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               NUKE-NET  HEADLINE  ALERT

     (Jan. 12) UPI is reporting that certain radiation
experimenters at the University of Cincinnati and two Pentagon
procurement officials can be sued by relatives of deceased
patients who were part of a military experiment.  The patients
were The US District Court Judge referred to the 1947 Nuremberg
Code adopted when medical atrocities were disclosed.


     (Jan. 12) Reuter is reporting that the French Super-Phenix
fast breeder reactor shutdown on Christmas to fix an argon leak.
The plant has only operated normally for 6 months since 1976.

     (Jan. 12) Reuter is reporting that the United States is
urging Pakistan and India to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

     (Jan. 12) Reuter is reporting that Trinidad and Tobago have
joined Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands to protest the
shipment of nuclear waste through the Panama Canal.  Algeria has
two nuclear power reactors of Chinese design.


     (Jan. 12) Reuter is reporting that Anti-nuclear protesters
have begun a winding 3,400-mile trek from Brussels to Moscow
accompanied by fire eaters and the sound of beaten oil drums.
About 150 marchers are expected to complete the journey on
October 12.  Blackfoot Indians are also marching to gain support
from Europeans against nuclear dumping on their lands in America.

     (Jan. 13) Reuter is reporting that the director of
International Atomic Energy Agency has praised Cuba for
maintaining their unfinished nuclear plant until funds become
available to complete it.  The project was halted in 1992.

     (Jan. 13) UPI is reporting that 110lbs. of uranium waste
have been found at an illegal dump in Northhamptonshire England

     (Jan. 12) UPI is reporting that several dozen anti-nuclear
protestors dressed in white lab smocks and carrying mock drums of
nuclear waste began a 3,300 mile "Walk Across Europe for a
Nuclear Free World."  They are taking along a 50-foot trailer
which exhibits alternative energy sources.  The march is
organized by For Mother Earth.


     (Jan. 10) UPI is reporting that China is shifting its
nuclear technology from military to civilian uses.  Western
nations have accused China of blurring the lines between peaceful
and military uses.  Chinese officials point to their advances in
radiation technology which created new varieties of rice, cotton
and soybeans.  Although China signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty
in 1992, they refused to agree to a two year moratorium on
weapons testing.


     (Jan. 14) Reuter is reporting that Greenpeace is saying
Italy might have shipped thousands of barrels of radioactive
waste to Lebanon during the chaos of the 1975-1990 civil war.
Samples from two of the 10,000 containers have not proven to be
radioactive.