Conf? u Topic 133 headlines Response 6 of 6 MXE115 energy.nuclear 1:33 PM Feb 27, 1995 (at PSUVM.PSU.EDU) (From News system) Via GlobeNet BBS, Paris Fr. ==> From: MXE115@PSUVM.PSU.EDU ("Mike Ewall") NUKE-NET HEADLINE ALERT (Feb. 25) Reuter is reporting a small radioactive steam release at a nuclear plant in Japan. The leak originated from the steam generator. An automatic switch also failed to activate an emergency electrical system. (Feb. 25) Reuter is reporting that Russia has assured Iran it will not bow to Western pressures and will continue developing nuclear power in Iran. (Feb. 25) Reuter is reporting that Pope John Paul II is calling for the destruction of all nuclear weapons. (Feb. 25) Reuter is reporting that Brazil will not allow the nuclear waste ship into its waters. (Feb. 24) Reuter is reporting that North Korea is calling South Korean designed reactors a "nuclear time-bomb." North Korea refusal to accept S. Korea's reactors threatens the recently negotiated plans to dismantle its nuclear weapons development program. (Feb. 24) Reuter is reporting that a North Korean delegation is in Germany to seek German designed reactors instead of South Korean reactors per the US negotiated agreement. (Feb. 24) UPI is reporting that Russia believes a nuclear- armed Iran would jeopardize world security but will continue to build several reactors there. Russia justifies their assistance since Iran has agreed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and allows regular inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. But, US officials says Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons. (Feb. 24) Reuter is reporting that Germany's Biblis reactor "B" shut down because of a leak releasing 4 tons of radioactive steam per hour inside the containment building. A break in a reactor coolant pipe has caused the shutdown until the pipe can be replaced. (Feb. 24) Reuter is reporting that Slovakia will send 141 tons of nuclear waste back to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic does not have a nuclear storage facility, but one being built at Dukovany is expected to be ready in June. (Feb. 24) UPI is reporting that Belarus' President says his country might be better off if it keeps its nuclear weapons rather than carrying out plans to destroy them. (Feb. 24) Reuter is reporting that South African warships will track the British ship loaded with reprocessed nuclear fuel destined for Japan if it rounds the Cape of Good Hope. (Feb. 24) Reuter is reporting that Greenpeace is tracking the Pacific Pintail with a converted tugboat called the MV Solo. The MV Solo will be tracked by the French and British Navies. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that Russia has ordered improved security at nuclear sites after a Cabinet member revealed that 80% of control points at nuclear plants did not have equipment to detect radioactive materials. (Feb. 23) UPI is reporting that Iran has denied that it is seeking nuclear weapons and wants only a peaceful energy program. Iran reacted strongly last month to reports of Israel's contingency plans to bomb its nuclear plant under construction at Bushehr. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that the nuclear waste ship will not be allowed to sail into Chilean waters if the route takes it around the Horn of Cape Horn. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that South Africa will not permit the nuclear waste ship to enter its waters while passing around the Cape of Good Horn unless it obtains a permit from the Council for Nuclear Safety. No such request has been made by the vessel. Some 90 shipments from the French plant are planned over the next decade. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that the Greenpeace ship Moby Dick was rammed by a French Navy tug when it tried to block the nuclear waste shipment as it left a French harbor. The Pacific Pintail left the Channel port of Cherbourg escorted by four French naval vessels -- two tugs and two patrol boats, and half-a-dozen rubber dinghies carrying commandos. French commandos stormed the ship, cut the anchors and towed the Moby Dick out of the way. About 20 protesters were intercepted as they sailed three rubber dinghies towards the shipment. The non- violent protestors were arrested. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that Japanese activists are protesting the controversial nuclear waste shipment from France to Japan. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that Russia is urging all states to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The treaty is up for renewal by 170 nations but some including Israel, India and Pakistan have not joined. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that India will oppose any attempts to cap or halt the production of fissile material and will not sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty in its present form. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that Greenpeace will continue to track the progress of the Pacific Pintail despite the arrest and release of 10 protesters. The London-based Greenpeace organization said they have another ship, the MV Solo waiting in international waters to track the Pintail and warn countries of the ship's location and potential for danger. (Feb. 23) UPI is reporting that University of California at San Francisco medical researchers injected three patients with plutonium without their written consent in the 1940s. About 15 other patients were also injected with plutonium at other unidentified university hospitals. (Feb. 23) Reuter is reporting that Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres left negotiation in Egypt without any resolution to problems with the Non-Proliferation Treaty which they refuse to sign. Israel is thought to possess about 200 nuclear bombs. (Feb. 22) UPI is reporting that Pakistan wants verification mechanisms in place to ensure the Non-Proliferation Treaty. A planned US-sponsored seismic observation center near Islamabad will monitor nuclear test in Pakistan and neighboring nations. Critics in Pakistan say other Asian nations will not be monitored. (Feb. 21) UPI is reporting that the US and Russia will begin inspecting each other's nuclear arsenals next week. US inspectors will visit about 70 sites and Russian inpectors will visit 36 US facilities. The total warhead count is around 20,000. The START II agreement will eventually reduce that number to 7,000. end