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Nuclear lobby working on US Senate

Nuclear Options: Build More Nukes, or Work Existing Ones Harder? – Environmental Capital THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Keith Johnson 20 Nov 09

The nuclear option seems to be back on the table, with new bipartisan legislation designed to promote a fresh wave of nuclear power plant construction. Is there an easier way? Continue reading →

November 20, 2009 Posted by | 1, politics, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear power plant tender canceled

Turkey scraps nuclear power plant tender Google News (AFP) – 21 Nov 09 ANKARA — Turkey on Friday scrapped a 2008 tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build the country’s first nuclear power plant — Continue reading →

November 20, 2009 Posted by | 1, business and costs, MIDDLE EAST | , , | Leave a comment

Why Australia won’t get nuclear power

Peak Energy: Crikey’s Bernard Keane has the next installment of his series on why nuclear power is unlikely to be seen in Australia – 20 Nov 09
To those who say “beaudy nuke”: why should taxpayers suffer? What would it cost Australia to go nuclear? Good question. Excellent question, in fact, because no one really knows. Continue reading →

November 20, 2009 Posted by | 1, business and costs | , , , , , | Leave a comment

China: No civil rights for nuclear whistleblower

Australian Uranium to China, a Worry for Many Reasons Second shipment of uranium heads to Australia, environmental whistleblowers still in jail By Shar Adams Epoch Times Staff 18 Nov 09 AUSTRALIA—Sun Xiaodi, a warehouse manager at China’s No. 792 uranium mine in Gansu Province, was ignored when he first began to report on corruption and radioactive contamination by mine operatives in 1988. Continue reading →

November 19, 2009 Posted by | 1, China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , | Leave a comment

How to warn our great-great grandchildren about nuclear wastes?

How Can We Warn the Future About Nuclear Waste?More Atlantic Wire By Heather Horn on November 18, 2009 Disposing of deadly nuclear waste is hard enough, but all the effort is for naught if you can’t stop people from digging it up again. Continue reading →

November 19, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, wastes | , , | Leave a comment

Call for sustainable non nuclear energy

New Greenpeace Chief Calls for Sustainable, Nuclear-Free Power Supply New York Times November 18, 2009 By JAMES KANTER – Kumi Naidoo speaks “…………..we can have a clean, sustainable power supply if we embrace existing technologies like wind and solar power. It is a priority to engage more people in this debate. Continue reading →

November 19, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, ENERGY | , , , , | Leave a comment

The case against nuclear energy

The case against The Whitehaven News 18 November 2009

THE Government has just announced that 10 sites around the UK can be fast-tracked through the planning system for nuclear new build. Three of them are along the Cumbrian coast, two of them on greenfield sites. Continue reading →

November 19, 2009 Posted by | 1, politics, UK | , , , , | Leave a comment

European Commission has a vision of 80% renewable energy

European Commission outlines a vision of 80% renewable energy by 2050 Frontier India Strategic and Defence – Commodity and Energy 19 Nov 09 Brussels, Over 550 high-level political decision makers at EU, national and regional level, representatives of the renewable energy industry, NGOs and scientists gathered in Brussels for the 3rd European Renewable Energy Policy Conference, Continue reading →

November 19, 2009 Posted by | 1, climate change, EUROPE, renewable | , , | Leave a comment

2 SoCal nuke plant workers file federal complaints

2 SoCal nuke plant workers file federal complaints Mercury News.com The Associated Press : 11/18/2009  SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Two supervisors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant have filed federal complaints claiming they suffered retaliation for reporting safety violations. Continue reading →

November 19, 2009 Posted by | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

Grand global hogwash about nuclear power

‘We can lead construction of a new global order’  Public service.co.uk November 17, 2009 The UK can shape the world of the future by leading in global co-operation, the Prime Minister said in his annual speech on foreign policy at the Lord Mayor’s banquet.  Gordon Brown – “………..Britain must continue to lead the renewal of a grand global bargain between nuclear weapon and non-nuclear weapon states. A fair and balanced deal in which non nuclear weapons states must accept clear responsibilities to end proliferation by renouncing nuclear weapons in return for the right to access civil nuclear power;…..

‘We can lead construction of a new global order’ – Public Service

November 18, 2009 Posted by | 1, Christina's notes, spinbuster | , , , | Leave a comment

USA and China to ‘explore’ nuclear energy

U.S.-China Joint Statement CBS News Political Hotsheet  by Brian Montopoli November 17, 2009 Following President Obama’s meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the White House released a joint statement on the relationship between the two countries, ……..
………The two sides welcomed the establishment of The U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP), a partnership between government and industry to enhance energy security and combat climate change. The ECP will leverage private sector resources and expertise to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technology.

The two sides agreed to work together to advance global efforts to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy. They welcomed the recently-concluded Third Executive Committee Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, and the commitment of the partnership to explore ways to enhance the international framework for civil nuclear energy cooperation. They agreed to consult with one another in order to explore such approaches — including assurance of fuel supply and cradle-to-grave nuclear fuel management so that countries can access peaceful nuclear power while minimizing the risks of proliferation.

In Full: U.S.-China Joint Statement – Political Hotsheet – CBS News

November 18, 2009 Posted by | 1, China, politics international, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

UK’s nuclear plan – a’reckless strategy’

Nuclear sites are a colossal mistake Halifax Courier (UK) 17 November 2009 Cllr. Nader Fekri J.P. (Lib Dem, Calder Ward) Now that the Government has unveiled its plans to fast-track a new generation of 10 nuclear power stations, I think that it is fair to say that this may well be their most colossal mistake regardless of where they are built. Continue reading →

November 18, 2009 Posted by | 1, politics, UK | , , , , | Leave a comment

Costs of US nuclear wastes going up by billions

DOE’s Non-Performance on Nuclear Fuel Storage Costs Billions REUTERS  By Ecopolitology – Matter Network

By Kimberly R. Reome and Krista M. Haley 17 Nov 09

As the U.S. electric industry is contemplating building new nuclear power plants for the first time in decades, the industry continues to be faced with uncertainty regarding the ultimate long-term disposal solution for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Continue reading →

November 18, 2009 Posted by | 1, USA, wastes | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ship board anti-nuclear protest

Greenpeace boards reactor equipment ship( Google News AFP) – 17 Nov 09 COPENHAGEN — Six Greenpeace activists Monday boarded a ship carrying French-made steam turbines bound for a new nuclear power station in Finland, Continue reading →

November 18, 2009 Posted by | 1, Finland, politics | , , , , , | Leave a comment

New uranium mines stalling with low uranium prices

Uranium too low to incentivise new mines – Uranium One

Mining Weekly By: Liezel Hill
17th November 2009

 

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November 18, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, business and costs | , , , | Leave a comment

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