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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

UK’s nuclear plan – a’reckless strategy’

Nuclear sites are a colossal mistake Halifax Courier (UK) 17 November 2009 Cllr. Nader Fekri J.P. (Lib Dem, Calder Ward) Now that the Government has unveiled its plans to fast-track a new generation of 10 nuclear power stations, I think that it is fair to say that this may well be their most colossal mistake regardless of where they are built. Continue reading →

November 18, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | 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

Ship board anti-nuclear protest

Greenpeace boards reactor equipment ship( Google News AFP) – 17 Nov 09 COPENHAGEN — Six Greenpeace activists Monday boarded a ship carrying French-made steam turbines bound for a new nuclear power station in Finland, Continue reading →

November 18, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Finland, politics | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

New uranium mines stalling with low uranium prices

Uranium too low to incentivise new mines – Uranium One

Mining Weekly By: Liezel Hill

17th November 2009

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November 18, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

Terrorism fears for India’s nuclear industry

India puts nuclear facilities on alert over suspected terror threat. Canada.com By David Akin, Canwest News Service November 17, 2009 Continue reading →

November 18, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radioactive | 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

Increasing nuclear waste troubling Russian authorities

Russian nuclear regulator worried about increasing atomic waste Earth Times 16 Nov 2009 Moscow – Russia is getting buried in nuclear waste – about 550 million tons – and needs to do something about it, Continue reading →

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

Iran may be hiding more nuclear plants

IAEA suspicious of Iran Radio Netherlands 16 November 200

A leaked report of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency shows the organisation is concerned that Iran may have more nuclear power plants than currently known. Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | 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

No nuclear plant at Haripur if locals oppose

No nuclear plant at Haripur if locals oppose’ Express Buzz 16 Nov 09 KOLKATA: As locals continue protests against the proposed coastal nuclear power plant at Haripur in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar today said the plant will not come up there if the people do not want it…… Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, indigenous issues | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear | Leave a comment

The myth of France’s ‘nuclear solution’ to climate change

French Nuclear Madness won’t save the climate Baltic Sea, 7th Space International 16 Nov 09 — Today six activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise boarded the cargo ship Happy Ranger in the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany. The activists are carrying banners reading “Nuclear Madness, made in France”. Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Finland, spinbuster | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Corrosion flaw shows failure of nuclear waste system

Nuclear disposal put in doubt by recovered Swedish galleon The plan to use copper for sealing nuclear waste underground has being thrown into disarray by corrosion in artefacts from the Vasa The Guardian, Terry Macalister 14 Nov 09 Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Sweden, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

UK believes that “God will provide” an answer to nuclear waste?

Nuclear waste moved off the agenda Environmental Research Web (UK) 16 Nov 09 The governments new draft National Policy Statement on nuclear power, indicating which issues the new Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) should take on board, and which it can ignore, contains this remarkable statement: Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, wastes | 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