Germany’s Environment Minister will shut down nuclear reactors
Environment minister stands firm on nuclear power plant closure Deutsche Welle | 15.02.2010
Germany’s environment minister has thrown his weight behind shutting down the country’s nuclear reactors. Continue reading
Business Charter calls for Financially Risky Nuclear Business
David Noonan said high set-up costs made nuclear an unviable energy source for SA.
Business SA calls for “bold and brave” reforms in its Charter For A Prosperous South Australia | Adelaide Now Daniel Wills February 16, 2010
“……The charter challenges political leaders to adopt reforms including:…….PURSUING development of a nuclear energy industry to “take advantage” of the state’s enormous uranium stores….. Continue reading
Nuclear power too financially risky
Nuclear power, strike 2 MNN – Mother Nature Network Karl Burkart 16 Feb 2010 Even Wall Street won’t touch nuclear because it is too financially risky. At least 1 out of 2 nuclear plants will fail, leaving taxpayers with the burden of debt. Continue reading
Uranium mining’s damage to the Australian environment
The impact of nuclear testing on the Australian environment | Blog About All 16 Feb 2010 “.……..In the case of Rum Jungle, the pollution of the surrounding environment was quite severe with run off from the tailing damns causing extensive damage in the East Finniss river for several kilometres away from the sight of the mine. Continue reading
800 Peaceful Protestors block UK nuclear site
(UK) 800 peaceful protestors block gates to Aldermaston nuclear site | Ekklesia 15 Feb 2010
Around 800 nonviolent protesters have succeeded in blocking access to the majority of gates at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire. Faith groups are playing a major role in the protests, which began at 7.00am this morning. Continue reading
International walks against nuclear weapons and nuclear power
Participants said similar walks have taken place or are planned in Europe and Australia — and they denounced the financial, environmental and societal costs of nuclear weapons and power.
Walk for nuclear free world
By John Huotari | john.huotari@oakridger.comThe Oak RidgerFeb 15, 2010
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. —Calling for an end to nuclear weapons and power, about 30 activists began a three-month peace walk on Saturday from the Y-12 National Security Complex to the United Nations in New York City. Continue reading
Maralinga nuclear tests and the environment
areas of fused or ‘glazed’ sand are still contaminated with levels of plutonium which are of a high and dangerous level
The impact of nuclear testing on the Australian environment | Blog About All 16 Feb 2010 “………..As well as the tests at Monte Belle islands, between 1952 and 1963 the British government, with the agreement and support of Australia, carried out ‘major’ tests at two other sites on the Australian mainland at Emu Field and Maralinga in South Australia. Continue reading
Rudd Govt Betrays Australians on Nuclear Waste Dumping
The Australian Government, aided by an inert mainstream media, is lying and cheating Australians. Martin Ferguson and the Rudd Government pretend to change the Howard Government’s laws on nuclear waste, and pretend to have aboriginal support for the dumping of radioactive waste on aboriginal land in the Northern Territory.
Rudd Government, elected on the promise to over-turn discriminatory and anti-environment laws about radioactive waste, is now producing a new and worse version of those laws. (More about Martin Ferguson’s new Bill at.Bernard Keane – Crikey )
Australia is obligated to take back a small amount of radioactive waste from UK and France. That waste originated from the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney – and could perfectly well be stored there. Or on Commonwealth land elsewhere in Australia.
New Zealand P.M. had shares in uranium mining
“New Zealand goes to the world and says that it’s nuclear free, we can’t really have our Prime Minister investing in a uranium mining company,”
Key criticised over shares in uranium mining company 3 News NZ By Adam Hollingworth 14 Feb 2010
The Prime Minister is divesting his shares in a company which mines for uranium. Continue reading
Areva losing faith in ‘nuclear renaissance’ ?
Areva Switching From Nuclear Power To Solar ? The Oil Drum by Big Gav February 14, 2010
French energy company Areva (best known for its nuclear power business) has purchased solar thermal power company Ausra – yet another example of a promising Australian technology company ending up with foreign ownership.
One possible positive interpretation of the news is that Areva are losing faith in the oft-predicted but unrealised “nuclear renaissance” and now see the real future growth opportunities in large scale solar power, with nuclear power (at best) a legacy business……………. Continue reading
Nuclear power not financially viable
”the risks faced by developers are so large and variable that individually they could each bring even the largest utility company to its knees financially.”.
ENERGY: Nuclear Does Not Make Economic Sense Say Studies Australia.to 14 February 2010 by Julio Godoy
BERLIN, (IPS) – The enormous technical and financial risks involved in the construction and operation of new nuclear power plants make them prohibitive for private investors, rebutting the thesis of a renaissance in nuclear energy, say several independent European studies. Continue reading
Northern Territory Intervention all about Uranium and Nuclear Waste Dumping
Stop the Intervention – Neil E Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc – 9 February 2010 “I find the continuation of the racist NT Intervention by the Rudd Government disappointing.
I remind everyone that the Intervention is about access to Aboriginal land by business interests (mining) and the location of a dump for uranium waste.
SA, WA and Qld will not accept uranium waste so we are deluding ourselves the Intervention is anything but accessing Aboriginal land in the NT.
It has NOTHING to do with children.If it was about children, then the Intervention would have occurred elsewhere due to the undeniable fact that child abuse per capita is not as significant in the NT as it is in another State. NT is well down the pecking order.My question is why not have an Intervention in that State rather than the NT? The answer is simple. The Federal Govt does not have the Constitutional power to invade a State like it has in the NT.
Columbia River endangered for thousands of years, by nuclear radioactive wastes
(USA) Despite billions spent on cleanup, Hanford won’t be clean for thousands of years By Scott Learn, The Oregonian February 09, 2010, Some radioactive contaminants at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation will threaten the Columbia River for thousands of years, a new analysis projects, despite the multibillion-dollar cleanup efforts by the federal government. Continue reading
Australia’s Maralinga Nuclear Veterans dying out, while they wait for justice
Nuclear veterans want better compo deal Sydney Morning Herald MAX BLENKIN 11 Feb 2010
Britain exploded seven atomic bombs in the South Australian outback in 1956-57 but continued the nuclear test program through to May 1963 with a large number of minor trials of items such as nuclear initiators. Continue reading
What a Damn Yankee Nuclear Nuisance!
(USA) Just as the nuclear idustry pushes for massive public money, for extending the life of its aging reactors and setting up new ones, along comes a pesky little bit of democracy!
Alone in the nuclear power world, the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant actually has to rely on the State Legislature to say yea or nay to extended its miserable radioactively leaking life. (Other U.S. States don’t have this “luxury” of controlling their ancient or new nuclear reactors.)
Oh dear, this leaky old ship could bring about the sinking of the whole nuclear power fleet in America. (Meanwhile government-run nuclear industries – France, China – etc – they don’t have this pesky problem of being financially or in any other way, accountable to the people.)
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