Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 14:12:21
 
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Mar 21, 1997 (Reuter) - A expert panel commissioned by the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the
Lithuanian gouvernment concluded that the Ignalia nuclear
power plant should stay closed after a planned 1997 shut down
until design- and operation-related safety problems would be
solved.

Mar 22, 1997 (Reuter) - About 10,000 demonstrated against the
construction of a new nuclear power plant near Nantes, France
on Saturday. The opposition Socialist Party called the plan a
serious error.

Mar 22, 1997 (UPI) - The Francisco Bay Ceonservation and
Development Commission voted against the planned shipments of
altogether one ton of foreign spent nuclear fuel through the
San Francisco Bay. The plan is part of a U.s. department of
Energy program to import 20 tons of spent fuel from 41
countries to keep it safe. The waste is to be disposed at the
Concord Naval Weapons Station in Idaho. The commission decided
to file in a lawsuit.

Mar 21, 1997 (UPI) - Russian president Yeltsin said he would
advice the Parliament to ratify the START II treaty, while
U.s. president Clinton agreed to delay the implementation of
the treaty until 2003 concerning dismantling of warheads
respective 2007 concerning destruction of missiles and silos.
Yeltsin agreed on a interpretation on a 1972 treaty, that it
was allowed to test air defense systems without limits on the
power or speed of interceptor missiles.

Mar 18, 1997 (AP) - France is going to give iodine pills to
about 600,000 people living near a nuclear power plant in
order to prepare them for an accident. If the pills are taken,
the tyroid will accumulate no further iodine, a radioactive
isotop of which is set free at nuclear accidents. A year ago
the French gouvernment had already launched a similar action.

Mar 21, 1997 (AP) - A top U.S. official spoke out against
concentrating disarmament negotiations on nuclear weapons.
Stephen J. Ledogar said in this speech to the conference on
Disarmament it would be more fruitful to focus on subjects
like chemical weapons, land mines or production of radioactive
material.

Mar 24, 1997 (UPI) - During a visit to Moscow, Indian prime
Minister will fasten a deal on the supply of two light water
reactors. The U.S. is strongly opposed to the sale.