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Uranium market in doubt with China’s new nuclear fuel technology

BMO Capital Markets analyst Edward Sterck suggested the technology could reduce future uranium demand and potentially weigh on prices

Uranium Spot Market Quiet as China Hints at Revolutionary Advancements | Uranium Investing News, 4 Jan 2011, The first decade of the millennium ended with uranium spot market prices remaining unchanged for a third week after trading in the spot market slowed….. Continue reading →

January 6, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, China, Uranium | Leave a comment

Iraq cancers and birth defects from depleted uranium weapons

A July joint study by the Environmental Health and Science Ministry in Iraq also found that there are communities near the cities of Najaf, Basra and Fallujah with increased rates of cancer and birth defects since 2004………. The United States and Britain used up to 2,000 tons of this type of ammunition during the Iraq war.

Fallujah cancer spike linked to U.S. raid, Tehran Times, 2 Jan 2011, A new study concludes that the high rate of birth defects and cancer diagnoses in the Iraqi city of Fallujah is caused by weapons used by U.S. and UK forces six years ago. Continue reading →

January 2, 2011 Posted by | depleted uranium, Iraq, Uranium | 3 Comments

The nuclear fuel bank – an attempt to secure plutonium and weapons grade uranium

“there is a large universe of nuclear material sites around the world and there are many unknowns and uncertainties…”

The nuclear clean-out,  FP, David Hoffman, 30 Dec 10, “………On Dec. 3, the IAEA’s 35-nation board approved plans for a new nuclear fuel repository. The idea is to encourage nations which want low-enriched fuel for civilian reactors to acquire it from the international fuel bank rather than build a domestic capability which can raise concerns about proliferation and making nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

December 30, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, safety, Uranium | Leave a comment

1,000 of Iran’s uranium plant centrifuges knocked out by Stuxnet worm?

Stuxnet might have damaged 1,000 centrifuges in Natanz, 30 Dec 10, “………The Stuxnet virus which has contaminated Iran’s nuclear setting up might have been at the back of the decommissioning of the 1,000 centrifuges in the Natanz uranium fortification facility earlier the year, according to the new study of the malevolent software. Continue reading →

December 30, 2010 Posted by | Iraq, technology, Uranium | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium weapons: cancer and birth defects toll on American soldiers

They too [U.S. troops] have fathered children with stunted arms, and rare abnormalities classically associated with radiation damage. They too seem prone to cancer and leukemia. Tellingly, so are EU soldiers who served as peacekeepers in the Balkans, where DU was also used. Indeed their leukemia rate has been so high that several EU governments have protested at the use of DU.

Depleted Uranium linked to birth defects and cancers among U.S. troops The Canadian , 27 Dec 10, Doctors in Iraq have estimated that birth defects have increased by 2-6 times, and 3-12 times as many children have developed cancer and leukaemia since 1991. Continue reading →

December 27, 2010 Posted by | depleted uranium, Uranium, USA | 2 Comments

Uranium mill in Colorado will not help local unemployment

A new report estimates that the employment impact of the mill near Paradox, Colo., will be small and its socioeconomic impacts more bad than good.

Weeks out from uranium decision, new negative report, Telluride Daily Planet   ’By Matthew Beaudin , December 26, 2010 “…….A uranium mill is planned smack in the middle of the Paradox Valley, about 60 miles west of Telluride. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will decide by mid-January if the mill is permitted. Continue reading →

December 27, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

US Energy Department’s dilemma over depleted uranium disposal

This type of low-level radioactive waste, though it meets state standards now, presents a special problem for regulators because it gets increasingly hazardous for around 1 million years and large quantities could potentially exceed state hazard allowances. Separate from the Savannah River waste, the company already has buried 49,000 tons of DU from past disposal contracts…..

Energy Department cancels search for interim depleted uranium storage | The Salt Lake TribuneBy Judy fahys  Dec 21, 2010 The U.S. Energy Department has scrapped its search for temporary storage for two shipments of depleted uranium and is now looking for another place to bury the low-level radioactive waste permanently. Continue reading →

December 22, 2010 Posted by | depleted uranium, Uranium, USA, wastes | Leave a comment

Wikileaks: frightening revelations about nuclear theft

The leaked cables tell hair-raising tales of casks of uranium found in wicker baskets in Burundi, a retired Russian general offering to sell “uranium plates” in Portugal, and a radioactive Armenian car on the Georgian border.

WikiLeaks cables: How US ‘second line of defence’ tackles nuclear threat Diplomatic dispatches reveal world of smugglers, ex-military fixers and radioactive materials found in unlikely locations Julian Borger and Karen McVeigh * guardian.co.uk, Sunday 19 December 2010The leaked US cables reveal the constant, largely unseen, work by American diplomatic missions around the world to try to keep the atomic genie in its bottle and forestall the nightmare of a terrorist nuclear attack. Continue reading →

December 21, 2010 Posted by | EUROPE, safety, Uranium, Wikileaks | 1 Comment

Russia to own a uranium mine, and a town, in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 12 (UPI) — A Russian company has won approval to take over a U.S. uranium operation, including a whole town in Utah, an executive says.Citing national security, four members of Congress had urged the U.S. Treasury to keep the Canadian Uranium One company from selling majority ownership to Atomredmetzoloto, whose parent entity is Rosatom, the Russian nuclear agency. One concern is that Rosatom has sent highly radioactive reactor fuel to Iran.
But the Treasury Department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Utah Division of Radiation Control have approved the deal, The Salt Lake Tribune reported….Russian firm buying U.S. uranium mine – UPI.com

December 13, 2010 Posted by | politics international, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Krugersdorp communities endangered by radiation from uranium mining

Tudor Informal Settlement in Krugersdorp is surrounded by land contaminated by mining activities and radioactive dumps.…..He also wants the communities living on these tailings to be relocated as a matter of urgency that all areas containing uranium contamination from mine residues are fenced off.

VIDEOS BusinessDay – Dangerous radiation levels endanger communities – expert (South Africa) Dangerous radiation levels endanger communities – expert, BusinessDay, , Professor Chris Busby, a world expert in uranium has tested mine dumps around Krugersdorp and warns that radiation levels are 15 times higher than normal LIVHUWANI MAMMBURU  2010/12/10 Radiation levels at the Tudor Shaft Informal Settlement in Krugersdorp have reached dangerous levels and the community must be urgently relocated. Continue reading →

December 11, 2010 Posted by | environment, South Africa, Uranium | Leave a comment

Flagstaff City Council against uranium mining near Grand Canyon

AZ city opposes uranium mining near Grand Canyon, Bloomberg. Dec 11, 2010 By The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The City of Flagstaff has joined in opposing uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.The City Council passed a resolution this week supporting Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s decision to ban any new hard-rock mining claims in a 1 million-acre area outside the national park’s boundaries.
His administration is studying whether mining on those lands should be permanently prohibited.The city’s resolution says that mining will almost certainly have a detrimental effect on the economic well-being of Flagstaff.Northern Arizona’s American Indian tribes oppose uranium mining on their reservations and in the area….AZ city opposes uranium mining near Grand Canyon – Bloomberg

December 11, 2010 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium weapons – ethics discussion in Norway

humanitarian consequences of weapons must guide the government’s disarmament policy. Not only does this cover landmines and cluster munitions, but also nuclear weapons….the principles enshrined in international humanitarian law – in particular the distinction between civilians and combatants.

Norwegian Foreign Minister makes statement on depleted uranium International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons, 10 Dec 10, Norway’s Foreign Minister has called for continued research into the potential impact of depleted uranium weapons during a discussion on the issue in the Norwegian parliament. 9 December 2010 – ICBUW Continue reading →

December 10, 2010 Posted by | EUROPE, Religion and ethics, Uranium | Leave a comment

Uranium sale offered by Burmese civilian: Wikileaks

Wikileaks US embassy cables: Burmese civilian offers to sell uranium to US diplomats  guardian.co.uk,   9 December 2010 During XXXXXXXXXXXX interview, the individual claimed to be able to provide up to 2000 kg of uranium-bearing rock from a location in Kayah State XXXXXXXXXXXX , and further stated if the U.S. was not interested in purchasing the uranium, he and his associates would try to sell it to other countries, beginning with Thailand…… US embassy cables: Burmese civilian offers to sell uranium to US diplomats | World news | guardian.co.uk

December 10, 2010 Posted by | Burma, Uranium, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Pakistan hanging on to highly enriched uranium

WikiLeaks: Pakistan Delaying Uranium Removal – CBS News, 1 Dec 10, A stash of highly enriched uranium capable of providing enough material for multiple “dirty bombs” has been waiting in Pakistan for removal by an American team for more than three years but has been held up by the country’s government, according to leaked classified State Department documents.
U.S. failures to remove the material and the government’s struggles to work with the Pakistani government are detailed in secret government memos the self-styled whistleblower organization WikiLeaks made available to a number of news outlets, The New York Times reported on its website Tuesday.

U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson wrote in a classified 2009 cable that the Pakistani government was dragging its feet in giving Americans access to remove the material left over from a decades-old reactor, the Times reported……….WikiLeaks: Pakistan Delaying Uranium Removal – World Watch – CBS News

December 1, 2010 Posted by | Pakistan, politics international, Uranium | Leave a comment

Antiquated USA mining law allows free uranium grab by foreign companies

“The roots of the problem reach back to the 1872 mining law, which allows any claimholder, domestic or foreign, to mine on the majority of America’s public lands – and to take billions of dollars in minerals for free,”

Uranium deal with Russians shows need for mining reform, activists say « Colorado Independent By David O. Williams 11/29/10 ,Mining reform groups over the weekend reacted sharply to Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (pdf) to allow the transfer of two uranium mining licenses in Wyoming to Atomoredzoloto (ARMZ), a firm controlled by the Russian state nuclear agency. Continue reading →

November 30, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

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