Saudi Arabia planning to enrich uranium?
Kingdom may enrich uranium for nuclear plants By AMENA BAKR | REUTERS Arab News, Jun 17, 2010 DUBAI: Saudi Arabia may mine and enrich uranium to fuel power plants if it embarks on a civilian nuclear energy program, a consultant preparing a draft nuclear strategy for the Kingdom said on Wednesday….
Saudi Arabia and the United States signed a nuclear cooperation deal in 2008. France said in 2009 it was close to finalizing a civilian nuclear agreement. The Kingdom has also talked to Russia about nuclear cooperation. Any program would likely be similar in value and size to the UAE’s plan, Elkuch said. Kingdom may enrich uranium for nuclear plants – Arab News
UK CLAIMS to support nuclear energy without tax-payer subsidy
The government’s energy priorities are becoming clear – and nuclear tops the list, Ever , BusinessGreen Blog, 16 june 2010,Ever since taking office as energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne has tried to appear even-handed in the on-going debate between the nuclear and renewable energy sectors.He has elegantly distanced himself from his previous opposition to nuclear, admitting that he would support new reactors if energy firms can demonstrate that they will be built without public subsidy….
..The problem is that while the rhetoric indicates a balanced energy policy, what little action we have seen since the new government took office suggests the nuclear industry is beginning to establish itself as top dog…..it has been the nuclear industry that today received a clear signal from energy minister Charles Hendry that the government will remove the “unnecessary” barriers it faces. In fact, Hendry’s speech boiled down to a remarkably unequivocal message: “don’t worry, we’ll look after you”.
U.S. company Halliburton slyly selling nuclear technology to Iran
Halliburton Sells Nuclear Tech to Iran The Sly Oyster, by James Furbush June 15, 2010 · Interesting. Seems like Halliburton has found a way to profit from every conceivable scenario. Can’t even fault them, really, savvy business practices. It’s just unfortunate they’re able to take advantage of the system set up.
So, Halliburton creates offshore entities to circumvent the U.S. ban on doing business in Iran, and part of what passes through this truly ridiculous loophole is nuclear enabling technology. All of the profit ends up in a Cayman Islands shell company so there’s no U.S. tax burden, and when we have to go interdict anuclear armed Iran Halliburton gets paid again supporting our military in the conflict. Halliburton Sells Nuclear Tech to Iran
Local opposition forces uranium project to be stalled indefinitely
KPM Uranium Mining in Meghalaya: A Controversial Project | PRAGOTI, 15 June 2010, Problems in Meghalaya KPM project in Meghalaya has been mired in controversy right since its inception forcing the UCIL to stall its activities till local population agrees to give their land voluntarily…. Continue reading
Community protest has prevented uranium mining in Balpakram
KPM Uranium Mining in Meghalaya: A Controversial Project | PRAGOTI
Cancers from uranium mining – the quiet catastrophe
Cancer deaths do not occur suddenly, inside a mine. Instead, they happen slowly and at a remove from the time and place of exposure.
Let’s not forget the hidden costs of uranium mining High Country News Infographic/Photo Essay – June 15, 2010 by Jen Jackson “…….With the epic oil spill in the Gulf causing many to question our current energy policies and to begin viewing nuclear power in a more favorable light, the uranium industry’s slow resurgence may turn into another spike in growth. But at what cost? Continue reading
Obama’s all too cosy circle of pro nuclear advice and money
..Ultimately, Obama remains as mired in nuclear energy as he is in the Gulf oil mess. Let’s hope it doesn’t take a nuclear accident to change his mind.
Obama’s nuclear family. AlterNet, by lindagunter 14 June 2010,
June 14, 2010In case we were hoping that the BP oil disaster would open the Obama administration’s eyes to the equal if not likely greater risks of nuclear energy, we can quickly disillusion ourselves. ….. Continue reading
Texas Attorney General heavily financed by nuclear waste company
For Sale: One Used Attorney General?, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Barbara Ann Radnofsky: 15 June 2010, As taxpayers we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests. What happens when the very companies that our elected officials should regulate enter the six- and seven-figure levels in their generous campaign contributions? Continue reading
Bill Gates promoting untested and unlikely, nuclear technology
Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup TerraPower Piles on Investors , 14 June 2010, Is this really the best Gates can do as far as energy bets goes? This one is still in simulation mode with a best ‘estimate’ they might be able to demonstrate a prototype plant by 2020? Surely there are some more ‘realistic’ energy start-ups Gates could also be ‘pushing’ as well.
Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup TerraPower Piles on Investors
USA might speed up sale of Dept of Energy uranium stockpile
Senate Legislation Could Boost Long-Term Sales of DOE Uranium, Garden Windmill – 15 June 2010, The Department of Energy sits on top one of the world’s largest Uranium stockpile, about a 150 million-pound, worth $6 billion….Tomorrow the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources will debate the Surplus Uranium Disposition Act, ……Over the next three years the legislation greenlights the sales by the DOE of more than 15 million pounds of Uranium, half of that amount under long-term contracts. Likely buyers will include U.S. electric utilities which have nuclear power power plants.Senate Legislation Could Boost Sale of DOE Uranium | Garden Windmill – Your Eco Friendly Blog
India’s Nuclear Liability Bill designed to serve U.S. commercial interests
designed to safeguard the interest of American supplier of nuclear power plant
US pressure behind nuke liab bill: BJP. India Blooms News ServicePatna, June 13 (IBNS) The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has introduced the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill hastily under US pressure, leaving the Indians with a raw deal from any Bhopal tragedy like accident.
The Bill seeks to cap the level of compensation (likely at $450 million) in the event of an accident and makes the operator, not the supplier (US companies like GE and Westinghouse or France’s Areva), liable for it. Continue reading
India’s Civil Nuclear Liability Bill in doubt, following Bhopal gas case
the same absence of criminal liability in the bill will let suppliers of nuclear technology and equipment in the U.S. go scratch free in case of a nuclear disaster which would be much bigger and dangerous than the gas leak tragedy.
In shadow of Bhopal tragedy, Indian gov’t urged to scrap nuclear liability bill English.news.cn 2010-06-11 NEW DELHI, June 11 (Xinhua) — The recent verdict on the world’ s worst industrial disaster, Bhopal gas leak tragedy, which handed out a meager penalty to the convicts, is casting a shadow on the American hope of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill from being passed in Indian Parliament………….. Continue reading
Outrage in India over nuclear Bill, following Bhopal gas case
Photos of infant victims of depleted uranium – Afghanistan
VICTIMS OF URANIUM MUNITIONS USED BY THE US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN |AajMedia News VICTIMS OF URANIUM MUNITIONS USED BY THE US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AajMedia News by Abasin Khan Sharzai June 13th, 2010 These photos of newly-born infants have been taken by Dr. Mohammad Daud Miraki, a well-known Afghan researcher, anthropologist, sociologist and scholar. He visited Afghanistan to find out about the situation after the American invasion of Afghanistan. The deformed infants are the result of the uranium munitions used by American troops and bomber aircrafts all over Afghanistan Continue reading
Iran’s pressure on Russia for defense systems against Israel
Iran Demands Russian S-300s to Make It ‘Invincible’ to Israel, BusinessWeek, by Henry Meyer June 13 (Bloomberg) — Russia must honor a contract to supply S-300 air-defense systems, an Iranian lawmaker said.“Russia should abide by agreements made between the two countries and deliver the system to Iran,” Continue reading
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