New bill would open San Onofre for another reactor North County Times – North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News By: EDWARD SIFUENTES – Staff Writer A bill introduced earlier this week by Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, would allow … Continue reading
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MontereyHerald.com : – Cancer almost certainly a result of radiation By Peter H. Gott, M.D. Article Last Updated: 09/28/2007 01:40:22 AM PDT Dear Dr. Gott: I am a World War II veteran, and after the war I was in the … Continue reading
Alameda Sun – Radioactive Waste at Base Written by Marc E. Albert Published: Friday, 28 September 2007 Image Radioactive contamination at the former Naval Air Station Alameda is so extensive that some areas remain off limits and parts of the … Continue reading
Manipulating Public Health Research: The Nuclear and Radiation Health Establishments RUDI H. NUSSBAUM, PHD Industry, government, and the military have systematically suppressed or manipulated epidemiologic research showing detrimental effects on human health from accidental or occupational exposures to ionizing radiation. … Continue reading
FIRST NATIONS STATEMENT SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 Ardoch Algonquin First Nation Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation Statement Delivered at Queens Park September 21, 2007 We see the ongoing colonization of our people and the rape of our lands as being directly connected … Continue reading
by Major John P. Shannon The exemption that the Navy claims is actually no exemption at all. The exemption the Navy claims comes from Executive Order 12344, written by none other than Ronald Reagan [the hero of the right wing … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Flats workers appeal aid ruling They decry delay in providing help to ill employees By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News September 26, 2007 Government officials didn’t follow the law and made serious errors in denying … Continue reading
Navajo downwinders face uphill battle for RECA compensation – Kathy Helms By Kathy Helms Dine Bureau Gallup Independent WINDOW ROCK – Fifteen years ago this past Sunday, the last underground nuclear weapons test took place at Nevada Test Site. The … Continue reading
Tri-City Herald: Mid-Columbia news Mid-Columbia news Agency calls for compensation for sick Hanford workers Published Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 ANNETTE CARY HERALD STAFF WRITER A federal review is recommending that some Hanford workers exposed to radioactive americium or thorium … Continue reading
Heavy lobbying by Duke Energy aims to prevent costly legislation | Local News | News for Charlotte, North Carolina | WCNC.com | Local Business 03:20 PM EDT on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy Corp. … Continue reading
US gets more countries to join in GNEP nuke-energy programme-Europe-World-The Times of India 16 Sep 2007, 1714 hrs IST,AFP Print Save EMail Write to Editor VIENNA: Eleven countries joined the United States and four other key nuclear fuel nations on … Continue reading
Nuclear Power is Not the Answer Global Research, September 15, 2007 Common Dreams – 2007-09-11 Email this article to a friend Print this article Taxpayers alert! The atomic power corporations are beating on the doors in Washington to make you … Continue reading
John Gofman’s Nuclear Courage – Yahoo! News Joseph J. Mangano Fri Sep 14, 3:11 PM ET The Nation — The life of eminent nuclear scientist and physician John Gofman ended last month just short of age 89. The New York … Continue reading
Independent – September 13, 2007: RECA reform; Navajo stands behind ban on uranium mining Gallup Independent By Kathy Helms Diné Bureau WINDOW ROCK — When the Navajo Nation approved a ban in 2005 on uranium mining and processing within Navajo … Continue reading
Petition Seeks Emergency Prep Checkup for Aging Plants   September 12, 2007   Contact:Eric Epstein   ericepstein@comcast.net (717)-541-1101       NRC Asked to Review Emergency Planning  Prior to Relicensing     Suspension of Licensing Proceedings Sought … Continue reading
ScienceAlert – Australia & NZ – Who’s watching the nuclear watchdog? Wednesday, 12 September 2007 By Richard Broinowski and Tilman Ruff Australia has been poorly served by the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, the Commonwealth agency tasked with preventing … Continue reading
Associated Press Gov't Plans Plutonium Consolidation By H. JOSEF HEBERT 09.05.07, 4:05 PM ET < Popular Videos Most Popular Stories WASHINGTON (AP – The Energy Department plans to send plutonium in Washington state and at research laboratories in … Continue reading
CALL STENY HOYER, THEN YOUR OWN CONGRESSMEMBERS! Â NO TAXPAYER LOAN GUARANTEES FOR NEW REACTORS! Â House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is the second-ranking House Democrat, behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi. While he is not as well known nationally … Continue reading
Who will foot the nuclear power bill? Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:36 PM BST By Jeremy Lovell LONDON (Reuters) – Nuclear power may be close to a revival after two decades in the shadow of the Chernobyl reactor accident as … Continue reading
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aFh1ySJ.lYQc&refer=home Nuclear Bid to Rival Coal Chilled by Flaws, Delay in Finland By Alan Katz Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — Martin Landtman hunches forward in his shirtsleeves as a June storm on Finland’s Baltic coast drenches the construction site of the … Continue reading
California Republican Party Unanimously Supports Nuclear Power INDIAN WELLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In a unanimous Sunday morning vote, hundreds of members of the California Republican Party agreed to work to end the state’s 31-year ban on the construction of new nuclear power … Continue reading
How Britain's nuclear chief Bill Coley left the US under a cloud – Telegraph By Richard Northedge, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 12:02am BST 10/09/2007 Page 2 of 2 Why? The enjoyment diminished after the run-in with the regulator, he admits. … Continue reading
Business Report – Cost overruns and long delays cool hopes for nuclear renaissance September 9, 2007 By Alan Katz Paris – Martin Landtman hunches forward in his shirtsleeves as a June storm on Finland’s Baltic coast drenches the construction site … Continue reading
No Its spin vs more spin! APP.COM – Supplying electricity needs isn’t “Us vs. Them” . . . | Asbury Park Press Online . . . Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/9/07 BY EDWARD H. SALMON Story Chat … Continue reading
New nuclear row as green groups pull out | Environment | The Guardian Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF describe consultation as sham * John Vidal, environment editor * The Guardian * Friday September 7 2007 Britain’s leading environmental … Continue reading
Media Release 7 September 2007 Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake – Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant NGO’s demand the IAEA stop misleading the international community and TEPCO improve transparency NGOs today demanded that there be greater international accountability from the International Atomic Energy Agency … Continue reading
asahi.com : Next Tokai quake could be massive – ENGLISH 09/05/2007 BY TAKASHI SOEDA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The heavily populated Tokai region, which experts say is due for a major earthquake within 30 years, has experienced at least three “super” … Continue reading
Residents want Niigata reactor construction permit nullified | The Japan Times Online Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007 Residents want Niigata reactor construction permit nullified NIIGATA (Kyodo) Niigata residents seeking nullification of the 1977 government decision that allowed Tokyo Electric Power Co. … Continue reading
Las Vegas SUN: Federal judge says drilling must stop at nuke dump site in Nevada September 04, 2007 Federal judge says drilling must stop at nuke dump site in Nevada By KEN RITTER Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) – … Continue reading
Economics of nuclear power are rethought — baltimoresun.com www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-te.bz.nuclear04sep04,0,2384711.story baltimoresun.com Economics of nuclear power are rethought Loan guarantees could transform energy industry By Paul Adams Sun reporter September 4, 2007 A year ago, the leaders of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group … Continue reading
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Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out Ignites Fresh Political Row | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 02.09.2007 Biblis nuclear power plant Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Germany could also phase nuclear power back in Although Germany decided years ago to phase-out … Continue reading
The Tribune – Reader Submissions I, too, worry about uranium mining Guest Commentary September 2, 2007 Comment Comments (0) Print Friendly Print Email Email EDITOR’S NOTE: We received word late Friday afternoon that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had agreed to … Continue reading
Russia Stores Plutonium With U.S. Help | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Friday August 31, 2007 7:31 PM By DOUGLAS BIRCH Associated Press Writer YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) – Amid tense relations between the United States and Russia, two prominent American … Continue reading
Print Story – canada.com network Canada contemplates nuclear solution to quell climate change Randy Boswell CanWest News Service Friday, August 31, 2007 Canada is poised to join an elite club of “advanced nuclear nations” that — led by U.S. President … Continue reading
NRC Proposes to Skip Public Debate on Dangerous Uranium Mining Proposals Act Now! Tell NRC that “one-size-fits-all” permitting for in-situ uranium mines doesn’t fit our communities, or our water Dear , The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is writing a “generic” … Continue reading
Lawmakers Want Openness at Nuclear Site | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle By DUNCAN MANSFIELD Associated Press Writer © 2007 The Associated Press ERWIN, Tenn. — U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and U.S. Rep. David Davis said they support openness at a … Continue reading
URGENT ACTION ALERT ON SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB August 29, 2007 Dear Friends, We need your help to get the Santa Susana Field Lab cleaned up properly and enduringly. This site is heavily contaminated with radionuclides and toxic chemicals from … Continue reading
Osprey Media. – The Kingston Whig-Standard – Ontario, CA OPP hesitates after judge’s ruling; Police take no immediate action on uranium mine blockade Frank Armstrong Local News – Wednesday, August 29, 2007 @ 00:00 A group of natives and police … Continue reading
URGENT! JUDGE ILLEGALLY ORDERS ALGONQUINS TO BE INVADED WED. AUG. 29TH Brothers, Sisters, Friends, Allies, Supporters, and Environmentalists needed!  MNN.  August 28, 2007. Judge Gordon Thompson has ordered the Algonquins who are blocking access to a proposed uranium mine … Continue reading
URANIUM NEWS AUGUST 27, 2007 URGENT: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT AN NEW INJUNCTION HAS BEEN ISSUED AND WILL BE SERVED. PLEASE COME OUT TO THE SITE AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. THE NEXT 48 HOURS ARE A VERY IMPORTANT TIME TO … Continue reading
CNIC(Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center) Call for Closure of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant CNIC(Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center) Close Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant The appeal below was released in Tokyo on 21 August 2007 by the Group of Concerned Scientists and Engineers … Continue reading
icWales – Nuclear power plan could hit taxpayers Nuclear power plan could hit taxpayers Aug 27 2007 by Martin Shipton, Western Mail Opponent says public cash could be needed to underwrite scheme A LEADING opponent of nuclear power has claimed … Continue reading
icWales – Many burning questions to answer on nuclear power Receive more news stories by email Have your say in our News Forums Many burning questions to answer on nuclear power Aug 27 2007 by Martin Shipton, Western Mail HEREVER … Continue reading
KCBS – Hunter’s Point Air Harmful to Your Health Hunter’s Point Air Harmful to Your Health Marie HarrisonSAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Gusty winds have whipped up dust from a construction project and the Hunter’s Point shipyard into a toxic mess. … Continue reading
America’s Hackable Backbone – Forbes.com America’s Hackable Backbone 08.22.07, 6:00 PM By Andy Greenberg The first time Scott Lunsford offered to hack into a nuclear power station, he was told it would be impossible. There was no way, the plant’s … Continue reading
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/images/I45355-2005Apr11 Nuclear Plants Not Keeping Track of Waste GAO Study Faults Federal Government for Failing to Implement Safeguards By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 12, 2005; Page A19 Pervasive problems plague the control of radioactive waste … Continue reading
TEPCO narrowly avoided worst-case scenario DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) Chiaki Toyoda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer TEPCO implemented its emergency electricity supply measures this week not just because of higher-than-predicted temperatures, but also as a result of structural … Continue reading
Renewable energy can save East Asia two trillion US dollars in fuel costs – Yahoo! News SINGAPORE (AFP) – Shifting to renewable energy could save countries in East Asia as much as two trillion US dollars in fuel costs … Continue reading
Herald News Official: Dead fish not unusual at power plants Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant August 23, 2007 By KIM SMITH STAFF WRITER BRACEVILLE — Thousands of fish have gone belly-up recently at the Braidwood cooling lake. While some local fishermen … Continue reading