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India to adopt the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership idea

India will establish a Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership. PIB Press Release, 14 Aug 2010, The Centre will be owned and managed by the Government. It will be open to international participation through academic exchanges, training and research and development efforts. The Centre is aimed at strengthening India’s cooperation with the international community in the areas of advanced nuclear energy systems, nuclear security, radiological safety and radiation technology applications in areas such as health, food and industry. This initiative was announced by Prime Minister at the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington on 13th April 2010.A phased approach will be followed for setting up of the Centre and no expenditure has so far been incurred on the Centre.This information was given by Sh. Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha recently.

PIB Press Release

August 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, reactors | Leave a comment

Loopholes in India’s Nuclear Liability Bill would make taxpayer pay up

the operator who in the event of a nuclear incident shall claim the insurance and leave the taxpayers on the hook for most damages, as the amount paid over and above the capped limit shall be paid by our Government. Hence, the nuclear operators actually end paying nothing………..

The dangerous leaks and lacunae in the 2010 Nuclear Liability Bill | Legal opinions, 13 Aug 2010, The new 2010 Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill is a double-edged sword full of loopholes and unanswered questions that are more likely to cut the Indian public than protect it from nuclear disasters, argue advocates Sangmitra Sawant and Vishnu Anand. Continue reading →

August 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, Legal | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, reactors | 1 Comment

Despite Obama’s $billions spent on nuclear weapons, his opponents want more

there are a vocal few who consistently argue that whatever funding is provided for the nuclear security complex simply won’t be enough

Nukes Forever: Barack Obama is spending billions to maintain and upgrade America’s nuclear weapons. But his opponents say it’s not enough. Will they ever be satisfied? Foreign Policy, BY PAGE VAN DER LINDEN | AUGUST 13, 2010“………the nuclear warhead “modernization” debate, which is now becoming a point of contention in the political battle over the ratification of President Barack Obama’s new strategic arms treaty with Russia, known as New START. As we’ll see, the treaty’s opponents have created the false impression that Obama isn’t doing enough to maintain America’s fearsome nuclear arsenal, when in fact he’s throwing billions into the effort — even, arguably, expanding it despite his pledge to work toward a world free of nuclear weapons………… Continue reading →

August 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear proliferation in the ’emerging world’

Environmental risks are effectively unlimited with nuclear power…..proliferation is no-no word for the nuclear industry. Civil and military nuclear power are each day described by world leaders like President Obama as different and separate,…Unfortunately this lyrical vision has no relation to the real world….

The reality bundle inside which nuclear proliferation hides, but which the nuclear industry and leading politicians tirelessly deny, distort or confuse, especially applies in the Emerging economies. ….

The Doomsday Threat Of The “Nuclear Renaissance” : The Market Oracle, By Andrew McKillop, 12 Aug 2010, “……..new power reactors are under construction at this moment, in what industry promoters call “The Nuclear Renaissance”. This renaissance however threatens to be as complex, ambiguous and murky as the Medieval renaissance. Continue reading →

August 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, peace, peaceful, reactors | Leave a comment

Delays and changes forced in India’s Nuclear Liability Bill

BJP forces Centre to defer Civil Nuclear Liability Bill, By Anil Anand, New Delhi | Agency: DNA 11 Aug 2010, Bowing to opposition pressure, the government has decided against rushing through the controversial Civil Nuclear Liability Bill. It will, instead, hold further discussions with BJP and others. Continue reading →

August 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear technology, reactors | Leave a comment

Chernobyl wildfire radiation risk not great, but does exist

Although any radioactive particles released during the fire would result in much lower levels of radiation compared Chernobyl, Professor Edmund Lengfelder, chairman of the German Society for Radiation Protection, told the German public that these could travel up to thousands of kilometers depending on wind conditions.

Russian Wildfires Reach Chernobyl Site, Recontamination Likely, Care 2, : Beth Buczynski 12 Aug 2010, Over 500 wildfires have been raging across Russia for the past week, and now forest service officials are reporting that blazes have reached lands already contaminated by radioactive waste from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster (Deutche Welle).”According to data from August 6, in the Bryansk region alone 28 fires covering an area of 269 hectares (664 acres) were recorded on these radioactive lands,” an official told Russia’s Interfax news agency.

This is a change from statments made earlier this week, in which Russian officials denied any knowledge of wildfires in the Bryansk region Continue reading →

August 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, Russia | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Nuclear weapons reduction treaty needs agreement before U.S. mid-term elections

The new START, which President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed in a landmark ceremony in Prague in April, commits the two former Cold War foes to slashing their nuclear arsenals.

Clinton urges Senate to move quickly on nuclear treaty, (AFP) – Google hosted news, 12 Aug 2010, WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged the Senate to move quickly to pass the new US-Russian nuclear arms reduction treaty when it resumes debate next month.The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week delayed until mid-September its vote on approving the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the successor to one that expired in December…. Continue reading →

August 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

The ‘friendly atom” and its nuclear doomsday threat

the “new nuclear South” may be content with cheaper, quicker produced DU (Depleted Uranium) weapons, and of course the almost instant Dirty Bomb potential of large civil reactors in the national territories of their regional rivals and enemies.

The friendly atom can never be friendly

The Doomsday Threat Of The “Nuclear Renaissance” : The Market Oracle, 12 Aug 2010“………., the developing South is now the prime focus of nuclear industry hopes for ever bigger contracts. In these countries, the civil-to-military route for developing nuclear weapons using supposedly civil-only nuclear technology has however already been resoundingly proven, up to 20 or 25 years ago by India and Pakistan, South Africa and the “special case” of Israel. Continue reading →

August 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, politics international | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

USA accused of losing 1500 sources of ionising radiation

The allegations of mishandling of nuclear materials by the U.S. government does not end there, the Russian Foreign Ministry is also stating that between 1996 and 2001, nearly 1,500 sources of ionizing radiation were lost here in the U.S.

Russia States Weapons Grade Nuclear Material from Los Alamos In the Hands of Drug Dealers in U.S. Moscow, WorldNewsVine, RU (Aug 7) – The Russian Ministry released a statement on their website today inferring, that in 2006 Weapons grade nuclear material, stolen from Los Alamos ended up in the hands of a drug dealing gang. Other accusations from the Russian Ministry include violations of Arms Treaties under the Bush administration. Continue reading →

August 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

USA nuclear companies sweating on India’s Civil Nuclear Liability Bill

[The Bill] would free US suppliers of liability…..The haste on part of the ruling side is said to be keeping in mind the November visit of US president Barack Obama. Several US companies are awaiting the bill clearance, which allows nuclear business with the country……

No consensus on N-bill Prasad Nichenametla, Hindustan Times New Delhi, August 11, 2010 After two months of deliberations by a Parliamentary standing committee, consensus still eludes the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 effectively bringing the proposed legislation, giving effect to Indo-US nuclear agreement, to square one….. Continue reading →

August 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear technology, nuclear wastes, reactors | Leave a comment

Legal action seeking disclosure of USA nuclear loan guarantees

“This is too large a sum of taxpayer’s money, being spent on too risky a project for there to be this much cover-up and secrecy. This is the first award of what could be tens of billions of dollars more in new federal subsidies for the nuclear industry — setting the precedent of hiding the financial ball from the public in round one is a bad start,”

Energy Dept. faces suit over nuclear plant docs, The Hill’s E2-Wire.By Ben Geman – 08/10/10 A group that promotes renewable energy is suing the Energy Department (DOE) to compel disclosure of documents related to federal loan guarantees for an Atlanta-based utility giant to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia. Continue reading →

August 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

German nuclear companies doubtful future prospects

Merkel may have to settle for nuclear reactor lifetimes shorter than the 60 or so years in other European countries after she lost control of parliament’s upper house in a defeat for her Christian Democrats in a state election in May. The Social Democrats and Green Party, which set Germany on course to phase out nuclear power in 2000, oppose an extension.

E.ON, RWE Poised to Cut Spending as Nuclear Tax Erodes Profits, Bloomberg,By Nicholas Comfort – Aug 10, 2010 E.ON AG and RWE AG, two of the worst performers in Germany’s benchmark DAX share index this year, are poised to cut dividends and investment because a proposed tax on nuclear reactors will erode the utilities’ profits. Continue reading →

August 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, Germany | antinuclear, nuclear costs | Leave a comment

UK Energy Secretary’s brazen dishonesty over nuclear power

“Nuclear energy has in the past swallowed vast sums of public money, and the clean up of its past mess continues to cost the taxpayer dearly. There is absolutely no case for continuing to pour public money into this bottomless pit. We should be looking to developing clean green energy to provide a safe and sustainable energy future.” – SNP Westminster Energy spokesperson Mike Weir MP

LibDems dishonesty over nuclear | SNP – Scottish National Party, 11 Aug 2010, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has been branded ‘brazen and dishonest’ after insisting that he was never an opponent of nuclear energy Continue reading →

August 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | AUSTRALIA, nuclear costs | Leave a comment

UK nuclear reactors require massive public subsidy

Greenpeace’s Ben Ayliffe said there was no way facilities like the ones at Sellafield in Cumbria and Sizewell in Suffolk could be built without cash from taxpayers. He added: “Chris Huhne can do policy U-turns until he’s dizzy but he won’t be getting any new reactors without a massive public subsidy, which he has repeatedly and publicly ruled out.”

Meltdown: Anti-nuclear activist Chris Huhne forced into humiliating about-face as he promises string of power stations Mirror UK, By Bob Roberts 10/08/2010 Energy Secretary Chris Huhne was accused last night of an astonishing U-turn after promising new nuclear power stations – despite being an anti-nuclear campaigner. Continue reading →

August 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | AUSTRALIA, nuclear costs, reactors | Leave a comment

A second Russian nuclear facility endangered by wildfires

With Russia still suffering from ongoing heat and dry conditions up to 40C, nearly 500,000 acres of land were currently ablaze.

Fire threatens Russian nuclear centre, By Benedikt Von Imhoff AAP * August 09, 2010 THE battle against forest and peat bog fires around Russia continues, with new fires at one nuclear research site just after firefighters had succeeded in securing another one. Continue reading →

August 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, Russia | antinuclear, global warming, nuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment