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AREVA warns on nuclear industry safety shortcuts

No “two-track” nuclear industry, warns Areva | Business News, 9 March 2010, The CEO of nuclear reactor builder Areva has warned against cutting corners on nuclear reactor projects at an international nuclear conferenceBy Chris Farnell
The conference took place at the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Speaking to the conference, Areva Chief Executive, Anne Lauvergeon, said: “We cannot see a two-track nuclear industry develop, with a low-cost one for some and high standards for others.”….

United States Deputy Secretary of Energy, Daniel Poneman, who also attended the OECD conference, said there could be no compromise on safety at nuclear plants.

“We still must focus on security. A nuclear accident anywhere is a nuclear accident everywhere,” he said.

No “two-track” nuclear industry, warns Areva | Business News | Energy Digital

March 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, safety | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive, reactor | Leave a comment

Nuclear security inspection fails two U.S. Air Force units

Air Force nuclear units fail inspection in Montana(AP) Google News – 2 March 2010, HELENA, Mont. — Air Force officials say two units responsible for the 150 nuclear missiles in Montana have failed recent inspections….Neither Global Strike Command, which oversees the 341st Missile Wing, nor Air Force Materiel Command, which oversees the 16th Munitions Squadron, would detail the problems that were found in the nuclear surety inspections, citing security reasons.

March 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Nuclear plants are not safe from terrorist attack

Major Fallout Predicted Over Obama’s Nuclear Power Proposal. by: Grace Huang, t r u t h o u t 22 February 2010“……..According to NuclearBailout.org, though Mohammed Atta, one of the 9/11 hijackers, said that he had considered targeting a nuclear facility instead of the World Trade Center, nuclear reactors are still “not required to be protected against air attack.” Continue reading →

February 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

Mass exposure of workers to nuclear radiation

The CNSC said the workers were exposed to alpha contamination, a dangerous form of radiation that, if breathed in or ingested, poses a risk of cancer.

(Canada) Nuclear watchdog investigates possible mass radiation exposure – The Globe and Mail Martin Mittelstaedt Feb. 16, 2010 As many as 217 workers involved in November incident at Ontario plant, according to filing from Nuclear Safety Commission Continue reading →

February 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, safety | antinuclear, cancer, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Terrorist plot targeted Australia’s only nuclear reactor?

possible targets for bombings included the Lucas Heights nuclear facility.

Terrorism tools still missing, says judge Sydney Morning Herald MALCOLM BROWN February 16, 2010 A ”WIDE RANGE” of materials collected by conspirators in a terrorism case has not been recovered by authorities and may be used by others bent on terrorism offences, a Supreme Court judged has warned. Continue reading →

February 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear plants are not safe from terrorist attack

Nuclear sites vulnerable to break-ins The Boston Globe By James Carroll February 15, 2010 +THE GREAT myth about nuclear weapons is that they can be held securely. It was not true in the past, and, as was shockingly demonstrated in Belgium last week, it is not true now………. Continue reading →

February 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, reactor | Leave a comment

Activists get deep inside U.S. Nuclear Weapons Site in Europe

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Site in Europe Breached By Hans M. Kristensen FAS Stategic Security 4 Feb 2010

A group of people last week managed to penetrate deep onto Kleine Brogel Air Base in Belgium where the U.S. Air Force currently deploys 10-20 nuclear bombs. Continue reading →

February 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | EUROPE, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | 1 Comment

Uranium wastewater spill at South Carolina nuclear plant

Federal regulators investigating SC uranium spill The Sun News The Associated Press 1 Feb 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal regulators are at a South Carolina nuclear fuel plant investigating a spill of wastewater containing uranium.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday a team had arrived at the Westinghouse Electric Co. plant near Columbia.

The NRC says about 200 gallons of wastewater containing ammonia and uranium spilled Jan. 24 after a pump failed.

February 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

International experts meet, about nuclear terrirism

Experts seek ways to stop nuke terror By Philip Tubeza Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/01/2010 MANILA, Philippines—A radioactive or “dirty bomb” explodes on a crowded train or inside a sports stadium, killing hundreds. Rods of plutonium are dropped into a water reservoir, poisoning millions. Continue reading →

February 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Costly cleanup at notorious Hanford Nuclear Site, Washington

the notorious distinction of being one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the Western Hemisphere……………

Federal funds aim to clean up nuclear wasteland By Patrick Oppmann, CNN January 29, 2010

— The federal government has set aside nearly $2 billion in stimulus funds to clean up Washington state’s decommissioned Hanford nuclear site, once the center of the country’s Cold War plutonium production. Continue reading →

January 30, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Bin Laden aiming for nuclear terror attack

Bin Laden Al Qaeda Terror Attack To Be Nuclear Report BEFORE IT’S NEWS January 28, 2010 New York, NY – A recent report issued by the former chief of the CIA’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Department accused the United States of misreading the intentions and capabilities of Bin Ladens Terror Group Al Qaeda. Retired longtime intelligence officer Rolf Mowatt-Larssen states that a Nuclear attack is the probable goal of Al Qaeda and the they most likely are patiently waiting to finalize a nuclear capability.

Bin Laden Al Qaeda Terror Attack To Be Nuclear Report | Before It’s News

January 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Enriched uranium stolen in Brazil

Brazilian police disover 450kg of enriched Uranium Follow The Money 25 Jan 2010 Police in the north Brazilian state of Amapa have unearthed a cache with 450 kg of enriched uranium ore, a dangerous mineral used for nuclear arms production.The operation to seize radioactive material was a result of four-month work by investigators, who found a bag of pitchblende on Friday in a remote area of tropical rainforest.

Brazilian police disover 450kg of enriched Uranium « Follow The Money

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, SOUTH AMERICA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, uranium | Leave a comment

Can nuclear tests cause earthquakes and tsunamis?

Could the eaerthquake in Haiti be man-made? The answer is yes. Did You Know 23 Jan 2010 “………..There is also this one. The earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra occurred in a location geologists know is susceptible to powerful earthquakes. The quake occurred along a “subduction zone,” in which the Indian tectonic plate is being subducted, or pulled beneath, the Burma tectonic platelet. The overlying plate jumped upward more than 4.5 metres, lifting the water above it and setting off the tsunami.

For some, the finger of blame doesn’t point squarely at nature but at top secret military testing in the waters of the Indian Ocean. The Egyptian weekly magazine Al-Osboa claimed the earthquake that triggered the tsunami “was possibly” caused by an Indian nuclear experiment in which “Israeli and American nuclear experts participated”.

Could the Earthquake in Haiti be man made, the answer is Yes « Did You Know

January 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy | Leave a comment

Fire risks at nuclear plant

NRC cites fire hazards at Alabama nuclear plant WRAL.com 20 Jan 10WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are raising new concerns about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Brown’s Ferry nuclear plant in north Alabama. In a letter released Thursday, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission found that equipment used to automatically shut down the plant’s reactors in an emergency was not properly protected from fire hazards. The NRC described the findings as significant “apparent violations.”..http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/6855064/

January 22, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Thousands of underground nuclear pipes may be failing

“Under current regulations, miles and miles of buried pipes within nuclear reactors have never been inspected and will likely never be inspected,”

Nuclear plant pipe failures can threaten safety | The Orange County Register January 15, 2010 By TERI SFORZA

A rash of recent failures in the buried piping systems of nuclear reactors – including one at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station – Continue reading →

January 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment