Australian doctors condemn uranium sales to Russia
For example, the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has confirmed that Russia’s military sites are off limits for inspection”
20 March 2010, The Medical Association for Prevention of War today condemned the government proposal to sell uranium to Russia, in contravention of recommendations from its own parliamentary inquiry.
MAPW President DR Bill Williams responded: “As MAPW told the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, the current safeguards cannot guarantee that Australian uranium would not end up in Russian nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Nuclear company creates a “spinoff” to avoid paying its debts
The New York Public Commission staff has concluded that Entergy’s proposed spinoff is not in the public interest, and that the new company will be too debt-burdened and financially unstable.
Nuclear “SpinCo”, t r u t h o u t , 18 March 2010 by: World Business Academy, Rinaldo Brutoco and Madeleine Austin The nuclear industry, like Wall Street, knows how to make money with other people’s money: move liabilities off balance sheet, use lots of borrowed money and leverage, don’t worry about loading too much debt onto the company as long as insiders can walk away with plenty of money and look to the fool taxpayer to cover the losses. Continue reading
Rudd’s Russia Nuclear Meltdown
“The clear wishes of the Australian public are poorly served by an Australian government opening the door to uranium sales to nuclear weapons states.”
19 March 2010: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN) is dismayed at moves by the Rudd government to open the door to uranium sales to Russia. Continue reading
Strange deals – Aboriginals and Olympic Dam Uranium Mine Expansion
The Kokatha-Mula appear to have become the “Land Council” for the traditional Kokatha people of the Western Desert, since the traditional Kokatha people walked out on Native Title and BHP Billiton several years ago!
Kokatha ”Mula”, sounds catchy and similar but on researching the internet found no historic reference to this name.
MARK ALDRIDGE: WHO’S BEHIND THE INDEPENDENT ABORIGINAL CANDIDATES? , Coober Pedy Regional Times, 19 March 2010, ANTaR SA is helping Lynette Crocker and Dylan Mastrosavas to stand as ‘Independent SA Change’ to bring forward your Aboriginal Voices. Continue reading
Colorado endangered by uranium mining’s radioactive wastes
(USA) Colorado lawmakers trying to tighten uranium cleanup rules, KDVR, By Associated Press, March 18, 2010, DENVER (AP) — State lawmakers are worried a new national focus on nuclear energy will allow uranium mines in Colorado to postpone cleanup of radioactive wastes. Continue reading
Sydney’s radioactive residential area will still be “hot” indefinitely
because of the extremely high radioactivity levels in the waste, it may be difficult to dump it
Clean-up deadline missed, Sydney Morning Herald BRIAN ROBINS, March 19, 2010, THE planned clean-up of the radioactive site at Hunters Hill is facing an indefinite delay. The government has missed its own deadline to begin the clean-up, and is yet to even start on the necessary paperwork….. Continue reading
150 German towns unite against nuclear power
150 German towns want nuclear power ended, de.indymedia.org, Diet Simon, 17 March 2010Themen: Atom Weltweit ÖkologieLocal power utilities in Germany have formed an anti-nuclear power alliance saying that planned longer running times for nukes are endangering their plans to invest billions in climate-friendly green energies… Continue reading
Hypocrisy of Rudd government on selling uranium to Russia
Never mind that they got elected on promises to repeal Howard’s plans to dump nuclear waste on Northern Territory aboriginal land.
Never mind that the Rudd government’s own Senate inquiry recommended that selling uranium to Russia was unsafe, could increase nuclear weapons proliferation.
But – the sheer hypocrisy of Kevin Rudd, posing as the world’s great disarmament leader (with another old pro-nuker, Gareth Evans), and then deciding to send nuclear fuel to Russia!
Right at the time when the world tries to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and while Russia is now supplying Iran’s nuclear power plant!
Arms race danger as Iran develops nuclear power
Obama: Iran with nukes could trigger arms race, Google News, (AP) – 18 March 2010, WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger an arms race in the Middle East, something his administration wants to avoid. Continue reading
Rudd prepares to open the uranium floodgates to Russia
Russia getting Iran’s nuclear power going
Iran nuclear plant launch set for summer, The Age, SERGEI VENYAVSKY, March 19, 2010 – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Iran’s Russian-built nuclear power plant will be launched in the northern summer, even as the US calls for Russia to delay the start-up.US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Moscow on an official trip, urged Russia not to launch the plant until Tehran proves it’s not developing atomic weapons.
Rann government cannot be trusted on environmental protection
Murray-Darling: deal or no deal? – Crikey, 17 March 2010, “……..Twice Rann was elected with a policy to stop new uranium mines. Three times SA got brand new or bigger uranium mines.There are environmental issues of real substance in this campaign, including a proposed uranium mine in the Arkaroola Wilderness north of Adelaide in the majestic Flinders Ranges.
In a submission to government this week, state museum scientists said their cross-discipline analysis was in no doubt: uranium mining there will cause species extinction.The Rann Government says it can be trusted to make the right decision on the Arkaroola Wilderness uranium mine after the election on March 20. It might allow it, it might not, is its present policy….”
Antinuclear campaign growing in India
Campaigners from around India have now joined the resistance movement set up by farmers and fishermen
India’s government withdraws nuclear power legislation – Nuclear Reaction 14 March, 2010, .”…….’Indian farmers battle against nuclear plant A robust people’s movement against a major nuclear power project has built up in a cluster of small villages on India’s picturesque Konkan coast. Continue reading
Aboriginals and Uranium Mining – Quiet Deals Going On?
Just who are the Kokatha Mula Land Nations Council Inc and the Kokatha Olympic Dam Agreement Association Inc?
No, they are not the Kokatha people, but a newer and vaguer mob.
Anyway, they’re having their “Annual general Meeting” on March 27th
Do I smell a BHP Billiton front rat?
Obama’s nuclear promotion stalled in India
government is keen to pass the bill before the next meeting of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to US President Barack Obama scheduled in April. According to government, there is need to pass this bill for completing the 123 civil nuclear pact with US as the private companies in the US are not willing to sell any nuclear equipment to India without such a law in place.
Govt. defers tabling of nuke liabilities bill in Lok Sabha, NEWSTRACK India, New Delhi, 15 March, 2010, Continue reading
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