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Legal action to stop Colorado uranium mill

Energy Fuels will be required provide $11 million in sureties to cover future cleanup costs, although cleanup costs for other mills in the past have ranged between $50 million and $500 million, the group said in a statement.

Suit filed against planned Western Slope uranium mill, Denver Business Journal – by Cathy Proctor, February 8, 2011 A Western Slope group fighting a plan to open a new uranium mill in Colorado — the first new U.S. uranium mill in a quarter-century — has filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court alleging state regulators haven’t follow state and federal law regarding the project. Continue reading →

February 10, 2011 Posted by | Legal, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Russia flexes its legal muscles against Canadian uranium company

Russia blocks litigation claim against ARMZ – Khan, TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – By: Liezel Hill 7th February 2011 Russian authorities have blocked a litigation claim by Canadian junior Khan Resources against Russian State-owned uranium miner Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | Legal, Russia | Leave a comment

As legal case is delayed, Hanford nuclear victims are dying

The clandestine 1949 test was among the early Hanford releases that raised thyroid cancer risks to 16,000 infants and small children who drank milk from cows eating contaminated grass, the dose reconstruction study conducted a half-century later would conclude.

Hanford radiation plaintiff near death – Spokesman.com, Karen Dorn Steele,  – Feb. 5, 2011 A woman suing Hanford contractors over her thyroid cancer, whose request for an expedited federal trial was denied last year by a Spokane judge, lies near death in a Longview, Wash., hospice. Continue reading →

February 7, 2011 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Legal challenge to German govt extending life of nuclear plants

argues that the nuclear sites were inadequately protected against plane crashes and that safe nuclear waste disposal was not yet possible.

Greenpeace brings nuclear plant lifespan law to Germany’s highest court Deutsche Welle, Darren Mara (dpa, AP), 3 Feb 2011, Residents living near a handful of Germany’s nuclear plants, along with environmental group Greenpeace, have filed a case with the constitutional court over a new law extending the lifespan of the nuclear plants. Continue reading →

February 4, 2011 Posted by | Germany, Legal | Leave a comment

Legal technicality leaves Navajo no redress for uranium contaminated land

The Navajo Nation only became aware that the two sites nearby were also contaminated in the early 2000s.

Federal Appeals Court Rules DOE Not Responsible for Navajo Uranium Cleanup By LAWRENCE HURLEY, NYTimes.com January 28, 2011 A federal appeals court ruled today that the Department of Energy does not have to remediate two sites on Navajo Nation land that are adjacent to an old uranium mine. Continue reading →

January 29, 2011 Posted by | indigenous issues, Legal, USA | Leave a comment

India’s Nuclear liability Law greatly worrying the nuclear industry

[India] recently bowled the global nuclear power industry – and possibly itself – an unexpected googly by adopting a civil nuclear liability law that will hold suppliers liable for any accident for up to 80 years after a plant’s construction…..Many countries with nuclear power industries channel potential liability in case of an accident to operators. India’s very different law has sent nuclear companies into a spin.

Nuclear industry: Government bowls sector a surprise googly, By Amy Kazmin   New Delhi  January 26 2011 “…..International suppliers – including GE, Westinghouse, Bechtel, Russia’s Rosatom, France’s Areva, and Japan’s Toshiba, Hitachi and Mitsubishi – are all eyeing lucrative opportunities, …… Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | India, Legal | Leave a comment

Nuclear Regulatory Commission finds that Calvert Cliffs Project should consider alternatives to nuclear power

The draft environmental impact statement’s “discussion of a combination of alternatives is inadequate and faulty,” the report states. “By selecting a single alternative that under-represents potential contributions of wind and solar power

Judge nuclear power against wind and solar, panel says NRC board agrees with foes of Calvert Cliffs project, Gazette.Net, Maryland Newws onlineby Meghan Russell , Jan. 7, 2011 Federal regulators agree with opponents of a proposed third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant that a draft report did not sufficiently consider alternative power sources, such as wind and solar, to the $10 billion, 1,600-megawatt project. Continue reading →

January 8, 2011 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Nuclear trial in Switzerland: evidence destroyed due to CIA link

The six-year investigation has been hampered at times by the Swiss government’s insistence that it had to destroy evidence — which included plans for nuclear arms and technologies — in the name of national security….to hide evidence of a clandestine relationship between the Tinners and the C.I.A…..

Swiss Judge Presses for Nuclear Trial Despite C.I.A. Link,  NYTimes.com, By DAVID JOLLY  December 23, 2010 PARIS — Three engineers suspected of violating Switzerland’s nuclear nonproliferation laws should face charges, an investigating magistrate said on Thursday in a case with national security implications for the United States. Continue reading →

December 24, 2010 Posted by | Legal, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Switzerland | 4 Comments

Charges of crooked money deals by nuclear company

misleading statements about the viability of AEHI, which has no realistic possibility of building a multi-billion dollar nuclear reactor.

Idaho nuke company charged with manipulating stock prices, defrauding investors  Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec 10, An Eagle-based company that has been raising money to build a nuclear plant in Idaho — most recently in Payette County — has been charged with defrauding investors with a complex scheme to manipulate its stock price so its founders could reap profits. Continue reading →

December 17, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Legal push to use Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste dump

It is the latest development in a multi-decade, multibillion dollar push to use Yucca Mountain as a nuclear-waste repository.

Federal Appeals Court To Begin Yucca Mountain Hearings In 2011 – WSJ.com, By Naureen S. Malik Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK 10 Dec 10, –The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hold earnings early next year on whether the Department of Energy has the right to withdraw its application to use Yucca Mountain as a nuclear-waste disposal site. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Need to change rules for Nuclear Regulatory Commission

If Seabrook waits 10 or 15 years to apply for its license renewal, something bad could happen to tarnish its image. Or a new technology might emerge that would make nuclear power look less attractive.

NRC rule change needed | SeacoastOnline.com, December 03, 2010 Why is Seabrook Station nuclear power plant seeking a 20-year extension of its license when its existing license doesn’t expire until 2030? The short answer is because it can. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Can Wikileaks be prosecuted for telling the truth?

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Prosecuting WikiLeaks: It’s Not Going To Be Easy : NPR NPR, 1 Dec 10, Law enforcement officials in the United States and around the world are turning up the heat on the website WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange. But all the attention doesn’t mean that they will face American-style justice, experts said, because the legal issues in play are both novel and challenging. Continue reading →

December 2, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, Legal | | Leave a comment

Investigation of New York lab radiation leak

EPA investigates radiation release at NY nuke lab – WSJ.com, 1 Dec 10, NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether the release of radioactive material into the air and water at a Cold War-era atomic power laboratory in upstate New York violated federal laws.The investigation stems from the open-air demolition of an old research building at Knolls Atomic Power Labs near Albany. On Sept. 29, radiation above safe levels was discovered on workers’ boots, and demolition work there has since been suspended. EPA investigates radiation release at NY nuke lab – WSJ.com

December 2, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

One partial round to British govt, but the nuclear veterans’ legal fight continues

the fact that Mrs Sinfield’s case concerning her late husband Bert can take place in a full court hearing where all the scientific evidence held on ionising radiation damage to health will be revealed is good news .

THE IRON FIST OF JUSTICE  Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog from Dennis Hayden 23 Nov 10, A partial victory in the appeals verdict is all we need This message has been sent to Members of Parliament . That is , the legal team is fully supportedby all nuclear veterans and widows in efforts to get the nine test cases excluded to be allowed to go to full high court trial . Continue reading →

November 23, 2010 Posted by | Legal, UK | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

British nuclear veterans set back, for now, by court ruling

The High Court in London ruled Monday that just one out of 10 test cases, representing more than 1,000 claimants, was entitled to proceed to a full trial. The remaining nine cases had been launched outside a legal time limit, it said….However, lawyers for the claimants indicated that they would take the case to the Supreme Court in Britain.

British government wins partial victory in nuclear test claim case, Monsters and Critics, Nov 22, 2010, London – The British government Monday claimed a partial victory in a long-running legal battle over compensation for ex- servicemen involved in 1950’s nuclear tests in Australia. Continue reading →

November 23, 2010 Posted by | Legal, UK | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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