Conf? u Topic 76 nukenet headlines Response 1 of 1 MXE115 energy.nuclear 5:01 PM May 14, 1995 (at PSUVM.PSU.EDU) (From News system) Apparently-to: perline From: "Mike Ewall" Subject: NukeNet Headlines NUKE-NET HEADLINE ALERT '95 There will be a lot of headlines over the next several days. I fell behind due to other projects (sabotage and terrorism prevention at nuclear power plants), and the number of nuclear- related stories has reached epidemic proportions. On May 11, there were over 25 stories listed on just two wire services. It's eye-opening to see just how much effort is needed to hold our governments accountable to correct the nuclear mess we're in. Hopefully, Nuke-Net is empowering you with the essential information to combat the problems. I would like to communicate with someone who is "watchdogging" lost and stolen nuclear materials in the US. Is there anyone out there doing this besides me? [portzlines88@delphi.com] (April 14) Reuter is reporting that Pakistan will only sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty if India does. India will not sign or attend the meetings. South Korea, Australia and Taiwan want extensions. Some, such as Malaysia, indicate they are likely to follow suit. New Zealand is opposed to developing any nuclear program at home and has banned any nuclear-powered or armed vessels from its waters. (April 14) Reuter is reporting that Greenpeace says Japan has a key role in the Non-Proliferation Treaty negotiations because of Japan's history and their present pursuit of plutonium recycling. (April 16) Reuter is reporting that Egypt says once again that they will not sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty unless Israel does. (April 16) Reuter is reporting that foreign ministers from around the world will begin three weeks of negotiations on Monday at the United Nations on the extension of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Many Third World nations see this as an opportunity to pressure the US, Russia, China, Britain and France to give up their nuclear arsenals. (April 16) Reuter is reporting that Lebanon will not sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty unless Israel does. (April 16) Reuter is reporting that Egypt demands Israel to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty or it will not sign. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that the director-general of the International Atomic Energy asked on Monday for new safeguards to inspect nuclear materials and defended his agency for missing Iraq's nuclear arms program. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that the US says the Non- Proliferation Treaty will preserve the security of all and not just a few of the nuclear power countries. Sri Lanka's ambassador to Washington, Jayantha Dhanapala, was elected president of the NPT conference by consensus. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that British police have arrested 61 anti-nuclear protesters. Greenpeace said about 250 activists entered the Sellafield plant to try to halt the production of plutonium at the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing facility. Some intruders dressed as drums of plutonium and cut through fences before entering the plant. Others blocked the road into the site with a large container. The Greenpeace ship Moby Dick anchored near the plants discharge pipe. Also, demonstrators disrupted activities at the Aldermaston nuclear and chemical weapons research center in Berkshire England. They claimed to have concreted shut a discharge pipe carrying contaminated water to the river Thames. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that Ukraine's nuclear power authority says they cannot close Chernobyl without financial aid of $4.5 billion. The Ukraine is drawing up plans to ready by May and hopes the West will have plans for financing ready by July. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that Greenpeace presented a giant toilet bowl to Japan's science ministry to criticize its policy on nuclear waste and the reprocessing of plutonium. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that Israel will not commit to a nuclear-free zone as long as it is not at peace with Arab neighbors who according to Israel has been directly threatened. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that negotiators for the Non- Proliferation Treaty could not reach an agreement on whether ballets will be made in secret or in the open. (April 17) Reuter is reporting that Vietnam wants to acquire nuclear power plants and South Korea is and other countries have expressed interest in developing the program. Vietnam has one experimental reactor. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that Indonesia opposes a permanent Non-Proliferation Treaty because the five nuclear weapons nations would be permitted to keep their arsenals while other nations would be permanently forbidden from acquiring nuclear weapons. Mexico is one of the nations leading the non- aligned movement. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that China's foreign minister says that preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons is not enough, but is a step towards the ultimate objective of the destruction of nuclear weapons. Japan is urging nuclear powers to disarm and is disappointed with the slow pace of disarmament, and is calling for a global ban on nuclear testing and the production of weapons-grade material. Britain says it has halted the production of fissile material for weapons, but is has put off for years to come any talks for arms reduction until the US and Russia reduce their arsenals. Germany says nuclear states must stop recycling fissionable materials and is calling for international controls on plutonium. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that China favors either an indefinite extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or multiple extensions for at least 25 years each. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that Britain announced it has halted the production of weapons-grade fissile materials. The foreign secretary said Britain would consider arms reduction when the Soviet and US arsenals are counted in the hundreds instead of thousands. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that the US does not expect a lengthy deadlock with North Korea over the nuclear power reactors deal which has been temporarily scuttled by North Korea. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that Japan has renewed its pledge to never possess nuclear weapons. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that the French foreign minister, speaking on behalf of the 15-nation European Union and six Eastern and Central European States called for an indefinite extension of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. A simple majority of the 178 signatory nations is needed -- 90 votes. (April 18) Reuter is reporting that the Pacific Pintail will arrive at a northern Japanese port next Tuesday. The liquid waste has been mixed with heated glass poured into 28 stainless-steel canisters. They are now at temperatures of about 950 degrees Fahrenheit and will be cooled to about 47 degrees over a period of up to 50 years at the Rokkasho storage facility. Rokkasho is located near one of Japan's most earthquake-prone regions. Greenpeace calls the ship lucky after encountering dangerous seas. Greenpeace followed the ship and gave updates on its location twice a day. (April 18) UPI is reporting that Greenpeace is calling for the elimination of air-launched nuclear weapons in Europe. Greenpeace said there are warheads still present at 16 bases in Belgium, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece and Turkey. Except Britain, all the countries are designated "non nuclear" under the current NPT. A NATO spokesman said there are some air-launched nuclear warheads still based in Germany but not in Italy. (April 19) Reuter is reporting that Vice President Al Gore urged the world to extend the Non-Proliferation Treaty indefinitely. (April 19) Reuter is reporting that South Korea says the transfer of nuclear technology for peaceful uses should be dependent upon a whether or not a country honors the Non-Proliferation Treaty. (April 19) Reuter is reporting that Syria and Jordan are sharply criticizing Israel for not signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty. (April 19) Reuter is reporting that the US and the four other nuclear powers are under increasing pressures by non- nuclear states to begin disarming. The United States has declared its intention to retain a nuclear option for the foreseeable future. And Russian hardliners are even balking at the reductions already agreed to in START 2. Britain is putting off arms reduction talks until the US and Soviet stocks number in the hundreds, rather than thousands. France and China have similar positions. (April 19) Reuter is reporting that Iran says they have no plans to build nuclear weapons and accuse the US of trying to block its peaceful nuclear energy program. (April 19) Reuter is reporting that a former Israeli nuclear technician has asked an Israeli newspaper to stop calling him a nuclear spy. An Israeli court convicted Mordechai Vanunu of espionage and treason in a secret trial in 1986 and sentenced him to 18 years solitary confinement for providing the Sunday Times of London smuggled photographs of Israel's Dimona reactor, where at least 200 nuclear weapons are believed to have been built. [Vanunu has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times. Vanunu and others consider him to be a whistleblower who tried to reveal the fact that Israel has an arsenal of nuclear weapons. portzlines88] end ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nukenet Headlines are not copyrighted. Please distribute freely. To sign onto NukeNet if you are not on the list, send mail to: LISTPROC@ENVIROLINK.ORG In the message, write: SUBSCRIBE NUKENET your name --- GIGO unreg at globenet vsn 0.99.950303