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Post by StuartG on Jul 29, 2011 10:25:59 GMT 1
Japan Jul 29, 2011 "Japan slow to close door on nuclear food" By Christopher Johnson "TOKYO - Somehow, when much of the world was worried about nuclear fallout from Japan, it never occurred to thousands of farmers and government officials that radioactive particles spewing into eastern Japan since March might end up in the food chain via rice straw left outside to dry. ....." www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/MG29Dh01.html |
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Post by StuartG on Jul 30, 2011 9:30:20 GMT 1
‘Stop nuclear trains permanently, not just for Olympics’ Published: July 29, 2011 by ANDREW JOHNSON "ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners have criticised the company which transports radioactive waste through the centre of London – including through Islington – after it announced its trains will be suspended during the Olympics and Paralympics next year. " .... "The train regularly carries nuclear waste along the North London line through Islington from Sizewell A power station in Suffolk – currently being decommissioned – to Sellafield in Cumbria." www.islingtontribune.com/news/2011/jul/%E2%80%98stop-nuclear-trains-permanently-not-just-olympics%E2%80%99 |
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Post by StuartG on Jul 30, 2011 9:36:21 GMT 1
EdF's Hinkley Point C plans move forward 29 July, 2011 | By NCE Editorial "EdF Energy has announced that it has made huge strides towards beginning work at its Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant saying it has been given the go ahead for preparatory work by West Somerset District Council." .... "For the first time in the history of construction of nuclear plants in the UK these applications will be made publicly available in full. Progress on procurement of reactor components will allow Areva (which will be supplying the reactors) to begin the forging process for some of the long lead time items required." www.nce.co.uk/news/energy/edfs-hinkley-point-c-plans-move-forward/8617948.article |
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Post by StuartG on Aug 3, 2011 21:19:00 GMT 1
"Swede cuffed for cooking nuclear reactor on kitchen stovetop" "Add radioactive smoke detector innards. Stir" By Rik Myslewski in San Francisco Posted in Physics, 2nd August 2011 18:35 GMT "A Swedish man was arrested and briefly detained for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. "I've always been interested in nuclear physics and particle physics," the unnamed 31-year-old told the Helsingborgs Dagblad (Google Translate). "I have read many books about it and wanted to see if it worked. I just thought of it as an experiment." " www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/02/diy_swedish_nuclear_reactor/---- How to make a nuclear reactor at home www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwRt74nzRmYreactor1967.fortunecity.com/ |
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Post by StuartG on Aug 3, 2011 21:51:38 GMT 1
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Post by StuartG on Aug 5, 2011 7:39:42 GMT 1
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Post by StuartG on Aug 5, 2011 8:35:04 GMT 1
"North Korea makes debut as disarmament chair, draws flak" By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA | Thu Aug 4, 2011 12:12pm EDT "(Reuters) - North Korea, under fire for its own nuclear programme, took the helm of the Conference on Disarmament for the first time on Thursday to a chorus of protests and called for the elimination of nuclear weapons." "Canada did not attend the session, having promised to boycott the chairmanship of what it called a "major proliferator of nuclear weapons." www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/04/us-arms-nuclear-idUSTRE7734TQ20110804---- "The Great Leader said: 'The Juche Idea means, in brief, that the masters of the Revolution and Socialist Construction are the masses of the people.' " www.korea-dpr.com/ |
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Post by StuartG on Aug 8, 2011 20:45:37 GMT 1
Industrial Fuels and Power. "Bayer threatens to leave Germany over nuclear shutdown" August 8th, 2011 by IFandP Newsroom "Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022 may result in some of its biggest companies relocating outside its borders as they search for cheaper energy. .... Marijn Dekkers, head of pharmaceuticals giant Bayer (ETR:BAYN), said: “It is important that we remain competitive compared with other countries..... .... Meanwhile, the report in business journal WirtschafsWoche, also quoted Robert Hoffman, head of communications company 1&1 as saying that taxes to subsidise renewable energy sources were too high...... www.ifandp.com/article/0012852.html |
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Post by StuartG on Aug 12, 2011 3:43:12 GMT 1
"Nuclear safety: A dangerous veil of secrecy" "Who can the public trust on nuclear safety - the anti-nuclear camp, the nuclear lobby or academics funded by the latter?" Dorothy Parvaz Last Modified: 11 Aug 2011 13:09 "Even most academic nuclear experts, seen by many as the middle ground between the anti-nuclear activists and nuclear lobby itself, were reluctant to say what was happening: That in Fukushima, a community of farms, schools and fishing ports, was experiencing a full-tilt meltdown, and that, as Al Jazeera reported in June, that the accident had most likely caused more radioactive contamination than Chernobyl." Read more of our coverage of Japan's disasters [ english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/japan/ ] "As recently as early August, those seeking information on the real extent of the damage at the Daiichi plant and on the extent of radioactive contamination have mostly been reassured by the nuclear community that there’s no need to worry." .... "A high-stakes game There’s no denying that there’s a lot of money - and power - riding on the nuclear industry. The money trail can be tough to follow - Westinghouse, Duke Energy and the Nuclear Energy Institute (a "policy organisation" for the nuclear industry with 350 companies, including TEPCO, on its roster) did not respond to requests for information on funding research and chairs at universities." .... "So those people who get funding from that….it’s not like they (researchers) want to lie, but there’s a certain amount of, shall we say, ideological commitment to nuclear power, as well as a certain amount of self-censorship." It comes down to worrying how their next application for funding might be viewed, he said. .... "Sullivan points to the DOE-managed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California in Berkley (where some of the research for the first atomic bomb was done) as an example of how intertwined academia and government-funded nuclear science are." .... english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/japan/Comment: The Aljazeera Report is well worth a read in full. "Toshiba acquired reactor maker Westinghouse Electric Co. for $4.16 billion in October 2006." See "Exchange Traded Notes another bubble set to burst" radio4scienceboards.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=hobnobbing&thread=1027&post=13278---- Duke Energy. Residential: "Providing gas and electricity services to Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Includes information for consumers, employees and corporate clients." www.duke-energy.com/---- Fukushima I by Digital Globe upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Fukushima_I_by_Digital_Globe.jpg---- "A Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Kidotai (riot police) water cannon; this type was used at Fukushima to cool the plant." upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/MPD-Kouatuhousui.jpg...might be an idea for this country to get a few of these! For riots or nuclear disasters. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster"As of June 2011, 7,000 tons of seawater from the tsunami remained in the plant. The plant planned to release it all back into the ocean, as the tanks and structures holding the water were beginning to corrode. Approximately 3,000 tons of the water was found to contain radioactive substances, and Japan's Fisheries Agency refused permission to release that water back into the ocean" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daini_Nuclear_Power_Plant |
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Post by StuartG on Aug 12, 2011 3:53:51 GMT 1
Wiltshire Gazette and Herald RAF veteran claims 1950s nuclear tests caused childlessness 4:40pm Thursday 11th August 2011 By Lewis Cowen » "“Although I had my eyes shut I could see the bones of my fingers through my skin, just like an X-ray. That was the radiation. " .... "Although Mr Thompson experienced no serious illness immediately after the blast, the little fingers on both his hands have remained crooked ever since and he required surgery on one to straighten it. A more sinister after-effect came to light after he and his wife were expecting their first child. Mr Thompson recalled: “My wife went right to term, but the baby was very underweight – just four pounds. He only lived for 25 minutes.” The couple’s gynaecologist told them that they could try again but a similar result might occur, or even threaten Mrs Thompson’s life. Mr Thompson said: “I wouldn’t risk my wife’s life, so we never tried again. " .... "Mr Thompson has joined the British Nuclear Trials Victims’ Association, which has been fighting a class action for five years. Alan Rimmer, the association’s press officer, said: “Just last week we won the right to appeal a Supreme Court decision denying us the right to compensation. “The appeal will be heard in November and, if we win, we can sue the Government. " ---- "" Comments(1) robfrancis , SN8 1AL says... 7:43pm Thu 11 Aug 11 .. this story reveals the evils of the military mind. I avoided Christmas Island during my RAF National Service, because I bought information on the subject from HMSO. I was told off by my my senior officer for buying the book, which was confiscated, so I could not spread this information to those foolish enough to volunteer, and naturally did not do so myself. What I remember is that my fellow airmen were treated very well during their trip to Christmas Island, although were completely ignorant of what they were doing. Nobody was told what I found out in the book available at HMSO. Possibly that it their excuse. The airmen should have known what they were getting into, and so it was OK for them to volunteer to take this holiday in the Pacific. That is the thinking behind the military mind; irresponsible. " www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/9191583.RAF_veteran_claims_1950s_nuclear_tests_caused_childlessness/ |
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Post by StuartG on Aug 17, 2011 7:32:46 GMT 1
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Post by StuartG on Aug 25, 2011 14:15:45 GMT 1
The Voice of Russia "Iran starts hiding uranium centrifuges in bunker" Aug 25, 2011 11:55 Moscow Time "Iran has started moving uranium enriching centrifuges from its main atomic complex in Natanz to an underground bunker in Fordow, which is well protected from air strikes...." english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/25/55053250.html |
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Post by principled on Aug 25, 2011 14:47:31 GMT 1
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Post by StuartG on Aug 25, 2011 16:13:17 GMT 1
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I don't doubt that Israel has the capacity to do that, or at least the ability. At the present time they are not in that type of mood, plus the USA have put on the brakes.
I think Russia's intervention is significant, why would they 'help' the Iranians. To cock a snook at the West? At first sight, Yes, but then it's a bit drastic for the want of doing that. Russia has its own nuclear arsenal, detonation of which would split the Globe asunder. Fear of the Chinese getting too much of an hold, Ah! now there's a thing. Fear of the Iranians, quite possibly as they are unpredictable. The Russians being there is a supressant, and that would be how they [Rus] would see it, plus as a short term two fingers to the West, with the added benefit of not letting the Chinese get too much of an hold. In time perhaps even a base overlooking the entrance to the Persian Gulf/Gulf of Oman. Nice view!
StuartG
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Post by StuartG on Aug 30, 2011 12:12:43 GMT 1
"Low grade uranium deposits of India – a bane or boon " Available online 22 August 2011. Abstract "Uranium resources of the world is estimated to be 5.5 million tonnes and the proven resources in India forms 3% of the world resources. ...." www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610211015293 |
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