Nuclear advertising man Ziggy Spinowski promotes dangerous new technologies for Australia
The vision is for the reactors to be installed on the seabed under 60m to 100m of water
Nuclear power’s friendly new face | The Australian, 29 Jan 2011, “……..According to former Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation chairman Ziggy Switkowski, there has been a big escalation of interest in small reactors of about 100MW capacity for application in remote areas and small towns. He says small reactors are expected on the market within five years. Continue reading
Dangers of AREVA’s plan for undersea nuclear reactors
ecological associations have wasted no time in highlighting the dangers. According to Greenpeace, nothing has been finalised on a technical level or in terms of safety.
Underwater nuclear plant on the Basque coast? – EiTB News World, Frederik Verbeke – 01/25/2011, French naval defence specialists are planning to build a number of small underwater nuclear power plants. Continue reading
Regulatory approval very doubtful for small nuclear reactors
there are still many obstacles in the path of the development of small reactors, of which the most difficult to overcome may be securing regulatory approval....
$2 billion wiped off the value of uranium miner ERA
Darwin-based miner was closing its Ranger uranium tailings dam for 12 weeks because heavy rain was expected for the rest of the wet season
Energy Resources of Australia tumbles as rain takes a heavy toll Matt Chambers The Australian * January 29, ENERGY Resources of Australia (ERA) suffered its biggest one-day share slump in two years, Continue reading
Time for ERA to shut down Ranger uranium mine
“It is time for ERA to end its increasingly ill-considered and desperate expansion plans and start a measured, costed and comprehensive clean up and exit from Ranger. Twelve weeks is a start, but the unique Kakadu environment needs more than a three month reprieve.”
Dave Sweeney 29 Jan 2011, The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed today’s confirmation of the suspension of mineral processing operations at Energy Resources of Australia’s troubled Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu. Ranger continues to be dogged by operational problems, including unresolved seepage from the tailings dam and the planned twelve week suspension seeks to reduce pressure on the under-performing tailings dam. Continue reading
Local residents show up duplicity of nuclear corporations
General Electric (GE) clearly lost the audience’s trust……Although they are not experts in the field of radioactive carcinogens, the residents’ many voices were not too intimidated to call the energy giant to account for its actions.
(Canada) How residents delivered a major upset to GE-Hitachi Canada’s nuclear operations, rabble.ca, By Zach Ruiter and Liat Mandel| January 28, 2011 David versus Goliath has recently been retold as a story of environmental justice: a small group of Trent students and Peterborough residents defeated the General Electric-Hitachi Corporation of Canada (GE) at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) tribunal. Continue reading
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