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Greenpeace suing South Korea on its silencing of nuclear power critics

Greenpeace files court case to challenge South Korea’s silencing of nuclear criticshttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/Greenpeace-files-court-case-to-challenge-South-Koreas-silencing-of-nuclear-critics/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=blog&utm_term=121012_1112&utm_campaign=Climate Greenpeace International and Greenpeace East Asia have launched a legal challenge against the South Korean government seeking a declaration that the government’s prohibiting of key international staff from entering the country was unlawful and anattempt to silence criticism of nuclear policies.
Through the lawsuit, lodged on Monday on international Human Rights Day, Greenpeace is seeking compensation of almost 70 million Korean won for disruption of six staff members’ ability to conduct their campaign about the risks of nuclear energy and for other damages. Continue reading →

December 13, 2012 Posted by | Legal, South Korea | Leave a comment

Federal authority orders operator of San Onofre nuclear plant to hand over documents

nuclear-plant-San-OnofreAPNewsBreak: Dispute over records at nuclear plant, HUFFINGTON POST, MICHAEL R. BLOOD | December 7, 2012  LOS ANGELES — A federal board Friday ordered the operator of a shuttered nuclear power plant in California to turn over dozens of pages of documents that were withheld when the company submitted a plan to restart one of its damaged twin reactors.

The records at issue were prepared by industry experts who have helped Southern California Edison investigate why the San Onofre plant’s nearly new steam generators caused excessive wear to hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water…..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121207/us-nuclear-plant-problems/?utm_hp_ref=travel&ir=travel

December 10, 2012 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

New charges against anti nuclear nun – carry 20 years’ gaol

see-this.wayWatch: US gov’t charges nun, anti-nuclear activists with sabotage (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/watch-us-govt-charges-anti-nuclear-activists-with-sabotage-video  December 6th, 2012

 Title: Nuke Protesters Jailed   http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/anti-nuclear-protestors-vandalism-u.s./50c0a94d02a76018a1000004
Source: Huffington Post
Date: December 6, 2012
h/t Anonymous tip
Three anti-nuclear activists, including a nun, are charged under the Federal Sabotage Act for vandalizing the walls of a uranium facility with blood and peace messages.

[…] As part of an updated indictment announced on Wednesday, Greg Boertje-Obed, Michael Walli and Sister Megan Rice could spend 20 years in prison for the felony crime of injuring national-defense premises under the Sabotage Act. Continue reading →

December 8, 2012 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

6 elderly anti nuclear women found guilty, in Massachusetts court case

6 Yankee protesters convicted of trespassing http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/6-women-go-on-trial-for-nuclear-protest-4068991.php , November 27, 2012 BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A jury has found six Massachusetts women guilty of trespassing at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant last year to protest the continued operation of the reactor.

Police say the women, all members of the Shut It Down Affinity Group, traveled to the nuclear plant’s gate in Vernon on Aug. 30, 2011, used a chain and padlock to lock the entrance gate and chained themselves to the fence, while officials were busy with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.

It’s one of about 22 protests the group has mounted against the reactor’s continued operation in recent years.

In court, the woman, who range in age from 69 to 93, represented themselves and raised concerns about the ecological and health effects of the facility.

November 28, 2012 Posted by | Legal, USA, women | Leave a comment

Sellafield nuclear waste site owners charged with illegal dumping

British government files charges against nuclear waste plant owners PlanetArk 16-Nov-12  UK   John McGarrity British regulators filed charges against the owners of the Sellafield nuclear waste site on Thursday on allegations of illegal dumping of radioactive waste, adding to the plant’s history of controversy and complaints.

The nine charges relate to the dumping of low-level waste in a landfill in 2010, the latest in a string of issues involving Sellafield, which for the last 60 years has handled Britain’s spent
nuclear fuel.

“The regulators’ joint action follows an extensive investigation,” Britain’s Environment Agency and the Office for Nuclear Safety said in a statement.

The regulators alleged that Sellafield Ltd, which runs the plant, had breached permits by dumping four bags of nuclear waste material at the nearby Lillyhall landfill without authorisation.

The penalties for such a breach are expected to be relatively small, but the prosecution comes at an inopportune time for Sellafield following a highly critical report earlier this month, said Paul Dorfman, a nuclear waste expert at Warwick University. “It’s another suggestion of laissez faire management,” he said.,,,, http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/67145

November 16, 2012 Posted by | Legal, UK, wastes | Leave a comment

Legal action against approval of Wyoming uranium mine

Group sues over planned Wyo. uranium mine, Wyoming Business Report By MJ Clark November 12, 2012 — CHEYENNE — The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance filed suit in federal court in Cheyenne last week to contest federal approval of a uranium mine in southwest Wyoming…. Continue reading →

November 15, 2012 Posted by | Legal, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Another expensive legal fight over Vogtle nuclear power plant

New $900 million Vogtle lawsuit filed, By Kristi Swartz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5 Nov 12 The main contractors building two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle filed a more than $900 million lawsuit against Georgia Power and other utility groups Thursday, escalating a fight over the project’s costs. Continue reading →

November 6, 2012 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant founded on illegalities

Kudankulam on shaky legal ground http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/kudankulam-on-shaky-legal-ground/article4064951.ece D. NAGASAILA
V. SURESH  5 Nov Violations of Coastal Regulation Zone and Environmental Impact Assessment notifications make official claims questionable

The debate over nuclear energy will go on, but the issue with the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is one of the several illegalities on which it is founded. Continue reading →

November 5, 2012 Posted by | India, Legal | Leave a comment

By 2014, Fukushima victims lose right to claim for compensation

Tepco has the right to reject compensation in 2014 http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/11/tepco-has-the-right-to-reject-compensation-in-2014/ by Mochizuki November 2nd, 2012 · Fukushima governor Sato asked Tepco not to claim for the right of extinctive prescription for compensation.

According to the civil code, Fukushima victims will lose the right to claim for the compensation from Tepco 3 years after 311 if Tepco claims for extinctive prescription.
Tepco president Hirose commented, it is difficult to make a statement about that yet.

In Chernobyl, major symptoms started appearing 4 years later after the accident…Tepco paid only 30,000 yen for 200 million yen of compensation claim

November 3, 2012 Posted by | Fukushima 2012, Japan, Legal | Leave a comment

India’s Attorney General not happy about waiving nuclear liability law for Russian nuclear reactors

‘Why nuclear liability waiver for Russian company’ Dhananjay Mahapatra, TNN | Nov 1, 2012 NEW DELHI: Attorney general G E Vahanvati has reservations over the ministry of external affairs’ backing for grant of a nuclear liability law waiver to the Russian
manufacturer for Units 3 and 4 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant on the ground that while this could be legal under a 2008 inter-governmental agreement, it might not be prudent. Continue reading →

November 1, 2012 Posted by | India, Legal, politics, politics international | Leave a comment

Nuclear worker takes legal action against TEPCO, for radiation negligence

“So I decided I’ve had enough of this unjust treatment. That’s why I decided to come forward,”

Plant worker: Radiation injuries during crisis at Japan nuke plant not mishap, files complaint Fox News,October 31, 2012 Associated Press IWAKI, Japan –  The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that went into a tsunami-triggered meltdown knew the risks from highly radioactive water at the site but sent in crews without adequate protection or warnings, a worker said in a legal complaint. Continue reading →

November 1, 2012 Posted by | Fukushima 2012, Japan, Legal | Leave a comment

Progress Energy’s nuclear plans a threat to Florida’s wetlands

Experts: Major Damage To Region’s Wetlands Seen If Levy Nuclear Reactor Gets License To Move Ahead http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/31/4951156/experts-major-damage-to-regions.html By Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Bronson, FL, Oct. 31, 2012  BRONSON, Fla.,  – Groups:  Progress Energy Relying on the Kind of Weak Geology Review That Should No Longer Pass Muster Now that a Respected Geologist Heads the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.– Some of Florida’s limited remaining fresh-water wetlands are at serious risk if Progress Energy’s problem-plagued Levy nuclear power plant project is allowed to proceed, according to experts testifying here today before a three-judge Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) panel.

Expert testimony from scientists appearing before the NRC judges on behalf of the Ecology Party of Florida and Nuclear Information & Resource Service (NIRS) warned that construction and operation of the proposed dual reactors would deplete the region’s aquifer, cause saltwater intrusion to the already-imperiled local water supply,  and harm fragile springs and wetland plants and wildlife in the area.   Continue reading →

November 1, 2012 Posted by | environment, Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Federal judge uphold’s Vermont State’s right to tax nuclear power plant

Federal judge throws out Vt. Yankee tax challenge Boston.com AP /  October 25, 2012 RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant against the state, challenging taxes on the plant that were passed earlier this year by the legislature.

U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss rejected the argument made by New Orleans-based plant owner Entergy Corp. that the payment is not a tax and said federal court lacked jurisdiction over the case.

Reiss granted the state’s motion to dismiss the case saying, Entergy’s challenge ‘‘could be brought directly in Vermont’s state courts.’’

Entergy had challenged the taxes that it said increased the reactor’s annual state tax from about $5 million to about $12.8 million. Supporters of the new taxes said they were designed to replace money the plant paid the state under agreements in 2003 and 2005 that saw
the state drop its opposition to the plant boosting its power output by 20 percent and to the plant’s plan for storage of more highly radioactive nuclear waste on its grounds. Those agreements lasted until March 21, when the plant’s 40-year operating license expired.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 20-year license extension last year…. http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/2012/10/25/federal-judge-throws-out-yankee-tax-challenge/fuHCQ3LNFULA0aH8NbsouI/story.html

October 27, 2012 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

The case for closing Vermont Yankee nuclear plant heard in court

Vermont Yankee Debate Heats Up On Two Fronts http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/96334/vermont-yankee-debate-heats-up-on-two-fronts/ , 10/24/12 The legal debate over the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is heating up at federal appeals court and at the state Public Service Board.

The state this week laid out a detailed case for why the plant should not get a new 20 year state permit to operate. Continue reading →

October 26, 2012 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Judges struggle to understand budget for Indian Point nuclear plant evacuation plan

Nuke hearing targets evacuation costs Iohud.com Michael Risinit  22 Oct 12, Federal judges question formula used by Indian Point owner TARRYTOWN — The three federal administrative judges presiding over Indian Point’s re-licensing hearing struggled Wednesday to understand how the nuclear plant’s owner and federal regulators
estimate the cost of relocating residents following a radioactive accident. Continue reading →

October 23, 2012 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

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