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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

Nuclear plant needing to improve’ human performance’

Perry Nuclear Plant continuing slide in ‘human performance’ News Herald By Jacob Lammers
November 13, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials urged the operators of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant to improve human performance Thursday night….. Continue reading →

November 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, reactor | Leave a comment

Safety, cost, wastes, – nuclear industry fast losing credibility

The reactor relapse takes 3 hits to the head
by Harvey Wasserman November 12, 2009

The much-hyped “Renaissance” of atomic power has taken three devastating hits with potentially fatal consequences.

The usually supine Nuclear Regulatory Commission has told Toshiba’s Westinghouse Corporation that its “standardized” AP-1000 design might not withstand hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes. Continue reading →

November 13, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

USA: Republicans don’t believe in climate change, (except as promotion for nuclear)

Why the GOP loves nuclear

Rose`Law group 13 ov 09 From The New Republic

Nukes, nukes, and … nukes. These days, when it comes to energy and climate change, that seems to be all Republicans want to talk about. Throughout last week’s hearings on the Senate climate bill, Lamar Alexander kept interjecting that a massive ramp-up of nuclear power was the only real solution to global warming, bringing up the subject at every turn. Continue reading →

November 13, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, politics, USA | antinuclear, Copenhagen, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Are nuclear plants safe from terrorist attack?

The threat of nuclear meltdown. The government says that nuclear power is safe, but others say an airplane hit or frontal assault would be big trouble. CNN Money BySteve Hargreaves

November 12, 2009: “……………….critics say the plants are vulnerable to attack, and that the government is not taking the measures necessary to protect the public. ……… there is an urgent need to address safety. Continue reading →

November 13, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Will nuclear power provide jobs, and benefit consumers?

the-economic-downside-to-nuclear-energy

GREEN>BLORGE by Susan Wilson 10 Nov 09 “……….Will new nuclear reactors and subsequent nuclear energy really be economical for the people who will be using and paying for it?…the immediate issue is the creation of new jobs here at home. Continue reading →

November 13, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Grave health risks of Indian Point nuclear plant

Indian Point puts public health at grave risk Times Union , Joseph Mangano, November 10, 2009 A major battle over the future of New York’s energy policy is being fought at Indian Point, 75 miles south of Albany. The battle is not just about energy, but public health. Continue reading →

November 11, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, environment, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Patrick Moore – paid nuclear spruiker, ignores cost isses

Nuclear power industry is plagued by problems the Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 10, 2009 Patrick Moore’s recent op-ed (“Old foes welcome clean fuel,” Thursday) is long on optimism and short on facts. Continue reading →

November 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, spinbuster, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Legal action against uranium milling

Sheep Mountain files suit against uranium mill approval Telluride Daily Planet (USA) By Matthew Beaudin Editor , November 8, 2009

“………….Sheep Mountain Alliance, a local environmental group, recently filed a lawsuit against the Montrose County Commissioners and its land use director, alleging a hopscotch of missteps in the board’s approval of a uranium mill to be built six miles outside of Paradox, Colo. Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Yucca Mountain would not safely hold nuclear waste

Fox News’ La Jeunesse attacks Obama for not spending billions more on Yucca Mountain Media Matters November 05, 2009
University of Illinois report: “[N]o particular reason” to expect that Yucca will accept spent fuel any time soon. Continue reading →

November 7, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Taxpayer slugged for costs of nuclear wastes

Tracking Your Taxes: The High Price of Nuclear Waste by William La Jeunesse – FOXNews.com – November 04, 2009 SAN ONOFRE, Calif. While closing Yucca Mountain made for good campaign politics in Nevada, it leaves the U.S. with nowhere to store a growing stockpile of radioactive waste. Continue reading →

November 7, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Murky history of nuclear waste dumping

Tennessee must stop dumping of nuclear waste here TENNESSEAN.COM November 6, 2009 Shifting a problem from one place to another, rather than solving it, never works. Yet, it keeps happening. Continue reading →

November 7, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Trojan Nuclear Power Plant

Trojan Nuclear Power Plant (thing) Everything 3 Nov 09 “………… the plant did have many technical problems, which both made it expensive to keep running, and also added to the public relations problem. It was also discovered that the plant was built over a fault line, and Portland General Electric finally decided to decommission the plant. The reactor core was shipped by barge to be buried in Hanford Nuclear Reservation, and the cooling tower was destroyed by an explosion.

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November 7, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Pills to reassure residents about nuclear safety?

FRENCHTOWN TWP: People near nuclear plant given pills to take during an emergency

The News Herald (Michigan USA) By Angie Favot November 3, 2009 Continue reading →

November 4, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radioactive | Leave a comment