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Taxpayer to take the risk of nuclear plants

Protecting Georgians from Unfair Costs for New Reactors November 24th, 2009 › Clean Energy › Sara Barczak “……………..Historical Boondoggles
In the 1970s and 80s the utility industry made a huge financial mess when they built nuclear reactors. There were construction delays and huge cost overruns; many projects were canceled after spending billions of dollars. Continue reading →

November 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes | Leave a comment

Climate change answer is sustainability, not nuclear

Nuclear power as the solution to our carbon emissions problem? Biocitizen By Kurt Heidinger on Nov 24, 2009 Today we learn, courtesy of the Washington Post, that “nuclear power is the “new” solution to humanity’s carbon emissions problem”. Continue reading →

November 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, spinbuster, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, renewables | Leave a comment

New nukes just a pipe-dream – old nukes are the problem

What To Do With Zombie Nuke Plants CBS News November 24, 2009 by Christian Parenti: Thirty Years Affter The Three Mile Island Partial Meltdown, Old Plants Pose The Real Nuclear Power Threat. Oyster Creek Generating Station, .. the oldest in the country, was slated to close in 2009 when its original forty-year license was ending. Continue reading →

November 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear technology, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Belated information on nuclear radiation leak

Exelon draws criticism for late notice on TMI incident

istock analyst (Source: The York Dispatch)By Carl Lindquist, The York Dispatch, Pa.

Nov. 24–-Exelon Corp. is facing criticism for waiting hours to inform local officials about an alarm Saturday signaling increased airborne radiation at its Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Continue reading →

November 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Legal action against US state’s nuclear plan

Protecting Georgians from Unfair Costs for New Reactors November 24th, 2009 › Clean Energy › Sara Barczak Concerned your home or business electric bills will increase needlessly for new nuclear power reactors that may never get built? Or if these reactors get built in Georgia, concerned there’s no telling how high your electric bills could get? Continue reading →

November 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy | Leave a comment

Nuclear fallout of the financial kind

CPS Energy board members dealing with nuclear fallout

KENS 5.com San Antomio by Joe Conger

November 24, 2009

It’s supposed to be the cheapest fuel, but oh, what a price.

Some heads may be on the chopping block at CPS Energy, and the future of additional nuclear power for San Antonio is in jeopardy. Continue reading →

November 24, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Soldiers’ cancer toll rising, from depleted uranium

How to get out of Afghanistan

History News Netwrk By William Polk22 Nov 09 “……Casualties we can count, but the number of seriously wounded keeps growing because many of the effects of exposure to modern weapons do not show up until later…… Cancer, from exposure to depleted uranium is, only now coming into full effect. 11 It is sobering that 40 percent of the soldiers who served in the 1991 Gulf war – which lasted only a hundred hours – are receiving disability payments. 12 Inevitably, more “boots on the ground” will lead to more beds in hospitals……………http://hnn.us/articles/120371.htm

November 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

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 Christina Macpherson | 1, politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, wastes | 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 Christina Macpherson | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive | 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 Christina Macpherson | 1, China, politics international, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, radiation | 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 Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Nuclear power plant causing cancers

Indian Point cancer link seen crains New York Business News By Gale Scott 16 Nov 09 Environmental groups cite statistics showing apparent link between incidence of thyroid cancer and people’s proximity to nuclear power plants. Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Should taxpayers bail out failing nuclear industry?

Nuclear companies face reactor design problems, ethics questions FACING SOUTH (USA) 16 Nov 09 Federal regulators have expressed serious safety concerns about the design for 14 of the nation’s 25 proposed new nuclear reactors, Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

US Climate Bill to include nuclear energy as “CLEAN”?

Nuclear energy high on Senate’s climate agenda Google News 16 Nov 09 By Emmanuel Parisse (AFP) WASHINGTON — With crucial global climate talks less than a month away, US senators appear to be betting on nuclear energy Continue reading →

November 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA | antinuclear, climate change, nuclear, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

California’s safety law prevents new nukes

Nuclear power not the answer; renewable energy is Sign On San Diego By ACE HOFFMAN November 15, 2009″…….…….

We have a law in California that prohibits new nuclear power plants until a solution to the problem of nuclear waste is found. Continue reading →

November 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | 1 Comment