China opting for expensive nuclear reprocessing technology
The commercial reprocessing of plutonium was halted in the United States decades ago by President Jimmy Carter because of concerns about nuclear proliferation. President George W. Bush proposed a resumption, but the National Research Council found it to be not economically justifiable. President Obama scrapped the Bush proposal.
China Ready to Reprocess Nuclear Fuel, NYTimes.com, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: January 3, 2011 * BEIJING — Chinese scientists have mastered the technology for reprocessing fuel from nuclear power plants,……..Reprocessing nuclear fuel costs significantly more than using the fuel once and storing it as waste. It also raises potential questions, because extracted plutonium can be used to make nuclear weapons, Continue reading
Untested nuclear reactors for earthquake zone in India
The concerns raised by the TISS report are all the more worrying given the fact that the nuclear reactors Areva will supply are of an untested and problematic design
Rethink Jaitapur’, DECCAN HERALD, 3 Jan 2011, ‘Biodiversity of Madhban plateau will be lost.”There is sufficient reason for the government to reconsider its decision to set up a nuclear power park at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. A social impact assessment conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) confirms what experts and activists have been saying for a while: the proposed nuclear power park will have “huge negative impact on social and environment development.” Continue reading
New Year’s Day friendly nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India
Pakistan, India to exchange nuclear data English.news.cn 2010-12-31 ISLAMABAD, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Pakistan and India will exchange lists of nuclear installations and facilities on Saturday in spite of tension over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that has disrupted the dialogue process between the two countries.The two countries exchange the list of nuclear sites on the first day of every new year under an agreement signed in 1988 and came into force in January 1991…….. The lists will be handed over to officers of the Pakistani and Indian high commissions in Islamabad and New Delhi. This will be the 20th consecutive list exchange between the two countries.Pakistan and India conducted tit-for-tat nuclear tests in 1998. Both countries are de-facto nuclear-weapon powers…
Together, China and USA could make renewable energy soar
China’s rise offers a new and crucial opportunity. Paired, the countries can float a tremendous clean energy market that could buoy the industry worldwide – or sink it if they fail…….
Fears of Iran- North Korea collaboration on nuclear bomb
It is no secret that Iran and North Korea are collaborating in a ballistic missile program.
Is Iran About to Test a Nuclear Bomb In North Korea? By Reza Kahlili December 30, 2010| FoxNews.com On December 24, a research report from the South Korean Foreign Ministry Institute indicated that North Korea would carry out another nuclear bomb test after the beginning of the year. — South Korean media reported earlier this month that the North was digging a tunnel in preparation for such a nuclear test. Continue reading
Indian government misrepresenting the facts on Jaitapur nuclear plant plan?
The report noted that notification of the region from high severity earthquake zone to moderate seismic severity zone had led to the perception that the government was hiding and misrepresenting facts…….
Malaysia clearly does not need nuclear energy
There is a strong consensus in the energy industry and among analysts that green technologies such as solar, wind, tidal and wave will become considerably cheaper in the near future as economies of scale of manufacturing is achieved and the technologies mature.
The case against nuclear energy, The Star (Malaysia) December 28, 2010The case against nuclear energyBEFORE the Malaysian government takes the country down the path towards nuclear energy, every citizen must decide if nuclear power is the right choice for the nation……..
Why the rush into nuclear now? Malaysia has more than 50% in reserve margin or excess power at the moment. Continue reading
Political demand for review of approval for AREVA’s Jaitapur nuclear plant
Indian villagers’ civil rights trampled on for Jaitapur nuclear plant
“People who have faced the effects of a nuclear power project in their vicinity told us that this is a devastating project. They said that our next generation will have nothing to live and survive on…There is a sense of mistrust against the government. People here say they were not taken into confidence regarding the project, their lands were forcefully taken away, and their democratic protests were illegally thwarted.
Villagers protest against Jaitapur nuclear power plant, NDTV (India) , Ketki Angre, Prachi Jawadekar Wagh, 28 Dec 10, Ratnagiri: As farmers’ protests boil over in Ratnagiri, threatening to delay the 9,900 megawatt Jaitapur nuclear power plant – said to be the world’s largest – a concerned Maharashtra government dispatched a Congress team to Ground Zero………. Continue reading
Threats of a nuclear “sacred war” from North Korea
North Korea has previously secured pledges of food aid on the back of promises over its nuclear programme.
North Korea warns of ‘sacred’ nuclear war – The National, Daniel Bardsley Dec 24, 2010, BEIJING North Korea yesterday warned it was prepared to wage a nuclear “sacred war” on its southern neighbour, as Seoul held military exercises analysts said were designed more to impress the domestic audience than to frighten Pyongyang.The North Korean armed forces minister, Kim Yong-chun, reaffirmed Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities while reading a report at a meeting in the capital yesterday, and said the country could engage in conflict “at any time”…… Continue reading
Atomic Energy Agency seeks to inspect alleged nuclear sites in Burma
IAEA asks to inspect alleged Myanmar nuclear sites – Monsters and Critics, 24 Dec 10, Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked to inspect alleged nuclear sites in Myanmar that were brought to light by a defector’s report earlier this year, a diplomat familiar with the probe confirmed Thursday in Vienna.In an analysis of the defected army major’s statements, former United Nations weapons inspector Robert E Kelley concluded in May that the regime in Rangoon has been secretly pursuing nuclear technology to make weapons…… IAEA asks to inspect alleged Myanmar nuclear sites – Monsters and Critics
Anti nuclear protest at Russian Consulate in India
the protestors demanded that the project should be scrapped.The protestors here said the locals at the proposed site are against the plant,
India-Russia future nuclear projects stalled because of Nuclear Liability Law
The two sides discussed setting up two additional units — Kudankulam 3 and 4 — but there was no agreement for these as was expected earlier. With the exception of Kudankulam 1 and 2, all future projects will come under the purview of the liability law. “There is no question of opposing the nuclear liability law.” …… a Russian official said.
North Korea makes conciliatory gestures on its nuclear program
N Korea offers nuclear concessions, Google hosted news, (UKPA) – 21 Dec 10, North Korea backed off threats to retaliate against South Korea for military drills and reportedly offered concessions on its nuclear programme – signs it was looking to lower the temperature on the Korean peninsula after weeks of soaring tensions.But Pyongyang has feinted toward conciliation before and failed to follow through.The North’s gestures came after South Korea launched fighter jets, evacuated hundreds of residents near its tense land border with the North and sent residents of islands near disputed waters into underground bunkers in case Pyongyang followed through on its vow to attack over the drills……The Press Association: N Korea offers nuclear concessions
China supports North Korea on nuclear power
China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power, The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea, 22 Dec 10, Beijing says North Korea has the right to use nuclear power but should be subject to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The North recently agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to nuclear facilities.”China’s position is that the North also has the right to use nuclear power in accordance with the principles of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the Sept. 19, 2005 joint statement and that it is also subject to the IAEA’s inspection,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday……..The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea – China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power
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