Balpakram National Park saved from uranium mining
Uranium mining blocked,The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata), New Delhi, May 14: A national panel of wildlife experts today rejected a proposal from the department of atomic energy for uranium exploration on the Rongcheng plateau in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills.The standing committee of the National Board of Wildlife decided to reject the proposal for exploratory drilling in view of the sentiments of the local people and representations from civil society groups, the environment ministry said.The Rongcheng plateau falls in the Balpakram National Park, home to elephants, black bear, leopards, deer and the red panda, one of the rarest animals in the world.Several green groups and NGOs have campaigned against a proposal for exploratory drilling, arguing that it would harm the bio-diversity in the park.
The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Uranium mining blocked
North Korea’s nuclear fusion not likely to be for real
North Korea nuclear claim met with skepticism, THIS JUST IN, May 12th, 2010 North Korea announced Wednesday that its scientists had created a nuclear fusion reaction – a claim nuclear experts quickly cast doubt on. “Nobody in the world has been able to sustain a controlled nuclear fusion reaction, the ultimate goal of nuclear technology,” said Dan Pinkston, head of the Seoul office of the International Crisis Group. “I don’t think the North Koreans are going to start … putting nuclear power vendors around the world out of business any time soon.”
Nuclear fusion is the same process that fuels stars, but has never been sustained in the laboratory by any nation, much less one of the poorest nations on earth.
North Korea nuclear claim met with skepticism
Continuing radiation incidents in India a worry for nuclear industry
Radiation leak at BARC comes as a shock Sakaal Times, May 12, 2010 A MUMBAI: The radioactive contamination at one of the facilities at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the cradle of nuclear R&D, comes as a shock. Over the last few months there has been several minor incidents and security breaches in nuclear facilities across the country – and this is one more addition. Continue reading
China helping Pakistan to develop nuclear technology
China-Pakistan Nuclear Agreement Scrutinized in U.S.T, NTI: Global Security Newswire, May 11, 2010 The Obama administration indicated it was scrutinizing China’s intention to construct two new nuclear power reactors in Pakistan, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday (see GSN, April 29).Since China last built a pair of reactors at the Chashma site in Pakistan, Beijing has joined the Nuclear Suppliers Group, now a 46-nation export control regime that bars nuclear trade with countries that are not subject to International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring (see GSN, May 28, 2004)……
Pakistan is one of few nuclear-armed states that remain outside the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. It is home to former nuclear proliferator Abdul Qadeer Khan and remains a point of concern regarding the potential intersection of extremism and nuclear weapons. NTI: Global Security Newswire – China-Pakistan Nuclear Agreement Scrutinized in U.S.
Nuclear capable missiles tested by Pakistan
Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missiles, NTI: 10 May 2010, Pakistan on Saturday carried out a successful test launches of two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, March 12).The Ghaznavi missile has a range of 180 miles and the Shaheen 1 missile can travel as far as 400 miles, enabling it to strike New Delhi, the capital of Pakistan’s nuclear-armed rival India. Both missiles can be loaded with conventional and nuclear warheads.
NTI: Global Security Newswire – Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missiles
Opposition in Indian Parliament to Liability Bill that would protect foreign nuclear companies
“What kind of a joke is this? If we are the victims of an accident, our tax money will be used to pay us compensation. Why should we shield the foreign suppliers of equipment?”…. “This is not America, this is not Russia. In India, the density of population is very high. The impact of a nuclear accident would be enormous.”
Indian parliament introduces liability bill that would allow U.S. companies to set up reactors By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service May 7, 2010;
NEW DELHI — A controversial law to establish a compensation system for nuclear accidents — a key step to allowing American companies to set up reactors in India — was introduced in parliament Friday, as opposition lawmakers accused the government of favoring U.S. and business interests over the rights of the people. Continue reading
Strong protests in Japan against re-starting fast breeder nuclear reactor
Protests over re-opening of Japanese nuclear reactor, Greenpeace International, 8 May 2010, (Buddhika Weerasinghe-Japan) Japanese peace and human right activists together protest against to Japan’s Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)has reactive controversial “fast-breeder” Monju nuclear reactor14 years after the plant was shut down following a liquid of sodium leaked and fire in 1995. Continue reading
Hiroshima’s Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba at UN Nuclear Conference
I Feel Duty-Bound to Push for a Nuclear-Free World, IPS ipsnews.net”Anna Shen interviews TADATOSHI AKIBA, Mayor of HiroshimaMayor Tadatoshi Akiba / UNITED NATIONS, May 6, 2010 Emerging from a U.N. conference addressing the role that the world’s mayors can play on nuclear issues, Hiroshima’s Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba continues to call for a rapid end to nuclear weapons.He juggles his roles running a city 65 years after nuclear holocaust, and another as president of Mayors for Peace, which counts almost 4,000 cities around the world…
Q&A: “I Feel Duty-Bound to Push for a Nuclear-Free World” – IPS ipsnews.net
Nuclear power a financially risky option for developing countries
Nuclear power in developing countries: radioactive waste, proliferation and debt « Charles Santiago 6 May 2010, For developing countries, nuclear power is a high cost option -environmentally, socially and economically…….
A history of failure in developing countries Continue reading
China’s nuclear industry strategy – join with wind energy
China Guangdong Nuclear to build 1.25GW offshore wind farm Industrial Fuels and Power News May 6th, 2010 by IFandP Newsroom China Guangdong Nuclear Group is to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm near Lufen, in Guangdong province, according to China News Service. The facility is expected to be built at a cost of CNY20bn (US$2.93bn) and have an installed capacity of 1.25GW, covering an area of 240km2.The group has also announced it has signed an agreement to install 800MW of wind turbines in Yuxi City, in the southwestern province of Yunnan, at a cost of CNY8bn (US$1.2bn).
China Guangdong Nuclear to build 1.25GW offshore wind farm | Industrial Fuels and Power
UN Secretary General welcomes Nagasaki Archbishop at Nuclear Non Proliferation Conference
Nagasaki prelate takes anti-nuclear plea to UN, CathNews Asia May 6, 2010 Nagasaki Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami has met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the opening day of the UN 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, to appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons.Welcoming the archbishop, Ban said that such an appeal from a religious leader, a Catholic bishop, is of great importance, UCA News reports.
The archbishop handed the secretary general a copy of a joint statement that he and Bishop Atsumi Misue of Hiroshima issued last February calling on world leaders “to take a courageous step toward the total abolition of nuclear weapons and the realization of a world without wars.”
Nagasaki prelate takes anti-nuclear plea to UN | CathNews Asia
Is the West ready to talk peace with North Korea?
Pyongyang has said that it is ready to talk peace. Now the question is: Are we?
North Korea’s Bomb and the Road to Peace, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Andy Marra, May 4, 2010 I was born in Seoul. … I am left feeling more concerned about potential United States military actions against North Korea instead of North Korea attacking us. This past January, the world witnessed an unprecedented gesture by Pyongyang stating they will permanently dismantle its nuclear program in exchange for a formal treaty with the U.S. to finally end the Korean War. Washington, however, dismissed this historic offer and refused to engage in any meaningful dialogue. Continue reading
Dissent in Malaysia over nuclear power
it will involve toxic waste disposal and a radioactive system that can harm the environment,”
Selangor against nuclear power plant newstraitstimes 2010/05/05 SHAH ALAM: Selangor has refused to support and allow the construction of a nuclear power plant in the state as it believes other energy sources are available. Continue reading
Foreign nuclear power salesmen perturbed about radiation concerns in India
Radiation death in India raises nuclear safety concerns, (Reuters) 5 May 2010, – The radiation-related death of a scrap metal worker has raised concerns over nuclear safety in India, at a time when the Asian power is wooing foreign players to its $150 billion civilian nuclear market. Continue reading
Ignorance of many Indian institutions about radioactive waste
A professor from a college on Palace Road said, “Maybe we can tie it in a bag, put it in a garbage bin or throw them in some remote place.”…
Is city sitting on radiation keg? Jayashree Nandi & Sruthy Susan Ullas, TNN, May 5, 2010, BANGALORE: Post-radioactive leak in Delhi recently, a reality check in Bangalore showed that the city was sitting on a live bomb with many colleges and other institutions having no clue as to what to do with the radioactive waste in their labs.. Continue reading
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