Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 12:15:47 -0500
 
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Dec 23, 1996 (Reuter) - On Monday there was a fire on the
russian nuclear powered icebreaker Yamal, which was operating
near the Norwagian border. The fire was soon extinguished but
one man died. The nuclear parts of the ship were said not to
be affected.

Dec 23, 1996 (Reuter) - The Foreign Ministers of Iran and
Russia have signed a memorandum about export controls to
squelch accusations of nuclear proliferation, as Russia helps
constructing a nuclear power plant in Bushehr though the
technology of which could be used to develop nuclear weapons.

Dec 24, 1996 (UPI) - The EU will join the consortium which
will build two light water reactors in North Korea. The Korean
Peninsula Energy Development Organization, consisting of South
Korea, Japan and the United States, will finalize the EU's
membership at its next meeting in mid-January.

Dec 27, 1996 (Reuter) - The European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development is expected to give about US$500 million next
year as credits to the Ukraine for various projects, among
them contruction of two nuclear reactors and modernisation of
hotels and the Kiev airport. In 1996, the EBRD had grated
US$195 million credits.

Dec 27, 1996 (Reuter) - Victor Chebrov, head of the
Derzhkmotom state nuclear authority told on a news conference
that Ukraine was planning to reopen the reactor 2 of Chernobyl
in the last quarter of the next year. He insisted that this
wouldn't violate any agreement and would also not affect the
plan to close the entire Chernobyl site by 2000.

Dec 27, 1996 (Reuter) - After the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has discovered safety violations during the
refuling of the Millstone 1 nuclear power plant, Northeast
Utilities said on Friday this would not threaten the operation
license. The Millstone 1 station, which is shut down since
March for safety reasons, is due to be restarted in begin of
1998.

Dec 26, 1996 (UPI) - The Cleveland Clinic will be fined 
US$5,000 by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for violations 
of radiation safety rules which lasted from 1993 until past
spring. It was the fifth fine for the clinic.

Dec 30, 1996 (Reuter) - Iraq had kept the UN special
commission from removing about 130 missile engines for
analysis by international experts. The Security Council on
Monday pointed out, ``that Iraq is required to allow the
special commission to remove the missile engines from its
territory''.

Dec 30, 1996 (Reuter) - After North Korea had apologized for
the submarine incident in September, the U.S. now considers to
supply food to North Korea und continue the implementation of
the 1994 contract about delivery of two nuclear reactors to
North Korea.

Dec 30 (Reuter) - On Monday the Brooklyn Union Gas Co and Long
Island Lighting Co merged. The LILCO still suffered from debt
deriving from the construction of the US$ 5 billion never
finished Shoreham nuclear power plant.

Dec 31, 1996 (UPI) - Through a leak in the melter of the
former Fernald uranium procesing plant near Cincinnati some
non-radioactive material was set free. Because of that
incident the project to vitrify nuclear waste for a waste dump
in Nevada was temporarly stopped.

Dec 31, 1996 (Reuter) - Connecticut's Department of Public
Utility Control on Tuesday published a report accusing
Northeast Utilities of massive mismanagment.