U.S. students’ program to help American Indian radiation victims
Students can hear more about the part-time internships at Northern Arizona University on March 29, the University of New Mexico in Gallup on March 30 and at Dine College in Shiprock, N.M., on March 31.
Program aims to find American Indian victims of radiation exposure. The Associated Press : 03/22/2010 Flagstaff, Ariz. » The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the help of students to identify American Indians who might be victims of radiation exposure. Continue reading
Spread of nuclear technology increasing risk of terrorist radioactive attack
Legitimate uses for such materials also “significantly increases the risk that they may be diverted and exploited by terrorist organisations”….
BRITAIN FACES NUCLEAR THREAT FROM al-QAEDA, GOVERNMENT REPORT WARNS, San Francisco Sentinel, By Duncan Gardham;The London Telegraph, 23 March 2010, Britain faces an increased threat of a nuclear attack by al-Qaeda terrorists following a rise in the trafficking of radiological material, a government report has warned. Continue reading
UK’s Conservative Party’s confused nuclear energy policy
Both Labour and the Tories claim that they will not provide any public subsidy, but both know that this cannot be true when the nuclear industry that has never been able to survive without it.
(UK) THE TORIES ARE FICKLE AND NUCLEAR IS TOO BIG TO FAIL SAYS SIMON HUGHES, Steve Beasant, Liberal Democrat Councillor for East Marsh Ward, 23 March 2010, Launching the Tories’ energy policy in July 2006, David Cameron, gave a convincing and well-reasoned argument explaining why nuclear power must be a “last resort”. Later that year he described Labour’s enthusiasm for nuclear power as “irresponsible”. As Cameron rightly pointed out: “The problems of nuclear waste haven’t been dealt with. They have got to be dealt with in order to make any new investment possible.” Four years on, we’re no closer to finding out how to deal with highly toxic nuclear waste and the Tory leader’s point stands as strong as ever. But unfortunately, the Tories no longer seem to care. Continue reading
Even the NRC states that uranium waste is radioactive for 1000 years!
Risk assessment a complex task – Experts described the top threat from uranium mining, and regulators cited thorough efforts, League of Individuals for the Environment, Inc, By Duncan Adams, 23 March 2010, One thousand years.If uranium mining and milling of ore happens someday near Chatham, Va., Virginia Uranium or another company involved could be required by Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations to design a disposal system that can safely impound mining wastes for a millennium. Continue reading
Canadian doctors protest uranium mining, threaten to resign
Anti-uranium doctors renew threat to resign, March 22, 2010 CBC News Nearly two-dozen doctors in Sept-Îles, Que., are renewing their threats to resign and leave the province after the government rejected calls for a moratorium on uranium mining and exploration in the region. Continue reading
Nuclear energy unsafe for Asia: renewables are the way to go
Asia’s nuclear dilemma, Global Post, by Jonathon Adams, 21 March 2010 Nuclear not the answer: activists, “….Philip White, of the Tokyo-based Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, disputed those [nuclear power]figures. “Renewable energies like wind and solar are not too expensive,” wrote White in an email. “Wind is cheaper than nuclear now. Solar will soon be cheaper when economies of scale and the associated development advances get operating.” Continue reading
Success of Taiwan’s antinuclear movement
For now, anti-nuclear forces are focused on opposing any plans for a nuclear dumping ground. Like the U.S. and Japan, Taiwan has not found a final resting place for its nuclear waste, another reason not to expand nuclear power, say activists.
Asia’s nuclear dilemma, Global Post, by Jonathon Adams, 21 March 2010, Taiwan’s activists have successfully slowed, if not stopped, the island’s nuclear expansion. …Save energy, don’t produce more.Kao Cheng-yan has some ideas about that. Continue reading
UK Conservative Party produces financially impossible nuclear power plan
“Huge amounts of private sector investment will be needed to deliver this energy infrastructure.”
Tory energy policy given lukewarm response by energy analysts, Energy analysts have criticised Tory plans to effect the biggest shake-up of Britain’s energy policy in a generation as “verging on the impossible”. Telegraph, By Louise Armitstead 19 Mar 2010 “……….. Central to the Conservatives’ policy document, called Rebuilding Security, are plans to fast-track the building of nuclear power plants but allowing their construction to be approved directly by Parliament to avoid lengthy delays by protesters. Continue reading
Renewable energy for 150 German cities, not nuclear for corporate profits!
150 German towns want nuclear power ended, de.indymedia.org, Diet Simon, 17 March 2010 Local power utilities in Germany have formed an anti-nuclear power alliance saying that planned longer running times for nukes are endangering their plans to invest billions in climate-friendly green energies…..The local governments have coalesced to resist the power giants E.on, RWE, EnBW and Vattenfall, which run nuclear stations……Lengthening the running times of atomic plants, as the present government intends to do, offers the companies billions in extra profits. Continue reading
No proper investigation done on the dangers of nuclear plants for Illinois
Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant uneconomic- to be shut down
Exelon may shut down oldest nuclear plant in U.S.Chicago Breaking Business March 18, 2010 Associated Press | Chicago-based Exelon Corp. says it will shut down the oldest nuclear power plant in the U.S., rather than build cooling towers mandated by environmental regulators in New Jersey. Exelon says the $800 million that it would cost to build the towers is more than the 40-year-old Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is worth…..Earlier this year, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection required the plant to build one or more cooling towers instead of relying on water drawn from the Oyster Creek in Lacey Township in New Jersey to cool the reactor.
The state says that process kills billions of shrimp and tens of thousands of fish, crabs and clams each year.
Exelon may shut down oldest nuclear plant in U.S. – Chicago Breaking Business
France’s foreign policy: SELL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
France seeks to pull nuclear champions into line | TopNews Arab Emirates, by Akilah Amiri , 03/18/2010 , The government has been proposing a high level authority or committee for enhancing nuclear program and tapping rising opportunities across the World. The committee will be directly under the Prime Minister and will report to the President.
President Nicolas Sarkozy has been always called for tapping export opportunities available in the World given to France’s expertise in the nuclear energy sector. The country has started to incorporate nuclear energy sector as a leading element in the French foreign policy. However, the country has been experiencing high competition from the rivals due to involvement of some degree of diplomatic pressure by respective governments.The government is concerned over Areva’s failure to get key contract in Abu Dhabi last year. Critics have now started to raise questions on the authority given to the state run firm.
France seeks to pull nuclear champions into line | TopNews Arab Emirates
Obama warns of nuclear arms race, starting with Iran
Obama: Iran with nukes could trigger arms race, Google News, (AP) – 18 March 2010, WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger an arms race in the Middle East, something his administration wants to avoid.Obama told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier that keeping Tehran without a nuclear weapon is one of his highest priorities. Baier asked Obama if a nuclear-armed Tehran would be a failure of his administration. Obama’s reply was to emphasize work already under way among international partners to isolate Iran.Iran has accelerated its nuclear program despite previous U.N. penalties, but the United States and some of its allies say a renewed demonstration of world resolve could finally push Iran to negotiate.
The Associated Press: Obama: Iran with nukes could trigger arms race
Russia pushing ahead with Iran’s nuclear power
Iran nuclear plant launch set for summer, the Age, SERGEI VENYAVSKY, March 19, 2010 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Iran’s Russian-built nuclear power plant will be launched in the northern summer, even as the US calls for Russia to delay the start-up.US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Moscow on an official trip, urged Russia not to launch the plant until Tehran proves it’s not developing atomic weapons.
The hypocrisy of Australia selling uranium to Russia
It’s amazing, the way that elected leaders can just go back on the promises that got them elected in the first place. Australia, as a federal government, and states like South Australia, have this wonderful ability.
When it comes to helping their corporate overlords to make very many fast bucks, Kevin Rudd’s Australian government has no problem in ditching their own inquiry about selling uranium to Russia.
Just as Russia goes ahead promoting Iran’s nuclear power, and Kevin Rudd has the gall to continue to pose as a world leader in nuclear disarmament.
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