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Nuclear energy a No No for Wisconsin

Other provisions in the bill, experts say, make it unlikely any nuclear plant would open in Wisconsin in the foreseeable future.

New energy bill not a green light for nuclear power  By LAVILLA CAPENER and MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times January 18, 2010

The new clean energy bill trumpeted by Gov. Jim Doyle has been called everything from a forward-thinking green initiative to a jobs-killing mandate that would cripple the Wisconsin economy.

One thing it’s not, however, is a green light for nuclear power. Continue reading

January 19, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Colorado anti-uranium movement gets a legal boost

Uranium Mining Lawsuit Gets a Boost as Judge Unlocks Feds’ Records Center for Native Ecosystems 15 Jan DURANGO, Colo.— A ruling handed down in federal court Thursday has significantly bolstered a legal challenge to the revival and expansion of uranium mining on public lands in the American West. Continue reading

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

Atomic radiation standards exclude many victims

Minister: A-bomb disease law too narrow TOKYO, Jan. 15 (UPI) — Japan needs to recognize more people who suffer from radiation disease caused by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Continue reading

January 17, 2010 Posted by | Japan, Legal | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Uranium mining halted in caribou breeding lands

(Canada) Uranium company ordered to clean up camp site CBC News  January 12, 2010 Plans for uranium exploration have ground to a halt at a Nunavut property held by Uravan Minerals Inc.Federal officials ordered Uravan to clean up a cache of materials from a mining camp site for which it did not have the proper land use permits. Continue reading

January 13, 2010 Posted by | Canada, Legal | , , | 2 Comments

Australian nuclear veterans join British class action

CLASS ACTION BY NUCLEAR VETERANS HEADED BY SYDNEY LEGAL TEAM – NO WIN NO ;FEE December 31, 2009 by Coober Pedy Regional Times Surviving Australian veterans of the British nuclear tests at Maralinga, Monte Bello Island and Christmas Island in the 1950s and 60s are joining British and other nuclear veterans in taking the British government to court in what could be one of the most significant compensation cases in legal history. Continue reading

December 31, 2009 Posted by | Legal | , , , , , | Leave a comment

California’s ban on nuclear plants – no bar to investment group

Group moves ahead on Calif. nuclear plant  Dec. 30, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30 (UPI)A French engineering firm has signed a deal with California investors to build one or two nuclear power plants, a project banned under current California law. Continue reading

December 31, 2009 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , | Leave a comment

French nuclear test victims to jump hurdles to get compensation

Compensation will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Victims are to submit a claim to a committee

France to compensate people who suffered health problems from nuclear tests Google News By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 23 Dec ARIS — France’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law to compensate victims of nuclear tests in Algeria and the South Pacific, a response to decades of complaints by people sickened by radiation. Continue reading

December 23, 2009 Posted by | France, Legal | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australian atomic veterans join British class action

Maralinga vets join British class action  Pia Akerman  ,  The Australian * December 16, 2009 AUSTRALIANS exposed to deadly radiation in the Maralinga nuclear tests of the 1950s and 60s have abandoned plans to sue at home and will instead join a British class action seeking compensation for damage to their health. Continue reading

December 16, 2009 Posted by | Legal | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Exorbitant costs for atomic vets seeking compensation

Nuclear tests victioms’ outrage as legal bill soars to 16 million pounds sterling Mirror.co.uk By Susie Boniface 13/12/2009

Lawyers have charged £16million in the battle to get justice for Britain’s nuclear test veterans.

The money has been spent by legal teams for the UK Ministry of Defence and the veterans during a fiercely contested High Court action. It means the final bill could be much higher than any com-pensation eventually received. Continue reading

December 14, 2009 Posted by | Legal, UK | , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear plant must pay up for workers’ radiation exposure

December 9, 2009 Nuclear plant owners fined after contractors suffer radiation exposure in Ireland   Daily Commercial News BELFAST, Ireland Operators of the Sellafield nuclear plant were fined $135,000 in court and ordered to pay $46,000 in costs after two contractors suffered radiation exposure.The contractors were drilling through a concrete floor contaminated with plutonium in a waste facility when the incident happened at the Cumbrian reprocessing plant.The men were exposed to higher-than-anticipated levels of radiation in the incident in July 2007,

Nuclear plant owners fined after contractors suffer radiation exposure in Ireland – Daily Commercial News

December 10, 2009 Posted by | 1, Legal, UK | , , , , | Leave a comment

Wisconsin’s law prevents new nuclear reactors

Raging grannies highlight nuclear issues RootsWire December 2, 2009 by Uppity Wisconsin Repeal of Wisconsin’s restrictions on new nuclear power reactors is “a gift to the dying nuclear industry that Wisconsin residents can’t afford,” a Carbon Free Nuclear Free coalition of 13 environmental, public interest and consumer groups — with an assist from the Raging Grannies — said Tuesday. Continue reading

December 4, 2009 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Scramble to re-license aging nuclear plants

What’s the Hurry?  PG&E rushes to renew Diablo plant licenses far in advance of the due dates

The New times BY MATT FOUNTAIN  3 Dec 09 Critics accuse Pacific Gas and Electric Company of trying to bypass crucial state oversight by applying to renew the operating licenses for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant many years in advance of the deadlines. Not only consumer and safety watchdog groups question the move but also the state’s main agency for energy policy. Continue reading

December 4, 2009 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UK test veterans aging, as they await possible compensation

Pay our nuclear test veterans now – This is Derbyshire.co.uk December 03, 2009,

AN MP is demanding the Government stop wasting cash fighting nuclear-test veterans in court – and says ministers should instead use the money to compensate them immediately. Continue reading

December 4, 2009 Posted by | Legal, UK | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Legal action against US state’s nuclear plan

Protecting Georgians from Unfair Costs for New Reactors November 24th, 2009 › Clean Energy › Sara Barczak Concerned your home or business electric bills will increase needlessly for new nuclear power reactors that may never get built? Or if these reactors get built in Georgia, concerned there’s no telling how high your electric bills could get? Continue reading

November 25, 2009 Posted by | 1, Legal, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

California’s safety law prevents new nukes

Nuclear power not the answer; renewable energy is Sign On San Diego By ACE HOFFMAN   November 15, 2009″…….…….

We have a law in California that prohibits new nuclear power plants until a solution to the problem of nuclear waste is found. Continue reading

November 15, 2009 Posted by | 1, Legal, USA | , , , , | 1 Comment