The Enquirer – Fernald secrets now in the open * For decades the uranium processing plant at Fernald was a dirty secret. Now, 17 years after the facility in northwest Hamilton County was closed, some of those secrets will be … Continue reading
Category Archives: Energy
AlterNet: Environment: Amory Lovins: How to Face Today’s Greatest Energy Challenges By David Roberts, Grist Magazine. Posted August 14, 2007. Amory Lovins, one of America’s most renown environmentalists talks about our greatest energy challenges and covers everything from biofuels to … Continue reading
Desperately seeking uranium :: SANDERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD. by Michael Petek – Die Welt Aug/17/2007 Against the background of the increasing importance of nuclear energy worldwide, French nuclear company Areva is short of raw materials. Experts believe this could … Continue reading
CTV.ca | Radioactive waste cleanup behind schedule: report Updated Sun. Aug. 19 2007 1:43 PM ET Canadian Press PORT HOPE, Ont. — A planned cleanup of low-level radioactive waste near the shores of Lake Ontario — the largest project … Continue reading
US conceals from public usage of enriched uranium at plant – Pravda.Ru US conceals from public usage of enriched uranium at plant Front page / World 08/21/2007 01:29 Source: AP © U.S. national security kept the public … Continue reading
Nuke doubts still at the core – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review  By Bonnie Pfister TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, August 19, 2007The renewed push for nuclear energy may be an economic boon to Western Pennsylvania, as reactor designer Westinghouse Electric Co. hires hundreds of high-end … Continue reading
The State | 08/19/2007 | Barnwell leaks worse than feared Radioactive tritium in groundwater exceeds EPA safe-drinking levels By SAMMY FRETWELL – sfretwell@thestate.com AN ANALYSIS OF TRITIUM A look at why health regulators are concerned about tritium in drinking water. … Continue reading
lamonitor.com: The Online News Source for Los Alamos Zone of contentionInterest grows on all sides over Area G ROGER SNODGRASS Monitor Assistant Editor It is the last milestone on the current list of cleanup chores for Los Alamos National Laboratory. … Continue reading
Nuke group eyes shielding kids | Wilkes-Barre News | timesleader.com – The Times Leader Alert: Send comments to the NRC on expanding evacuation zones to 15 miles around reactors – post by theenergynet … Continue reading
Stopping New, Radioactive Bomb Blasts at Site 300 in the Central Valley by Loulena Miles from Tri-Valley CAREs’ August 2007 newsletter, Citizen’s Watch Recently, the public got its first chance to question regulatory officials and express concern regarding Livermore Lab’s … Continue reading
Nuke group eyes shielding kids | Wilkes-Barre News | timesleader.com – The Times Leader Nuke group eyes shielding kids Eric Epstein, of Three Mile Island Alert, is petitioning the NRC for a 15-mile radius in event of meltdown. By Rory … Continue reading
Taipei Times – archives Potential nuclear waste sites to be revealed in list … Continue reading
Browns Ferry sends radioactive canister to Valley Recycling By Eric Fleischauer eric@decaturdaily.com · 340-2435 A small canister of radioactive material from Browns Ferry set off truck-monitor alarms at Tennessee Valley Recycling on Tuesday. The 4-ounce can contained pipe soldering compound … Continue reading
The Local – Chernobyl ‘set back Swedish children’s development’ Chernobyl ‘set back Swedish children’s development’ Published: 16th August 2007 12:36 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/8206/ Swedish children born in the months following the Chernobyl disaster had their mental development impaired by radioactive … Continue reading
Canada’s Cameco looks to cash in on nuclear power’s future – Aug. 16, 2007 Crown prince of nuclear power The revival of a once-reviled technology is turning Canada’s Cameco, the No. 1 producer of uranium, into a blue-chip energy giant, … Continue reading
Top Story: Researchers seek breast-feeding mothers to participate in study | kirk, study, perchlorate : Portales News-Tribune Researchers seek breast-feeding mothers to participate in study By Casey Peacock: PNT Staff Writer August 15 2007 9:33 PM PNT Photo: Casey Peacock … Continue reading
The Cincinnati Post – UC shares Fernald radiation data UC shares Fernald radiation data Research conducted over 17 years By Terry Kinney Associated Press Zoom AL BEHRMAN/Associated Press file photo In 2006, Lisa Crawford talked about the $4.4 billion cleanup … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Hearings on tap for ill Flats workers By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News August 16, 2007 Congressional hearings are on the horizon to figure out why ill nuclear weapons workers from Rocky Flats and elsewhere are … Continue reading
Isanti County News – More nuclear plants needed? More nuclear plants needed? PDF Print E-mail Wednesday, 15 August 2007 By T.W. Budig ECM capitol reporter Beneath the yellow circle on the floor the fuel of the universe silently roars — … Continue reading
Kyiv Post. US firm to build new storage site by Nazar Kudrevsky, Kyiv Post Staff Writer Aug 15 2007, 22:31 Holtec International, a US energy consultancy and contractor, has commenced work on a project to complete construction of a … Continue reading
After past failures, TVA again puts faith in nuclear – Nashville, Tennessee – Monday, 08/13/07 – Tennessean.com Ex-officials of utility raise concerns By ANNE PAINE Staff Writer TVA is gearing up to provide more electricity by splitting more atoms, … Continue reading
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Chernobyl ‘not a wildlife haven’ By Mark Kinver Science and nature reporter, BBC News Radiation warning sign at Chernobyl (Image: AFP) Scientific opinion is divided on the impact of Chernobyl on wildlife The idea that … Continue reading
USEC Spent $1.8M Lobbying in 2007 – Forbes.com Asociated Press USEC Spent $1.8M Lobbying in 2007 Associated Press 08.15.07 WASHINGTON – Uranium enrichment company USEC Inc. spent nearly $1.8 million in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal … Continue reading
Chernobyl Effects ‘Worse Than Feared’ – UK News Headlines Wednesday, 15th August 2007, 00:03 The ecological effects of the Chernobyl disaster on animals are considerably greater than feared, a study suggests. Recent conclusions from the UN Chernobyl Forum and … Continue reading
MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK – The people speak: Nuclear industry acts in state of denial The people speak: Nuclear industry acts in state of denial Last month, the Japanese Kashiwazaki nuclear plant was hit by an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude. Seven … Continue reading
Local News | Appeals-court ruling opens doors for Hanford plaintiffs | Seattle Times Newspaper Appeals-court ruling opens doors for Hanford plaintiffs By SHANNON DININNY The Associated Press YAKIMA — In a sweeping ruling Tuesday, a federal appeals court overturned a … Continue reading
EPRI, NEI, NRC Inaction Killing Nuclear Workers? August 14, 2007 at 08:16:00 by Sherwood Martinelli Page 1 of 1 page(s) http://www.opednews.com Tell A Friend Monday, August 13, 2007 What EPRI, NEI, NRC and Nuclear Industry Do Not Want Reactor Workers … Continue reading
Bradenton.com | 08/14/2007 | Tallevast leaders look to EPA for support By DONNA WRIGHT and DUANE MARSTELLER Herald Staff Writers TALLEVAST — Tallevast leaders, saying efforts to clean up toxic waste beneath their community are not addressing residents’ health … Continue reading
Kyoto, Gore and the Atomic Lobby Nuclear Saviors? By JEFFREY ST. CLAIR S triding into Kyoto in December of 1997 claiming to be a mighty warrior in the battle against global warming was a familiar beast, the nuclear power industry. … Continue reading
Press Release 14 August 2007 ABOLITION 2000, a network of over 2000 organizations in more than 90 countries working for nuclear disarmament, today urged leaders of the 45 countries that control international nuclear trade as members of the Nuclear Suppliers … Continue reading
Government accused of ‘environment deceit’ – Telegraph Government accused of ‘environment deceit’ By Brendan Carlin, Political Correspondent Last Updated: 5:01pm BST 13/08/2007 Gordon Brown has been accused of presiding over an environmental policy based on “propaganda and deceit” after a … Continue reading
Cleantech Blog: Goin’ Nucular Goin’ Nucular by Richard T. Stuebi It was pouring rain last Wednesday morning, as I entered an office building near Cleveland Hopkins Airport to attend a meeting convened by Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) to discuss the … Continue reading
Toshiba sells Westinghouse stake to Kazatomprom | Reuters Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:15AM EDT By Olzhas Auyezov ALMATY (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp. (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) sold a 10 percent stake in U.S. nuclear power plant builder Westinghouse … Continue reading
Too much haste to nuclear waste – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) By Helen Caldicott Posted Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:25am AEST Updated Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:57am AEST Lucas Heights … Govt wants waste to be stored at … Continue reading
asahi.com : POINT OF VIEW/ Katsuhiko Ishibashi: Nuclear plants at grave risk of quake damage – ENGLISH POINT OF VIEW/ Katsuhiko Ishibashi: Nuclear plants at grave risk of quake damage 08/11/2007 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN I had warned that a major … Continue reading
Campaigner’s claims alarmist | The Courier-Mail John Carlson August 10, 2007 12:00am AUSTRALIA is not in “grave danger” from its uranium production, despite the alarmist claims of anti-nuclear campaigners. Helen Caldicott’s article (Perspectives, August 8) about nuclear waste and the … Continue reading
NewsRoom Finland Finland’s TVO vexed by latest delay in nuclear construction 10.8.2007 at 11:33 A consortium comprising France’s Areva and Germany’s Siemens, the turnkey supplier of the third nuclear power station of Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) has informed the Finnish utility … Continue reading
Local PBMR-supplier finds US buyer Local PBMR supplier finds US buyer Related articles US group to buy PBMR-supplier IST Nuclear Nuclear technology group Westinghouse Electric Company has agreed to buy IST Nuclear (ISTN), a provider of services and systems for … Continue reading
Nuke barrels fall, go BOOM – SFBG Politics Blog Nuke barrels fall, go BOOM by Amanda Witherell nuclear385_196357a.jpg Yikes, doesn’t this picture give you the willies? It’s from the Japanese nuclear power plant, located on a fault line like another … Continue reading
Bradenton.com | 08/09/2007 | A poor showing A poor showing Cleanup plan for Tallevast flawed The year is 2173. By now the U.S. colony on Mars has become largely self-sufficient. Citizens of the Mesopotamian Union are celebrating the 100th anniversary … Continue reading
2.7Kg Uranium Burned by Mistake(The Korea Times) 2.7Kg Uranium Burned by Mistake By Kim Tae-gyu, Kang Shin-who Staff Reporters The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) said Thursday that it burned up to 2.7 kilograms of uranium by mistake in … Continue reading
– Uranium answer sought: Task force seeks DOE decision on recycling proposal Joe Walker Aug. 8–Members of a local task force don’t understand why the Department of Energy hasn’t approved a nuclear-recycling plan that could generate $1 million a day … Continue reading
Fire at Anniston Depot bursts radioactive-gas vessels – Breaking News from The Huntsville Times – al.com Fire at Anniston Depot bursts radioactive-gas vessels Posted by rowhite August 09, 2007 4:21 PM ANNISTON — A fire at the Anniston Army Depot … Continue reading
The Free Press — Independent News Media – Harvey Wasserman Harvey Wasserman Radioactive “bailout-in-advance” opens fierce new war over nuke reactors August 9, 2007 After fifty years of what Forbes Magazine long ago called “the largest managerial disaster in business … Continue reading
Bradenton.com | 08/09/2007 | A poor showing A poor showing Cleanup plan for Tallevast flawed The year is 2173. By now the U.S. colony on Mars has become largely self-sufficient. Citizens of the Mesopotamian Union are celebrating the 100th anniversary … Continue reading
Carlsbad Current-Argus – Public meeting for input on non-defense waste storage at WIPP set for Monday ublic meeting for input on non-defense waste storage at WIPP set for Monday By Kyle Marksteiner Article Launched: 08/07/2007 09:21:28 PM MDT What: Greater … Continue reading
Nuclear energy’s dirty secrets Nuclear energy’s dirty secrets The Leader-Post Published: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 It’s astonishing that the Canadian Nuclear Association is allowed to falsely advertise nuclear energy as “clean.” Pro-nukes want us to believe nuclear energy, in contrast … Continue reading
August 7, 2007 Fortune Magazine Dear Editor: I was deeply disappointed in David Whitford’s causal dismissal of the impact the Three Mile Island (“TMIâ€) accident had on our community, i.e. Rethinking Three Mile Island. Without supplying any hard data, Mr. … Continue reading
World Politics Review | Bush Administration Decides to Let START Die Richard Weitz | Bio | 07 Aug 2007 World Politics Review Exclusive In a written statement submitted for his July 31 Senate confirmation hearing, Gen. James E. Cartwright, commander … Continue reading