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Headlines 30 -31 October 1997


KIEV
October 30 1997 (AFP) - Financial difficulties
cause the firing of almost one third of the 6000 employees at
the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than 28 million
dollars is owed to the power plant by companies who fail to
pay their electricity bills.


WASHINGTON
October 30 1997 (AFP)  - The US congress has
to be convinced of the good human rights intentions of China
before they give green light to the export accord of
Westinghouse nuclear technology. China wants to standardize
its nuclear power plants.


WASHINGTON
October 30 1997 (Reuters)  - China takes a
risk if the country continues its nuclear cooperation with
Iran. The first export license for a nuclear sale will take
place over 5 months including the 30 days of congress-revieuw.



BEIJING
October 30 1997 (AFP) - Two nuclear power
reactors are now operational in China: Qinsan I (300 mw)
Daya
Bay (2 x 900 mw). Three more reactors are under construction
and by the fourth the construction starts with Russian
cooperation next year (Respectively: Qinsan II
Qinsan III

Ling'Ao and Linayungang).


BEIJING
October 30 1997 (AFP) - Competition will mark
the coming negotiations for the Chinese nuclear market
according western industry experts. Especially after the
recent US deals allowing US companies to sell nuclear
technology to China. "The only remaining marked is Asia but a
disadvantage for the Americans is that they have not built a
plant at home for more than 20 years"
according an European
expert.


AUGUSTA
Maine
October 30 1997 (UPI) - The dismantling
of the Maine Yankee reactor will be 25 percent more expensive
as was estimated: $508 million instead of $369 million. The
spent fuel will remain on site at least until 2003 costing
$128 million extra.


PARIS
October 30 1997 (AFP) - A bid will be made by the
French Framatome to aquire the nuclear business of the US
group Westinghouse.


BEIJING 30 October 1997 (Reuters) - China is seeking to
import 1000 mw (nuclear?) power plants
each costing $1-$1.25
billion especially situated in the booming coastal area's
where there is plenty of water.


WASHINGTON
October 30 1997 (UPI) -- Suspension of the
Chinese-Iran nuclear weapons contracts is agreed between the
Chinese president and his US couterpart.


WASHINGTON
October 30 1997 (Reuters) - General Electric
is worried the current Chinese laws make the company too
vulnerable to accidents at a plant in China. Most companies
but General Electric cannot wait to do business with China.


WASHINGTON
Oct 30 1997 (Reuters) - Thursday a bill is
passed by the House to built a temporary dump in Nevada for
spent nuclear fuel. A veto of president Clinton is expected
but the amount of votes is high enough to override this veto.
By a Massachusetts democrat representative calls the bill a
nuclear trick on the US people who are told this bill is
protecting the public to dangerous levels of radiation.


CHICAGO
Oct 30 1997 (Reuters) - An electricity
deregulation bill is passed by the Illinois senate on
Thursday.


Cincinnati
USA
October 30 1997 (UPI) - A preliminary
settlement to 89 1960 - 1972 radiation experiment victims is
approved by a federal judge. The victims will be paid between
$36.000 to $66.000 for each plaintiff plus get a government
apology
up to five hours of psychological counseling
help
with interpreting medical records and placement of victims'
names on a plaque erected by the University of Cincinnaty.


PARIS
October 31 1997 (AFP) - Framatome
the French
nuclear concern
has been stimulated by the new US agreement
for selling nuclear equipment to China
to gear up the efforts
to be more competitive. Framatome is a main nuclear industry
in the world
according the French junior industry minister
Christian Pierret.


TOKYO
October 31 1997 (AFP) - Two North Korean reactors
are to be built by a multinational consortium
the KEDO
(Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization) from Japan

South Korea
the US and the European Union. Officially
on
ambassador-level
there has been made significant progress
over the costs today.


WASHINGTON
October 31 1997 (AFP) - China wants to
complete the existing projects with Iran in a 'reatively short
time' and assures it will not step into new nuclear
cooperations with Iran. The US president wants to sell nuclear
reactors to China and hopes the congress will not block the
accords with China.


BOSTON
USA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 31
1997 - The
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997 is passed through the US
House of representatives to provide a centralized interim
storage for nuclear waste.


BOISE
Idaho
USA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 31
1997 - A
positive evaluation is given today to the American Ecology
Corporation (NASDAQ:ECOL) for the proposed Central Interstate
low level waste disposal facility. A state independent
performance showed that radiation levels are well within
regulatory standards.


BEIJING
Nov 1 1997 (AFP) - The US president announces
today the lifting of the ban on nuclear technology trade with
China.





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