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Funny anti-nuke protest with a serious message

Costumed locals march against Levy County nuclear plant plans The Independent Florida Alligator CAROLYN TILLO October 28, 2009

A three-headed pink flamingo, a witch and a fish were among about 35 protesters who marched Wednesday in downtown Gainesville to protest the proposed $14 billion nuclear power plant about 50 miles from Gainesville in Levy County. Continue reading →

October 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

A bad report for BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton Annual General Meeting:Alternative Annual Report’ Released

An ‘Alternative Annual Report’ is being released in London today at BHP Billiton’s Annual General Meeting, Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, indigenous issues | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

Iraq now wanting nuclear power

Iraq flags desire to resume nuclear power The Age MARTIN CHULOV, BAGHDAD October 29, 2009 IRAQ has started lobbying for approval to again become a nuclear player, Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iraq, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

US soldiers the victims of depleted uranium

Dave Lindorff: Pentagon Dirty Bombers: Depleted Uranium in the USA The Huffington Post October 27, 2009 “……………..The Pentagon continues a long history of claiming that DU–which is the uranium that is left after the fissionable isotope U-235 is removed to make nuclear fuel and bombs–is not dangerous, Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Critical build-up of plutonium in France’s nuclear plant

The French Connection: plutonium problems in France linked to Duke’s Catawba reactor & the Savannah River Site MOX plant The New Liberator Tom Clement, 28 Oct 09 “…………..a serious problem at a plutonium facility in Cadarche, France, which is under the control of the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA, French Atomic Energy Commission). This facility, the Atelier de Technologie du Plutonium (ATPu), produced plutonium fuel (MOX) and is being cleaned out and decommissioned. Due to poor accounting methods of the plutonium in the facility, it was discovered that the build-up of plutonium had reached amounts of concern for a nuclear criticality incident, which has been big news in France.

The French Connection: plutonium problems in France linked to Duke’s Catawba reactor & the Savannah River Site MOX plant « The New Liberator

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, France, safety | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Financial problems in Bulgarian nuclear plan

German RWE withdraws from nuclear plant project in Bulgaria due to financial issues Washington Examiner Associated Press10/28/09 EDTSOFIA, BULGARIA — German utility RWE AG has announced its withdrawal from a joint nuclear plant project due to problems with its financing, Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, EUROPE | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Russia to use nuke-powered space travel?

October 28th, 2009 Will Russia’s Next Rocket be Nuclear? Universe Today by Nancy Atkinson space “…. Russia’s agency chief is proposing to build a new spaceship with a nuclear engine. Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, Russia | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Nuclear corporate welfare in Florida

Florida Green Party Opposes Public Service Commission Approval Of Nuclear Cost Recovery For Utilities, Calling It A “A License To Steal“( Michael Canney Green Party of Florida (GPF) denounces the October 16 decision by the Public Service Commission allowing Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light to raise utility rates paid by their customers in order to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in so-called “nuclear cost recovery” funds. Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

UK govt promoting new nukes despite waste report

Energy fear over nuclear waste dumps Former senior advisers say ministers ‘cherry-picked’ reports to bolster case for new power plants Guaradian.co.uk Alok Jha 25 Oct 09

Former senior government advisers on nuclear power have accused ministers of being “cavalier” and “cherry-picking” their advice to bolster the case for a new generation of nuclear power stations. Continue reading →

October 26, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Nuclear dangerous and ineffective against climate change

Nuclear debate: A dangerous option that wont solve climate change Green Left Jim Green 25 October 2009 There are three main problems with the nuclear “solution” to climate change — it is a blunt instrument, a dangerous one, and it is unnecessary. Continue reading →

October 26, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, climate change, Copenhagen, nuclear, nuclear spin, renewables | Leave a comment

Obama making ambiguous noises about nuclear power

by Christina Macpherson President Obama is making some rather ambiguous noises about nuclear energy. This is, of course, in the context of present debates on the USA’s Climate Bill. And we know that the Democrats are so keen to get some sort of Climate Bill passed, that just about anything goes, even nuclear, if the word “Climate” is tacked on to the Bill.

And, of course, there’s always the dear old “military-industrial complex” , and now, the pressure to somehow put so-called “peaceful” nukes, into nuclear disarmament plans.

Perhaps Obama is just placating them all with these seemingly pro-nuke noises. He can’t be unaware of the financial and waste-problem debacle that is the present state of this dying industry. Continue reading →

October 24, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, Copenhagen, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Video: Rating Obama on renewable energy?

Video: MIT Students Grade Obama On Green Energy By SARAH BUSH and ANDREW PHELPS October 23, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Obama got a glance at some of the world’s most innovative clean energy technologies during a visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday. In a speech, he touted a major climate change bill and urged Americans to lead on renewable energy. But Mr. Obama’s critics say he has hardly made any progress toward making America “green.” We interviewed MIT students before and after his speech for their assessment.

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October 24, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Nuclear power not a good deal for Vietnam

Nuclear power and unanswered questions Vietnam Net 22/10/ 09 “The investor of the first nuclear power projects is the state power monopoly, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).…….Tien Phong: US$12 billion is a huge amount of money, about 13 percent of the country’s current annual gross domestic product (GDP). Is it necessary to invest that money to build a nuclear power plant when Vietnam can develop hydro, thermal and wind power at cheaper cost prices?……………. Continue reading →

October 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | ASIA, business and costs | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

nuclear – an industry in financial meltdown

Is the nuclear industry in meltdown?

October 21 2009 | Der Spiegel Politicians and electric company executives the world over are dreaming of a “nuclear renaissance”. But a spate of hitches at Olkiluoto 3, the new flagship reactor in Finland, go to show that this is not in the cards, believes Der Spiegel, whcih also doubts that modernising old nuclear power stations is a viable alternative…… Continue reading →

October 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Yankee nuclear plant safety in doubt

Report raises new questions about Yankee reliability By Nancy Remsen, Burlington Free Press Staff Writer • October 21, 2009 A consultant’s first report to the Legislature raised new concerns about the reliability of the 37-year-old Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee in light of its owner’s desire to re-license and operate the nuclear power plant for another 20 years.Arnold Gundersen of Fairewinds Associates nc. raised five concerns in his first report: Continue reading →

October 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | 1 Comment