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Headlines 19 - 21 March 1998

MUENSTER
Germany March 21 1998 (Reuters) - About 30.000
police escorted the six steel containers filled with nuclear waste
on its advanced 17 hour journey from southern Germany to Ahaus near
the Dutch border. Several of the thousants of demonstrators were
wounded in the battles with the police. One policeman of the
Bundesgrenzschutz
garding the track was accidentally killed by a
another passing train. On saturday there was a 12.000 person
demonstration against the accellerated transport in Muenster. 10 km
into its journey the train was stopped by protesters who had chained
and cemented themselves to the track.


SOFIA
March 20 1998 (Reuters) - A consortium of European nuclear
companies will sign on Tuesday an US $208
6 million agreement with
Bulgaria's National Electricity Company to modernise the Kozloduy
nuclear power plant consisting four 440 mw and two 1000 mw reactors.
The US firm Westinghouse will sign for another US $70
- million.


NEW DELHI
India
March 20 1998 (UPI) _ The new government of India
wants to keep the nuclear weapons open despite the international
opposition. The reasons are the maintaining of the national integrety
and India's unity. The development of medium range ballistic missiles
will be speeded up  as a reaction on the possession of long-range
missiles by Pakistan. India and Pakistan both have not signed the
comprehensive test ban treaty.


ISLAMABAD
March 19 1998 (Reuters) - According to the Pakistan
Foreign Ministry there could be a review of the Pakistan peaceful
nuclear program if India wants to keep its option open for the
development of nuclear weapons.


PORTSMOUTH
N.H. USA
March 20 1998 (Reuters) - According to the US
Nuclear Regulary Commission
the Seabrook nuclear power in Portsmouth
plant runs with an insufficient emergency cooling system. The regular
cooling system is not properly maintained. The NRC will visit the
plant on Tuesday. Another emergency cooling system was leaking for
more than a year. Just as recently as on the 29th of January the NRC
gave a "good" rating for maintenance.

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