Belarusian Nuclear Power costly and dangerous
Belarusian Nuclear Power Project: Dangerous and Expensive
BIELAR.US 8 Sept 09 “…………a nuclear plant built by Russia on a Russian loan, serviced by Russian technicians and fed with Russian fuel might be a very good deal for Russia, but will hardly make Belarus more independent. Continue reading
The secret scandal of depleted uranium
The Betrayal » The Biggest Con: Democrats & Republicans Work Together To Destroy America
oilforimmigration 6 Sept 09
Depleted uranium weapons were first given by the US to Israel for use under US supervision in the 1973 Sinai war against the Arabs. Since then the US has tested, manufactured, and sold depleted uranium weapons systems to 29 countries. Continue reading
50,000 join anti-nuclear power march in Berlin
The Local 5 Sep 09
Some 50,000 anti-nuclear protestors demonstrated in Berlin on Saturday against Germany possibly reversing a decision to abandon atomic energy and extending the life of its nuclear power plants. Continue reading
Regional nuclear issues top IAEA board meeting’s agenda
Regional nuclear issues top IAEA board meeting’s agenda
VIENNA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will focus on Iran, Syria and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at its board meeting this week………………. Continue reading
Former nuclear pariah India seeks uranium stocks
Google News By Elizabeth Roche (AFP) –7 Sept 09
NEW DELHI — Energy-starved India, armed with permission to buy atomic fuel from around the world after the end of a three-decade ban, is courting new partners alongside old friends in its global hunt for uranium.. Continue reading
Germany in nuclear turmoil before election
For Merkel, no clear way out of nuclear woes
PRESS TV 06 Sep 2009 Anti-nuclear sentiment in Germany escalates ahead of national election, with some 50,000 activists marching in Berlin to demand the shut down of the country’s 17 aging nuclear power plants. Continue reading
Millions affected by nuclear tests in Kazakhstan?
Soviet nuclear tests leave Kazakh fallout
BBC News 7 Sept 09
Decades of Soviet nuclear testing on the steppes of Kazakhstan have been blamed for an alarming number of health problems suffered by residents in the area. Continue reading
Opposition to nuclear plant in Quebec
Nuclear not good, even in remote Quebec: environmentalists
CBC News September 6, 2009
A proposed nuclear reactor that would power mining operations in Quebec’s remote regions carries more risks than benefits, according to an environmental group……. Continue reading
AREVA’s profits wiped out by new nuclear reactor troubles
OL3 EPR wipes out AREVA profits
Nuclear Reaction 5 Sept 09
The OL3 nuclear European Pressurized Reactor (EPR), being built by French nuclear giant AREVA at Olkiluoto in Finland, is in such desperate financial trouble it has single-handedly wiped out the company’s half year profits. Continue reading
AREVA threatening Finland’s TVO company over nuclear reactor fiasco
The Nukes of (legal) Hazard: Areva threatens work stoppage at Finnish nuke
Climate progress 1 Sept 09
Escalating a dispute between the companies as to who is to blame for the schedule slippage, Areva said Monday it will not proceed with work on the delayed Olkiluoto nuclear reactor project in Finland until Finnish utility TVO makes unspecified changes to the project.Areva, the French government-owned nuclear giant, made that disclosure in a financial statement for the first half of 2009.Ouch. That is from Energy Daily (subs. req’d). The Financial Times story begins:
The financial risks of nuclear power were cast into sharp relief on Monday as Areva, the French state-owned group, revealed new provisions on its troubled Finnish reactor project that virtually wiped out interim operating profits.
Double ouch!
The ongoing saga between Areva and Finland is now more like an episode of Desperate Housewives than a sitcom,
(Photos) Trucking nuclear weapons and wastes around USA
Trucks Carrying Nuclear Weapons Around the Counttry Revealed (Photos)
Huffington Post 09- 3-09
The idea of nuclear weapons being carted around in our highways, cities and neighborhoods doesn’t really put one’s mind at ease. However, the government has been transporting seriously dangerous stuff like enriched uranium and plutonium secretly without public warning.Friends of the Earth through the Freedom of Information Act has forced the Department Of Energy to release color photos of the trucks used to transport weapons. According to FOE, these are the first of such pictures that have been released in many years……………..
“The trucks carrying nuclear weapons and dangerous materials such as plutonium pass through cities and neighborhoods all the time and the public should be aware of what they look like. Release of these photos will help inform the public about secretive shipments of dangerous nuclear material that are taking place in plain view.” – Tom Clements, Southeastern Nuclear Campaign Coordinator with Friends of the Earth
Trucks Carrying Nuclear Weapons Around The Country Revealed (PHOTOS)
Russia gains advantages from concerns over Iran
Is Moscow Playing a Double Game on Iran’s Nukes?
Foreign Policy
BY WILLIAM TOBEY | SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
Why the Russians see Tehran’s atomic ambitions as an opportunity, not just a threat…………
…..the Russians could be playing a double game. Continue reading
North Korea moving ahead with uranium enrichment
Pyongyang is in ‘final phase’ of uranium program
North’s envoy tells Security Council about its ‘weaponized’ plutonium
Joongangla Daily By Yoo Jee-ho 5 Sept
North Korea said yesterday its uranium enrichment program for nuclear weapons production has entered its final phase and that it is making more weapons from extracted plutonium. The North also claimed it is prepared for both dialogue and punitive measures. Continue reading
Coal on the outer as US goes green
Coal on the outer as US goes green
THE AUSTRALIAN Peter Beattie | September 05, 2009
“………Projects to build new coal-fired power stations are being abandoned from Florida to Utah. Money is pouring in for renewable energy and legislation is being enacted to support it……………. Continue reading
Nuclear Energy Becomes Part of China-U.S. Talks
Nuclear Energy Becomes Part of China-U.S. Talks, Official Says
Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) Jeremy van Loon-– Talks between the U.S. and China, the biggest producers of greenhouse gases, are evolving to include sharing expertise in nuclear-energy technology. Continue reading
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