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Nuclear injustice to the people of Marshall Islands

And now the US government is washing it hands of the people of the Marshall Islands. Aid, funding and compensation are being cut off and forced returns to the contaminated islands are being contemplated…

Remember the Rainbow Warrior and the Marshall Islands | Greenpeace International, 9 July 2010, Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior by the French secret service in New Zealand’s Marsden Wharf. Continue reading →

July 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, OCEANIA | antinuclear, cancer, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | 1 Comment

Magnificent Nuclear Deception by France’s AREVA corporation

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Are Americans and Canadians really that stupid? Are they going to fall for AREVA’s deceptive sales strategy? The sales pitch is that nuclear power is clean, green and economic. All grand lies.

I suppose that France’s AREVA had to think up such a confidence trick – faced with the ruthless success of South Korea’s KEPCO in selling its wares to the Arabs, and USA’s Westinghouse pitching nuclear to India.

So – AREVA came up with the con trick of the “Clean Energy Park” – combining nuclear reactors with renewable energy generation. Not only does this pretend that nuclear energy is clean, – it also carries a threat – no nuclear, no renewable energy. What a toxic marriage!

Still judging from the actions of the USA government in funding AREVA’s uranium enrichment – Americans and perhaps Canadians, too, ARE that stupid.

July 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, reactors, renewable energy, renewables, solar, uranium, wind | Leave a comment

USA govt $2 billion funding to France’s nuclear company AREVA

Areva accepts $2 bil US loan guarantee for uranium enrichment plant, Washington (Platts)–8Jul2010/ Areva Wednesday said it accepted the US Department of Energy’s offer of a $2 billion loan guarantee to help finance construction of the Eagle Rock uranium enrichment plant in Bonneville County, Idaho, which Areva estimates will cost $3 billion to build. The DOE offer to Areva is the first of two loan guarantees DOE is expected to extend to front-end nuclear facilities, with USEC the expected recipient of the second. Platts: RSS Feed Detailed News

July 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

AREVA spruiking its nuclear wares pre elections in Canada

the French nuclear company has been courting New Brunswick with the idea of a second reactor at Point Lepreau, along with solar and tidal power alternatives.

(Canada) Areva deal smacks of politics: PCs, Greens, CBC News, 7 July 2010, The Liberal government’s planned announcement with France’s Areva on Thursday regarding a possible second nuclear reactor is being derided by New Brunswick’s opposition political parties. Continue reading →

July 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, reactor, uranium | Leave a comment

Point Lepreau nuclear reactor costing $millions daily

“I mean, you look at Lepreau right now, it’s gushing a million bucks a day [in extra fuel costs due to the delay] and more probably – and they’re talking about a second nuclear reactor.”

(Canada) No new reactors: Greens, 7 July 2010, “…………The Green leader said the provincial government shouldn’t be entertaining new nuclear energy talks when the Point Lepreau reactor is so far behind schedule. Continue reading →

July 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, reactor, uranium | Leave a comment

“Countdown to Zero” an inconvenient film for nuclear industry

highly enriched uranium could be easily smuggled into the United States

An “Inconvenient Truth” Film for Nuclear Analysts? – By David Hoffman | Foreign Policy, 8 July 2010, “………………harrowing tales of the nuclear age thrust back into the limelight this summer in a new documentary film, Countdown to Zero, Continue reading →

July 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, enriched, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Australia’s strategy to get Aboriginal land for mining and nuclear industry

Through the intervention, the government is weakening land rights. It is clear who [uranium miners] will benefit as Aboriginal people move off their land, settle in larger towns and lose connection with country.

What’s behind the NT intervention? | Green Left Weekly. July 3, 2010 By Peter Robson, Continue reading →

July 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, indigenous issues | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Delays, cost, opposition, to UK’s nuclear waste plans

Budget cuts caution on UK nuclear waste plan, BBC News, 7 July 2010 The UK’s deep store for nuclear waste should open for business around 2040 – but spending cuts could delay the plans, and community support is vital. These are the key messages in a report from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the agency charged with managing the nation’s waste………….

The UK’s nuclear waste problem is considerably bigger than either of the Scandinavian countries……….

The total volume of waste from past and present operations amounts to about 500,000 cubic metres, although there is a huge variety in types of waste, the level of radioactivity and how long it will remain dangerously radioactive.

The coalition government has said it is committed to finding a long-term solution for the UK’s nuclear waste problem………..If no communities want the repository, said Alun Ellis, it will not be built.

“The government’s answer to this question is that Plan B is to make Plan A work,”

July 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Civil Liability Bill for the benefit of USA nuclear industry, not India

In the event of a tragedy, tax payers will have to cough up the compensation while foreign companies will go scot free,… foreign nuclear companies have seen their market dry up in the US, UK and France because no new plants have been set up there in 20-30 years, and therefore, India was a plum market. And it is with an eye on securing these companies’ interests that the US and other developed nations are insisting that India pass the Nuclear Civil Liability Bill.

Public hearing nukes civil liability bill Indian Express07 Jul 2010 HYDERABAD: Speakers at a public consultation on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 held here today pilloried the Union government for learning nothing from the Bhopal gas tregady. They described as a sellout the Bill’s provision to impose a ceiling on the compensation payable by foreign nuclear suppliers in the eventuality of a nuclear accident. Continue reading →

July 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics international | AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

USA – no idea what to do with depleted uranium wastes

Feds seek a temp home for depleted uranium | The Salt Lake Tribune, By JUDY FAHYS 8 July 2010, The U.S. Department of Energy has started looking beyond Utah for temporary storage of nearly 10,000 drums of depleted uranium for up to seven years…….. Continue reading →

July 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, USA | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Concern over Russian ownership brings fall in uranium share price

“alarmed industry observers worried that the Vancouver-based company might end up serving the Kremlin’s strategic interests.”
The spot price of uranium reacted to this news by falling in price.

Financing uranium mining raises concern, Star Tribune, Hildred Shelton, July 7, 2010 The hearing on uranium mining conducted in Chatham on June 22 by the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission Subcommittee has received extensive comment………………..that brings up a current development in financing uranium mining which is causing international commentary…that “world of capital.” Continue reading →

July 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

No govt subsidy for new nuclear plants in Britain

The coalition government says new nuclear build will go ahead as long as no public subsidy is needed.

Farron demands end to nuclear subsidies, North West Evening Mail 6 July 2010 AN MP is calling for the withdrawal of all public subsidy for nuclear power.Tim Farron says the taxpayer should not be propping up the nuclear industry.The Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale said: “The argument is simple, there can be nuclear build if there is no public subsidy. Continue reading →

July 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Australia’s Aborigines, students, community, rally against nuclear industry

Today (7 July 2010), hundreds of students from across Australia will take to the streets of Adelaide on The ‘Nuclear Scumbags Tour’. This will be a creative and informative demonstration by Traditional Owners, students, and community members speaking out against the coercion and exploitation of Aboriginal communities by Government and nuclear industry alike. The irresponsible industry practices combined with the lack of ethical government policy shows complete disregard for the environment, water and indigenous rights. Under the protection of the Roxby Indenture Act BHP Billiton 37 millions of litres of water from the Great Artesian Basin for free daily, at the expense of traditional sacred sites and precious unique ecosystems. The Indenture Act wavers BHP’s obligations regarding Aboriginal Heritage, public accountability, environmental protection, water, and mining safety. Continue reading →

July 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Survey shows nuclear power is very unpopular

support for nuclear power still pales in comparison to renewable sources.

(UK) Nuclear power is more unpopular than we’re led to believe | Liberal Conspiracy, July 5, 2010 New polling sheds some light both on where the public stand in terms of different power options, ……At a basic level, nuclear power is currently pretty much the least popular form of power generation in the UK.1. When asked favourability towards different sources, it comes in at the bottom of the pile – Continue reading →

July 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

Germany: 9 billion euro revenue from tax on nuclear fuel

German MOF: Not Abolishing Plan To Impose Nuclear Fuel Rod Tax – WSJ.com BERLIN (Dow Jones), -By Andrea Thomas 5 July 2010, –-The German finance ministry Monday rejected a media report that it might scrap the proposed tax on nuclear fuel rods and raise money from an energy fund instead.”The finance ministry doesn’t disavow the nuclear fuel rods tax,” a finance ministry spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires.

………….As part of its EUR80 billion austerity package, the German government has said it plans to impose a tax on fuel rods, with proceeds seen at some EUR9.2 billion over a four-year period.Germany is in the process of gradually phasing out all of its remaining 17 nuclear reactors by around 2022….

German MOF: Not Abolishing Plan To Impose Nuclear Fuel Rod Tax – WSJ.com

July 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Germany, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment