Date: Wed X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.1 (R1a) X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Status: R Jul 22 1997 (UPI) - A new group called CUT - Californians Against Utility Taxes - was set up by consumer advocat Ralph nader and others to fight deregulation on the electricity market which they say would burden residential ratepayers with costs of nuclear power plants. Jul 23 1997 (UPI) - On his visit in Moscow U.S. Energy Secretary Federico Pena said Russia had denied the possibility of nuclear material being posessed by terrorists. Jul 24 1997 (PRNewswire) - Wisconsin Electric is delaying the start-up of the 485 MW Unit 2 of its Point Beach nuclear plant as a seal in a reactor coolant pump has to be replaced. with about 30 percent of the region's nuclear power capacity out of service the energy situation in the state remains critical. Jul 25 1997 (UPI) - Officials of KEDO the consortium to construct two light water reactors in North Korea said they would be ready to open an office at the the site. It had taken three years to agree about the conditions under which hundreds od foreign workers work in North Korea as the country is technically still at war with South Korea. Jul 25 1997 (Reuter) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda said the countries relations with India and Pakistan would suffer from their rejection of the Comprehensive Test Ban Traty. Indian diplomats said this statement was aimed for domestic purposes and that he would know India wouldn't chage it's mind. Jul 25 1997 (UPI) - The privatization of the U.S. Enrichment Corp. a company that enriches uranium for commercial nuclear power plants was approved by President Clinton which leaves Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin who has to agree with the transaction. Jul 25 1997 (UPI) - Repait works at Chernobyl's Unit 3 have been suspended until October 1st as the specialists have received only a quarter of spare parts and equipment needed. director of the plant Sergei Parashin blamed lack of funding but confirmed the necessity of operating Unit 3. Jul 28 1997 (UPI) - Two ships carrying construction equpment to North korea where two light water reactors are to be build by an internation consortium departed from South Korea. Construction works are scheduled to begin in August. Jul 25 1997 (PRNewswire) - American Electric Power Co. has announced it will replace the four steam generators in the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant's Unit 1 in Bridgman during a regular refuling outage in 2000. Jul 25 1997 (Reuter) - The nuclear weapons laboratories in New mexico designed a new warhead to replace W88 warheads used on Trident submarines. This is the first design change since the end of the cold War and arms contril groups said this would endanger nuclear disarmament and undermine the 1970 non- proliferation treaty. laboratory officials counteres it would not be a new weapon and the W88 warheads might develop problems because of their age. Jul 28 1997 (PRNewswire) - The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) has set up an web site located at http://www.usec.com. Jul 28 1997 (UPI) - China's nuclear tesing site Lop Nur also place of the countries first nuclear weapons research and development facility has been converted into an open-air classroom where students can learn about defense issues and patriotism. Jul 27 1997 (Reuter) - Alabama Co. announced it ould replace all six staem generators of the Farley nuclear plant starting in 2000. Jul 29 1997 (UPI) - Speaking at a conference on nuclear disarmament in Hiroshima former South African President de Klerk explained how his country had developed nuclear bombs from 1979 to 1989 bus dismantled them in 1990 and 1991. Jul 29 1997 (UPI) - A group of human rights leaders and members of Comgress urged the NRC to confirm a recommodation of its Atomic safety and Licensing Board to deny a license for the construction of an enrichment facility in Lousiana for the reason of environmental racism. The NRC will review the recommendation in August. Jul 29 1997 (Reuters) - A new report of the U.S. National Cancer Institute to be published in September says that the nuclear tests in the 1950's had exposed 160 million americans to about 2 rads of radioactive iodine-131 which might have caused a increase in thyroid cancer. Jul 29 1997 (PRNewsire) - Kobe Steel Ltd of Japan has joined BNFL of Britain Nukem GmbH of germany Technicatome SA of France in a consortium which is hoping on a deal to dispose the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Several countries have promised funds for the $1.75 billion project. Jul 28 1997 (Reuter) - The Unit 2 of the Salem nuclear plant New Jersey was ready to restart next week the operator Public Service Electric & Gas Co said. The reactor had been shut down due to problems with spray valves.