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Egypt’s Nuclear program doubts, especially cost

21 Sep 2009Egypt’s Nuclear Imbroglio

Egypt is struggling to get its nuclear energy program off the ground, three years after officially announcing the revival of its moribund civil reactor program, Dr Dominic Moran writes for ISN Security Watch.

ISN By Dominic Moran in Tel Aviv for ISN Security Watch 21 Sep 2009

The revived Egyptian civil nuclear program could be heading into choppy waters, Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, MIDDLE EAST | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs | Leave a comment

France’s nuclear waste disposal methods – costly and unsafe

No easy way to dispose of nuclear waste
TheDay.comBy Los Angeles Times 9/21/2009 By Frank Von HippelThe Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project is now comatose, if not dead. And that puts us back at square one on a crucial question: What are we going to do with all the radioactive waste being discharged by U.S. nuclear power reactors?

Many conservatives on Capitol Hill favor the French “solution”: spent-fuel reprocessing. But reprocessing isn’t a solution at all: It’s a very expensive and dangerous detour. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, France, wastes | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | 1 Comment

medical radiation ups risks for cancer

New study suggests medical testing ups risks for radiation
The Durango Herald 21 Sept 09 by Alicia Chang
AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES – As many as two-thirds of adults underwent a medical test in the last few years that exposed them to radiation and, in some cases, a potentially higher risk of cancer, a study in five areas of the U.S. suggests. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, environment, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

‘Peaceful’ Nuclear Tests – legacy of disease and birth defects

Effects Of ‘Peaceful’ Nuclear Tests Felt Decades Later

Radio Free Europe By Antoine Blua 21 Sept 09

During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union each explored the possibility of using nuclear explosions for “peaceful” purposes.

Their programs yielded little real benefit, but left behind radioactive footprints and trails of contamination from the nearly 150 tests from the projects — “Plowshare” in the United States and, more cryptically, “Program No. 7” in the Soviet Union. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, environment, Russia, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

NC nuclear plant shuts down 2 units

Officials: NC nuclear plant shuts down 2 units
Rocky Mount telegram The Associated PressTuesday, September 22, 2009WILMINGTON, N.C. — Federal officials say both units at a North Carolina nuclear power plant were shut down when maintenance workers were unable to repair an emergency diesel generator.

The Star-News of Wilmington reported Monday that the units at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport were shut down Sunday.According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, both reactors, which were operating at full power early Sunday, were completely shut down by early Monday.An NRC report showed the utility said the shutdowns were required because the emergency diesel generator was inoperative for more than seven days..

Officials: NC nuclear plant shuts down 2 units – State |

September 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs | Leave a comment

Germany OKs Huge Offshore Wind Farms

Germany OKs Huge Offshore Wind Farms
The German cabinet has approved a plan for 40 more North Sea and Baltic wind parks that could create 30,000 jobs and power 8 million homes

SPIEGEL ONLINE September 21, 2009, Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, ENERGY, Germany | renewables | Leave a comment

Malta Government urged to query Italy on nuclear plans

Government urged to query Italy on nuclear plans
Times of Malta 21st September 2009 Malta needs to officially ask the Italian government on whether plans exist for the building of nuclear facilities in Sicily, Alternattiva Demokratika said today. Continue reading →

September 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, EUROPE, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear | Leave a comment

New Zealand committed to remain nuclear free

Key to stress nuclear-free commitment in UN speech
stuff.co.nz By TRACY WATKINS – The Dominion Post 21/09/2009 Prime Minister John Key will use his first speech to the United Nations to underscore his Government’s commitment to a nuclear-free New Zealand.In the first speech by a National prime minister to the United Nations General Assembly in nearly 15 years.

Mr Key will reaffirm New Zealand’s anti-nuclear credentials and emphasise its determination to keep an independent foreign policy.

Key to stress nuclear-free – national | Stuff.co.nz

September 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, New Zealand, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Misleading report on Belarus nuclear power plant

Environmental activist slams report on Belarusian nuclear power plant’s impact as sloppy, misleading
Belarus News 21 Sept 09 The Belarusian government’s report on the possible environmental impact of its future nuclear power plant does not address key issues, Russian environmental activist Andrei Ozharovsky said in an interview with BelaPAN. Continue reading →

September 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Belarus, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Nuclear power station leaked radioactive waste

Nuclear plant put on final warning after leak

herald scotland Lucinda Cameron 20 Sept 09

A nuclear power station has been sent a final warning letter after radioactive waste leaked into the sea. Continue reading →

September 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Malta concerned at nuclear waste dumping in sea

The eco-threat of the Italian Mafia
the Times of Malta Carmel Cacopardo 19th September 2009 The revelation by Francesco Fonti that the Calabria Mafia sank a number of ships in the Mediterranean carrying a cargo of nuclear and toxic waste confirmed what the international environmental non-governmental organisation Greenpeace has been stating for a number of years. Continue reading →

September 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, EUROPE, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

US govt considers phasing out fossil fuel subsidies

White House eyeing phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
(ChattahBox) 20 Sept 09 —Ending subsidies to dirty fossil fuel industries is on the agenda for the upcoming G-20 summit to be held in Pittsburgh later this month. Continue reading →

September 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, ENERGY, USA | nuclear | Leave a comment

Peace movement held back by pro-nuke philanthropists

Anti-Nuclear Philanthropy And The US Peace Movement
by Michael Barker
(Swans commentary – September 21, 2009) Nuclear technology presents two clear threats to any emerging form of participatory democracy. Firstly, its destructive capacity threatens all forms of life, now and for millions of years to come; and secondly, its continued use institutionalizes hierarchical technologies of domestic energy production. Continue reading →

September 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy | Leave a comment

Nuclear Power’s biggest problem – it’s not cost competitive

Nuclear Power’s Cost Competitiveness Remains a Critical Question
solveclimate by Laura Shin – Sep 18th, 2009
Nuclear power has long been controversial for its radioactive waste, history of dangerous meltdowns and potential to help spread nuclear weapons.

With those arguments against it, and with a spotty record of construction and management in the 1970s and 1980s, the United States hasn’t welcomed a new nuclear power plant since 1996 – and that one had been in the works since 1973 Continue reading →

September 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive | Leave a comment

‘Clean coal’ funds robbing renewable energy

Clean coal funds are robbing renewable energy

COAL MINING 16 September 2009

CAPRICORN Conservation Council vice-president Ian Herbert says money spent on clean coal should be funding renewable energy technology.

Clean coal technology is an umbrella term used to describe technologies being developed that aim to reduce the environmental impact of coal energy generation such as carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Herbert claims clean coal is still unproved and Australia would be far more advanced if the funds were spent on developing renewable energy sources.

The representative says even if clean coal is proven, workable clean coal technology is still at least 20 years off.

Clean coal funds are robbing renewable energy – Coal Mining

September 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, ENERGY | AUSTRALIA, renewables | Leave a comment