Florida nuclear project slowing down
Progress: Expects Slower Schedule For Florida Nuclear Project – WSJ.comNEW YORK (Dow Jones) 19 Jan 2010 -Progress Energy Inc. (PGN) said it expects to slow down the schedule of a nuclear power plant it is planning in Florida, following a recent decision by state regulators not to increase electricity rates.Executives from the company said they are looking to slow down and spread out spending on a dual-reactor nuclear power plant in northern Florida’s Levy County. Continue reading
France’s nuclear industry: AREVA and EDF locked in dispute
Bitter row throws French nuclear industry into turmoil Times Online January 18, 2010 Adam Sage, Paris
The French nuclear industry is in turmoil as uranium supplies have dried up and the treatment of spent fuel has been blocked amid an increasingly bitter row between the heads of its two main state operators.
EDF, the electricity group that runs 58 reactors in France, said that Areva, the nuclear energy group, had stopped uranium deliveries on January 4 and was refusing to take away spent fuel for reprocessing.
”The transport of combustibles isn’t working at the moment,” Anne Lauvergeon, the chairwoman of Areva, said. Continue reading
New sanctions warning to Iran, in nuclear talks
Germany warns Iran it faces new sanctions BERLIN (Reuters) 19 Jan 2010 – Iran faces further sanctions unless it changes stance in talks over its nuclear program, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, even if there is no United Nations agreement to act against Tehran……… Continue reading
Iran threatening revenge over death of nuclear scientist
Iran vows to avenge assassination of nuclear scientist TEHRAN TIMES January 19, 2010 TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar here on Monday vowed that Tehran would retaliate against the last week terrorist attack on an Iranian nuclear physicist………..President Ahmadinejad earlier said that the Zionist regime of Israel was responsible for the Tuesday terrorist attack on Ali Mohammadi.
tehran times : Iran vows to avenge assassination of nuclear scientist
British protest against nuclear power
Protest planned against new nuclear power stations Bristol 24-7 January 19, 2010 A protest against the building of new nuclear power stations near Bristol will take place outside the Council House tomorrow, in advance of a debate to decide if the city will officially oppose the development. Continue reading
Nuclear energy a No No for Wisconsin
Other provisions in the bill, experts say, make it unlikely any nuclear plant would open in Wisconsin in the foreseeable future.
New energy bill not a green light for nuclear power By LAVILLA CAPENER and MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times January 18, 2010
The new clean energy bill trumpeted by Gov. Jim Doyle has been called everything from a forward-thinking green initiative to a jobs-killing mandate that would cripple the Wisconsin economy.
One thing it’s not, however, is a green light for nuclear power. Continue reading
Plan to examine health aspects of uranium mining
Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium 11 March 2010
Appomattox Area Calendar By Linda on 18 January 2010 Join Friends of the Earth for a Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium in Richmond, VA. The goals of the symposium are to examine the health and socio-economic impacts of proposed uranium mining in Virginia. Continue reading
Nuclear waste company subjected black workers to more radiation
EEOC: Black workers got more radiation MEMPHIS, Jan. 16 (UPI) — A Tennessee company that processes nuclear waste has agreed to settle federal claims black employees were subjected to higher levels of radiation than others.
The Studsvik Memphis Processing Facility, formerly known as Radiological Assistance Consulting and Engineering, or RACE, has signed a consent agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported.The EEOC alleged the company assigned black employees to work with radioactive waste and manipulated dosimeters to show lower levels of radiation than the actual ones. Black employees were also paid less and subjected to other kinds of discrimination.
U.S. Army poised to take over Pakistan’s nuclear weapons?
US Army to ‘protect’ Pakistan’s nuclear sites, PRESS TV 17 Jan 2010 In face of a growing anti-Americanism among the Pakistan military, the US army moves to train a ‘crack unit’ to thwart possible attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities. Continue reading
Fishing community in India fights nuclear power
At a recent protest meeting in Sakhri Nate, activists managed to gather the entire village, including the women who rarely speak up. Hamid Abdur Rehman says: “We don’t want this project. Our future generations will be affected.”….
Fisherfolk join the fight against nuclear plant in Jaitapur THE HINDU SAKHRI NATE, Ratnagiri district, January 18, 2010 Meena Menon The narrow roads in this fishing village wind down to a crisp blue creek full of frenetic activity. Across the creek is the location of the proposed Jaitapur project being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)…………. Continue reading
Risk to air travelers with full-body radiation scanners
Full Body Scanners Pose Health Risks to Travelers, Says Czech Nuke Official YOP NEWS by Surjit Singh 01/16/2010 –The Chief of the Czech nuclear watchdog has insisted that she is against the use of full-body scanners as an airport security measure as these pose threats to the travelers’ health. Continue reading
Heart disease and stroke linked to moderate ionising radiation
Moderate Radiation Tied to Heart Disease, Stroke Study does not clarify whether exposure from scans raises risk Business Week Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) –– New research based on the experiences of atomic-bomb survivors has found a link between exposure to moderate levels of radiation and higher levels of heart disease and stroke………….. Continue reading
Nuclear company was ‘purveying misinformation’
at the least, the company was guilty of purveying misinformation.………Did the underground system of pipes ever get a look? How can the plant be called safe if it didn’t? How vulnerable are the pipes? Is Vermont’s groundwater in danger? Why did everyone overlook the pipes in the first place?
Pressure builds: Rutland Herald Online January 17, 2010 The revelation that the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been leaking radioactive tritium Continue reading
Thousands of underground nuclear pipes may be failing
“Under current regulations, miles and miles of buried pipes within nuclear reactors have never been inspected and will likely never be inspected,”
Nuclear plant pipe failures can threaten safety | The Orange County Register January 15, 2010 By TERI SFORZA
A rash of recent failures in the buried piping systems of nuclear reactors – including one at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station – Continue reading
Uranium’s risks to groundwater need thorough investigation
Downstream study of uranium’s risks The Virginian-Pilot
January 17, 2010 “..…….Federal regulations are geared toward mining in arid climates, and even so, they have sometimes failed to address contamination of groundwater systems surrounding uranium deposits in western states. Continue reading
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