by roxy.sfo.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA13105 for ; Sun, 30 Jul 1995 16:21:15 -0700 Received: from (localhost) by envirolink.org (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA12920; Sun, 30 Jul 1995 19:14:16 -0400 Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 19:14:16 -0400 Errors-To: mxe115@psuvm.psu.edu Message-Id: <01HTHQ77HQAQ9QW6SL@delphi.com> Errors-To: mxe115@psuvm.psu.edu Reply-To: PORTZLINES88@delphi.com Originator: nukenet@envirolink.org Sender: nukenet@envirolink.org Precedence: bulk From: PORTZLINES88@delphi.com To: rherried@sfo.com Subject: headlines X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: RO X-Status: NUKE-NET HEADLINE ALERT '95 (July 12) Reuter is reporting that an international consortium has submitted a $1.6 billion proposal to Ukraine to build a new "tomb" around Chernobyl. Atmospheric and ground water pollution is already occurring from the original shield. Radioactive waste will also be stored under the new shield and eventually disposed of. The tomb contains an estimated 880 lbs. of plutonium and more than 100 tons of nuclear fuel and a huge amount of contaminated debris. (July 14) Reuter is reporting that anti-nuclear testing demonstrations took place in New Zealand, Fiji, New York, San Fransisco, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Washington, Germany, Switzerland, Cambodia, Austria, South Africa, Chile, Peru, Italy, Greece, Britain, Czech Republic, Ireland and Australia. (July 14) Reuter is reporting that Chirac says his decision to test is irrevocable. (July 14) Reuter is reporting that the Finnish Consumers' Association is urging a boycott on French wines, cheeses and cosmetics. (July 14) Reuter is reporting that France is warning New Zealand not to send any ships to the test site. (July 16) Earthweek is reporting that a top French volcanologist has warned that nuclear testing at Mururoa could destabilize the 9 million years old submerged Mururoa Volcano and release radioactivity into the sea and air. He worried that further fractures of the atoll could release trapped radioactive debris. (July 17) Reuter is reporting that three men were jailed for smuggling weapons-grade plutonium into Germany. The judge proceeding over the trial says the three men were lured by a German secret service agent. (July 17) Reuter is reporting that seven European Union members, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Luxembourg, Ireland and the Netherlands protested against France at a meeting of the foreign ministers. (July 17) Reuter is reporting that the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Hans Blix, pledged help to Indonesia to build a nuclear plant. He said nuclear power is environmentally the cleanest source. (July 17) Reuter is reporting that Japan's finance minister wants to sail a ship to Mururoa to protest the nuclear test. (July 17) UPI is reporting that the city of Nagasaki unanimously adopted a resolution pledging to do all it can to bring about the abolition of nuclear weapons. (July 17) UPI is reporting that the National Archives is displaying a petition from 50 years ago by nuclear scientists urging not to drop a nuclear bomb on Japan without first giving them a chance for surrender. The petition was originally scheduled to be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum along with the Enola Gay. The petition read in part, "If after this war a situation is allowed to develop in the world which permits rival powers to be in uncontrolled possession of these new means of destruction, the cities of the United States as well as the cities of other nations will be in continuous danger of sudden annihilation." This possibility had shocked the scientists who saw the potential. Their statement said, "Thus a nation which sets the precedent of using these newly liberated forces of nature for purposes of destruction may have to bear the responsibility of opening the door to an era of devastation on an unimaginable scale." The signers tried to publicize the petition after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but General Groves stepped in to classify the letter as "secret." It was declassified in 1957. (July 18) Reuter is reporting that former French prime minister Michel Rocard says Paris's decision to resume nuclear testing was a disaster. (July 18) UPI is reporting that the French nuclear testing plans has become an election issue in Japan. Candidates are saying they would favor boycotts of French products. (July 18) UPI is reporting that construction of the controversial Russian designed Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic is being delayed by the complexity of the project. The costs have risen by nearly $200 million and the plant won't be finished until September 1997. (July 18) Reuter is reporting that Tahiti's manager of tourism is concerned that tourism will drop because of the French nuclear tests. (July 19) Reuter is reporting that Britain refuses to condemn France over the decision to resume testing. (July 19) Reuter is reporting that Japan is preparing to introduce a resolution to the United Nation to stop nuclear testing. (July 19) Reuter is reporting that the German Stern Magazine has enclosed anti-nuclear testing post cards in a recent issue which can be mailed to Chirac. (July 20) AP is reporting that Japan wanted to use a nuclear bomb against the US. Japan did manufacture 11 pounds of enriched uranium but the team of physicists lacked the money and materials to complete the mission. Later, the US military dumped their research equipment into Tokyo Bay. One member of the team said there were no doubts that Japan would have dropped the bomb on the US. (July 21) Reuter is reporting that France says it will not