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Villagers displaced for nuclear plant, at tax-payer’s expense, not the company’s

Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCIL) has already washed its hands off the responsibility passing the ball in state government’s court.

Miseries continue for nuclear plant displaced  Kajal Iyer , CNN-IBN  Jan 10, 2011 Tarapur: Amidst protests in Jaitapur over the proposed nuclear plant, the Prime Minister on Friday inaugurated a nuclear reprocessing unit at the Tarapur nuclear plant in Maharashtra. Continue reading →

January 10, 2011 Posted by | civil liberties, India | Leave a comment

Arrest of alleged Israeli spy in Iran

Iran says it has arrested spy ring linked to Israel By Reza Derakhshi TEHRAN | Mon Jan 10, 2011 TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has arrested a “network of spies” linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service which it blames for the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist in 2010, Iran’s state television reported on Monday. Continue reading →

January 10, 2011 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Secrecy and deception about nuclear power plants

A growing number of plants are nearing the end of their operating lifetimes, and details about the security of existing facilities are classified. “The industry is hiding behind the 9/11 tragedy to withhold information—like which plants have failed tests…early last month, Energy Secretary Steven Chu agreed to classify nuclear as “clean energy” in hopes of wooing Republicans to pass an energy bill in 2011.

Flirting With Disaster,  Failing the Nuclear Security Test, Newsweek, 4 Jan 2011, Every few years the defenses of the nation’s nuclear plants are tested. What’s scary is how often they fail.”…… Continue reading →

January 8, 2011 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

Political donations pay off for billionaire’s radioactive waste business

Simmons has been the second biggest individual donor to Texas Governor Rick Perry since 2001, contributing $1.12 million, including $500,000 last year….All of the commissioners on the waste disposal commission were appointed by Perry.

Texas Campaign Contributor Wins Expanded Radioactive Waste Contract, AllGov, Noel Brinkerhoff January 06, 2011 Waste Control Specialists has won the right to import low-level nuclear waste from around the country into Texas, marking a victory for billionaire Harold Simmons. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

New book details murky history of CIA and nuclear weapons proliferation

“What’s needed is a new multilateral legal regime that puts trafficking in nuclear, chemical and biological weapons on a par with crimes against humanity. This won’t be easy, but blind adherence to narrow national objectives increases the risk to all of us.”

Authors: CIA waited years to stop nuclear proliferation | Raw Story, 6 Jan 2011, The US government is guilty of allowing nuclear materials and intelligence to proliferate among some of the most dangerous regimes in the world for more than 30 years, a new book alleges. Continue reading →

January 6, 2011 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

Bad smell coming from Texas Radioactive Waste Commission

Public vs. Texas Commission » Abilene Reporter-News, Nhele Oetken, 5 Jan 2011, “………the biggest stink coming from a nuclear waste dump in Andrews County is actually coming from the commission that’s supposed to regulate it.When faced with a highly controversial plan to make our state the nuclear waste dumping ground for the entire country, the Texas commission that handles radioactive waste disposal decided to have the public comment period end the day after Christmas.Someone needs to explain why they chose the holiday season, when the public is most likely to be distracted, to solicit these public comments. This is especially true since they had already withdrawn a similar proposal earlier in the year in the face of strong public opposition. Not only that, the e-mail address they published in the Texas Register was wrong and many people had their comments returned.It certainly looks like they’re trying to suppress public comment ………Letter: Public vs. Texas Commission » Abilene Reporter-News

January 6, 2011 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

China’s very very secretive nuclear program

China’s recent claim of a nuclear-power breakthrough is no piece of (yellow) cake –  – WSJ, 5 Jan 2011, ……..The historic ties between China’s military nuclear program and its more recent commercial push may beg for transparency as the country seeks foreign help to move forward, from French power plant technology to American know-how in storage.

Transparency is also needed for another reason: China’s eight-year sentence last July for American geologist Xue Feng on charges that his possession of information about the country’s oil wells constituted theft of state secrets has caused widespread anxiety among foreigners working in China’s nuclear power sector. In interviews, these people reason that China’s nuclear program is so secretive already that any involvement could put them at risk given what happened to Mr. Xue……

January 6, 2011 Posted by | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

UK govt knowingly subjected troops to nuclear radiation

The press release was drafted ahead of Operation Buffalo at Maralinga, during which troops were ordered to crawl through areas hit by fallout. It was not meant to be made public

Top secret document reveals British troops were knowingly revealed to radiation during nuclear fallout tests – mirror.co.uk, by Susie Boniface, 2 Jan 2011, British troops WERE knowingly exposed to radiation during nuclear fallout tests, a top-secret document has finally proved. Continue reading →

January 2, 2011 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, history, secrets,lies and civil liberties, UK | Leave a comment

Iran’s nuclear program- Stuxnet sabotage by Mossad, UK, USA

‘Mossad, UK, US teamed up to sabotage Iran nuclear program’, Jerusalem Post, 30 Dec 10, US and UK intelligence forces are cooperating with Mossad to sabotage Teheran’s nuclear program in exchange for Israel agreeing not to launch a military strike on Iran, reported the French weekly Le Canard Enchaine on Thursday, quoting French intelligence sources.According to the sources, acts of sabotage carried out in the past year in Iran were conducted by Israel with the assistance of the CIA and MI6. Among the sabotage acts, according to the report, was the introduction of the Stuxnet computer virus into 30,000 computers in Iran’s nuclear reactors. ‘Mossad, UK, US teamed up to sabotage Iran nuclear program’

December 30, 2010 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Indian government misrepresenting the facts on Jaitapur nuclear plant plan?

The report noted that notification of the region from high severity earthquake zone to moderate seismic severity zone had led to the perception that the government was hiding and misrepresenting facts…….

Study calls for nuke plant pause SATISH NANDGAONKAR, The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) Mumbai, Dec. 28: A social impact assessment report has slammed the 9900MW Jaitapur nuclear power park proposed in coastal Konkan, saying it would have a negative social and environmental impact on nearby villages. Continue reading →

December 29, 2010 Posted by | India, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Indian villagers’ civil rights trampled on for Jaitapur nuclear plant

“People who have faced the effects of a nuclear power project in their vicinity told us that this is a devastating project. They said that our next generation will have nothing to live and survive on…There is a sense of mistrust against the government. People here say they were not taken into confidence regarding the project, their lands were forcefully taken away, and their democratic protests were illegally thwarted.

Villagers protest against Jaitapur nuclear power plant, NDTV (India) , Ketki Angre, Prachi Jawadekar Wagh, 28 Dec 10, Ratnagiri: As farmers’ protests boil over in Ratnagiri, threatening to delay the 9,900 megawatt Jaitapur nuclear power plant – said to be the world’s largest – a concerned Maharashtra government dispatched a Congress team to Ground Zero………. Continue reading →

December 29, 2010 Posted by | civil liberties, India | Leave a comment

Nuclear energy industrial espionage

French police suspect industrial espionage after computers stolen from nuclear power company – Winnipeg Free Press, 24 Dec 10, PARIS – French police say thieves have stolen two computers containing confidential information from a power company’s nuclear energy research site.Police say Thursday the burglary — which was discovered by staff on Monday — took place at the Electricite de France office in Chatou west of Paris, even though it is protected by highly secure anti-theft systems. They suspect industrial espionage may be involved……French police suspect industrial espionage after computers stolen from nuclear power company – Winnipeg Free Press

December 24, 2010 Posted by | France, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Nuclear trial in Switzerland: evidence destroyed due to CIA link

The six-year investigation has been hampered at times by the Swiss government’s insistence that it had to destroy evidence — which included plans for nuclear arms and technologies — in the name of national security….to hide evidence of a clandestine relationship between the Tinners and the C.I.A…..

Swiss Judge Presses for Nuclear Trial Despite C.I.A. Link,  NYTimes.com, By DAVID JOLLY  December 23, 2010 PARIS — Three engineers suspected of violating Switzerland’s nuclear nonproliferation laws should face charges, an investigating magistrate said on Thursday in a case with national security implications for the United States. Continue reading →

December 24, 2010 Posted by | Legal, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Switzerland | 4 Comments

Atomic Energy Agency seeks to inspect alleged nuclear sites in Burma

IAEA asks to inspect alleged Myanmar nuclear sites – Monsters and Critics, 24 Dec 10, Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked to inspect alleged nuclear sites in Myanmar that were brought to light by a defector’s report earlier this year, a diplomat familiar with the probe confirmed Thursday in Vienna.In an analysis of the defected army major’s statements, former United Nations weapons inspector Robert E Kelley concluded in May that the regime in Rangoon has been secretly pursuing nuclear technology to make weapons…… IAEA asks to inspect alleged Myanmar nuclear sites – Monsters and Critics

December 24, 2010 Posted by | Burma, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Secret trucks, ships, trains on a 7,000 mile radioactive waste journey

Around the world there is a race to secure vulnerable material before terrorists can get their hands on it….ideal for a so-called dirty bomb. “You can put it in your hand. You can wrap a stick of dynamite around it and you can put it in your backpack or purse,” explains John Kelly of the IAEA. “And you can create a disaster in just about any city.”…

VIDEO BBC News – Secret journey to safeguard radioactive material
A secret journey to take Serbian nuclear fuel to safety, BBC News, Gordon Corera, 22 Dec 10, AEA’s John Kelly on the dangers of transporting nuclear fuel rods A shipment of nuclear fuel has arrived in Russia after a top-secret international operation to remove it from Serbia, where it was feared terrorists could seize it to make a nuclear or dirty bomb. Continue reading →

December 23, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

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