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UK local councils oppose nuclear waste transport to Sellafield

 “Nuclear-Free Local Authorities” a local government group, which describes itself as the “local government voice on nuclear issues” has condemned the plan for breaching important environmental principles. There are seven member councils, all in Scotland, through which the nuclear material could travel by rail, depending on the route it takes. They are Perth & Kinross, Fife, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, West Dumbartonshire and Dundee.

The group says the plan fails to ensure that radioactive waste is managed as close as possible to the site where it was produced. It would also lead to increased radioactive discharges into the environment from Sellafield during reprocessing, the councils argue. 

Nuclear train route to Sellafield runs into opposition from local councils, Trains transporting radioactive uranium and plutonium could become target for terrorists, authorities warn, , guardian.co.uk,  26 August 2011 20 A plan to transport 44 tonnes of radioactive uranium and plutonium by train has run into opposition from councils worried about accidents and terrorist attacks. Continue reading →

August 29, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, UK | Leave a comment

Brave Japanese couple continue thier fight against Japan’s powerful nuclear establishment

Taking on the nuclear strongmen, The Canberra Times , 24 Aug 11 “……..Together, Yuichi Kaido and Mizuho Fukushima are perhaps Japan’s most prominent pair of anti- nuclear activists. For three decades, the couple were at the forefront of an often futile fight against the utilities that operated the nation’s reactors, the corporations that built and maintain them and the politicians and bureaucrats who enabled them. Yet in case after case, judges rejected Kaido’s claims that Japan’s nuclear reactors were dangerous. Continue reading →

August 25, 2011 Posted by | Japan, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

35 years of Seabrook activism in continuing fight against nuclear energy

Seabrook Station is currently seeking an extension of its operating license from 2030 to 2050. Twenty-five groups, including SAPL, have filed multiple legal challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in an effort to delay nuclear plant licensing.

Nuclear protesters celebrate 35 years of activism with Seabrook march, SeacoastOnline.com, By Joey Cresta, August 22, 2011  SEABROOK — The past, present and future in the fight against the use of nuclear power converged Sunday at the site where battle lines were drawn on the Seacoast 35 years ago. Continue reading →

August 23, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, USA | Leave a comment

Australian anti uranium protestors walking 1250 km

WA uranium protest to cover 1250km, Narelle Towie , PerthNow , August 21, 2011 ANTI-URANIUM protesters will begin their 1250km march from Wiluna to Perth today in their fight to have mining of the ore banned.Walk Away From Uranium Mining protesters will travel through two proposed uranium mining sites – in Wiluna and Yeelirrie – before arriving in Perth nearly a month later on October 27….

WA Senator Scott Ludlam, who will take part in the march, said WA should joining a growing list of countries around the world, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Greece and Ireland, who were walking away from nuclear power.

“This is an extraordinary moment for our state and for the future. The nuclear industry is in decline around the world and public awareness of the dangers of uranium mining and nuclear power is growing,: Mr Ludlam said.

“This march is a powerful statement from Western Australians who do not want uranium mining in WA and who do not want their state to support the nuclear industry in any way.” http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/special-features/wa-uranium-protest-to-cover-1250km/story-e6frg19l-1226118950758

August 22, 2011 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Death of feisty anti-nuclear fighter

Notable deaths around the nation, 14 Aug 11, “….Jackie Hudson, 76, of Bremerton, Wash., a nun and longtime nuclear weapons protester, died Aug. 3 of cancer. The Michigan native moved to Washington in 1993 but remained with the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids. She was released in June from a Georgia jail after demonstrating at an Oak Ridge, Tenn., nuclear facility. She was among three convicted in 2003 of damaging a Weld County, Colo., missile silo….”    http://blog.oregonlive.com/lifestories/2011/08/notable_deaths_around_nation_w_22.html

August 15, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, USA, women | Leave a comment

Nagasaki joins Hiroshima’s call to end nuclear energy

Nagasaki mayor calls for denuclearization, Asahi.com by Kenichi Ezaki and Yuji Endo. 10 Aug 11, NAGASAKI–The mayor of Nagasaki called for Japan to move away from nuclear power generation at a ceremony on Aug. 9 to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Continue reading →

August 11, 2011 Posted by | Japan, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

For the first time, atomic bomb survivors oppose nuclear power, as well as nuclear weapons

“They convinced us that nuclear power was different from nuclear bombs,” said Mr. Yamada, 80, who was in junior high school when Nagasaki was bombed. “Fukushima showed us that they are not so different.”

Atomic Bomb Survivors Join Opposition to Nuclear Power, New York Times, By , August 6, 2011, NAGASAKI, Japan — In 1945, Masahito Hirose saw the white mushroom cloud rise from the atomic bomb that incinerated this city and that left his aunt to die a slow, painful death, bleeding from her nose and gums. Still, like other survivors of the attacks here and in Hiroshima, he quietly accepted Japan’s postwar embrace of nuclear-generated power, believing government assurances that it was both safe and necessary for the nation’s economic rise.

That was before this year’s disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northern Japan confronted the survivors once again with their old nightmare: thousands of civilians exposed to radiation. Aghast at the catastrophic failure of nuclear technology, and outraged by recent revelations that the government and power industry had planted nuclear proponents at town hall-style meetings, the elderly atomic bomb survivors, dwindling in numbers, have begun stepping forward for the first time to oppose nuclear power. Continue reading →

August 7, 2011 Posted by | Japan, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

International interest in Montreal’s anti nuclear protest walk

Anti-nuclear walk gains international support, Montreal Gazette By Jeanette Stewart, The StarPhoenix August 3, 2011 The group walking across the province to protest a proposed nuclear waste storage site in Saskatchewan says it has received encouragement from as far away as Japan and Germany. Continue reading →

August 7, 2011 Posted by | Canada, opposition to nuclear | 1 Comment

Hiroshima Day push against nuclear power and nuclear weapons

Kan Vows to Push for Nuclear-Free Society at Hiroshima Ceremony,Bloomberg, By Sachiko Sakamaki and Yuriy Humber, August 06, 2011,  (Bloomberg) –– Prime Minister Naoto Kan vowed in Hiroshima to cut nuclear-power use, speaking at the atomic- bombed city’s first commemorative ceremony since meltdowns in Fukushima reactors led to widespread radioactive contamination.

“The human race shouldn’t forget the horror that fell on Hiroshima 66 years ago, and it should never be repeated,” Kan said today at the Peace Memorial. “I will take sweeping measures to secure safety, reduce reliance on atomic power, and seek a society that doesn’t depend on nuclear energy.”…..Hiroshima Mayor – Speaking before Kan, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged Japan to take concrete steps toward changing its energy policy to focus on renewable sources of electricity “as quickly as possible.”

August 7, 2011 Posted by | Japan, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Isle of Man wants full closedown of Sellafield nuclear plant

Closure of nuclear plant is welcomed, Isle of man Examiner,  4 August 2011 GREEN campaigners and the island’s Environment Minister have welcomed news that a part of the reprocessing operation at Sellafield nuclear plant is to close…

Japan was the only customer for the MOX plant,

Environment Minister John Shimmin welcomed the news but pointed out the MOX plant was only a small part of the operation at Sellafield. The Manx government’s long-held policy is to call for the full closure of all operations at Sellafield. Continue reading →

August 7, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, politics, reprocessing, UK | Leave a comment

Local anger as preparation begins for new UK nuclear plant

Green light for Hinkley C despite protests Edie.net,by Luke walsh,29 July 11, Energy giant EDF has won approval to start work on what would be the first nuclear power station built in the UK for 20 years, despite protests from local campaigners….

Following the council’s ruling, which has been branded ‘jumping the gun’ by anti-nuclear campaigners, EDF can begin the clearance of most vegetation, hedges and trees from a 420 acre site, but will have to pay more than £25 million to cover measures to mitigate the impact of the project.

It also allows for the excavation of more than 2 million cubic metres of soil and rocks, the re-routing of underground streams, the creation of roads and roundabouts, major changes to the landscape and the start of deep excavations for the power station foundations.

Stop Hinkley spokesman, Crispin Aubrey, said: “This is like giving a developer permission to excavate a greenfield site even before they have permission to build the actual houses. “What will those councillors say to the people of West Somerset in two years’ time, with massive holes in the ground lined with concrete and a devastated wasteland – no trees, no hedges, no wildlife – and EDF says ‘Sorry, we don’t think it’s worth going ahead’.” …..
Green light for Hinkley C despite protests

July 30, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, UK | Leave a comment

Poll shows Californians increasingly oppose nuclear power

Opposition to nukes in California grows, CalCoast News, July 28, 2011. A new public opinion poll indicates that support for nuclear energy has dropped sharply in California.  The poll by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reveals that nuclear energy, which had been enjoying an upswing in public support, is now viewed with concern since last spring’s disaster in Japan.

Nearly two-thirds of Californians now oppose building more nuclear plants in the state—the lowest level of support ever found ini a PPIC poll. The findings are consistent with a similar PPIC conducted last month……http://calcoastnews.com/2011/07/opposition-to-nukes-in-california-grows/

July 29, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, USA | Leave a comment

India’s Jaitapur nuclear ambitions up against the people’s opposition

Regardless of their passionate convictions, the locals haven’t been given a choice in the matter, as the land acquired for the site was forcibly done so. Residents were offered money for their seized property, but many refused to be reimbursed as a form of protest. The government offered 1.5 million rupees ($33,000) per hectare (2.5 acres) and has seized over 2,300 acres, but roughly only 150 of the 2,000+ landowners accepted the money…….

India’s Nuclear Power Future: Tensions Rise As Plans Commence, Green Answers, By Elizabeth Barris , 07/28/2011  Jaitapur is one of India’s most productive agricultural ports, renowned for Alphonso mangoes, cashews, and its abundant fishing industry. Although many homes lack electricity, life is good for villagers, who thrive on fruit and fish exports. But this way of life is threatened by the Indian government’s plans to build the world’s largest nuclear power plant on forcibly-acquired farmland. The people of Jaitapur are not happy about this at all, and since Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi disaster, tensions are running higher than ever. Continue reading →

July 29, 2011 Posted by | India, opposition to nuclear | 1 Comment

Stop shipments of nuclear wastes, say Caribbeans

Caribbean objecting to nuclear waste shipment, Bloomberg, 21 July 11, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Caribbean officials are calling for an immediate halt to a European shipment of reprocessed nuclear waste that will pass near the islands on its way to Japan. They contend the practice poses a major risk.

Caribbean Community spokesman Leonard Robertson says regional officials have been told by British authorities that the shipment of radioactive waste will be soon. He says they gave no specifics about the vessel for security reasons.

Waste from Japanese nuclear reactors has for years been sent on specially equipped ships to Britain and France for reprocessing, then returned for storage in Japan….http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9OK9ARO0.htm

July 22, 2011 Posted by | OCEANIA, opposition to nuclear, wastes | Leave a comment

Opposition growing to Manhattan Project Atomic Parks

Anti-Nuke Groups to Fight Manhattan Project Parks, ABC News, By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. July 18, 2011 (AP)  Anti-nuclear activists are lining up against legislation to create national parks at Los Alamos National Laboratory and two other sites where the world’s first nuclear bombs were developed, calling the plan an expensive glorification of an ugly chapter in history.

“It is a debasement of the national parks idea,” said Greg Mello, a co-founder of the anti-nuclear watchdog, Los Alamos Study Group……http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=14098560

July 21, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, USA | Leave a comment

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