Custodian … Jeffrey Lee at an outcrop sacred to his clan. “I can go fishing and hunting. That’s all that matters to me.” Photo: Glenn Campbell Sole survivor sitting on a $5b fortune – smh.com.au As the only member of … Continue reading
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Vattenfall Sacks German Nuclear Energy Head After Problems | Business | Deutsche Welle | 16.07.2007 Vattenfall Sacks German Nuclear Energy Head After Problems The fire at Krümmel nuclear power plant was followed by several other problems Großansicht des Bildes mit … Continue reading
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Nuclear scare after Japan quake Nuclear scare after Japan quake The fire at the Kashiwazaki plant was put out after several hours Clouds of smoke poured from the Kashiwazaki nuclear power plant A strong earthquake … Continue reading
Scotsman.com News – UK – UK nuclear convoy safety record shows 67 incidents in seven years UK nuclear convoy safety record shows 67 incidents in seven years CONVOYS of nuclear material have suffered a total of 67 safety incidents over … Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE – NATION’S LARGEST FIRE SPREADS COLD WAR FALLOUT NATION’S LARGEST FIRE SPREADS COLD WAR FALLOUT Government says there is no danger for downwinders Radiation levels seven times higher than normal are being reported by Utah monitoring stations downwind … Continue reading
FresnoBee.com: Local: Politician pushes nuclear power Politician pushes nuclear power By E.J. Schultz / Bee Capitol Bureau 07/14/07 04:24:05 Quick Job Search SACRAMENTO — Thwarted in the Legislature, a Republican Assembly member is pursuing a ballot initiative to lift the … Continue reading
News from The Associated Press Strong Quake Jolts Northwestern Japan By CHISAKI WATANABE Associated Press Writer World Video Strong Quake Jolts Northwestern Japan TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday morning, flattening dozens of wooden houses, … Continue reading
Bradenton.com | 07/15/2007 | Tallevast compensation slow to reach workers Tallevast compensation slow to reach workers Former Beryllium worker Charles Ziegler and his wife Beatrice are suing Lockheed Martin Corp. for personal injury damages. BRIAN BLANCO/bblanco@bradenton.com Former Beryllium worker Charles … Continue reading
Oxford Research Group – Briefing papers – Too Hot to Handle? The Future of Civil Nuclear Power Too Hot to Handle? The Future of Civil Nuclear Power Frank Barnaby and James Kemp, with a foreword by David Howarth MP, July … Continue reading
Report blames plant for workers’ illnesses fernald Report blames plant for workers’ illnesses Independent auditor backs claims of sick employees that they weren’t protected from radiation. Listen to this article or download audio file.Click-2-Listen By Tom Beyerlein Staff Writer Friday, … Continue reading
Salt Lake Tribune – Feds puzzled by gamma radiation higher than normal near wildfire Feds puzzled by gamma radiation higher than normal near wildfire By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 07/13/2007 07:00:57 AM MDT A puzzle … Continue reading
Investigators obtained nuclear license with almost no scrutiny GAO sting will be subject of congressional hearing today By Kathleen Day THE WASHINGTON POST Thursday, July 12, 2007 WASHINGTON — Undercover congressional investigators posing as West Virginia businessmen obtained a license, … Continue reading
California lawmaker seeks vote on nuclear power | News | Bonds News | Reuters California lawmaker seeks vote on nuclear power Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:22PM EDT Email | Print | Digg | Reprints | Single Page [-] Text [+] … Continue reading
times and star workington lake district, workington news sport, west cumbria news, lake district news Radiation tests on kids’ bodies Published on 11/07/2007 ORGANS from children and Cumbrian crash victims have been tested by nuclear scientists probing plutonium levels in … Continue reading
09/07/07 – Health section The cancer cure that can kill By ISLA WHITCROFT Jan Millington’s right arm hangs useless and completely numb by her side. She often cuts herself without realising it. Recently, she broke her wrist but found out … Continue reading
The World from Berlin: Nuclear Safety Meltdown in Germany – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News Nuclear Safety Meltdown in Germany At first the company played down a fire and a shutdown at two German nuclear plants as no big … Continue reading
Costs Surge for Building Power Plants – New York Times Costs Surge for Building Power Plants James Hill for The New York Times Soaring prices for materials like this nickel mined in Norilsk, Russia, have helped drive up construction costs … Continue reading
New Reactor Costs Daunt U.S. Utilities as TVA Restarts Old Unit Bloomberg.com: U.S. New Reactor Costs Daunt U.S. Utilities as TVA Restarts Old Unit By Elliot Blair Smith Enlarge Image TVA’s nuclear reactor at Browns Ferry, Alabama July 9 (Bloomberg) … Continue reading
CEC Nuclear Workshops reveals strategic flaws in Nuclear Power Industry plans June 28th 2007 The California Energy Commission (CEC) has just completed a two day workshop on the potential future of nuclear power in Californa. The CEC Nuclear Power workshop … Continue reading
Politics – Steve Wiegand: Nuke power — time to re-energize? – sacbee.com Steve Wiegand: Nuke power — time to re-energize? By Steve Wiegand – Bee Columnist Last Updated 12:06 am PDT Saturday, June 30, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS … Continue reading
SanLuisObispo.com | 06/29/2007 | More nuclear reactors may be built in CA, reversing thinking of just two years ago More nuclear reactors may be built in CA, reversing thinking of just two years ago PG&E and Southern California Edison rethink … Continue reading
Foreign Policy: Why Nuclear Energy Isn’t the Great Green Hope As the planet warms, leaders from Washington to Beijing are pushing nuclear power as a clean alternative to coal. But this new strategy for fighting climate change has a fatal … Continue reading
LA Daily News – Nuclear power expansion stalled Nuclear power expansion stalled BY STEVE LAWRENCE, Associated Press Article Last Updated: 06/25/2007 09:05:44 PM PDT SACRAMENTO – The failure of the federal government to open a storage site for radioactive waste … Continue reading
Wisconsin State Journal Bill would tell vets about health risks JASON STEIN 608-252-6129 jstein@madison.comFormer Army Reserve soldier Chris Kornkven never saw combat in the first Gulf War, but he believes he suffered an invisible wound. Years after serving in Saudi … Continue reading
The Limited Appeal of Nuclear Energy: Scientific American The Limited Appeal of Nuclear Energy To developing nations, the new arguments for nuclear power are far from compelling By JOSE GOLDEMBERG and Jose Goldemberg E-mail ArticleE-mail Print ViewPrint RSSRSS del.icio.usdel.icio.us digg … Continue reading
CQ Green Sheets – Proliferation Threat Seen in Nuclear Power Expansion June 15, 2007 – 6:50 a.m. Proliferation Threat Seen in Nuclear Power Expansion By William Scally Reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel and mounting stockpiles of plutonium pose a significant … Continue reading
Thousands protest against Indonesian nuclear plant. 12/06/2007. ABC News Online Thousands protest against Indonesian nuclear plant Thousands of protesters have rallied in Indonesia’s Central Java, calling on the Government to abandon plans to build a nuclear power plant on the … Continue reading
KnoxNews: Columnists Retirees produce DVDs to document their plight By FRANK MUNGER, munger@knews.com June 13, 2007 picture The Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees, representing about 12,000 contractor retirees or surviving spouses, has been pushing for a pension adjustment for … Continue reading
Nuke power needs approval – News Nuke power needs approval By: Eric Sifuentes Issue date: 6/12/07 Section: News * Print * Email * Article Tools * Page 1 of 2 next > The Assembly’s Appropriations Committee approved a bill that … Continue reading
San Jose Mercury News – Nuclear-power dilemma: It’s carbon-free, but comes with big questions Nuclear-power dilemma: It’s carbon-free, but comes with big questions By Sarah Jane Tribble Mercury News Article Launched: 06/10/2007 DIABLO CANYON – The nuclear power plant nestled … Continue reading
San Jose Mercury News – California’s power play: Is renewable energy enough? California’s power play: Is renewable energy enough? By Sarah Jane Tribble Mercury News Article Launched: 06/08/2007 01:00:00 AM PDT Stephen del Cardayre hopes to help solve the Earth’s … Continue reading
Nuke power not so clean or green | Newsmakers | CNET News.com Newsmaker: Nuke power not so clean or green Longtime activist Helen Caldicott sees no silver lining in a nuclear energy renaissance. By Elsa Wenzel Associate editor, CNET Published: … Continue reading
STLtoday – News – Illinois News Former Dow workers here keep up compensation fight By Adam Jadhav ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 06/11/2007 Dow plant Don Thompson (right) and another worker man machining station at a metal working plant in Madison, Ill. … Continue reading
Nobel prize winner debates future of nuclear power Nobel prize winner debates future of nuclear power Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Two renowned energy experts sparred in a debate over nuclear energy Wednesday afternoon at Stanford University. Amory … Continue reading
SanLuisObispo.com | 06/06/2007 | State bill could slow Diablo Canyon relicensing State bill could slow Diablo Canyon relicensing If passed, the bill would put the power plant’s relicensing on hold until the Energy Commission completes a nuclear study By David … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Senators seek Flats inquiry Salazar among 15 who want probe of compensation gap By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News June 5, 2007 Fifteen U.S. senators, including Colorado’s Ken Salazar, called Monday for a congressional hearing into … Continue reading
The ‘R’ word we didn’t need – Environment – smh.com.au The ‘R’ word we didn’t need Peter Hartcher Political Editor June 4, 2007 AdvertisementAdvertisement JOHN HOWARD has launched the Government’s climate change fright line for the Federal election. He announced … Continue reading
Nuclear stations to be banned in WA Nuclear stations to be banned in WA Sunday Jun 3 15:24 AEST Nuclear power stations will be banned in Western Australia by legislation aimed at thwarting the prime minister’s nuclear push, Premier Alan … Continue reading
United Press International – Energy – Analysis Analysis: Nuclear waste terrorism debated Published: June 1, 2007 at 6:39 PM By BEN LANDO UPI Energy Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) — A court-mandated addition to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s environmental assessment … Continue reading
Actively Passive: The New Wave of Energy Efficient Homes – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News The New Wave of Energy Efficient Homes By Bernward Janzing With scarce resources and the environment back on the agenda, German architects are competing … Continue reading
Saving the World, One Light Bulb at a Time: Why Conservation Is the World’s Best Energy Source – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News Why Conservation Is the World’s Best Energy Source By Alexander Jung Warnings of a coming climate … Continue reading
The Nuclear Temptation: The Perils of Pushing Atomic Energy as the Climate Change Panacea – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News THE NUCLEAR TEMPTATION The Perils of Pushing Atomic Energy as the Climate Change Panacea By Philip Bethge Is nuclear … Continue reading
newsobserver.com | Nuclear reactor plan on hold John Murawski, Staff Writer Progress Energy will delay building a new reactor at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County and instead push customers to use less electricity. Robert McGehee, chief executive … Continue reading
Increase in cancer in Sweden can be traced to Chernobyl The incidence of cancer in northern Sweden increased following the accident at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in 1986. This was the finding of a much-debated study from Linköping … Continue reading
North Jersey Media Group Radium found in drum at scrap metal recycler The Record Thursday, May 31, 2007 By EUNNIE PARK STAFF WRITER BERGENFIELD — The state Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a drum at a local scrap metal … Continue reading
US on Collision Course With G8 Partners Over Climate Agreement | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 27.05.2007 US on Collision Course With G8 Partners Over Climate Agreement The US objects to the Germany-proposed climate agreement on many levels Großansicht des … Continue reading
Green Nuclear Butterfly Blog So, The Parade of Has Been Stars Embracing Indian Point BeginsOnce famous, and even respectable Paul Newman of salad dressing and movie fame has sold out to Entergy, and it would be interesting to know how … Continue reading
Green Nuclear Butterfly Blog Paul, We Hardly Knew You! That must make it OK then… I feel all better now! This from a man who would never endorse alternative fuels in racing for fear of losing his oil company sponsors… … Continue reading