German Chancellor Merkel’s nuclear policy likely to be derailed
the German federal government’s own Advisory Council on the Environment stated that “By 2050, Germany’s energy needs can be supplied 100% through electricity derived from renewable energy sources,” however, “the federal government must set the course for the conversion of the energy system now.”
Germany’s Burgeoning Anti-Nuclear Movement Promises to Derail Merkel’s Energy Policy, THE HUFFUNGTON POST, Tina Gerhardt, 28 Sept 10, Merkel’s decision has reignited Germany’s anti-nuclear movement. A poll conducted last week by ZDF television found sixty-one percent of Germans oppose the plan of Merkel’s center-right coalition of Christian Democrats (CDU) and Free Democrats (FDP). 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
Electricite de France trying to salvage failed USA nuclear venture
EDF fell 0.1 percent to close at 31.69 euros in Paris. The shares are down 24 percent this year….Constellation was spending $1 million a day on design work for the proposed plant in Lusby, Maryland, adjacent to its Calvert Cliffs reactors. It cut spending and staff after the loan guarantee failed to materialize, costs rose, power demand fell, and the price of natural gas, a competing fuel for power generation, tumbled,
DF, Constellation in Talks to Save U.S. Nuclear Venture By Tara Patel, Jeffrey McCracken and Jim Polson – Sep 25, 201 (Bloomberg) — Electricite de France SA, Europe’s biggest utility, and Constellation Energy Group Inc. are in talks to avoid the collapse of their U.S. nuclear venture, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. Continue reading
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….
Chinese top executive leaked state secrets to nuclear giant AREVA
Jiang was charged with disclosing information to France’s Areva, the world’s largest builder of nuclear reactors, about a 2004 bid for China’s inland nuclear programme
China exec gets 20 years for leaking secrets Reuters, By Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING, Sept 28 – The disgraced president of a Chinese state-owned enterprise has been jailed for 20 years for leaking state secrets in connection with a bid for foreign-made nuclear reactors, Continue reading
Germany’s Social Democrats gain support on nuclear issue
The nuclear issue has become the most attractive for the Social Democrats, with the majority of Germans opposed to extending the life of the country’s 17 nuclear power plants.
Opposition in Germany Rolls Out Its Platform, New York Times, By JUDY DEMPSEY : September 26, 2010 * BERLIN — The Social Democrats unveiled a political program Sunday aimed at stopping the extension of the life of nuclear power…. Continue reading
Popular opposition to Merkel’s government’ nuclear plans
Anti-nuclear groups challenge Merkel – New Europe, 26 September 2010 Anti-nuclear groups claimed a turnout of 100,000 at their first big demonstration on 18 September against German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plans to extend the running times of nuclear power plants. Continue reading
Scotland – people and government reject nuclear energy
First Minister Alex Salmond has said he will not allow the creation of any new nuclear power stations once the existing sites at Torness and Hunterston are decommissioned in 2023 and 2016 respectively.
Only 18% of Scots say ‘yes’ to new nuclear power stations, Scotsman.com News, : 27 September 2010By Jane Bradley, Continue reading
Indian insurance company to cover nuclear accidents?
Irda to allow cover for N-accidents, New Delhi:, 27 Sept 10, The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has decided to frame guidelines for allowing insurance cover for nuclear accidents.The agency is awaiting the the nuclear liability law to provide framework for the proposed rules. “Insurance companies would be happy in providing cover for nuclear accidents, if the customers show interest,” Irda chairman J Hari Narayan said. India is all set to engage in nuclear commercial trade with various countries following the clearance of a Nuclear Liability Bill in Parliament during the monsoon session. The bill now awaits for the nod of the President before becoming a law.More from News
Nuclear lobby begging for more money from USA govt
the nuclear renaissance is looking small and slow at the moment….Two other reactors in Texas, four in Florida and one in Missouri have all been moved to the back burner, mostly because of uncertain economics.
Aid Sought for Nuclear Plants – NYTimes.com, September 23, 2010, By MATTHEW L. WALD The federal loan guarantee program and other aid for new nuclear plants may not be enough to induce Constellation Energy to build a third reactor at its Calvert Cliffs site, 40 miles south of Washington, the company’s president and chief executive said on Thursday. Continue reading
“New Generation” nuclear reactors – a selection of duds
The death of the Pebble Bed has considerable significance. Harvey Wasserman, 23 Sept 10, For nearly two decades reactor backers have counted it in the imaginary fleet of new generation reactors coming to save us. Its alleged bright future would make it just one of the many new nuclear technologies that would render solar and wind energy unnecessary. Continue reading
Death of the Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactor
economic realities make any tangible future Pebble Bed as a major source of new energy largely imaginary.
(South Africa) Another feeble-headed nuke drops dead Harvey Wasserman September 24, 2010
For years “expert” reactor backers have touted the “Pebble Bed” design as an “inherently safe” alternative to traditional domed light water models. Now its South African developers say they’re done pouring money into it. Continue reading
France’s heavily subsidised nuclear industry – a costly warning to USA
The French nuclear program has been a state-owned monopoly from the outset, heavily subsidized by the government. It could not survive in a free market. By copying the French model – both in its energy choices and its willingness to use public funds to subsidize an industry that has never been self-sustaining – the U.S. is heading down a dangerous path of nuclear socialism.
France’s Nuclear “Miracle” is More Fantasy that Fact, The Hill, By Mark Cooper – 09/23/10 Among backers of nuclear power development in the U.S., France has long been held out as the model to emulate. Now, as pressure builds on policy makers in Washington to set a new domestic energy course, the French experience once again is being heralded as proof that nuclearpower is the way to go.
Trouble is, France’s nuclear “miracle” is more fantasy than fact. Continue reading
UK’s Chris Huhne losing support, due to his pro nuclear backdown
what Huhne had to say on nuclear power may have been too pragmatic even for his own party, which has grave doubts about the technology. Huhne himself has previously argued that “outdated” nuclear power is not needed to meet the UK’s climate targets. “Nuclear is a tried, tested and failed technology,” he said in November 2007.
Lib Dems will not be reassured by Chris Huhne’s speech guardian.co.uk, 21 September 2010 n the early days of the coalition there was a fair amount of cautious goodwill from environmentalists. Continue reading
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