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Cooling water dilemma for nuclear plant

Atomic Insights Blog December 15, 2009 Focused Effort to Increase Cost of Nuclear Energy From Oyster Creek by Rod Adams Yesterday, the New Jersey senate held hearings lasting more than three hours on proposed legislation that would force Oyster Creek, the oldest currently operating nuclear power plant in the United States, to install cooling towers. The plant currently operates with the required steam condenser cooling water being drawn from a local surface water supply and then returned to that water supply somewhat warmer than it was before. There are limits assigned to the amount of temperature rise allowed and to the maximum discharge temperature.

Atomic Insights Blog: Focused Effort to Increase Cost of Nuclear Energy From Oyster Creek

December 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear technology | Leave a comment

Canadian uranium mill suspended indefinitely

Denison to suspend McClean uranium mill next year To put mill on “care and maintenance” TORONTO, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Denison Mines (DML.TO) said on Tuesday it will suspend the McClean Lake uranium processing mill in mid-2010, following the halting of nearby uranium projects that were destined to supply it with ore…………. The company said the mill will retain staff to maintain it and keep it ready to restart if one of the projects comes on line.

December 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, Canada | antinuclear, nuclear, uranium | Leave a comment

Disarmament Commission treats India and Pakistan equally

Disarmament panel puts India, Pak in same category The Economic Times 16 Dec 2009, A report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament has proposed cutting down the world’s nuclear weapons from 23,000 to 2,000 by 2025 and suggested that all nuclear states should have a ‘no first use’ stance. The commission is actually the brainchild of Japan and Australia. Continue reading →

December 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

France to boost its nuke industry, seeks foreign investors

France seeks foreign cash to grow nuclear sector

PARIS, Dec 14 (Reuters) By Nina Sovich – France pledged 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to support next generation reactor design and said it would seek foreign capital to back its move to the forefront of nuclear energy expansion.

The investment is part of a 35 billion-euro spending plan French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sarkozy unveiled on Monday aimed at improving France’s competitiveness. ………………. The French government, which owns majority stakes in both nuclear reactor maker Areva (CEPFi.PA) and utility giant EDF (EDF.PA), is trying to position France as the market leader in designing and running these power plants…………… To fund these costs, the French government recently asked Areva to sell its electricity business for some 4 billion euros. It has also invited foreign utilities to take stakes in new plants being built in France…………………..

Last month Proglio blasted French energy companies bidding on a contract to build nuclear power plants in Abu Dhabi for its lack of coherence.

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, climate change, France | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium – see online film

The Doctor, the Depleted Uranium, and the Dying Children Top Documentary Films 15 Dec 09 An award winning documentary film produced for German television by Freider Wagner and Valentin Thurn.The film exposes the use and impact of radioactive weapons during the current war against Iraq. The story is told by citizens of many nations.

It opens with comments by two British veterans, Kenny Duncan and Jenny Moore, describing their exposure to radioactive, so-called depleted uranium (DU), weapons and the congenital abnormalities of their children.

Dr. Siegwart-Horst Gunther, a former colleague of Albert Schweitzer, and Tedd Weyman of the Uranium Medical Research Center (UMRC) traveled to Iraq, from Germany and Canada respectively, to assess uranium contamination in Iraq.

The Doctor, the Depleted Uranium, and the Dying Children | Watch Free Documentary Online

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, Iraq | antinuclear, cancer, depleted, nuclear, uranium | Leave a comment

KYRGYZSTAN highly polluted by uranium tailings

KYRGYZSTAN: Mailuu-Suu ranked third in the list of world’s worst polluted places URANIUM TAILINGS 8 Dec 09 URANIUM.KG Mailuu-Suu in Kyrgyzstan ranked third in the list of the world’s worst polluted places according to the report issued by the New-York-based of Blacksmith Institute for 2009.This list, which is compiled annually, is formed from 1100 geographical spots, where state of environment causes serious concern Continue reading →

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, Kyrgyzstan | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Nuclear plant communities to get anti-cancer medication

Anti-radiation potassium iodide pills to be distributed near Perry nuclear power plant CLEVELAND.com By Harlan Spector, The Plain Dealer December 13, 2009,Potassium iodide pills distributed years ago to neighbors of the Perry nuclear power plant have reached the end of their shelf life. Continue reading →

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear spin, radioactive | Leave a comment

USA to prepare for nuclear explosions in cities

Preparing for a ‘nuclear event’ – LA Daily News 14 Dec 09 ……….The federal Homeland Security Council is urging state and local governments to prepare in the event of a nuclear detonation in a major city. Continue reading →

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Residents back their doctors in anti-uranium stand

Sept-Iles residents maintain pressure on Quebec to halt uranium mining The Canadian Press By Jessica Murphy (CP) –14 Dec 09 MONTREAL — Sept-Iles residents continue to pressure Quebec to slap a moratorium on uranium exploration in the province, Continue reading →

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Delay in notifying Three Mile Island radiation leak

Concern at Three Mile Island leak THE AUSTRALIAN Brad Norington, November 24, 2009 LOCAL authorities have defended their decision to delay the disclosure of a radiation leak at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania that forced the removal of 150 workers at the weekend.About 20 employees were contaminated by radiation on the site of the worst US nuclear accident near the state’s capital, Harrisburg, in 1979……………Questions have been raised why officials from the local Emergency Management Agency were not notified about the radiation leak for five hours after an airborne radiological contamination alarm sounded at 4pm on Saturday, Pennsylvania time.

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Connection between CT scans and cancer

Radiation from CT scans linked to cancers, deaths

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY 15 Dec 09

CT scans deliver far more radiation than previously believed and may contribute to 29,000 new cancers each year, along with 14,500 deaths, suggest two studies in today’s Archives of Internal Medicine. One study, led by the National Cancer Institute’s Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, used existing exposure data to estimate how many cancers might be caused by CT scans. Continue reading →

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Questions on Iran’s nuclear secrets

Leaked ‘memo’ suggests Iran’s nuclear secrets BBC News

By Jonathan Marcus 15 Dec 09
A leaked Iranian memo published by The Times newspaper suggests that Iran was actively working on the components of a nuclear bomb as recently as 2007.

Iran has always insisted its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.

The BBC is unable to verify the authenticity of the document itself but, if is genuine, it reveals some uncomfortable issues for the Iranians……………If these documents are genuine, then even Moscow and Beijing may be far less willing to give Teheran the benefit of the doubt.

BBC News – Leaked ‘memo’ suggests Iran’s nuclear secrets

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

10,000 Young Indians Call for Pause on Nuclear Power

Nuclear option is not for future generations! The Indian Youth-Science Forum. 15 Dec 09
Ten thousand (10,000) young scientists, engineering students and concerned citizens, have, in a Memorandum to Prime Minister who is also Atomic Energy Minister, asked the Government of India to re- assess the futuristic social cost of its ambitious Nuclear Power programme…… Continue reading →

December 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

USA committed to its nuclear arsenal

Guarding the U.S. nuclear arsenal Tehran Times 14 Dec 09 Interviewee: Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, commander of Air Force Global Strike CommandU.S. President Barack Obama has made nuclear nonproliferation and arms control a centerpiece of his foreign policy. But until the United States gives up on its policy of nuclear deterrence, stewardship of atomic assets will be a centerpiece of Pentagon planning…….. Continue reading →

December 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Weapons smuggled in North Korean plane

North Korean plane carrying smuggled arms seized in Thailand Five held in Bangkok over 35-tonne cargo which included rocket launchers, grenades and missiles missiles Simon Tisdall guardian.co.uk, 13 December 2009 Continue reading →

December 14, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy | Leave a comment