Conf? u Topic 35 headlines Response 23 of 23 Perline energy.nuclear 9:31 AM Jul 31, 1995 (at p4.f211.n320.z2.gnfido.fidonet.o) (From News system) Transmission > From: PORTZLINES88@delphi.com > Subject: headlines > 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 > rule out further testing if a comprehensive test ban treaty is > not enacted next year. New Zealand's prime minister says this > attitude shows France is an eager tester. > --- GIGO unreg at globenet vsn 0.99.950303 --- * Origin: (2:320/211.4)