomber – the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – is under construction to begindeployment to Europe in the early 2020s.However, this modernisation contradicts NATO’s assessment of the present arsenal, and undermines other declared objectives of the military alliance.
IAEA aims to start joint project in Fukushima early next year
VIENNA, Dec. 1, Kyodo
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday the U.N. nuclear watchdog aims to start a joint project with the Fukushima prefectural government early next year to address the March 2011 nuclear accident.
In an interview with Kyodo News and other news organizations, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said, “We’d like to launch (the project) as soon as possible after the turn of the year.”
In the joint project, the IAEA and the Fukushima government are expected to engage in such operations as radioactive decontamination and health management services for local citizens.
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/12/196935.html
Centrica writes off £200m to quit nuclear power project because costs have doubled -UK
SUNDAY 02 DECEMBER 2012
British Gas owner Centrica is expected to write off £200m when it pulls out of the country’s nuclear new build programme in the new year.
Centrica has the option of taking a 20 per cent stake in building nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point in Somerset and Sizewell in Suffolk alongside French group EDF.
However, chief executive Sam Laidlaw, right, is almost certain to confirm that Centrica will leave the project at the “final investment decision”in January, having spent virtually all its share of the £1bn in upfront costs that the companies had budgeted to the end of 2012.
This will mean that there is no British involvement left in the three consortiums established to build nuclear plants to bridge the country’s impending energy gap. EDF is likely to seek a new partner and was cheered last week when Hinkley Point was granted the UK’s first nuclear site licence in 25 years.
Centrica fears it cannot make the financial numbers work, as the cost of reactors has gone up from £4.5bn to £7bn each. It is likely to focus on US expansion instead.
Nuclear Waste Gone from Hurricane Sandy’s Path -Forbes
James Conca, Contributor
12/01/2012 @ 5:49PM
As Hurricane Sandy smashed into the northeast of the United States, nuclear power plants in its path were on the minds of many. Fortunately, nothing happened, because we do think about these things and do plan for them.
What was not on the minds of many was the nuclear bomb waste that, until recently, was also in the path of Hurricane Sandy. That’s also because of good planning. Decisions were made a long time ago that this transuranic waste, a legacy from our nuclear weapons days, should not just sit around at the surface waiting for an accident to happen, but should be put in the safest, most isolated place on Earth, so that nothing can happen to it.
Unknown to most, the United States has an operating deep permanent geologic repository for nuclear waste, called the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP. WIPP is located in the massive salts of the Salado Formation near Carlsbad, NM. The repository is 2,150 feet below the surface and is licensed and permitted to accept what’s known as transuranic (TRU) waste, nuclear waste left over from the production of nuclear weapons.
Under the Department of Energy and its contractor, WTS, WIPP has operated flawlessly and without incident since 1999 (www.wipp.energy.gov). By flawlessly, I mean if anyone out there can think of another government program that is ahead of schedule and under budget, with the best safety record of any endeavor in human history, I’d like to know.
In fact, more nuclear waste has gone into WIPP than was ever destined for that other famous nuclear repository, Yucca Mountain. The equivalent of about 400,000 55-gallon drums. It’s a bit different, but some of it is as hot as anything except spent fuel. There’s been a lot of action lately about what we should do with all of our nuclear waste and, as you might expect, WIPP figures prominently in those discussions.
Anglican church: we support the anti-nuclear protests of Kudankulam
Sunday, December 02, 2012
The Protestant leaders of southern India support the protest against the nuclear power plant in Kudankulam (Tamil Nadu).
In an official message, delegates of the Church of South India (CSI, Anglican) expressed “full solidarity with the struggle of the communities of Idinthikarai and Kudankulam, the survival of which is incompatible with the Indo-Russian nuclear project.”
The statement was presented at a seminar organized by the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Ecological Concerns of the CIS, on November 20.
Signed in 1988 but started only in 1997, the Indo-Russian Kudankulam project has long been the center of protests, which have caused several delays.
According to the local population, the reactor’s discharges will kill fish and destroy the marine ecosystem of the Bay of Bengal, the primary source of income for many small fishermen.
The Bomb Plant: America’s Three A.M. Nightmare- Video
“SRS is the 3 a.m. nightmare… It is where Al Qaeda or a domestic lunatic could do real damage – permanent unrecoverable damage.”
By Joseph Trento, on November 14th, 2012
Aiken, S.C. – Tons of weapons grade plutonium and other nuclear materials, a target for terrorists, are not being properly protected by the National Nuclear Security Administration at the Department of Energy’s sprawling Savannah River Site, according to security consultants and U.S. counterintelligence officials.
A secret security review underway at DOE and other government agencies after an elderly nun last summer breached a NNSA bomb-grade-uranium facility at the Oak Ridge Tennessee Y12 area reveals “harrowing problems in site management and control at other DOE sites,” said a Homeland Security official who requested anonymity. The official said that the Savannah River Site was of concern because “SRS does not have the staffing or the facilities to protect the huge amounts of plutonium that have been brought to SRS in recent years.”
Road Entrance to Savannah River Site
SRS has one of the greatest concentrations in the world of radioactive material. In one old reactor building – the K Area Material Storage (KAMS) facility – protected by the same contractors that botched security at Oakridge, there is enough weapons grade plutonium to destroy the world multiple times. Here plutonium in its purest form can be found by the ton.
There are no military guards at SRS as there are at most facilities where nuclear weapons are transported or stored or nuclear-powered ships or submarines are based. Instead, a privately contracted guard force, numbering in the hundreds, is responsible for a facility bigger in area than Washington, D.C. and its inside-the-beltway suburbs. That private guard force has to contend with numerous entrances to the more than 310 square mile facility as well as a public highway that cuts through it and 17 miles of Savannah River shoreline that runs unnervingly close to the KAMS facility where the plutonium is stored.
Mike Pilgrim
The private contractor guard force is owned by a foreign company with a long record of botched security operations from Afghanistan to London to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mike Pilgrim, a top security contractor who has done security work for SRS, said the security situation at the facility is “a serious threat to public safety.” Pilgrim’s job is to imagine the worst possible scenario that could happen and figure out how to stop it. He has worked around the world protecting presidents, military bases, airports and, earlier in his long career, DOE nuclear sites, including SRS.
Pilgrim said, “SRS is the 3 a.m. nightmare… It is where Al Qaeda or a domestic lunatic could do real damage – permanent unrecoverable damage.” Pilgrim’s fears are borne out by intelligence reports going back to 2000 when the CIA discovered that Osama bin Laden was trying to obtain nuclear materials for a terrorist attack. In the treasure trove of information gathered about the intentions of Al Qaeda terrorists was a list of potential targets. At first, U.S. authorities assumed nuclear materials would be obtained from Pakistan’s own facilities or North Korea. The CIA thought an attempt would be made to purchase materials from disgruntled former Soviet technicians and scientists. But as the international community worked together to successfully lock down these sources after 9/11, the possibility of a theft or assault on a U.S. facility such as SRS was taken more seriously.
UK -Energy bill published – as it happened -The Guardian highlights
- Leo Hickman
- guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 November 2012 17.04 GMT
Today, after months of speculation, politicking and lobbying, the coalition government finally publishes its energy bill.
At 11.30am, the energy secretary Ed Davey will make a statement to the House of Commons, followed by an hour-long press conference at 1pm. (You, too, might have spotted that it happens to coincide with another long-awaited publication.)
Steve Thomas, professor of energy policy at the University of Greenwich, and Dr Paul Dorfman, founder of the Nuclear Consulting Group (a joint statement):
The energy bill will not complete its passage in this parliamentary term and carbon reduction targets and funding beyond 2020 will be decided in 2016, long after the government has completed negotiations on the price to be paid for nuclear energy. This price will be well above the market price for electricity, and energy consumers will be required to pay the difference (via ‘Contracts for Difference’) through a levy on their bills. The impact of these contracts would be to shift the very great economic risk of building new nuclear facilities from the nuclear corporations to consumers. With the stroke of a pen, the government is attempting to disguise a ‘subsidy’, under which the corporate liability for new nuclear cost over-runs is simply passed on to the UK consumer. And if new build in Finland and France is anything to go by, these cost over-runs will be very great. In order to pay for new nuclear by the time it comes online, the subsidy budget will have to double to about £15bn and would have to be financed from additional levies from consumers. But new nuclear plants cannot be online before 2020 the time when funding under the current bill is no longer quantified. This raises two questions: will renewables face a ‘fiscal cliff’ post-2020 because all the budget for additional budget post-2020 will already have been committed to nuclear; and is new nuclear the most cost-effective way to meet our climate change targets?.….
Some other extracts from live the streaming blog
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Guy Shrubsole, an energy campaigner at Friends of the Earth, has emailed to say he’s spotted something interesting:
Trawling through the energy bill’s small print, it looks like the government is trying to dilute still further its already weak commitments on cleaning up the power sector. Up until now, DECC have said they were looking at the power sector decarbonising to 100g of carbon dioxide emissions per kilowatt hour by 2030. But today, DECC have snuck out documents saying they will be ‘updating their analysis’ to anticipate emissions being up to 200g/kWh by 2030.
They’d already moved the goalposts – now they’re moving them again. It’s a total cop-out that will hurt the climate and tie us into an expensive dash for gas.”
The relevant doc is here
Of course, the Committee on Climate Change – which was set up to advise government on setting carbon budgets – recommends (pdf) a target of 50g CO2e/kWh by 2030.
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Tom Burke, the environmental consultant and former director of the Green Alliance, has written a comment piece for the Guardian today arguing that, despite common thinking, the energy bill is actually a victory for Davey and the Liberal Democrats, as opposed to George Osbourne and the Treasury:
The government is now explicitly committed to meeting its obligations under the renewables directive. And it has provided the money to do so through increased cap in the levy control framework. That means that by 2020 just over 30% of our electricity will come from renewable sources.
This is a significant defeat for the Treasury, which has long sought a way to avoid meeting this commitment. It means that by 2020 a lot of relatively cheap renewable electricity will have been contracted for an as-yet unspecified period, but which is likely to extend beyond 2030. John Hayes, the wind-sceptic energy minister, may think he has killed onshore wind, but he will now discover that money talks louder than ministers.
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Ray Noble, PV specialist at the Solar Trade Association:
Solar could readily deliver a third of the UK’s power supply, using south-facing roofs and facades alone. This technology will be massive. Furthermore solar puts the power to generate directly in the hands of millions, not the few. Decc and its electricity market reform agenda now need to fully recognise the major role that solar power will play in transforming our electricity markets. The approach so far has been top down. Solar power means a bottom-up energy revolution and any government serious about breaking open the electricity market to much greater consumer choice and competition should be right behind us.
UN IAEA-here has been a significant increase in medical radiation uses since 2001
IAEA International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine – Setting Scene for Next Decade, 3-7 December 2012
30 November 2012 | Journalists are invited to attend a major International Conference in Bonn addressing radiation protection in medicine that will propose taking new steps to protect patients around the globe.
The week-long event will be attended by more than 600 delegates from 88 countries including representatives of 17 international organizations. An anticipated output of the Conference is a “Bonn Call for Action”, outlining responsibilities of the main stakeholders regarding radiation protection in medicine.
Ursula Heinen-Esser, Paliamentary Secretary of State in Germany’s Federal Ministry of Environment, will open the Conference in the former Parliament building in Bonn. The IAEA organized Conference is hosted by Germany and cosponsored by the World Health Organization.
Stray bolts blamed for another Iran nuclear plant shutdown: Russia source
FRIDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2012
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian-built nuclear reactor in Iran was shut down last month to limit any damage after stray bolts were found beneath the fuel cells, a Russian nuclear industry source said on Friday.
The explanation for the shutdown of the 1,000-megawatt Bushehr plant contradicted assurances by Iran that nothing unexpected had happened and removing nuclear fuel from the plant was part of a normal procedure.
“Indicators showed that some small external parts were … in the reactor vessel,” said the source, identifying them as bolts beneath the fuel cells.
The West suspects the Islamic Republic of trying to develop nuclear arms. It denies the accusations, and its first plant near the Gulf city of Bushehr is a symbol of what it says are it’s purely peaceful nuclear ambitions.
The U.N. nuclear agency said in a confidential November 16 report that fuel assemblies – bundles of fuel rods loaded into the reactor – had been transferred from the reactor core to a spent fuel pond in October, but gave no reason.
India -Nuclear Power Corp to be listed on bourses – The next bubble?
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Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), which operates 20 plants with installed capacity of 4,870 Mw, has been short-listed by the finance ministry for listing on the stock exchanges by selling 10 per cent government stake. The department of disinvestment in the ministry of finance this week sought comments on a draft note proposing listing of NPCIL through an initial public offering (IPO) of 10 per cent of the paid-up equity capital, out of the government’s 100 per cent shareholding. Government sources said comments on the draft note to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs have been sought by December 10. The government is also targeting disinvestment in NTPC, NMDC, Nalco, MMTC and Oil India, this year, to mobilise Rs 30,000 crore. The RINL and Nalco disinvestment had been earlier deferred due to pricing issues. An NPCIL official, who did not want to be identified, told Business Standard, “The company is engaged in increasing the capacity to 63,000 Mw by 2032. It had earned net profit of Rs 1,906 crore in 2011-12 and cash reserves as on date are Rs 13,260 crore. The net worth is Rs 25,428 crore.&” Gross electricity generation during the year was 32,455 million units (MUs) against target of 32,000 MUs. The operating plants registered highest generation surpassing the previous high of 26,472 MUs during the year 2010-11. According to the official, NPCIL’s authorised capital is Rs 15,000 crore of which the paid-up component is Rs 10,174.33 crore. Sources said prior to listing, four independent directors will be appointed on the company board to comply with the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s listing norm of having equal number of executive and non-executive directors. NPCIL’s board currently consists of five functional directors, including the chairman and managing director, and two government nominee directors. It has three independent directors. |
The Indian Bourses And Myriad Facets Of The Share Market
Getting influenced by rumors is a common phenomenon for many investors in the share market of India. There are also many people who venture into trading of stocks coming across such rumors. It is only after the actual buying and selling that investors learn about the intricacies involved. Everyday ups and downs related to stocks listed in the NSE of India and BSE of India cannot be controlled nor can exact predictions about the market be made. Yes, you can no doubt come close to the predictions provided you conduct enough research, stay updated with the up-to-the-minute market trends, know how to evaluate market statistics, and related paraphernalia. With online brokerage service providers having emerged, facilitating investors with professional and personalized brokerage solutions encompassing not only stocks in India but also mutual funds of India and other investment products, the investor count has been increasing by the day.
Cancer and Submariners, and NO, it’s NOT a nuclear thing? It was the booze!
(Researcher finds evidence of drink driving 🙂 )
Here’s the skinny… we all were sleep deprived; under tremendous stress, always; we smoked, and we partied way too much with excessive alcohol use, and abuse. That’s pretty much it. What is inexcusable is the lack of sleep. That is preventable. Making people qualify and work 18 hours a day is way too much. I was ALWAYS sleep deprived. This is criminal.
I am the defacto historian, record-keeper, and reunion guy for the USS Guardfish (SSN-612), a nuclear submarine that served our country for a proud 25 years… more or less. I have all the stories, all the scuttlebutt, and history that can be found… I have gathered as much as I could, and I keep all the records here. Fortunately for me, so have many others from other similar submarines, and from foreign countries as well. This is the age of information, and secrets can’t be held for too long.
I became a bit troubled by the rate of cancer victims in our submarine… then we all started comparing notes… so were other submariners… here and abroad. Our cancer rate is startlingly and disproportionately high when compared with the general population. I mean like 40 times the normal rate of cancer… whoa there!!! something is really, really wrong here.
I wrote to Uncle Al (Konetski), the submariner’s pal, and received a standard letter of denial. I was not satisfied. I then wrote to the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Atlanta Center for Disease Control… I stirred up a hornet’s nest, and they obviously didn’t like it that I had all my ducks in a row, with all the stats, facts and figures spanning 45 years. Harumph, harumph, and I didn’t get a harumph out of you… They denied any wrongdoing. I have everything here. There’s no getting around it. Our guys are getting sicker and sicker, and the only common denominator is wearing dolphins.
Now faced with nothing to do, and all the time in the world… I intend to go to Congress and testify… I will have to shave and wear nice clothes, and it will cost me a fortune. OK… I have thrown away so much so far… what difference does it make now?
Here’s the skinny… we all were sleep deprived; under tremendous stress, always; we smoked, and we partied way too much with excessive alcohol use, and abuse. That’s pretty much it. What is inexcusable is the lack of sleep. That is preventable. Making people qualify and work 18 hours a day is way too much. I was ALWAYS sleep deprived. This is criminal.
What is terrible is that nobody is held accountable. For several months I was on 36 hours on and 6 off. How can anybody sustain such a demand? I wound up in the hospital and slept for a week. I still suffer from sleep disorders, and trying to deal with the VA is impossible.
It will be a miracle if I live past 80. That gives me another 13+ years to make waves and stir it up a bit. I will certainly run out of money before that… but I have friends I haven’t even used yet…
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USSR’s first-ever nuclear sub was destroyed by beer bottle cap
11.09.2012
The first and one of the major accidents at the Navy of the USSR took place 45 years ago. On September 8, 1967, an accident on board the first Soviet nuclear submarine K-3 Leninsky Komsomol killed 39 people. The causes of the accident had been classified for 20 years. It is only now, in September 2012, when a special commission is going to finish the investigation.
Pentagon Cries Poor, Starts $10 Billion Nuclear Weapon Upgrade -Wired.com
A 1954 nuclear test on the Bikini Atoll. Photo: Wikimedia
- BY NOAH SHACHTMAN
- 11.28.12
- 5:23 PM
The Pentagon is facing its worst cash crunch in more than a decade, with potential cuts of up to a half-trillion dollars over the next decade if Congress doesn’t act soon. Yet the U.S. military still somehow found the money on Tuesday to put a down payment on a $10 billion upgrade of its nuclear weapons in Europe — y’know, just in case there’s another Cold War.
The $178 million, three-year contract with Boeing is for a prototype “tail kit” for the B61 nuclear weapon. The fins and control systems will be similar to the ones on today’s conventional, GPS-guided bombs, potentially making this enhanced version of the B61 the most accurate weapon of mass destruction ever. It’s one part of a bigger package of improvements to the B61 that the Pentagon insists it needs in order to keep this slice of its nuclear arsenal ready for war, if needed. Everything from the spin rocket motors to the electronic neutrongenerators will be refreshed. Total cost: an estimated $10 billion.
Just about the only thing that won’t change is the weapon’s nuclear “pit,” and who the U.S. military plans on dropping the thing on. “Who’s the target? The Red Army. The Red Army that’s sitting in East Germany, ready to plunge into Europe,” explains. Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear weapons expert at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. “No, I’m serious.”
The U.S. has other, bunker-busting nuclear weapons that might be employed if, God forbid, there was ever an atomic showdown with North Korea or Iran. These so-called “B61 mod 12s” are meant to replace the 180 or so earlier models that are currently deployed in Western Europe. And those weapons are meant to assure our allies that if Russia is ever in the mood to invade, America will be there with a capital-B Bomb. “Continued funding support is essential to the long-term safety, security, and effectiveness of our nation’s nuclear deterrent force,” Gen. Robert Kehler, the head of U.S. Strategic Command, told Congress last year.
Nuclear generation drops for the 3rd year in a row in the USA
Plants At Undercapacity
The declines however should be limited due to reduced nuclear power generation. A large number of nuclear plants have been down unexpectedly and it may take time to bring them online. U.S. nuclear generation is materially below normal for this time of the year, which should provide a floor to natural gas prices.
http://www.forexpros.com/analysis/weak-nuclear-power-output-may-support-u.s.-natural-gas-145550
2,500 year old declaration of human rights goes to the USA, on a visit -Video
Published on Nov 28, 2012 by BBCOfficialNews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PBES8oy-FMU
Cyrus Cylinder
From Babylon, southern Iraq. Babylonian, about 539-530 BC
A declaration of good kingship.
This clay cylinder is inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform with an account by Cyrus, king of Persia (559-530 BC) of his conquest of Babylon in 539 BC and capture of Nabonidus, the last Babylonian king.
Cyrus claims to have achieved this with the aid of Marduk, the god of Babylon. He then describes measures of relief he brought to the inhabitants of the city, and tells how he returned a number of images of gods, which Nabonidus had collected in Babylon, to their proper temples throughout Mesopotamia and western Iran. At the same time he arranged for the restoration of these temples, and organized the return to their homelands of a number of people who had been held in Babylonia by the Babylonian kings. Although the Jews are not mentioned in this document, their return to Palestine following their deportation by Nebuchadnezzar II, was part of this policy.
This cylinder has sometimes been described as the ‘first charter of human rights’, but it in fact reflects a long tradition in Mesopotamia where, from as early as the third millennium BC, kings began their reigns with declarations of reforms.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/c/cyrus_cylinder.aspx
William Shatner to attend ceremony to retire nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
By: The Associated Press
Posted: 10:55 AM
NORFOLK, Va. – Captain James T. Kirk will be on hand when the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise is officially retired.
A publicist for William Shatner tells the Daily Press (http://bit.ly/TtShbw ) that the actor will attend the ship’s inactivation ceremony Saturday at Naval Station Norfolk. Shatner is scheduled to perform Friday in Newport News.
Shatner played Kirk at the helm of the starship Enterprise in the “Star Trek” television series and several movies.
The world’s first-nuclear powered aircraft carrier returned to Norfolk from its final deployment earlier this month. Saturday’s inactivation will be its last public ceremony.
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26 April – Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown airs on National Geographic on Sunday 26th April from 4pm
29 April – Nuclear Expert Webinar #1 – Radiation Impacts on Families with Mary Olson and Cindy Folkers
- 12:15 PM MT – 1:45 PM MT
- Location: Virtual – REGISTER TODAY
4 May -West Suburban Peace Coalition to discuss Iran war at May Educational Forum
Monday, May 4, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Central Standard Time
Title: : How Trump’s Narrative Tries to Shape the Reality of the War on Iran.
Contact Walt Zlotow, zlotow@hotmail.com 630 442 3045 for further information
14 May – online event From Bombs to Data Centres: the Face of Nuclear Colonialism
Pine Ridge Uranium is the real threat, not Tehran- Tell Burgum: Stop the Extraction.
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/2352741955560
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