Australia’s only pro nuclear political party withers and dies
Pro-nuclear party runs out of energy, The Canberra Times, BY PHILIP DORLING0, 7 Apr, 2010 Australia’s only strongly pro-nuclear power political party has exited the electoral stage with a whimper rather than a bang. Continue reading
Historic uranium cleanup legislation in Colorado
Uranium mill cleanup bill sails through House by 62-2 vote Colorado Independent, By David O. Williams 4/5/10 A bill that would require uranium mills to clean up past toxic pollution before applying to expand processing operations passed the state House on third reading Monday, sailing through on a 62-2 vote. Continue reading
Oklahoma House Panel promoting nuclear power industry
the bill removes prohibitions in state law that specifically excluded nuclear energy as an eligible power source.
Oklahoma House Panel Greenlights Nuclear Power Bill, – Nuclear Power Industry News, Measure will permit municipalities to buy nuclear energy – Edited by April Murelio 2 April 2010, -According to a report by newsok.com, a House panel has passed a measure that would allow municipal power authorities to buy electricity from nuclear plants and to invest in a joint venture for a nuclear power plant.
The committee voted 21-4 to pass Senate Bill 1668. It now goes to the House of Representatives. Rep. Rex Duncan, House author of the bill, said that the bill removes prohibitions in state law that specifically excluded nuclear energy as an eligible power source. The exclusion was written at a time when it was feared radioactive waste from nuclear plants would threaten public health and natural resources.
Oklahoma House Panel Greenlights Nuclear Power Bill – Nuclear Power Industry News
Tuareg and uranium: AREVA’s grip on Niger
“You can’t just fight against nuclear power plants and waste repositories,” he said. “If you want to kill the tree, kill the roots”. He was referring to the uranium mines.
Uranium Mining in Niger ‘Tuareg Activist Takes on French Nuclear Company’ The Blogger: 2 April 2010, “……..A total of 80,000 people live in the two cities Areva created in the desert to service the mines. There are no paved roads, but there is plenty of reddish-brown dust, which penetrates into every crack and pore. Well water is radioactively contaminated, and precious fossil groundwater is used in the uranium ore processing plant. The region’s nomads are finding fewer and fewer pastures for their cattle, and people are affected by fatal illnesses.
Citizens’ organizations critical of Areva claim that the little money the company pays to the Niger state remains in the capital or simply ends up in the pockets of family members of the longstanding president. When Alhacen is asked what the mine has done for people, he says: “Nothing — except radiation, which will be here for thousands of years”. Continue reading
Scandalous and continuing legacy of uranium mining in Niger
Uranium Mining in Niger ‘Tuareg Activist Takes on French Nuclear Company’, The Blogger, 2 April 2010,“……….Uranium from Niger has served as a fuel for Europe’s energy supply for 40 years. But unlike Saudi Arabia, Niger has arguably reaped little but misery in return.The country in Africa’s Sahel zone is one of the world’s least-developed nations. One in four children dies before the age of five.The conditions in Niger are one of the dirty sides of supposedly clean nuclear energy. The activities there are well hidden from the outside world: Continue reading
The staggering and increasing costs to USA taxpayer of the “nuclear revival”
While the nuclear power loan guarantees essentially subsidize new power plants, what has not been factored in are the hidden costs of “clean” nuclear power: the financial legacy of past mining and milling operations have reached into tens of billions of dollars in the West’s “National Sacrifice Areas.”
Hot Rocks: Hidden Cost and Foreign Ownership of “Clean” Nuclear Fuel Emerging,THE HUFFINGTON POST, D.A. Barber, 1 April 2010, “…..Political Costs Critics say the new nuclear power subsidies should not come as a surprise. Over the last decade, the nuclear industry has spent more than $600 million lobbying Washington and another $63 million in campaign contributions, according to the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
Critics like Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. have questioned whether banks will back new nuclear plants – which cost nearly 35% more than coal or natural gas plants – until the nuclear waste issue is dealt with. Continue reading
Australia’s Northern Territory Opposes Rudd Govt on Nuclear Waste Dump Plan
NT not able to cope with nuke accident, says Government, Northern Territory News BEN LANGFORD March 29th, 2010 MOST Territory hospitals and the Port of Darwin are not equipped to deal with a radioactive waste incident or interest from “sophisticated criminal groups”, the NT Government has said.
The Government has told a Senate inquiry into new laws for a nuclear waste dump there would be “negligible economic benefit from the facility” for the NT. Continue reading
Utility out to stymie renewable energy in California
California’s Proposition 16 designed to stop small scale renewable energy
Why greens oppose Proposition 16, The Press Democrat – Santa Rosa,
CA , 27 march 2010, by PeteGolis If you want to know why environmental groups oppose Proposition 16, begin with this: In Healdsburg, a city that operates its own electrical utility, 44 percent of its electrical supply comes from renewable sources. In most of Northern California, served by the PG&E monopoly, 12 percent of the electrical supply comes from renewable sources.In simple terms, groups such as the Climate Protection Campaign oppose Proposition 16 because they believe PG&E isn’t doing enough to develop alternative sources of energy and because Proposition 16 will make it more difficult for local agencies to develop small-scale alternatives to PG&E.
Why greens oppose Proposition 16 – Golis Being Golis – The Press Democrat – Santa Rosa, CA – Archive
Now U.S. taxpayer funds not only nuclear loans, but even the loans application!
Energy Department investing $45M for technology for southern Ohio uranium enrichment project, The Washinton Examiner, Associated Press03/24/10 EDTPIKETON, OHIO — The Department of Energy will invest $45 million in ongoing development and demonstration of centrifuge technology for a uranium-enrichment plant in southern Ohio.The department said Tuesday that it will provide the funding by taking title to depleted uranium from USEC Inc. The Bethesda, Md.-based company can then use the $45 million it set aside for uranium disposal. USEC also will provide $45 million in matching funds.
USEC says the demonstration and development work is needed to show progress to gain a $2 billion federal loan guarantee. The company says the guarantee is crucial to obtaining private financing to complete its American Centrifuge project in Piketon.The Energy Department last year delayed its final review of USEC’s loan guarantee application.Piketon is about 65 miles south of Columbus.
Quebec government’s contempt for public opposition to uranium mining
(Canada) Quebec disregards petition, rejects call for uranium moratorium Media Co-op, Tim McSorley, 22 March 2010, Concerned residents of Sept-Iles are furious with the Quebec government today, calling the Minister of Natural Resources Serge Simard a liar after he announced there would be no moratorium on uranium exploration in the area. Simard was responding to a 14,000-signature peitition in support of the moratorium……. Continue reading
UK’s Conservative Party’s confused nuclear energy policy
Both Labour and the Tories claim that they will not provide any public subsidy, but both know that this cannot be true when the nuclear industry that has never been able to survive without it.
(UK) THE TORIES ARE FICKLE AND NUCLEAR IS TOO BIG TO FAIL SAYS SIMON HUGHES, Steve Beasant, Liberal Democrat Councillor for East Marsh Ward, 23 March 2010, Launching the Tories’ energy policy in July 2006, David Cameron, gave a convincing and well-reasoned argument explaining why nuclear power must be a “last resort”. Later that year he described Labour’s enthusiasm for nuclear power as “irresponsible”. As Cameron rightly pointed out: “The problems of nuclear waste haven’t been dealt with. They have got to be dealt with in order to make any new investment possible.” Four years on, we’re no closer to finding out how to deal with highly toxic nuclear waste and the Tory leader’s point stands as strong as ever. But unfortunately, the Tories no longer seem to care. Continue reading
Success of Taiwan’s antinuclear movement
For now, anti-nuclear forces are focused on opposing any plans for a nuclear dumping ground. Like the U.S. and Japan, Taiwan has not found a final resting place for its nuclear waste, another reason not to expand nuclear power, say activists.
Asia’s nuclear dilemma, Global Post, by Jonathon Adams, 21 March 2010, Taiwan’s activists have successfully slowed, if not stopped, the island’s nuclear expansion. …Save energy, don’t produce more.Kao Cheng-yan has some ideas about that. Continue reading
UK Conservative Party produces financially impossible nuclear power plan
“Huge amounts of private sector investment will be needed to deliver this energy infrastructure.”
Tory energy policy given lukewarm response by energy analysts, Energy analysts have criticised Tory plans to effect the biggest shake-up of Britain’s energy policy in a generation as “verging on the impossible”. Telegraph, By Louise Armitstead 19 Mar 2010 “……….. Central to the Conservatives’ policy document, called Rebuilding Security, are plans to fast-track the building of nuclear power plants but allowing their construction to be approved directly by Parliament to avoid lengthy delays by protesters. Continue reading
Renewable energy for 150 German cities, not nuclear for corporate profits!
150 German towns want nuclear power ended, de.indymedia.org, Diet Simon, 17 March 2010 Local power utilities in Germany have formed an anti-nuclear power alliance saying that planned longer running times for nukes are endangering their plans to invest billions in climate-friendly green energies…..The local governments have coalesced to resist the power giants E.on, RWE, EnBW and Vattenfall, which run nuclear stations……Lengthening the running times of atomic plants, as the present government intends to do, offers the companies billions in extra profits. Continue reading
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