Sunday Independent On the same night last week that four robbers shot an emergency officer at Pelindaba, west of Pretoria, another attempt was made to bypass the nuclear site’s security. Intruders breached security at the Western Section of the SA … Continue reading
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BBC NEWS | Business | Reactor woes hurt British Energy British Energy has warned that profits will take a knock after problems at four of its nuclear reactors. The UK’s biggest power provider posted a small increase in half-year … Continue reading
Atomic vet dies with no compensation OTTAWA – Donald Bernicky, one of a group of atomic veterans fighting the government and the Defence Department for recognition and financial compensation, died on Remembrance D … Continue reading
globeandmail.com: Town’s residents test positive for uranium contamination The result of testing conducted on a small group of residents of Port Hope has found contamination by uranium of military or industrial origin. Four of nine people tested had unusual … Continue reading
CTV.ca | Angry residents want federal contamination study Residents of a small town east of Toronto are demanding the federal government investigate new data that shows radioactive chemicals are making their way into humans. According to the Port Hope … Continue reading
The Tribune – Salazar joins list of lawmakers concerned about uranium mine Another Colorado lawmaker is voicing concern about the proposed uranium mine located north of Nunn. U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., said Tuesday he was asking the Environmental … Continue reading
Las Cruces Sun-News – Citizen Action sues over release of report on Sandia dump SANTA FE An advocacy group has countersued the state Environment Department, which last month sued to keep secret a report on possible leaks at Cold … Continue reading
Cibola County Beacon – Feds, Navajos discuss uranium CIBOLA COUNTY – Officials from the Navajo Nation continue to press the federal government to clean up dangerous, old and exposed mining sites that still exist on the reservation. Navajo President … Continue reading
AlterNet: Environment: Nevada’s Clout in the Primaries Puts the Spotlight on Nuclear Politics Meet Yucca Mountain Johnny: nice enough guy, cave explorer and not welcome in the state of Nevada. He’s the helmeted cartoon character invented by the U.S. … Continue reading
The Buffalo News: Radiation exposure at Bethlehem Steel might have been greater that originally thought A former Bethlehem Steel worker says he has uncovered evidence showing the federal government exposed workers there to more dangerous forms of radiation than previously … Continue reading
FBI Closes Probe of Nuke Plant Vandalism | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Monday November 12, 2007 10:01 PM MIAMI (AP) – A tiny hole in a pipe at a nuclear power plant led to a big investigation over … Continue reading
Congo experts hurry to test river for radiation | Reuters Thu Nov 8, 2007 9:04am EST| Six arrested in Congo radioactive dumping scandal Radioactive minerals dumped in Congo: authorities China diverts river water to Olympics rowing site Congo mine employs … Continue reading
Congo authorities find 17 tons of dumped radioactive material – International Herald Tribune The Associated Press Published: November 8, 2007 KINSHASA, Congo: About 17 tons of unidentified radioactive material have been found dumped in a river in southern Congo’s mining … Continue reading
Talks focus on impact of uranium on Navajo – Kathy Helms DC talks this week on Navajo uranium impacts By Kathy Helms Dine Bureau November 05, 2007 WINDOW ROCK – In 1989, the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency and its … Continue reading
by Richard Lance Christie (Revised 02 Nov 07)  Free Market v. Subsidized Nuclear Power Economics:  “In a market economy, private investors are the ultimate arbiter of what energy technologies can compete and yield reliable profits, so to understand … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News November 7, 2007 More than 800 people who worked in the top-secret Building 881 in the early years of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site will now qualify for automatic … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Judy DeHaas The Rocky © Marlene Shannon’s husband, Mike Shannon, died more than four years ago from cancer. For years he worked in Rocky Flats Building 881 where, according to records, workers were exposed to neutron … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues opposing the Yucca Mountain dump, Â Judy Treichel with Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force has drafted a letter to the NRC’s Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB)Â panel presiding over the Yucca Mountain dump proceeding. Her letter expresses support for … Continue reading
Catalyst: Beverly Uranium Mine – ABC TV Science Beverly Uranium Mine Reporter: Mark Horstman Producer: Mark Horstman, Paul Costello Researcher: Mark Horstman Camera: Susan Lumsdon Sound: Lauren Howard Editor: Chris Spurr Transcript Related Info 17 May 2007 Australia’s uranium reserves … Continue reading
The Coloradoan – www.coloradoan.com – Ft. Collins, CO. With all the progress and momentum being made in our state regarding renewable energy, I have been stunned by the plan to mine for uranium right here in Weld County, 11 miles … Continue reading
Court clears way for suit over uranium plant By Brett Barrouquere Associated Press A federal appeals court has ruled that a 10-year-old lawsuit alleging that water leaks from a Western Kentucky uranium enrichment plant hurt property values can go forward. … Continue reading
Dozens of Organizations Ask Congress To Eliminate Funding For Dangerous Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Program Letter to Congress regarding GNEP Funding National Academy of Sciences on GNEP More than 40 national and local environmental, science and national security organizations this week … Continue reading
Independent – November 2, 2007: Hardrock mining reform passes By Kathy Helms Diné Bureau WINDOW ROCK — Legislation which would reform the 1892 Mining Act passed received overwhelming support by the House of Representative Thursday — a move hailed by … Continue reading
barrow in furness Sweden halts nuke cargo Published on 02/11/2007 SWEDEN has slapped a ban on shipments of nuclear waste to Sellafield, losing the West Cumbria nuke site a lucrative storage contract. Minister of the Environment, Andreas Carlgren, told a … Continue reading
Tonawanda News – LANDFILL: Cleanup may become political issue By Dave Hill/hilld@gnnewspaper.com The Tonawanda News The Town of Tonawanda landfill runs along a number of homes in the City of Tonawanda, drastically affecting residents of Hackett Drive and Brookside Terrace, … Continue reading
Waxman sets stage for progress at Navajo uranium hearing : ICT [2007/11/02] Posted: November 02, 2007 by: Jerry Reynolds / Indian Country Today WASHINGTON – The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the House of Representatives held a hearing … Continue reading
Keep Yellowstone Nuclear Free Jackson Hole Idaho National Lab By Noah Brenner November 3, 2007 Valley nuclear watchdog Keep Yellowstone Nuclear Free lost a lawsuit against the federal government over its efforts to refurbish an aging nuclear reactor at the … Continue reading
Hanford News This story was published Friday, November 2nd, 2007 Seanna Adcox, Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Starting next summer, many power plants, hospitals, universities and companies in 36 states will be forced to store low-level radioactive waste … Continue reading
Hanford News published Friday, November 2nd, 2007 The Associated Press A state-by-state breakdown of how much nuclear waste, in cubic feet, went to South Carolina’s low-level landfill in fiscal year 2006-07: Alabama: 3,855 Alaska: 0.5 Arizona: 545 Arkansas: 56 Army, … Continue reading
U.S. Nuclear Power Plants: Vulnerable To Earthquakes? NRC Affirms Safety, But Watchdog Raises Concerns Dan Shapley / News Editor The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that shook the largest power plant in the world to its knees this week in Japan has raised … Continue reading
Mining law overhaul has prospects – Los Angeles Times The House votes to add environmental protections as well as royalties on minerals taken from public land. By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 2, 2007 WASHINGTON — When … Continue reading
http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/en/a/144.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UN First Committee Passes Depleted Uranium Resolution in Landslide Vote Late last night the UN First Committee passed, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution highlighting concerns over the military use of uranium. The resolution entitled ‘Effects … Continue reading
Energy Expert Sees Hazard in Costly Oil – New York Times LONDON, Oct. 31 — The rapidly growing appetite for fossil fuels in China and India is likely to help keep oil prices high for the foreseeable future, threatening a … Continue reading
Workshop backs ‘green’ energy over nukes, fossil fuels: Rutland Herald Online November 1, 2007 By Susan Smallheer Herald Staff SPRINGFIELD — If the people in the cafeteria at Springfield High School were writing Vermont’s new energy policy, Vermonters would no … Continue reading
S.C. Nuclear-Waste Landfill Is Closing | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Thursday November 1, 2007 6:31 PM By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Starting next summer, many power plants, hospitals, universities and companies in 36 states … Continue reading
Randall Forsberg, founder of the nuclear freeze movement, dies – Los Angeles Times By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 1, 2007 Randall Forsberg, who founded the nuclear freeze movement of the early 1980s and wrote its manifesto, … Continue reading
FR Doc E7-21604 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Uranium Milling Facilities AGENCY: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent (NOI). ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: This notice revises a … Continue reading
Geothermal Power in Iceland is A Model for United States Posted by Byron King on Oct 31st, 2007 When it comes to harnessing geothermal power, the go-to place on the planet right now is the Republic of Iceland. Yes, Iceland. … Continue reading
Floating a nuclear power plant in Yakutia 31 October 2007 A site selection process has been agreed for another floating nuclear power plant in Russia. A 26 October meeting between the Republic of Sakha and Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency … Continue reading
Study: Nuclear attack now could kill, injure 832,000 in Hiroshima : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) The Yomiuri Shimbun HIROSHIMA–A nuclear attack against Hiroshima would kill or injure up to 832,000 people, a study group of the … Continue reading
Minnesota Indian Tribe Calls on Congress to Solve Nuclear Waste Crisis Before Embracing New Era of Nuclear Power Thousands of vulnerable communities located near temporary nuclear waste sites at risk WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A Minnesota Indian tribe today … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News Federal officials did not systematically deny help for ill nuclear weapons workers such as those at Rocky Flats, a congressional investigation has found. But advocates for the ill workers said that investigators were too quick to accept … Continue reading
The Coloradoan – www.coloradoan.com – Ft. Collins, CO. Laws would increase public oversight of mining Lawmakers: Restore groundwater and make more information available State lawmakers from Northern Colorado are appropriately seeking to even the playing field for the public when … Continue reading
Industry’s plan for us | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist The many ways big money seeks to avoid reducing fossil fuel use Posted by David Roberts at 10:50 PM on 29 Oct 2007 Read more about: energy | … Continue reading
ReviewJournal.com – News – Downwinders can monitor radiation By KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL ON THE WEB Community Environmental Monitoring Program Science teacher Don Curry, left, and Community Environmental Monitoring Program Manager Ted Hartwell discuss the network’s capabilities Oct. 17 at the … Continue reading
Russia says radiation leak at Urals Mayak plant | Environment | Reuters By Natalya Shurmina YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Safety breaches have caused a radiation leak at a major nuclear reprocessing plant in the Ural mountains, Russia announced on Monday, … Continue reading
News & Star ‘Nuclear focus on Sellafield’ Published on 29/10/2007 Moveable priorities: Above left, Dungeness Nuclear Power Station in Kent. Above right, Sellafield, where union leaders are concerned work will be transferred from the south amid a funding crisis Moveable … Continue reading
The Calgary Sun – Nuke topic closed to public UPDATED: 2007-10-29 02:17:03 MST By CP OTTAWA — Last January, Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn gave a speech to the Economic Club of Toronto in which he touted the virtues of … Continue reading
The Buffalo News: Niagara County: Radioactive cleanup stage called critical By Aaron Besecker – Font LEWISTON — The investigation into contamination at the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works is entering an important phase that will impact cleanup plans that could … Continue reading
The Coloradoan – www.coloradoan.com – Ft. Collins, CO. Those of us who live in Northern Colorado have good reasons to be concerned about the potential for uranium mining in our area. There are now five uranium companies active here. One … Continue reading