Date: Tue X-pmrqc: 1 X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Status: R SEOUL (Reuters) 1 May 1998 - US secretary of State Madelaine Albright fears that North Korea might begin again with its nuclear weapon development. On Friday and Monday she urged Japan and South Korea to supply the money which is needed for promised oil deliveries to North Korea and to finance two light water nuclear power reactors which had been promised in exchange of North Koreas renunciation of a nuclear weapon programm. CHICAGO April 29 (Reuters) - According to the President of the Commenwealth`s Edison`s Nuclear Generating Group Oliver Kingsley the company will need 3-5 years to improve its troubled nuclear power progam. The company is especially confronted with problems at its two nuclear power stations at Dresden and LaSalle and with decline at two untis in Quad Cities. NEW YORK April 29 (UPI) _ In a medical report published Thursday in the New England Journal of medicine a group of medical men who won the Nobel Peace Price for resistance against nuclear weapons warned for the risk of an accidential launch of Russians nuclear weapons. Such an attack would cause an unsolvable disaster. A co-author of this artical said nuclear weapons wouldn`t be new but this risk of an accidential war would be new and much more serious. Reacting to this study retired Rear Admiral Vincent Farell pointed out the instability of the Russian military force. Tuesday April 28 3:21 pm Eastern Time Romania and Canada AECL in $200 mln nuclear accord BUCHAREST April 28 (Reuters) -To complete work on Romania`s second nuclear reactor Romania`s Renel electricity authority concluded a contract with a consortium directed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limted (AECL). The question how to finance the reactor has still to be answered. The build up of another three reactors are in consideration. TOKYO April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 13 million signatures for the abolition of nuclear weapons have been presented to the head of the 2000 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in Geneva. The signatures have been collected in Japan by the Buddhist NGO Soka Gakkai. Soka Gakkai is an international organisations which has members is 128 countries. PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28 1998--The Chinese nuclear power plant Qinshan has become reinsured by SCOR the world 6th largest reinsurance provider. UNITED NATIONS May 1 (Reuters) - Russias ambassador Sergei Lavrov asked media magnate Ted Turner`s UN foundation for financial help to the Chernobyl victims. This appeal he made at a news conference after UN officials told that their call for help of Chernobyl victims only rose $1.4 million instead of the expected $100 million. Friday May 1 9:52 pm Eastern Time US lawmaker warns of dangers of USEC privatization NEW YORK May 1 (Reuters) - US lawmaker has warned of the pivatisation of the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC). He fears the loss of jobs and national security. The new owner of USEC will besides the enrichment of uranium undertake the contract USEC made to buy and enrich Russian weapon grade uranium. It`s uncertain if a private owner will continue this contract properly. If not the Russish uranium could flow into the uranium world market and so cause a fall down of the prices. WASHINGTON May 1 (Reuters) - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials told that Northeast Utility (NU) has made progess in improving their nuclear utilities. A restart of the NU Millstone Unit 3 nuclear power plant might be possible. At a later meeting NRC staff will vote about this. NEW DELHI India May 1 (UPI) _The Indish daily Indian Express reported that an American company would help Pakistan building a nuclear weapons facility. Still today the Indian Foreign Secretary will talk about this with US Undersecretary of State in Washington. Friday May 1 9:49 am Eastern Time Testimony release blocked in Rockwell case DENVER April 30 (Reuters) - Whistleblowers and the Justice Department helded a lawsuit against Rockwell international Corp. a nuclear weapons facility. They demanded the opening of special transcipt testimonies. A lower court conceded the opening. A federal appeals court however blocked the release on Thursday. ====================================================================== World Information Service on Energy - WISE PO Box 59636 Tel: +31-20-6126368 1040 LC Amsterdam Fax: +31-20-6892179 The Netherlands Email: wiseamster@antenna.nl (Visitors: Ketelhuisplein 43) http://antenna.nl/~wise ======================================================================