Australian Greens take Aboriginals’ anti nuclear cause to Parliament
“We are the Aboriginal people who own the land and the dreamings you are talking about, we are asking that you reject this bill and scrap Muckaty as a site for the waste dump.”
Greens urge rethink of nuclear dump site – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Megan Lewis Sep 29, 2010 The Greens have urged the Federal Government to scrap plans to build a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory…… Continue reading
Costs are looking like the killer for the nuclear industry
Critics such as Mark Cooper at the University of Vermont say the real costs tend to range toward $7,000 to $10,000 per kilowatt. State support of these projects turns into “nuclear socialism,” Cooper says. Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute says costs have escalated beyond what proponents claim.
Cost remains a huge problem for the nuclear industry. : Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 29 Sept, 10 The MIT report estimates that overnight cost — i.e., the cost of a plant minus financing during construction — is around $4,000 a kilowatt, compared to $2,300 per kilowatt for natural gas and $850 for coal. A nuclear facility at this level could produce power for 8.4 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 6.2 cents per kilowatt hour for coal and 4.2 cents to 8.7 cents for natural gas…….. Continue reading
Nuclear power plants are vulnerable to the Stuxnet worm!
after finding a way into a plant’s system, the worm can simply steal data or potentially wreak havoc, causing its systems such as cooling pumps to malfunction.
Analysts: Stuxnet Raises Concerns About Vulnerability of Nuclear, Industrial Facilties , News.com, William Ide , 28 Sept 10, A powerful computer virus called the Stuxnet worm has apparently targeted Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant and infected computer systems from Asia to Europe and the United States. The capability of this malicious software is raising questions about the vulnerability of nuclear, electrical and other types of industrial facilities. Continue reading
Hillary Clinton starts the US govt pressure on India’s Nuclear Liability Bill
Hillary raises nuclear liability issue with Krishna, The Hindu , 29 Sept 10, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday raised India’s civil nuclear liability issue with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna at a meeting to do the groundwork for President Barack Obama’s visit to India in November……
The bill, which was passed recently by Parliament and which is critical to the full implementation of the India-U.S. civil nuclear deal, has been troubling several American industrialists as it makes equipment suppliers liable in the event of a nuclear accident…….
The Hindu : News / National : Hillary raises nuclear liability issue with Krishna
Germany’s nuclear plans worrying Austrian government
Austria passed a law in 1978 prohibiting the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation.
It has repeatedly expressed concern about the safety of a number of nuclear power plants in neighbouring countries, such as Germany, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Austria disappointed by Germany’s nuclear plans, Expatica Germany, 28 Sept 10, Austria, which has outlawed nuclear energy, expressed disappointment Tuesday at the decision by neighbouring Germany to postpone by more than a decade its planned phase-out of nuclear power. Continue reading
Israel burying nuclear waste in Palestinan farmlands
Burying Nuclear Waste in the Palestinian Territories Special Palestine Cry Blog 28 sept 10, Palestinian farmers from Yatta village south of Hebron in the West Bank have revealed that the Israeli military continues to bury nuclear waste in their farmlands at Al-Masafer near the armistice line in the West Bank. The farmers said that the military forces “IDF” brings trucks loaded with waste suspected to be radioactive waste and is burying it in their lands after they force them to evacuate the area.The farmers said that they were able to hide themselves in some caves and watch the military operation. They stated that the Israeli soldiers who declared the area as a military zone were wearing white overalls over their military uniforms during the burial. The farmers said that they live in Al-Masafer with their animals…….Special Palestine Cry Blog articles: Burying Nuclear Waste in the Palestinian Territories
Shipment of nuclear steam generators on Great Lakes sets a dangerous precedent
questions remain about the long-term fate of its radioactive waste material……. the industry faces a major public-relations war whenever it proposes to move radioactive waste.
Plan to ship radioactive generators through Great Lakes draws protest – The Globe and Mail, 29 Sept 10, Bruce Power’s plan to ship radioactive steam generators for recycling in Sweden is raising a storm of protest along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River – a stark reminder for Canada’s nuclear industry that its waste-handling problems remain an obstacle to development. Continue reading
Iran’s uranium enrichment plant the likely target of Stuxnet worm
the worm that has infected Iranian nuclear computers was meant to sabotage the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz –
‘Computer virus in Iran actually targeted larger nuclear facility’ Haaretz Daily Newspaper By Yossi Melman, 28 Sept 10, New analysis, based on the characteristic behavior of the Stuxnet worm, contradicts earlier assessments that the target was the nuclear reactor at Bushehr. Continue reading
AREVA’s chief heads to Niger as uranium mines security deteriorates
The warning said the security situation in the Arlit region — where Areva runs uranium mines and where the five French nationals, a Togolese and a Madagascan were kidnapped by Al-Qaeda linked militants — was deteriorating.
Hostage crisis: French nuclear boss heads to Niger, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 28 Sept 10, PARIS — The chairwoman of French state-owned nuclear giant Areva is to visit the firm’s operation in Niger, the company said Monday, after Al-Qaeda militants kidnapped several of her employees there.”Anne Lauvergeon plans to visit Niger soon,” a spokesman said, declining to confirm a report that she would travel on Thursday. The purpose of her visit is to visit Areva employees in the region, the spokesman said. Continue reading
Obama to India – changing their Nuclear Liability Bill is a high priority
nuclear liability bill with India is a priority for the US.
Indian External Affairs Minister in US to discuss Obama trip, By Frontier India | September 28th, 2010 Indian External Affairs Minister Krishna met Secretary Hillary Clinton, to discuss the Obama’s pending trip to India. Indian Defense Minister Antony and Indian National Security Adviser Menon are also expected to meet Secretary Clinton later.
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, who briefed the talks between the two leaders……
Blake said that nuclear liability bill with India is a priority for the US. “We continue to encourage the Indian Government to provide domestic and international suppliers, including, of course, American suppliers, the opportunity to help India to meet its ambitious nuclear power generation goals……Under Secretary Burns and Robert Blake are expected to make a trip to India somewhere is October.
USA nuclear firms worried they might have to pay up for accidents
Unlimited liability a deterrent to business: US Under Secretary, Business Standard, 28 Sept 10, Bs Reporter / Mumbai September 28, 2010, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Francisco J Sanchez, said US business was concerned over unlimited liability. “We welcome India’s move to join the nuclear liability regime. However, there have been concerns over unlimited liability clauses, which are deterrent to business……the US India Business Council (USIBC), representing 300 top US companies doing business with India, wanted India to adopt a nuclear liability regime “channelling absolute and exclusive liability to nuclear power plant operators and establishing a sole remedy for compensation of claims”…..
Unlimited liability a deterrent to business: US Under Secretary
France’s socialised nuclear power a handicap, not a miracle
Widely Misunderstood in U.S., the French “Nuclear Miracle” is Plagued by Fast-Rising Reactor Costs and “Crowding Out” of Renewables, Vermont Law School -September 9, 2010 C ooper Analysis Shows French Approach Touted by Some For U.S. Reactor Build-Up Is a Failed Model; U.S. Wind & Solar Industries Would Suffer Under Embrace of “French Nuclear Socialism.”SOUTH ROYALTON, VT. – The so-called “French nuclear miracle” embraced by some U.S. policymakers as a model for this nation is a misconception masking a pattern of fast-rising nuclear reactor construction costs and a “crowding out” of investments in renewable energy, such as wind, solar and hydro-electric power, according to a new study by Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment….
Terrorist danger to France’s uranium mines in Niger
Earlier this year, the US warned that al Qaeda’s interest in nuclear weapons was still strong and said the risk of nuclear terrorism was serious.
France sees second attack on energy workers in West Africa, Oil & Gas Journal, Sep 27, 2010 By Eric Watkins,“……………The attack on the Bourbon Alexandre came just 6 days after members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization captured five French nationals in Niger’s uranium fields. Continue reading
Iran says Israel is the obstacle to nuclear weapons-free Mif
Iran: Israel Only Obstacle to Materializing Nuclear-Free Middle-East, Fars News Agency, TEHRAN (FNA) 26 Sept 10, – Iran’s Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh blasted the “intransigent” nuclear policy of the Zionist regime, and said Israel is the only obstacle to the materialization of a Middle-East free from atomic weapons……
Fars News Agency :: Iran: Israel Only Obstacle to Materializing Nuclear-Free Middle-East
Why Israel will not attack Iran’s nukes
Israel will not attack Iran’s nuclear facilities partly because Iran is far away and would be very difficult and costly to attack, but mainly because it’s not necessaryThe Persian Bomb – Living Lake Country, By Al NeuhauserSept. 26, 2010 Lot of folks seem to be exercised over the potential of Iran developing an atomic bomb to loft into Israel or even across the pond to us. Equally dire is the potential for Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Continue reading
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