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04-24-2008 Volume 16.8

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Larisa Alexandrovna: Heads Up... Incoming Propaganda on Nukes... -
ANA: ANA Releases the Radioactive Report Card
New York Times: Duck and Cover: It’s the New Survivalism -
Rutland Herald: The fanatic anti-nuclear movement
Blackpool Today: Fairness call for new nuclear age -
Hanford News: Greenpeace founder now backs nuclear power
JAY AMBROSE: The Verdict of Our Grandchildren
RIA Novosti: Russian nuclear corporation hit by $70 mln back tax claim - paper

globeandmail.com: Consumers to pay price for nuclear cost overruns
Reuters: Canada's AECL pulls out of UK nuclear reactor study |
Reuters: RWE made $22 billion bid proposal for B.Energy
Reuters: CHRONOLOGY: The ups and downs of bid target British Energy |
Reuters: Alberta names panel to study nuclear pros and cons
icWales: Negative reaction to nuclear power plan -
Warsaw Business Journal Online: Nuclear nation?
OHS: Nine New Reactor Applications Before NRC; 10 More Expected This Year
BW: Full In-depth Analysis of the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry
Hanford News: House questions California's prohibition on new nuclear power plants
eLetters: Can humans be trusted with nuclear power?
Daily Herald: Nuclear repeal plan a bad idea
Daily Herald; Nuclear power push beyond irresponsible
ITAR-TASS: Putin favors equal rights of citizens affected in Mayak, Chernobyl
Japan Times: Toshiba poised to finalize ¥1.5 trillion reactor deals
Newsday: ''Unusual event'' at Waterford nuclear power complex --
The Nation: What Nuclear Renaissance?
WSJ.com: Utilities Fret as Reactor-Part Suppliers Shrink
WSJ.com: Nuclear-Plant Analyses Ordered
Newburyport Current: An Earth Day look at nuclear energy -
NYT: New Jersey Weighs Building Another Nuclear Plant, First Since 1973 -
EEN: Energy debate rages on in Latvia as atomic plant prepares to close
Earthtimes: Leak from Spanish nuclear plant may be worse than thought -
allAfrica.com: South Africa: Nuclear Power Poses Problems for Eskom
The Guardian: Nils Pratley: This nuclear solution looks unstable
SLO Trib: PG&E will cooperate with federal investigators over retaliation
SLO Trib: Lawmakers portray nuclear as key part of future U. S. energy
edmontonsun.com: Alberta- Fix is in for nuclear power - Alberta Grits
Platts: Tri-State to seek partners for southeast Colorado nuclear plant
BBC NEWS: Scotland | Nuclear plant reactor shut down
Platts: NRC extends petition deadline in Bellefonte COL proceeding
newsobserver.com: Cost of nuclear plant fuels battle
AFP: Protests as French PM visits Japan nuclear plant
Asbury Park Press: A-plant foes seek NRC review delay
Times Argus Online: Vt. Yankee debate gets personal at Statehouse
The Guardian: Greenpeace costs BE atomic plan at £25bn
CT: Questions are raised about nuclear fuel storage and dismantling Zion plant --
SLT: Nuclear expert tells Utah audience to think again about new reactors
The York Daily Record: NRC keeps us in the dark -
Salt Lake Tribune: SLC firm eyeing U.K. reactor -
The York Daily Record: TMI meetings to field public comments -
Asbury Park Press: Analysis of reactor won't be released |
Indenpendent: Defects found in nuclear reactor the French want to build in Britain

American Accused of Giving Nuke Secrets to Israel
MiamiHerald.com: FPL fined over sleeping security guards -
The Associated Press: Islamist Hoped to Strike Nuclear Plants
WP: Risk of Nuclear Attack on Rise

[v911t] Dahr Jamail writes about Depleted Uranium Poisoning of Iraq
TCNN: Former Director of the U.S. Army's Depleted Uranium Project
Sunday Herald: Radiation At Solway Range Hits New High
IHT: Spain: Greenpeace says radioactive contamination found outside
Ottawa Citizen: Federal neglect of atomic vets 'disgraceful'
Reuters: Up to 800 people checked after Spain radioactive leak
Occupational Health & Safety: NIOSH Seeks Public Comments on Beryllium Alert |
UPI.com: Outside View: Ukraine fears of nuke safety -
Rocky Mountain News: Group hopes to ease claims process for nuclear workers
Rocky Mountain News: More time needed on Flats aid cases, advisory panel says
JTW News: USA knew about consequences of depleted uranium - British expert
Calgary Herald: Author warns of uranium danger
EADT: Atomic bomb 'guinea pigs' in legal fight
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Ill ex-nuke workers to get money, benefits -
Reuters: Congo finds radioactive minerals in ore export
PBP: NRC to give fatigued nuclear workers some relief
News & Star: Thorp plant worker is crushed by crane
Deseret Morning News: Depleted uranium sent to burn plant
UH: Life and Death in a Radioactive Nation: Lessons from Rongelap
Platts: French review examines nuclear site-leukemia relationship
The SouthtownStar: Still no compensation for former Joliet plant workers
Associated Press: Hundreds Checked for Radiation in Spain
NDR: Former western Pa. nuclear workers could get compensation earlier -
Salt Lake Tribune: Is Hill's confession enough? Some say no -
Press TV: 'US used DU in Afghan war'

RIA Novosti: Russia's uranium resources in perspective
The Northern Echo: Battle Plan To Stop Dumping In Mines
Montrose Daily Press: Bond for proposed uranium mill subject of debate
Pakistan News Service: Afghan minister statement on nuclear waste dumping highly
RIA Novosti: Ukraine launches first nuclear waste disposal unit
Reuters: Namibian court says uranium mine permits invalid
Reuters: U.S. gesture on enrichment sales splits atom suppliers
Slate Magazine: The alternatives to storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. -
Topeka Capital-Journal: Uranium levels high in water in nine communities
Guardian: Funding for clean-up of nuclear sites is unsustainable, say MPs
Expatica: Radioactive waste of 1966 nuclear accident found -
PNV: SEISMIC SHIFT: SENATOR PUSHES NEW MEXICO -- NOT YUCCA MT. --
The Tribune: More information is needed before taking a stand on Nunn mine
THE NEW REPUBLIC: Where the Nuclear Waste Goes -
Whitehaven News: Radioactive milk found on farm near Sellafield
ENS: Judge Blocks Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon
Daily Yomiuri: Monju reactor's future uncertain
AU: The Age: Rudd asked to repeal nuclear dump laws -
CE: It's time to ban uranium mining |
telegraphjournal.com: Uranium mining: where angels fear to tread
BillingsGazette.com: Probe finds uranium mine violations
Trib: Greeley City Council hears arguments from Powertech, CARD in work
Bradenton.com: Tallevast injustice: State health study flawed, inadequate
KCPW: NRC Issues "Fact Sheet" on EnergySolutions Italian Waste Proposal -
The Tribune: Greeley council says 'No' to uranium mine
helenair.com: JeffCo to test uranium levels
Times Daily: TVA eyes nuclear waste center |
Platts: Spot uranium weakens again; Deutsche Bank may form uranium fund
AFP: Nuclear waste storage inaugurated in Chernobyl
Associated Press: Utah governor opposes imports of Italian nuclear waste
AFP: Czech town rejects Australian uranium exploration bid
AFP: Next-generation nuclear fuel may be too hot to handle - report
Cheers magazine
RGJ: Commission to hear report on Yucca Mountain project transportation |
The Coloradoan: State Senate panel OKs measure tightening uranium mine rules
RIA Novosti: Dangerous radioactive dump sites in Kara Sea
The Tennessean: Importing nuclear waste is not in America's best interest
Loveland Connection: Opponents to uranium mining detail dangers
WPR: British, Russian Support May Not Save Ambitious Nuclear Power Club
NT: Professor tells the other side of Port Hope uranium issue
Chillicothe Gazette: Old uranium may be worth billions if sold
Times: Government failing to fund UK's nuclear clean-up, say MPs -
TheChronicleHerald.ca: Chester wants uranium mining ban made law
Courier-Journal: Used uranium worth billions
SLT: Importing nuclear waste is in EnergySolutions' best interests, but
Salt Lake Tribune: States disagree on uranium mining -
SLT: Italian nuclear waste has Utah, NRC fingerpointing at each other -
SLT: Gov. vows to halt EnergySolutions' importation of Italian nuke waste
ICT: Cantwell blasts old mining law
The Prague Post: Deeper underground
Daily Record: Uranium hearing set for May 27

[southnews] 95 scientists call on US to reduce nuclear stockpile
IPS-English IRAN: Nuclear Crisis - No Progress at Shanghai
Reuters: Bush pushes for seed money for missiles in space
Ventura County Star: The cost of nuclear weapons
Antiwar.com: Aluminum Tubes - The Sequel -
The Guardian: FAQ: What did Israel bomb?
THE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT: Bombing nuclear installations?
UCS: Scientists Call on Next President to Take Unilateral Steps to Reduce
Salt Lake Tribune: Probe raises concerns about safety of U.S. nuke program -

MyFox Colorado: Rocky Flats Protesters Reunite
GOAT: The energy budget
Hanford News: Cleanup chief Rispoli lists top Hanford priorities
WJBF: SRS Begins New Era Of Salt Processing - News -
knoxnews.com: Protest Sunday at Y-12: rules of engagement
TCH: DOE budget falls short of required funding for Hanford cleanup work
TCH: Board recommends easing requirements for compensating ill Hanford workers |
Tri-City Herald: HANFORD: DOE sends 1,000 pounds of plutonium off site |
Tri-City Herald: HANFORD: New Web service launched for ill workers |
Tri-City Herald: House panel wants cost of Hanford work delays |
Tri-City Herald: HANFORD: Doctor to discuss treating the 'Atomic Man' |
Seattle Times: "Downwinders" can sue over Hanford issues |
Seattle Times: Probe sought in lapses at Hanford waste plant
Seattle Times: Hanford expands landfill for low-level wastes |
Daily Sentinel: Energy department nixes drilling within half-mile of blast site
News Tribune: Hanford downwinder wins appeal |
WW: New Radiation Suit Filed Against Los Alamos Lab
USEC Inc. Statment: USEC Inc. Statement on the DOE's Depleted
The Enquirer: Bill would aid ex-Fernald workers