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Grim financial outlook for nuclear power

The medical and economic costs of nuclear power
OnLine opinion By Helen Caldicott – 14 September 2009
“………………Turning from the human health costs to the monetary, another relevant study related to the nuclear power debate examined the economic feasibility of a “nuclear renaissance” at this time. The World Nuclear Industry Status Report published in August 2009 states that the nuclear industry continues to face steadily increasing construction costs and future cost estimates. Continue reading →

September 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Germany: Nuclear power an issue pre-election

Merkel, Steinmeier Clash on Jobs, Taxes in TV Debate
and Foreign Minister

By Tony Czuczka and Brian Parkin Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) — Chancellor Angela MerkelFrank-Walter Steinmeier clashed on jobs, taxes and who can best steer Germany’s economy out of the crisis during their only television debate before Sept. 27 elections…………………. Continue reading →

September 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Germany, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive | Leave a comment

Japan wanting to keep US nuclear pre-emptive strike policy?

Japan wary of ‘no first-strike’ proposal

TOKYO, Sept. 13 (UPI) — Japan is reluctant to agree to a proposal by a nuclear non-proliferation panel urging the United States to adopt a “no first-strike” policy, sources say. Continue reading →

September 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Japan, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

International energy agency says India could be renewables leader

India has potential to be leader in renewable energy: IRENA
Business Standard Press Trust of India / New Delhi September 11, 2009,
India has the potential to be the leader in the renewable energy sector, International Renewable Energy Agency chief Helene Pelosse said today….. Continue reading →

September 12, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, ENERGY, India | antinuclear, nuclear, renewables, uranium | Leave a comment

Renewables, not nuclear, best for India

Energy – Indian Perspective
MyNews.in 11-Sep-2009 Dr. Hitesh Bajpai
“…………….Solar power relies on the energy produced by nuclear fusion in the Sun. This energy can be collected and converted in different ways, such as simple water heating for domestic use or by the direct conversion of sunlight to electrical energy using mirrors, boilers, or photovoltaic cells. The technology is improving and the economics are getting more competitive. Continue reading →

September 12, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, ENERGY, India | antinuclear, nuclear, renewables, uranium | Leave a comment

Energy company to pay up for waste violations at nuclear plant

Energy NW to pay $80,000 penalty
The News Tribune By Drew Foster, 09/09/09
Energy Northwest must pay an $80,000 fine to the state for waste management violations after a penalty against the Richland-based power supplier was recently upheld.

The state Pollution Control Hearings Board upheld the 2007 complaint, filed by the state Department of Ecology after waste management violations were found at the Columbia Generating Center nuclear power plant outside Richland. But the board reduced the amount of the penalties from $120,000 to $80,000.

Energy NW to pay $80,000 penalty | The News Tribune – Northwest | Seattle-Tacoma News, Weather, Sports, Jobs, Homes and Cars | South Puget Sound’s Destination

September 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes | 2 Comments

Kazakhstan radiation hotspot

The world’s worst radiation hotspot
THE INDEPENDENT 10 September 2009
At the start of the Cold War, Stalin chose one of the furthest outposts of his empire to test the Soviet Union’s first nuclear bombs. Sixty years on, their cancerous legacy is still being felt. Jerome Taylor reports from Kurchatov Continue reading →

September 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, environment, Kazakhstan | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

‘Nuclear Renaissance’ dragging on slowly but not surely

A ‘Nuclear Renaissance’ Stumbles Forward
The New York Times September 9, 2009, By Matthew L. Wald
A dispatch from the uneven march toward new nuclear reactor construction:…………………..With a recession that has both reduced demand for electricity and made it difficult for utilities to borrow money, considerable uncertainty surrounds planned reactor projects — despite the expedited process.. Continue reading →

September 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs | Leave a comment

Oyster Creek nuclear plant aging and problematic

Nation’s oldest nuclear plant showing its age
Google News By WAYNE PARRY (AP) 10 Sept 09 LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — As the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant shows its age, some call it Oyster Creak.The latest problems — a series of radioactive water leaks — were found just days after the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station got a new 20-year license that environmentalists bitterly fought for four years. Continue reading →

September 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive | Leave a comment

UK Nuclear power is the last straw

Nuclear power is the last straw
The Guardian, Professor David Elliott 9 September 2009
Nuclear power s not the answer to climate change (Guilty greens admit they could do more, 2 September). Indeed it could well undermine the development of the real solutions – energy efficiency and renewable energy. And yet the Labour government has moved from a position of supporting a programme of replacing older nuclear plants to one of a radical expansion, with talk of a UK nuclear contribution of 35-40% “beyond 2030″…………………..

The new policies on nuclear will, I believe, lead to major long-term global security problems. The policies could also undermine energy security and environmental sustainability, since money, manpower and other resources will be diverted away from renewables and energy efficiency.

Letters: Nuclear power is the last straw | Environment | The Guardian

September 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive | Leave a comment

India and nuclear tests

No Need Of More Nuclear Tests

Kashmir Watch, Sep 8

By ALI SUKHANVER “.…………..The fact is that India needs no new nuclear tests .From the very beginning; the Indian nuclear program was ambitious and envisaged having a remarkable capability for covering the entire nuclear fuel cycle. Continue reading →

September 9, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Australian uranium royalties scheme damaging for aborigines

Royalties scheme hurts Indigenous: Greens

ABC News By Kirsty Nancarrow

Sep 8, 2009

The Australian Greens have accused the Federal Government of bowing to the uranium mining industry at the expense of the Northern Territory’s Aboriginal people over the issue of mining royalties.

The Senate is debating a bill that would extend the system whereby miners only pay royalties in the Territory if they are making a profit. Continue reading →

September 9, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, indigenous issues | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, indigenous, nuclear, uranium | Leave a comment

Nuclear is not “the answer”

Nuclear is not the answerL slowing down in a sped-up world
Science blogs Rebecca Solnit 9 Sept 09
“………….Well, the first problem is that they still think like big science–that there is “the answer.” In fact, there are hundreds of little answers that don’t include nuclear, including scaling back our consumption and travel and building better and using a lot of the elegant new engineering Continue reading →

September 9, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, ENERGY | antinuclear, nuclear, renewables | Leave a comment

Nukes vs. Humanity

COMMENTARY: Nukes vs. Humanity

Huntington News By Tom H. Hastings Sept. 8, 2009
The decision to develop nukes was entirely secret, arrogating this existential threat to a tiny priesthood in one country—replicated more or less in every nation which has acquired these blasphemous things. This problem is self explanatory and so patently anti-democratic that it is simply necessary to continue to point it out. Nothing conceived in such opacity can be good for democracy. Continue reading →

September 9, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear power’s uncertain prospects

The New Nukes
The WALL STREET JOURNAL

By REBECCA SMITH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
“…………..nuclear is far from a sure thing. Yes, the plants of tomorrow—some of which could enter construction as soon as 2012—go at least part way toward solving some of the problems of yesterday. But they are still more expensive than fossil-fuel plants, and they still generate waste that must be stored safely somewhere. Continue reading →

September 8, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 1 NUCLEAR ISSUES, 2 WORLD | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment