Top Nuclear Stories (April 8-11th)
Nuclear Reactor News
2 killed in Gas leakage at Khushab nuclear plant – PakTribune
CHRONOLOGY: The ups and downs of bid target British Energy | Reuters
RWE made $22 billion bid proposal for B.Energy: source | Reuters
FPL fined over sleeping security guards – 04/10/2008 – MiamiHerald.com
Peterborough Examiner – Ontario, CA: GE-Hitachi withdraws from nuclear reactor bid process
Georgia Power signs deal for nuclear plants – Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Tri-State to seek partners for southeast Colorado nuclear plant
NIRS: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ELECTRICITY: A SIMPLE COSTING MODEL
AFP: European power groups mull British Energy takeover: report
Canada’s AECL pulls out of UK nuclear reactor study | Industries | Consumer Goods & Retail | Reuters
”Unusual event” at Waterford nuclear power complex — Water Restrictions, Waterford — Newsday.com
Analysis of reactor won’t be released | APP.com | Asbury Park Press
Toshiba poised to finalize ¥1.5 trillion reactor deals | The Japan Times Online
NRC keeps us in the dark – The York Daily Record
Rutland Herald: Brattleboro hosts boisterous nuclear forum
Public can address N-plant proposal- al.com
Bloomberg.com: Toshiba to Gets Orders for 4 U.S. Nuclear Reactors, Nikkei Says
Aging N-reactors face crisis over structural integrity: DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Nuclear Fuel Cycle News
World Politics Review | British, Russian Support May Not Save Ambitious Nuclear Power Club
Whitehaven News: Radioactive milk found on farm near Sellafield
More information is needed before taking a stand on Nunn mine | Opinion Page | The Tribune
Canon city Daily Record: Uranium hearing set for May 27
Will the U.S. recycle nuclear materials for fuel? | Green Tech blog – CNET News.com
AFP: Next-generation nuclear fuel may be too hot to handle: report
India looks at Namibia for uranium supply – UPI.com
Inspections ordered at Monju plant (The Daily Yomiuri)
Chillicothe Gazette – Old uranium may be worth billions if sold
Cantwell blasts old mining law : ICT [2008/04/07]
States disagree on uranium mining – Salt Lake Tribune
Green Left – Labor to push uranium expansion
Used uranium worth billions | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal
It’s time to ban uranium mining | Published April 5th, 2008
News : Bond for proposed uranium mill subject of debate (Montrose, CO)
Reuters: Congo finds radioactive minerals in ore export
BillingsGazette.com :: Probe finds uranium mine violations
Casper Star-Tribune: Probe finds uranium mine violations
RIA Novosti – World – Russia proposes Slovakia join intl. uranium enrichment center-2
ABC Alice Springs – NT Labor to discuss proposed uranium mine
Uranium mining worries ranchers » RapidCityJournal.com
Rocky Mountain Chronicle – URANIUM SUPPORT MOVES ABOVE GROUND
Northern Colorado Business Report – Mining right-to-know bill dies in committee
Kyiv Post. US nuclear fuel firms sign deal
ABC North and West SA – Uranium exploration targets Eyre Peninsula
Nuclear Waste News
The Prague Post Online : Deeper underground
Radioactive waste of 1966 nuclear accident found – Expatica
Environmental Capital – WSJ.com : Moving Mountains: A New Option for Nuclear Waste?
“Senate nuke energy champ wants alternative to Yucca Mountain” by Vegas News – Las Vegas Sun
Funding for clean-up of nuclear sites is unsustainable, say MPs | Environment | The Guardian
Bradenton.com | 04/06/2008 | Tallevast injustice: State health study flawed, inadequate
Findings at WIPP possess ancient biological secrets – Carlsbad Current-Argus
Importing nuclear waste is in EnergySolutions’ best interests, but not America’s – Salt Lake Tribune
Areva will manage U.K. nuclear waste – UPI.com
Whitehaven News; Radioactive leak at sea disposal facility
Nuclear Health and Safety News
Former western Pa. nuclear workers could get compensation earlier – The York Daily Record
The Enquirer – Bill would aid ex-Fernald workers
Deseret Morning News | Depleted uranium sent to burn plant
Outside View: Ukraine fears of nuke safety – UPI.com
Ill ex-nuke workers to get money, benefits – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
ITAR-TASS: Putin favors equal rights of citizens affected in Mayak, Chernobyl accidents
NRC to give fatigued nuclear workers some relief
Federal neglect of atomic vets ‘disgraceful’
Hanford downwinder wins appeal | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA
Probe raises concerns about safety of U.S. nuke program – Salt Lake Tribune
first amendment center: Citizens group prevails in FOIA fight with nuclear agency
RN&R > Arts&Culture > All hell breaks loose > 04.03.08
Nuclear Policy and Opinion News
Energy debate rages on in Latvia as atomic plant prepares to close : Energy Environment
The UK needs to rethink its ‘romantic’ energy policy or face disaster – Telegraph
Daily Herald | Nuclear power push beyond irresponsible
Sierra Club: Enabling the Nuclear Renaissance is Backward Energy Policy
Nils Pratley: This nuclear solution looks unstable | Business | The Guardian
Speaker urges Utahns to rethink nuclear power – Salt Lake Tribune
Worried about energy? You should be
Daily Herald | Nuclear repeal plan a bad idea
13 Best Energy Ideas (And 3 Really Bad Ones)
Nuclear Weapons News
Bush pushes for seed money for missiles in space | Politics | Reuters
UH: Life and Death in a Radioactive Nation: Lessons from Rongelap
US Missile “Glory Trip 196GM” to Kwajalein Missile Range Successful :: Everything Marshall Islands :: http://www.yokwe.net
Department of Energy News
Local News | Probe sought in lapses at Hanford waste plant | Seattle Times Newspaper
More time needed on Flats aid cases, advisory panel says : Local News : The Rocky Mountain News
New Radiation Suit Filed Against Los Alamos Lab
HANFORD: DOE sends 1,000 pounds of plutonium off site | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news
Labor Department to hold Livermore meetings for atomic weapons workers – East Bay Business Times:
knoxnews.com | Protest Sunday at Y-12: rules of engagement
Energy department nixes drilling within half-mile of blast site
DOE continuing to make strides on nuclear waste cleanup – General News
Government failing to fund UK’s nuclear clean-up, say MPs – Times Online
Local News | “Downwinders” can sue over Hanford issues | Seattle Times Newspaper
Flats compensation case stirs lawmakers: Boulder Daily Camera