Nuclear Is Not the Way Nuclear Is Not the Way by Brice Smith and Arjun Makhijani Related Articles Nuclear Power Is the Future by Max Schulz Decades after the promise of nuclear energy “too cheap to meter†was swamped in … Continue reading
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The Local – Swedes still dying from Chernobyl radiation Swedes still dying from Chernobyl radiationPublished: 4th May 2007 12:47 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/7200/ People in northern Sweden are still dying from cancer caused by radiation from the Chernobyl accident. And the … Continue reading
The Economics of Nuclear Power | Greenpeace USA The Economics of Nuclear Power May 01, 2007 Over the last two decades there has been a steep decline in orders for new nuclear reactors globally. Poor economics has been one of … Continue reading
THE MAZE MELTDOWN / SAFETY: Nuclear shipments questioned THE MAZE MELTDOWN SAFETY: Nuclear shipments questioned Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer Wednesday, May 2, 2007 * Sunday’s highway inferno in Oakland has sparked calls for federal officials to take another … Continue reading
NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA – 30 years later, another nuclear struggle looms Published: April 30, 2007 11:46 pm print this story email this story30 years later, another nuclear struggle looms Staff reports For Chris Nord, April 30, 2007, was in some … Continue reading
Germany to Become World’s Most Energy-Efficient Country | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 29.04.2007 Germany to Become World’s Most Energy-Efficient Country Gabriel Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel tackles the “inconvenient truth” of pollutionThe German Environment … Continue reading
The Free Press — Independent News Media – Harvey Wasserman Harvey Wasserman Chernobyl reminds us that nukes are NOT green April 28, 2007 Twenty-one years ago this week, lethal radiation poured into the breezes over Europe and into the jet … Continue reading
Nuclear power and climate change | The Bulletin Online Nuclear power and climate changeIn Progress: 25 April 2007 When considering ways to limit carbon dioxide emissions, experts argue that all options should be considered—including nuclear power. But with nuclear power … Continue reading
E&ETV Nuclear: CASEnergy’s Patrick Moore explains move from Greenpeace founder (PR LIE ed…) to nuclear energy advocate OnPoint, 04/23/2007 As discussions about Yucca Mountain and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership continue on Capitol Hill, nuclear power advocates are pushing this … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News A vow unfulfilled for ill nuclear workers 5,600 awaiting money promised three years ago George Barrie inhaled and ingested plutonium. April 27 2007 The government still hasn’t paid the money it promised 5,600 sick nuclear weapons … Continue reading
Connect Savannah Endless power, endless cost The brutal economics of a move to more nuclear energy By Kathleen Graham Two views of Plant Vogtle’s twin cooling towers on the Savannah River Two views of Plant Vogtle’s twin cooling towers on … Continue reading
Reactor Makers Asked to Ponder Plane Hit | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Reactor Makers Asked to Ponder Plane Hit Wednesday April 25, 2007 1:46 AM By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON(AP) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed … Continue reading
United Press International – Energy – Analysis Analysis: Report, nuke reality don’t mesh – Energy – Analysis Published: April 23, 2007 at 6:55 PM By BEN LANDO UPI Energy Correspondent WASHINGTON April 23 (UPI) — A new report by the … Continue reading
Why GNEP can’t jump to the future Contact: Denise Hughes Denise@creative-connectors.com 917-549-2621 Institute for Policy Studies Why GNEP can’t jump to the future New study highlights flaws in President’s nuclear proposal WASHINGTON D.C.—April 23rd 2007 — Congress is now considering … Continue reading
Will Nuclear Waste be Shipped on Central Valley Rail Lines? : Indybay Will Nuclear Waste be Shipped on Central Valley Rail Lines? by Mike Rhodes Sunday Apr 22nd, 2007 8:14 PM Last week, in a presentation at CSU-Fresno about the … Continue reading
Chernobyl alert over birth defects 23 April 2007 People living around the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine have unusually high levels of physical abnormalities and birth defects. The International Atomic Energy Agency has suggested that the abnormalities … Continue reading
U.S. Centrifuge Work Revived in Updated Form – washingtonpost.com U.S. Centrifuge Work Revived in Updated Form By Dan Charles Special to The Washington Post Monday, April 23, 2007; Page A06 PIKETON, Ohio — Inside an enormous structure here, shielded by … Continue reading
Forex News Update China planner sees limited role for nuclear power FOREX NEWS & ANALYSIS China planner sees limited role for nuclear power 04/21/07 12:03 pm (GMT) BOAO, China (AFX) – China is developing nuclear power as it looks for … Continue reading
‘How we made the Chernobyl rain’ | Telegraph ‘How we made the Chernobyl rain’ By Richard Gray, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 11:55pm BST 21/04/2007 Russian military pilots have described how they created rain clouds to protect Moscow from radioactive fallout … Continue reading
Revealed: UK nuclear tests on workers | UK News | The Observer Revealed: UK nuclear tests on workers Sellafield memos uncover fears over legality of making volunteers drink radioactive isotopes Jamie Doward, home affairs editor Sunday April 22, 2007 The … Continue reading
The Modesto Bee Military has left a deadly legacy Old and forgotten Navy, Army bases filled with environmental hazards Comment on this story By RUSSELL CAROLLO THE SACRAMENTO BEE Last Updated: April 22, 2007, 04:24:08 AM PDT First of two … Continue reading
Oshkosh Northwestern: Dominion seeks OK to build new reactor Posted April 22, 2007 Richard Ryman column: Dominion seeks OK to build new reactor By Richard Ryman Dominion Resources Inc. moves a step closer to being allowed to build a new … Continue reading
San Francisco Bay Guardian: Going to bat for PG&E Going to bat for PG&E Bait and switch on the stadium solar deal? BY AMANDA WITHERELL Printable version of this article Email this Article During the coming months Pacific Gas and … Continue reading
Green Nuclear Butterfly Blog Action Alert Calling all Green Nuclear Activist…we need to jump on this Action Alert from FAIR and run with it. We know the truth about nuclear, and must get our voice heard. CBS’s Nuclear Revival 60 … Continue reading
Seven nuke utilities told to conduct new checks | The Japan Times Online Saturday, April 21, 2007 Seven nuke utilities told to conduct new checks Kyodo News The government ordered four power utilities Friday to conduct additional checks, along with … Continue reading
UNIAN – Chernobyl death toll underestimated says Greenpeace Chernobyl death toll underestimated says Greenpeace The death toll from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 20 years ago could be far higher than official estimates, with up to 93,000 extra cancer deaths worldwide, … Continue reading
Mayor’s assassination stuns Japan – Breaking News – World – Breaking News Mayor’s assassination stuns Japan April 18, 2007 – 9:58PM Stunned Japanese laid flowers and called for even tighter controls on guns after the mayor of Nagasaki was shot … Continue reading
Pacific nuclear victims awarded one billion dollars – Yahoo! News Pacific nuclear victims awarded one billion dollarsby Giff Johnson Wed Apr 18, 3:49 AM ET MAJURO (AFP) – Residents from a Marshall Islands atoll exposed to fallout from US nuclear … Continue reading
FR Doc E7-7261 Federal Register: April 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 73)] [Notices] [Page 19217-19218] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17ap07-77] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 052-00009] Notice of Issuance of Early Site Permit … Continue reading
FresnoBee.com: Local: Panel rejects bill to lift nuclear ban Panel rejects bill to lift nuclear ban Assembly committee vote doesn’t deter Fresno group. By E.J. Schultz / Bee Capitol Bureau 04/17/07 04:16:02 Quick Job Search An Assembly committee on Monday … Continue reading
April 16, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Rochelle Becker, (858) 337-2703NUCLEAR REVIVAL DIES IN COMMITTEE: Bill to lift 30-year state ban defeatedToday, a controversial bill that would have allowed the construction of nuclear power plants to resume in California died in … Continue reading
Global warming, nuclear power health risks underestimated: Caldicott. 16/04/2007. ABC News Online Global warming, nuclear power health risks underestimated: CaldicottA leading environmentalist and physician says the health risks posed by global warming and nuclear power are worse than those of … Continue reading
AP Wire | 04/13/2007 | NRC license granted to planned uranium enrichment plant NRC license granted to planned uranium enrichment plant Associated Press PIKETON, Ohio – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday issued a construction and operating license for USEC … Continue reading
Letters: Nuclear Power’s flaws Nuclear power’s flaws Editor — There is a reason why California should not adopt the nuclear power option at this time (“Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power,” April 8). In brief, the water that … Continue reading
1999 uncontrolled reaction suspected | The Japan Times Online Thursday, April 12, 2007 1999 uncontrolled reaction suspected Kyodo News An uncontrolled nuclear reaction may have occurred during a 1999 accident at Hokuriku Electric Power Co.’s Shika power plant, the Japan … Continue reading
San Luis Obispo Tribune | 04/11/2007 | Court denies group’s request to halt Diablo steam generator replacement Court denies group’s request to halt Diablo steam generator replacement By David Sneed dsneed@thetribunenews.com A San Francisco Superior Court Wednesday denied a petition … Continue reading
Chillicothe Gazette – www.chillicothegazette.com – Chillicothe, OH Audience told GNEP plan will be ‘good for the world’ By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer A new nuclear plant in Piketon would be “good for the world,” according to officials who spoke … Continue reading
Earlier this morning Newt Gingrich and John Kerry pretended to debate Global Warming issues, in a bipartisan love-fest which spun around the following issue: Can free-market incentives produce a reduction in carbon poisoning in the atmosphere, or must we resort … Continue reading
Why Must Nuke-Power Lemmings Again Flock to the Radioactive Sea? – CommonDreams.org – Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community Published on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 by CommonDreams.org Why Must Nuke-Power Lemmings Again Flock to the Radioactive Sea? by … Continue reading
Lack Of Fuel May Limit U.S. Nuclear Power Expansion Lack Of Fuel May Limit U.S. Nuclear Power Expansion 4/10/2007 Limited supplies of fuel for nuclear power plants may thwart the renewed and growing interest in nuclear energy in the United … Continue reading
San Luis Obispo Tribune | 04/10/2007 | Environmental group to try to halt Diablo steam generator replacement Posted on Tue, Apr. 10, 2007 email this print this reprint or license this Environmental group to try to halt Diablo steam generator … Continue reading
United Press International – Security & Terrorism – Outside View: Growing nuclear threat Outside View: Growing nuclear threat By HELEN CALDICOTT UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) — According to the British counter-intelligence group MI-5, over 360 private … Continue reading
Nuclear power enters global warming debate – Los Angeles Times Currently, 103 nuclear plants — including Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo and San Onofre in northern San Diego County — generate about 20% of the nation’s electricity. The amount … Continue reading
reviewjournal.com — News – RADIATION EXPOSURE Apr. 09, 2007 Copyright © Las Vegas Review-JournalRADIATION EXPOSURE Veteran with skin cancer refuses to give up battle for compensation By KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL 1||1695732.jpg||Michael Hirschhorn holds a document that illustrates how a radioactive … Continue reading
Cold War, hellish consequences Ex-nuke weapons workers caught in medical crossfire Rocky Mountain News By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News April 7, 2007 Harold Hinton is dying. He is slowly suffocating from incurable lung disease that the government acknowledges is … Continue reading
DesMoinesRegister.com Nuclear power key piece of puzzleApril 8, 2007 2 Comments The energy plan introduced by Sen. John Edwards in Iowa recently is one of the fundamental tenets on which he proposes to run for president. While many principles of … Continue reading
Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power / Proposal for plant in city faces obstacles, but technology is on cusp of national rebirth San Francisco Chronicle Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power Proposal for plant in city … Continue reading
Report: India to build $11B power plant Report: India to build $11B power plant NEW DELHI India plans to build a large atomic power plant in the western state of Maharashtra, encouraged by the civilian nuclear deal with the U.S. … Continue reading
Here’s Looking at You Chuck! Assembly Whip and sponsor of AB 719 … Continue reading
Nuclear power revisited in state / Bill would lift ban on new plants — polls show voters evenly split Nuclear power revisited in state Bill would lift ban on new plants — polls show voters evenly splitMatthew Yi, Chronicle Sacramento … Continue reading