Australian Senate debating Bill that bribes Aboriginals into hosting nuclear waste dump
D-Day to stop nuclear waste dump NT Newsw, NIGEL ADLAM | June 16th, 2011..…. “the Central Land Council said the Federal Government was riding roughshod over Aboriginal people’s concerns..
“Pushing ahead at Muckaty and ignoring the serious level of dispute about the nomination process would be a disaster for traditional owners, their families and the broader Tennant Creek region,” he said. “The last thing we need is more disputes and more conflict”….
Land council director David Ross said the management of nuclear waste should be treated in a proper scientific way rather than bribing “the poorest sector of the community”….http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/06/16/240871_ntnews.html
Australia’s racist Radioactive Waste Management Bill
Traditional owner Dianne Stokes represented the traditional elders of the Warlmanpa and Warumungu tribes at the rally.
“The Senate will be going ahead debating the legislation without proper consultation and without our consent,” she said.
Nuclear dump laws ‘radioactive racism’ Nine MSN 15 June 11 The Australian Greens say draft laws which will allow a nuclear waste dump to be created on a property in the Northern Territory are “radioactive racism”. Continue reading
Australian company Lynas faces resistance in its plan to dump thorium wastes in Malaysia
Democratic Action Party, have been warning that Lynas has the potential to create the same kind of environmental and public health problems that the workers and residents of Bukit Merah endured….| Lynas Malaysia and the rare earth controversy, Asia Sentinel by John Berthelsen , 14 June 11 |
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon urges Senate to delay vote on nuclear waste dump
Senator Xenophon says the issue is live before the courts and cannot be ignored.
“The Senate should wait until the Federal Court has made its findings as to whether those who claim to be the owners of Muckaty Station, who volunteered the site, are the correct parties to do so,” he said.
Muckaty nuclear dump bill likely to pass Senate, ABC News 14 June 11 Laws to set up a nuclear waste storage facility in the Northern Territory are likely to be approved by the Senate this week, despite calls from senators for the debate to be put on hold. Continue reading
A nuclear expert loses his faith in nuclear power
“Why not consider Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima as warnings of greater catastrophes to come and avoid the inevitable by shutting them down, ..?Corners he saw cut there eventually soured Silvi on that endeavor. His next position — at the Italian Commission on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Sources, which included work on nuclear disarmament — eventually soured him on nuclear energy itself.
“Why not consider Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima as warnings of greater catastrophes to come and avoid the inevitable by shutting them down, much like changing your diet and/or lifestyle after finding out that your cholesterol or blood pressure is elevated, rather than continuing down the same path until a heart attack or stroke strikes?”
In the meantime, he suggests that wrangling existing power plants requires a global response toward the dangers he predicts.
In the last two decades, Silvi has gone on to acclaim in the world of solar energy, where has been president of the International Solar Energy Society and founder of the Italian Group for the History of Solar Energy…..
“Our problem is that we don’t know what will happen on any scale of time. Such uncertainty is OK when dealing with train trips or dinner choices. But it becomes problematic when considering the possible spread of very dangerous material that will stay deadly for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.”
In his introduction to risk analysis, Silvi provides a very simple equation: R=PxC. In English, that translates to the probability of something happening (the P) times the consequences if it does (C) equals the risk to society (R)…….
“Nuclear today only generates about 12 percent of the developed world’s electricity. By instituting an energy efficiency program,” Silvi suggests, “we could fill the gap caused by shutting them all down and put this malevolent genie back into the bottle….“Instead of a Kyoto accord,” he says, “we will have to have some kind of multilateral nuclear agreement to deal with such threats.”
Nuclear engineer Cesare Silvi studied unlikely outside threats to nuclear plants in Italy, which soured him on the energy source and caused him to go solar…… .http://www.miller-mccune.com/science/confessions-of-a-nuclear-power-safety-expert-32220/
Australia’s uranium industry hit as European countries reject nuclear power
The downturn in European interest in nuclear energy has now impacted Australia, the world’s third largest exporter of uranium oxide after Canada and Kazakhstan.
Fallout From Fukushima Rattles Australia’s Uranium Mining Industry, The Street, 16 June 2011 The slow-motion Japanese Fukushima reactor debacle has sent ripples worldwide, with Germany, Switzerland and Italy all now deciding to exit nuclear power. Continue reading
Uranium exploring companies slash future production estimates
Nuclear Uncertainty Causes Uranium Production Pullback The Bedford Report Provides Investment Research on Denison Mines & First Uranium NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Jun 15, 2011) – Uranium spot prices are facing downward pressure this month amidst uncertainty regarding global nuclear demand. These consumption worries have led several uranium explorers to slash production estimates going forward. The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Uranium Sector and provides equity research on Denison Mines Corporation (NYSE Amex: DNN) (TSX: DML) and First Uranium Corporation (TSX: FIU)…….
Nuclear energy industry – terminal decline in Europe?
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| It is becoming evident to many that the March nuclear catastrophe at Japan’s six reactor Daichi Fukushima complex has dealt a huge, possibly fatal, blow to the nuclear industry’s hopes of a revival. |
Poll finds majority of Australians want 100% renewabl energy
Deputy Australian Greens leader Christine Milne, who accepted the survey on behalf of the multi-party climate change committee, said the results were a resounding “yes” to renewable energy………… “It needs more than the renewable energy target.” The only large-scale projects in Australia so far have been in wind, but more needs to be done to bring on solar and thermal projects, Senator Milne said…….
Most want 100% renewable energy: survey Nine MSN News 15 June 11- A clear majority of Australians want the nation to move towards 100 per cent renewable energy, a major survey suggests. Continue reading
Australian Productivity Commission overestimated costs of solar power
some media reports seem to have put a strong focus on the solar element rather than the major driver – increases in the costs of transmission and distribution. Massive amounts of money are being poured into network upgrades to service peak demand; largely driven by the use of air-conditioners during the summer months. “Here’s again where rooftop solar power can be a saviour,” said Mr. Rich. “By creating the power closer the point of consumption, you decrease line loss, which can account for up to 10% of electricity generation – and line loss worsens in warm weather. Additionally, solar power systems would be generating the most power during times when the bulk of air-conditioning is being used. Rooftop solar has many other benefits – it’s the Internet of distributed electricity generation.”
Solar Power’s Carbon Abatement Cost Exaggerated, Renewable Energy News, by Energy Matters 15 June 11 –The Australian Productivity Commission’s recent report questioning the value and benefit of residential solar power is misinformed says Jeremy Rich, CEO of national solar solutions provider Energy Matters.
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