U.S. Centrifuge Work Revived in Updated Form – washingtonpost.com U.S. Centrifuge Work Revived in Updated Form By Dan Charles Special to The Washington Post Monday, April 23, 2007; Page A06 PIKETON, Ohio — Inside an enormous structure here, shielded by … Continue reading
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Forex News Update China planner sees limited role for nuclear power FOREX NEWS & ANALYSIS China planner sees limited role for nuclear power 04/21/07 12:03 pm (GMT) BOAO, China (AFX) – China is developing nuclear power as it looks for … Continue reading
‘How we made the Chernobyl rain’ | Telegraph ‘How we made the Chernobyl rain’ By Richard Gray, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 11:55pm BST 21/04/2007 Russian military pilots have described how they created rain clouds to protect Moscow from radioactive fallout … Continue reading
Revealed: UK nuclear tests on workers | UK News | The Observer Revealed: UK nuclear tests on workers Sellafield memos uncover fears over legality of making volunteers drink radioactive isotopes Jamie Doward, home affairs editor Sunday April 22, 2007 The … Continue reading
The Modesto Bee Military has left a deadly legacy Old and forgotten Navy, Army bases filled with environmental hazards Comment on this story By RUSSELL CAROLLO THE SACRAMENTO BEE Last Updated: April 22, 2007, 04:24:08 AM PDT First of two … Continue reading
Oshkosh Northwestern: Dominion seeks OK to build new reactor Posted April 22, 2007 Richard Ryman column: Dominion seeks OK to build new reactor By Richard Ryman Dominion Resources Inc. moves a step closer to being allowed to build a new … Continue reading
San Francisco Bay Guardian: Going to bat for PG&E Going to bat for PG&E Bait and switch on the stadium solar deal? BY AMANDA WITHERELL Printable version of this article Email this Article During the coming months Pacific Gas and … Continue reading
Green Nuclear Butterfly Blog Action Alert Calling all Green Nuclear Activist…we need to jump on this Action Alert from FAIR and run with it. We know the truth about nuclear, and must get our voice heard. CBS’s Nuclear Revival 60 … Continue reading
Seven nuke utilities told to conduct new checks | The Japan Times Online Saturday, April 21, 2007 Seven nuke utilities told to conduct new checks Kyodo News The government ordered four power utilities Friday to conduct additional checks, along with … Continue reading
UNIAN – Chernobyl death toll underestimated says Greenpeace Chernobyl death toll underestimated says Greenpeace The death toll from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 20 years ago could be far higher than official estimates, with up to 93,000 extra cancer deaths worldwide, … Continue reading
Mayor’s assassination stuns Japan – Breaking News – World – Breaking News Mayor’s assassination stuns Japan April 18, 2007 – 9:58PM Stunned Japanese laid flowers and called for even tighter controls on guns after the mayor of Nagasaki was shot … Continue reading
Pacific nuclear victims awarded one billion dollars – Yahoo! News Pacific nuclear victims awarded one billion dollarsby Giff Johnson Wed Apr 18, 3:49 AM ET MAJURO (AFP) – Residents from a Marshall Islands atoll exposed to fallout from US nuclear … Continue reading
FR Doc E7-7261 Federal Register: April 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 73)] [Notices] [Page 19217-19218] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17ap07-77] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 052-00009] Notice of Issuance of Early Site Permit … Continue reading
FresnoBee.com: Local: Panel rejects bill to lift nuclear ban Panel rejects bill to lift nuclear ban Assembly committee vote doesn’t deter Fresno group. By E.J. Schultz / Bee Capitol Bureau 04/17/07 04:16:02 Quick Job Search An Assembly committee on Monday … Continue reading
April 16, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Rochelle Becker, (858) 337-2703NUCLEAR REVIVAL DIES IN COMMITTEE: Bill to lift 30-year state ban defeatedToday, a controversial bill that would have allowed the construction of nuclear power plants to resume in California died in … Continue reading
Global warming, nuclear power health risks underestimated: Caldicott. 16/04/2007. ABC News Online Global warming, nuclear power health risks underestimated: CaldicottA leading environmentalist and physician says the health risks posed by global warming and nuclear power are worse than those of … Continue reading
AP Wire | 04/13/2007 | NRC license granted to planned uranium enrichment plant NRC license granted to planned uranium enrichment plant Associated Press PIKETON, Ohio – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday issued a construction and operating license for USEC … Continue reading
Letters: Nuclear Power’s flaws Nuclear power’s flaws Editor — There is a reason why California should not adopt the nuclear power option at this time (“Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power,” April 8). In brief, the water that … Continue reading
1999 uncontrolled reaction suspected | The Japan Times Online Thursday, April 12, 2007 1999 uncontrolled reaction suspected Kyodo News An uncontrolled nuclear reaction may have occurred during a 1999 accident at Hokuriku Electric Power Co.’s Shika power plant, the Japan … Continue reading
San Luis Obispo Tribune | 04/11/2007 | Court denies group’s request to halt Diablo steam generator replacement Court denies group’s request to halt Diablo steam generator replacement By David Sneed dsneed@thetribunenews.com A San Francisco Superior Court Wednesday denied a petition … Continue reading
Chillicothe Gazette – www.chillicothegazette.com – Chillicothe, OH Audience told GNEP plan will be ‘good for the world’ By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer A new nuclear plant in Piketon would be “good for the world,” according to officials who spoke … Continue reading
Earlier this morning Newt Gingrich and John Kerry pretended to debate Global Warming issues, in a bipartisan love-fest which spun around the following issue: Can free-market incentives produce a reduction in carbon poisoning in the atmosphere, or must we resort … Continue reading
Why Must Nuke-Power Lemmings Again Flock to the Radioactive Sea? – CommonDreams.org – Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community Published on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 by CommonDreams.org Why Must Nuke-Power Lemmings Again Flock to the Radioactive Sea? by … Continue reading
Lack Of Fuel May Limit U.S. Nuclear Power Expansion Lack Of Fuel May Limit U.S. Nuclear Power Expansion 4/10/2007 Limited supplies of fuel for nuclear power plants may thwart the renewed and growing interest in nuclear energy in the United … Continue reading
San Luis Obispo Tribune | 04/10/2007 | Environmental group to try to halt Diablo steam generator replacement Posted on Tue, Apr. 10, 2007 email this print this reprint or license this Environmental group to try to halt Diablo steam generator … Continue reading
United Press International – Security & Terrorism – Outside View: Growing nuclear threat Outside View: Growing nuclear threat By HELEN CALDICOTT UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) — According to the British counter-intelligence group MI-5, over 360 private … Continue reading
Nuclear power enters global warming debate – Los Angeles Times Currently, 103 nuclear plants — including Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo and San Onofre in northern San Diego County — generate about 20% of the nation’s electricity. The amount … Continue reading
reviewjournal.com — News – RADIATION EXPOSURE Apr. 09, 2007 Copyright © Las Vegas Review-JournalRADIATION EXPOSURE Veteran with skin cancer refuses to give up battle for compensation By KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL 1||1695732.jpg||Michael Hirschhorn holds a document that illustrates how a radioactive … Continue reading
Cold War, hellish consequences Ex-nuke weapons workers caught in medical crossfire Rocky Mountain News By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News April 7, 2007 Harold Hinton is dying. He is slowly suffocating from incurable lung disease that the government acknowledges is … Continue reading
DesMoinesRegister.com Nuclear power key piece of puzzleApril 8, 2007 2 Comments The energy plan introduced by Sen. John Edwards in Iowa recently is one of the fundamental tenets on which he proposes to run for president. While many principles of … Continue reading
Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power / Proposal for plant in city faces obstacles, but technology is on cusp of national rebirth San Francisco Chronicle Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power Proposal for plant in city … Continue reading
Report: India to build $11B power plant Report: India to build $11B power plant NEW DELHI India plans to build a large atomic power plant in the western state of Maharashtra, encouraged by the civilian nuclear deal with the U.S. … Continue reading
Here’s Looking at You Chuck! Assembly Whip and sponsor of AB 719 … Continue reading
Nuclear power revisited in state / Bill would lift ban on new plants — polls show voters evenly split Nuclear power revisited in state Bill would lift ban on new plants — polls show voters evenly splitMatthew Yi, Chronicle Sacramento … Continue reading
Founding member of Greenpeace fan of nuclear power | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle Nuclear power wins a fanBy TOM FOWLER Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle As a founding member of the environmental group Greenpeace, Patrick Moore regularly put himself between hunters … Continue reading
‘Power firms hid 10,000 problems’ : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) ‘Power firms hid 10,000 problems’ The Yomiuri Shimbun Utility firms have concealed problems or altered data at power plants more than 10,000 times, the Federation of … Continue reading
Energy Net: Library -RSS Feeds Available to the Public Nuclear Power Media CampaignWebsite Nuclear Power and Climate Change | The Bulletin Online: Roundtable Debate  … Continue reading
Let’s build a nuke in our back yard Bill Walker Enviroblog = Environmental Working Grouop You’ve heard of economically depressed towns lobbying to be the site of a new prison. But who wants a nuclear reactor in the neighborhood? Fresno … Continue reading
CCN News http://www.ccnmag.com/news.php?id=4997 Weighing the Financial Risks of Nuclear Power Plants 2007-04-04 01:05:06 Enticed by the gleam of government subsidies, many companies are rushing to invest in nuclear power, expecting that new technology and safer reactors will make them … Continue reading
PG&E breaks ground on storage facility for spent nuclear fuel EUREKA Spent nuclear fuel rods currently resting in a decommissioned nuclear power facility in the King Salmon area appear to be destined for a safer location from the North Coast’s … Continue reading
Nuclear Power Making California Comeback? Written by Marcey Brightwell, Reporter News 10 Sacramento – Stockton – Fresno Nearly two decades after Sacramento area residents voted to close … Continue reading
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility For Immediate Release Contact: Rochelle Becker, Executive Director 858-337-2703 LEGISLATORS MOVE TO STRIKE DOWN BAN ON NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA March 2, 2007 For Immediate Release Two California State Assembly members have introduced legislation to … Continue reading
Assemblywoman Hancock to Host a Town Hall on Global Warming “The Temperature’s Rising!†A Town Hall Meeting on Solutions to the Global Warming Crisis Global warming poses a serious threat to the sustainability of the environment. Now is the time … Continue reading
PG&E’s Love Affair with Nuclear Absent from PR Campaign : Indybay PG&E’s Love Affair with Nuclear Absent from PR Campaign by David Jay Thursday Mar 15th, 2007 4:28 PM This speech was read as public comment at the March 15, … Continue reading
Harvard International Review: Combating Global Climate Change Combating Global Climate Change The Case against Nuclear Powerby Michele Boyd February 13, 2007 The Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo, Ohio. Michele Boyd is the legislative director for Public Citizen’s Energy Program. … Continue reading
Helen Caldicott tour de force interview on Electric Politics : Indybay 47 minute overview of the nuclear threat from THE EXPERT: Helen Caldicott. (To download or listen go to the link below.) newest_book.png newest_book.png February 23, 2007 Mobile Chernobyls: Coming … Continue reading
The Economics of Building a Nuclear Power Plant in Fresno by Alan Cheah and Mark Stout Wednesday Jan 17th, 2007 6:44 PM The Economics of Building a Nuclear Power Plant in Fresno by Alan Cheah and Mark Stout Wednesday Jan … Continue reading
Mothers For Peace US SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MOTHERS FOR PEACE Today, January 16, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled against Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the … Continue reading
Fresno Mayor Wants to Build Nuclear Power Plant in My Backyard : Indybay Fresno Mayor Wants to Build Nuclear Power Plant in My Backyard by Mike Rhodes ( mikerhodes [at] comcast.net ) Saturday Dec 30th, 2006 7:48 PM There is … Continue reading
Londoners say no to Nuclear Power, July 2006 – The Londoner Londoners say no to Nuclear PowerNuclear power stationLondoners are becoming more concerned about the dangers of climate change – but most don’t believe nuclear power is the answer. An … Continue reading