I'm posting this as a follow-up to a MSM news radio story (WBBM WGN 105.9FM/780AM Chicago,IL) that was almost laughable the way the announcer treaded so lightly regarding the explanation for the huge demand for US beef by Japan "because of serious safety concerns about domestic sources" without ONCE mentioning the word "radiation" or "contaminants" or Fukushima or even 3/11 at all!!~It was part of the Wall St./Business portion of the news program and the omission of the reason for the increased profits made it sound like it was such a GOOD(?) thing too!!(?)
I've probably stepped on enough toes over local issues involving the "elite" to expect some sort of "backlash"(again)in the future but don't really don't care who doesn't like it or the emails I sent (again) to express dismay and put them on notice that there is a growing number of their audiences who either just "woke up" or knew all along that the "WORST" HAS/is occurring and that they are part of a group of those responsible for post-3/11/11 harmful impacts that might have been reduced or avoided if they'd have just advised the public of the threats and protective measures options and that makes them theoretically accountable for the untold numbers of cancer victims ESPECIALLY the likely massive numbers who WILL,but haven't yet been officially diagnosed as such! I do what I can to remind ALL that 3/11 happened and IS happening well beyond Japan for coming up on two years now and it SUCKS!! ~**
EU condemns Iran nuclear upgrade plan
February 1 2013
“Brussels – The European Union voiced “serious concern” Friday over Iran's decision to install more modern equipment at its Natanz nuclear plant, saying it would be in “clear violation” of its international obligations.
“’We have learned with serious concern that Iran has informed the IAEA about its intention to install advanced centrifuges of the type IR2m at the Fuel Enrichment Plant at Natanz,’ said a spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
“Their installation could significantly increase the production of enriched material, she said.
“This would ‘add to the already severe concerns of the international community about the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme’ and would be ‘in clear violation of Iran's international obligations to suspend all enrichment and enrichment related activities.’…” http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/eu-condemns-iran-nuclear-upgrade-plan-1.1462882#.UQyqSvK8CSo
"Critics Say Proposed Guidelines for Japan’s Nuclear Industry Will Hinder Business"
Proposed new safety guidelines for Japan’s nuclear industry — strict enough that they could keep reactors shuttered for years for emergency upgrades — have set off intense political maneuvering by those who say the regulations will cripple business just as hopes were rising for economic relief….
….The guidelines require a secondary command center away from the reactor buildings… They also call for power companies to prepare for worse tsunamis…forcing at least some oceanside plants to raise sea walls, a costly endeavor.
The rules also ban power companies from building or operating reactors on top of active faults, but continuing contentious discussions over what an “active” fault consists of might allow the government to avoid closing such plants for good.
Many of the proposed regulations bring Japan in line with standards in the United States….
But Mr. Abe has argued that keeping the reactors idle would hinder a recovery he is trying to jump-start…
…there are lingering suspicions among anti-nuclear activists that the new panel will ultimately go easy on the country’s nuclear operators…the panel has left open the possibility that some standards could be suspended to allow limited reactor restarts…
NASA Planes Fly Over Bay Area to Measure Air Pollution Level
The tests are a part of a larger effort led by the DISCOVER-AQ campaign – a multi-year program launched across the United States in 2011 by NASA's Langley Research Center in
Hampton, Virginia. DISCOVER-AQ stands for Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality. NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., is the lead center for the mission.
Or they are looking for Big Foot and … wait for it …
The Illuminati!
They are canvassing most of California and this has been reported in many local press media.
Good thing IMO … California should ban all burning unless there is no other heat source available throughout the winter. Central valley AQ is particularly awful.
We've all seen the pics of China's pollution. Why wait until it's that bad here in the states.
“…Fukushima residents have filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors against Mr. Madarame on suspicion of professional negligence which resulted in deaths and injuries, the public broadcaster said.
Deep nuclear waste disposal sites gain traction
January 29, 2013
“The US currently has the world’s only operational deep-level nuclear waste repository, in New Mexico, but it only accepts waste from weapons research and production….
“Along with the UK, other countries considering building high-level waste repositories include Sweden, Finland, France, Germany and Canada. Sweden is most advanced, submitting a formal application to build a permanent storage facility in 2011.
“It took SKB, the Swedish nuclear waste management organisation, 15 years to win local support for its plan, which will see waste buried in copper canisters 500m underground. “
Japan police arrest mobster in Fukushima clean-up
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2013 (AFP) – “Japanese police have arrested a high-ranking yakuza over claims he sent workers to Fukushima for the radiological clean-up without a licence, the first arrest of a mobster in connection with the nuclear plant. “ http://www.mysinchew.com/node/82597?tid=37
Just wanted to post a link about that £67 billion that also included
details of Sellafields upcoming courtcase regarding illegal dumping of radioactive waste in a landfill.
Further criticism will be heaped on those managing Sellafield when a court case opens on Thursday that will look into claims the nuclear operator breached environmental permits in 2010 by dumping four bags of radioactive waste in a landfill at nearby Lillyhall without authorisation.
Workington magistrates court, Cumbria, will consider nine charges, although the law has since changed to make it easier for Sellafield to dispose of certain low-level waste materials at Lilyhall.
Management at Sellafield said they did not want to comment before the case, which has been brought by the Environment Agency and the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
The government is currently trying to strike a deal with the French company EDF on a power pricing formula that would convince the company to proceed with new reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset and elsewhere.
But EDF and other companies interested in building atomic power stations know that any bad publicity around the industry will undermine already-shaky public confidence.
BRITAIN’S Nuclear Industry Association and the Korea Atomic Industrial Forum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding promising close co-operation in future activities between the two countries.
Members of Britain’s Energy Coast-backed mission to South Korea were present at the signing, which took place on November 27 2012
They will promote exchange of experiences and materials in development, operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants as well as technology information on nuclear fuel and increase collaboration in academic research.
They signed this last November but we're only hearing about it today. Do you think that was enough time for us to forget about all those fake Korean parts that shut down 2 NPP's. WTF!
Centrica pulls out of project to build new UK nuclear plants and launches £500m share buy-back
Centrica has scrapped plans to take part in the building of new UK nuclear reactors, blaming spiralling costs and delays.
Great news you would think but Centrica's withdrawal from nuclear represents the exit of the final UK player in new nuclear development.
EDF is understood to be in talks with China Guangdong Nuclear Corporation over replacing Centrica in the venture and buying part of EDF's 80pc stake.
But even if a replacement can be found Centrica's parting shot over ongoing uncertainty around costs and timetable will be deeply unwelcome for both the Government and for EDF.
"WE'RE SITTING HERE HOPING FOR MOX 2 AT SELLAFIELD"
Councillor Elaine Woodburn, the leader of Copeland Borough Council, Cumbria UK, fighting to have the nuclear waste repository built in their area says,
“Things have to be turned around more quickly. We’re sitting here hoping for MOX 2 (at Sellafield); we’d also welcome and certainly want new-nuclear build (for which in turn we need a new grid power connection); we need a solution for the long-term disposal of nuclear waste. These are all at the whim of government.
“In many ways it is the domino effect – if one falls the others are put at risk".
Earthquake real time incidence map
( http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/ ) doesn't show any seismic activity in US (including Alaska), and Canada. Just a glitch?
The comment period has been extended to February 11.
Please add your voice to this:
>> Tell DOE: "Recycling" with radioactive materials is NOT acceptable! <<
"The Department of Energy (DOE) is considering a plan to allow radioactively-contaminated metal from nuclear weapons facilities to be “recycled.” This would allow this toxic metal to be mixed with clean recycled metal and enter into normal commerce—where it could be turned into anything from your next pants zipper to baby toys."
Cumbria's nuclear dump can't bury the waste problem
The region's complex geology has already been rejected once. More astonishingly, 60 years of the nuclear age has yet to produce a single deep disposal site anywhere on Earth
"Duke Energy Corp, the biggest power company in the United States, said Tuesday its Progress Energy Florida utility will retire the Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida."
This is north of Tampa, and had huge cracks in containment building.
"Mike Sebourne, senior chief mechanic for the helicopter squadron based at Atsugi and his attorney Paul Garner will be talking about what happened in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster"
American seismologist Roger Bilham, who is critical about plans for a nuclear power plant in Jaitapur, India because of the danger of earthquakes, deported from New Delhi airport. No reasons given why he was escorted straight back to the return flight. http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/us-scientist-deported-from-airport
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"Join audiences across the country for the debut screening of '3.11: Surviving Japan', the story of an American volunteer who discovered the Japanese Nuclear disaster cover-up. The screening will benefit the Save Minami-Soma Project, providing clean water and food to citizens still living in radioactive waste. This is an opportunity to keep the spotlight on what is, and is not happening in the clean-up efforts, the proposed dumping of 200,000+ tons highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean and its consequences. . Stay informed and let your voice be heard."
WSJ: Tensions Flare as Japan Says China Threatened its Forces
Wall Street Journal Wed Jan 6, 2013 p. A1, A9 by Y. Hayashi, J. Page, and J. E. Barnes
[Excerpted] Japan accused China's navy of locking weapons-guiding radar onto Japanese naval forces twice in the past three weeks, an escalation of their territorial dispute that has heightened fears of a military conflict between the Asian giants….
…Most analysts say a full-blow war is highly unlikely. But one worrisome element is a lack of direct communication channels and a code of conduct between the two nations' militaries… [end]
Ahmadinejad: Iran is already a nuclear power
Iranian president says Tehran has achieved nuke capability, but adds he is uninterested in attacking the "Zionist entity."
“The world must now relate to Iran as an atomic power, Ahmadinejad told Al-Ahram, as it is "already a nuclear state." He said that Tehran does not seek a military confrontation with Israel, and did not threaten to strike the "Zionist entity." In fact, Al-Ahram quoted him as saying, all of Iran's military capabilities are ‘defensive’……” http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=302313
Power goes out for minute at Oi nuclear plant
Feb.7 2013
"The NRA said the electricity supply for measuring gauges was disrupted and the water level in reactor 3 rose as valves in some pipes were automatically closed.
Oi Mayor Shinobu Tokioka urged Kepco in a statement to take the incident seriously and ensure the safety of local residents".
Two safety scares at Dungeness B nuclear plant
Feb 6 2013
"The Dungeness B nuclear plant was involved in two safety scares last year, a new report reveals.
In December 2012 operators EDF told the nuclear safety watchdog that its sea defences were not as strong as previously thought."
Will Obama's Energy Department Continue to Promote Radioactive Energy?
When Chu Went Nuclear
Feb 5 2013
"Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced his resignation last week after four years of pushing nuclear power, although he promoted energy efficiency and safe, renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind, too.
But nuclear power remained a major focus of Dr. Chu, a physicist out of the U.S. national nuclear laboratory system. In his letter to Department of Energy employees announcing his departure, Chu listed as among “tangible signs of success” during his tenure the go-ahead for the building of “the first nuclear power plants in the last three decades” in the U.S."
"Fairewinds Kevin Hurley, Maggie Gundersen, and Arnie Gundersen share this podcast. Kevin and Maggie discuss the recent internet attack against the Fairewinds website. Arnie, Maggie and Kevin discuss the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's double standard of allowing Nuclear Senior managers off the hook for significant violations while strongly reprimanding, firing, or filing criminal charges against its technicians and engineers. Lastly, Arnie Gundersen then discusses saltwater intrusions and what that means for Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant and how nuke speak is used to confuse the general public and press." http://fairewinds.org/content/nuke-industry-double-standards
TEPCO misled Diet panel, averted quake-damage inspection at Fukushima plant
“Tokyo Electric Power Co. misled a Diet investigation panel and cited “dreadfully high” radiation levels to effectively block an inspection for possible quake damage at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
“’(TEPCO’s explanation) was absolutely false and seriously obstructed the investigation,”’Mitsuhiko Tanaka, a former member of the now-disbanded Diet commission, said in a statement submitted to the chiefs of the two Diet chambers on Feb. 7.
“Tanaka asked the Diet to inspect the No. 1 reactor building to see if isolation condensers–key safety components at nuclear plants–were damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
“If the emergency cooling system was damaged by the magnitude-9.0 earthquake, stricter quake-resistance standards would be required for nuclear power plants, further delaying the restarts of idled reactors around the country.
“The isolation condensers stopped working soon after the earthquake struck, which is believed to have contributed to the early meltdown of the No. 1 reactor.
“TEPCO has denied they were damaged by the quake.
“Tanaka, a former reactor design engineer, was responsible for on-site inspections for the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission.
[cont.]
“He and other commission members planned to visit the plant on March 5-6 last year after receiving reports that subcontracted workers had seen water on the fourth floor of the No. 1 reactor building following the earthquake. Two tanks and piping were holding water for the isolation condensers.
“But Tanaka gave up on that plan after TEPCO said the reactor building was pitch-black and dangerous to enter.
“In reality, a cover over the building transmitted 10-16 percent of sunlight. It was also equipped with powerful mercury lamps….” http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302070058
was thinking about this, AGreenRoad, just two hours ago. Absolutely stunning. And to think, they'll jump up-and-down if someone uses lead in a child's toy, yet, think/say nothing if a child is fed using radioactive utensils…
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I'm posting this as a follow-up to a MSM news radio story (WBBM WGN 105.9FM/780AM Chicago,IL) that was almost laughable the way the announcer treaded so lightly regarding the explanation for the huge demand for US beef by Japan "because of serious safety concerns about domestic sources" without ONCE mentioning the word "radiation" or "contaminants" or Fukushima or even 3/11 at all!!~It was part of the Wall St./Business portion of the news program and the omission of the reason for the increased profits made it sound like it was such a GOOD(?) thing too!!(?)
~**
I've probably stepped on enough toes over local issues involving the "elite" to expect some sort of "backlash"(again)in the future but don't really don't care who doesn't like it or the emails I sent (again) to express dismay and put them on notice that there is a growing number of their audiences who either just "woke up" or knew all along that the "WORST" HAS/is occurring and that they are part of a group of those responsible for post-3/11/11 harmful impacts that might have been reduced or avoided if they'd have just advised the public of the threats and protective measures options and that makes them theoretically accountable for the untold numbers of cancer victims ESPECIALLY the likely massive numbers who WILL,but haven't yet been officially diagnosed as such! I do what I can to remind ALL that 3/11 happened and IS happening well beyond Japan for coming up on two years now and it SUCKS!!
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EU condemns Iran nuclear upgrade plan
February 1 2013
“Brussels – The European Union voiced “serious concern” Friday over Iran's decision to install more modern equipment at its Natanz nuclear plant, saying it would be in “clear violation” of its international obligations.
“’We have learned with serious concern that Iran has informed the IAEA about its intention to install advanced centrifuges of the type IR2m at the Fuel Enrichment Plant at Natanz,’ said a spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
“Their installation could significantly increase the production of enriched material, she said.
“This would ‘add to the already severe concerns of the international community about the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme’ and would be ‘in clear violation of Iran's international obligations to suspend all enrichment and enrichment related activities.’…”
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/eu-condemns-iran-nuclear-upgrade-plan-1.1462882#.UQyqSvK8CSo
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"Critics Say Proposed Guidelines for Japan’s Nuclear Industry Will Hinder Business"
Proposed new safety guidelines for Japan’s nuclear industry — strict enough that they could keep reactors shuttered for years for emergency upgrades — have set off intense political maneuvering by those who say the regulations will cripple business just as hopes were rising for economic relief….
….The guidelines require a secondary command center away from the reactor buildings… They also call for power companies to prepare for worse tsunamis…forcing at least some oceanside plants to raise sea walls, a costly endeavor.
The rules also ban power companies from building or operating reactors on top of active faults, but continuing contentious discussions over what an “active” fault consists of might allow the government to avoid closing such plants for good.
Many of the proposed regulations bring Japan in line with standards in the United States….
But Mr. Abe has argued that keeping the reactors idle would hinder a recovery he is trying to jump-start…
…there are lingering suspicions among anti-nuclear activists that the new panel will ultimately go easy on the country’s nuclear operators…the panel has left open the possibility that some standards could be suspended to allow limited reactor restarts…
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/world/asia/proposed-rules-for-japans-nuclear-industry-called-too-strict.html?src=recg
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They'll kill us all. They don't care – Not even about themselves.
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My guess is that this IS in the correct thread…
NASA Planes Fly Over Bay Area to Measure Air Pollution Level
The tests are a part of a larger effort led by the DISCOVER-AQ campaign – a multi-year program launched across the United States in 2011 by NASA's Langley Research Center in
Hampton, Virginia. DISCOVER-AQ stands for Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality. NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., is the lead center for the mission.
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/4722/20130202/nasa-planes-fly-over-bay-area-measure.htm
hmmm…
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Or, it's a cover story for radiation monitoring, spraying experimental chemical/biological agents, surveillance …
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Or they are looking for Big Foot and … wait for it …
The Illuminati!
They are canvassing most of California and this has been reported in many local press media.
Good thing IMO … California should ban all burning unless there is no other heat source available throughout the winter. Central valley AQ is particularly awful.
We've all seen the pics of China's pollution. Why wait until it's that bad here in the states.
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Oh – You favor the official government pronouncements and information? What are you doing here? (Besides sleazing all over us sensible people)
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Nuclear safety chief questioned over Fukushima disaster: report
Feb. 03 2013
“…Fukushima residents have filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors against Mr. Madarame on suspicion of professional negligence which resulted in deaths and injuries, the public broadcaster said.
“The complaint alleges that Mr. Madarame was responsible for a delay in announcing data predicting how radiation would spread from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, it said.
“It also reportedly faults him for failing to take necessary measures to shield the plant against the tsunami in the first place….”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nuclear-safety-chief-questioned-over-fukushima-disaster-report/article8152177/
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Deep nuclear waste disposal sites gain traction
January 29, 2013
“The US currently has the world’s only operational deep-level nuclear waste repository, in New Mexico, but it only accepts waste from weapons research and production….
“Along with the UK, other countries considering building high-level waste repositories include Sweden, Finland, France, Germany and Canada. Sweden is most advanced, submitting a formal application to build a permanent storage facility in 2011.
“It took SKB, the Swedish nuclear waste management organisation, 15 years to win local support for its plan, which will see waste buried in copper canisters 500m underground. “
http://im.ft-static.com/content/images/bd5de1f6-6a54-11e2-a7d2-00144feab49a.img
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/72d52288-6a3c-11e2-a7d2-00144feab49a.html#axzz2JqdsiYjg
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Japan police arrest mobster in Fukushima clean-up
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2013 (AFP) – “Japanese police have arrested a high-ranking yakuza over claims he sent workers to Fukushima for the radiological clean-up without a licence, the first arrest of a mobster in connection with the nuclear plant. “
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/82597?tid=37
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6.9 earthquake strikes off Japan’s Hokkaido—USGS
Agence France-Presse
11:29 pm | Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/351683/6-9-earthquake-strikes-off-japans-hokkaido-usgs
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There have now been NINE quakes of more than 6M in the last eight days. http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/
This is Hokkaido's second in two days.
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Sellafield clean-up cost reaches £67.5bn, says report
Taxpayers are now spending £1.5bn per year on Sellafield, the authority said
The cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear waste site has reached £67.5bn with no sign of when the cost will stop rising, according to a report.
The Public Accounts Committee's report said deadlines to clean the Cumbria site had been missed, leaving crucial decommissioning projects over budget.
It suggested successive governments have failed to "get to grips" with the hoards of waste stored at the site.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said it is facing up to the challenges.
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sellafield costs £67bn to clean up
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cost of clean up £67bn so far….
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why are my comments being 'trimmed to empty'?
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dont mention sellafield!
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Just wanted to post a link about that £67 billion that also included
details of Sellafields upcoming courtcase regarding illegal dumping of radioactive waste in a landfill.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/04/sellafield-management-criticised-commons-committee
Further criticism will be heaped on those managing Sellafield when a court case opens on Thursday that will look into claims the nuclear operator breached environmental permits in 2010 by dumping four bags of radioactive waste in a landfill at nearby Lillyhall without authorisation.
Workington magistrates court, Cumbria, will consider nine charges, although the law has since changed to make it easier for Sellafield to dispose of certain low-level waste materials at Lilyhall.
Management at Sellafield said they did not want to comment before the case, which has been brought by the Environment Agency and the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
The government is currently trying to strike a deal with the French company EDF on a power pricing formula that would convince the company to proceed with new reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset and elsewhere.
But EDF and other companies interested in building atomic power stations know that any bad publicity around the industry will undermine already-shaky public confidence.
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UK and Korea pledge nuclear cooperation
BRITAIN’S Nuclear Industry Association and the Korea Atomic Industrial Forum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding promising close co-operation in future activities between the two countries.
Members of Britain’s Energy Coast-backed mission to South Korea were present at the signing, which took place on November 27 2012
They will promote exchange of experiences and materials in development, operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants as well as technology information on nuclear fuel and increase collaboration in academic research.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/2.5902/uk-and-korea-pledge-nuclear-cooperation-1.1032322?referrerPath=afc/n
They signed this last November but we're only hearing about it today. Do you think that was enough time for us to forget about all those fake Korean parts that shut down 2 NPP's. WTF!
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Centrica pulls out of project to build new UK nuclear plants and launches £500m share buy-back
Centrica has scrapped plans to take part in the building of new UK nuclear reactors, blaming spiralling costs and delays.
Great news you would think but Centrica's withdrawal from nuclear represents the exit of the final UK player in new nuclear development.
EDF is understood to be in talks with China Guangdong Nuclear Corporation over replacing Centrica in the venture and buying part of EDF's 80pc stake.
But even if a replacement can be found Centrica's parting shot over ongoing uncertainty around costs and timetable will be deeply unwelcome for both the Government and for EDF.
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Oops, forgot Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9846895/Centrica-pulls-out-of-project-to-build-new-UK-nuclear-plants-and-launches-500m-share-buy-back.html
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"WE'RE SITTING HERE HOPING FOR MOX 2 AT SELLAFIELD"
Councillor Elaine Woodburn, the leader of Copeland Borough Council, Cumbria UK, fighting to have the nuclear waste repository built in their area says,
“Things have to be turned around more quickly. We’re sitting here hoping for MOX 2 (at Sellafield); we’d also welcome and certainly want new-nuclear build (for which in turn we need a new grid power connection); we need a solution for the long-term disposal of nuclear waste. These are all at the whim of government.
“In many ways it is the domino effect – if one falls the others are put at risk".
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/2.5902/partnership-is-the-key-1.1032313?referrerPath=home
Elaine, you #*%hole – you will be sitting there for a very long time!!
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Que Pasa? What's up?
Earthquake real time incidence map
( http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/ ) doesn't show any seismic activity in US (including Alaska), and Canada. Just a glitch?
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I see that, I found this for the US. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_all.php
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Oops…the seismic data is now back, up.
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This is odd, I found this it shows 6.0 Alaska but no written record just a dot. http://itouchmap.com/?r=earthquake&t=5
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Here is a list that is current, http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_big.php
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Back to normal http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/
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New images of Fukushima just after 3/11
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.businessinsider.com/new-images-of-the-fukushima-plant-2013-2&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAyNi_iAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=hyKIJ-hHnkg&usg=AFQjCNFiBDrt_SgoHH40QkSmqmnFo49cFg
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The comment period has been extended to February 11.
Please add your voice to this:
>> Tell DOE: "Recycling" with radioactive materials is NOT acceptable! <<
"The Department of Energy (DOE) is considering a plan to allow radioactively-contaminated metal from nuclear weapons facilities to be “recycled.” This would allow this toxic metal to be mixed with clean recycled metal and enter into normal commerce—where it could be turned into anything from your next pants zipper to baby toys."
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=12406
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Comment on this NPR article and tell them what YOU think of min-reactors:
"Are Mini-Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power?"
http://www.npr.org/2013/02/04/170482802/are-mini-reactors-the-future-of-nuclear-power
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Saw that article, My first thoughts are:
How cute!
and
Fun size Death
Sarcasm aside, they can change the amount, but not the half-life and consequently the liability to the world for careless planning.
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Cumbria's nuclear dump can't bury the waste problem
The region's complex geology has already been rejected once. More astonishingly, 60 years of the nuclear age has yet to produce a single deep disposal site anywhere on Earth
Jan 30 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2013/jan/30/nuclear-waste-cumbria-copeland-allerdale
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Great news!
"Duke Energy Corp, the biggest power company in the United States, said Tuesday its Progress Energy Florida utility will retire the Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida."
This is north of Tampa, and had huge cracks in containment building.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/utilities-duke-crystalriver-idUSL1N0B53ZT20130205
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At 1pm est today, RadChick is interviewing —>
"Mike Sebourne, senior chief mechanic for the helicopter squadron based at Atsugi and his attorney Paul Garner will be talking about what happened in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster"
http://ucy.tv/Default.aspx?PID=93
https://www.facebook.com/pages/RadChick-Radiation-Research-Mitigation/260610960640885#!/photo.php?fbid=484142371621075&set=a.260707430631238.56456.260610960640885&type=1&theater
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American seismologist Roger Bilham, who is critical about plans for a nuclear power plant in Jaitapur, India because of the danger of earthquakes, deported from New Delhi airport. No reasons given why he was escorted straight back to the return flight.
http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/us-scientist-deported-from-airport
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C'MON TACO MAGROOVEY!
"Join audiences across the country for the debut screening of '3.11: Surviving Japan', the story of an American volunteer who discovered the Japanese Nuclear disaster cover-up. The screening will benefit the Save Minami-Soma Project, providing clean water and food to citizens still living in radioactive waste. This is an opportunity to keep the spotlight on what is, and is not happening in the clean-up efforts, the proposed dumping of 200,000+ tons highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean and its consequences. . Stay informed and let your voice be heard."
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http://www.tugg.com/events/2994
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Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Won’t Melt if Spent Fuel Pool Drains
http://www.simplyinfo.org/?page_id=9444
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WSJ: Tensions Flare as Japan Says China Threatened its Forces
Wall Street Journal Wed Jan 6, 2013 p. A1, A9 by Y. Hayashi, J. Page, and J. E. Barnes
[Excerpted] Japan accused China's navy of locking weapons-guiding radar onto Japanese naval forces twice in the past three weeks, an escalation of their territorial dispute that has heightened fears of a military conflict between the Asian giants….
…Most analysts say a full-blow war is highly unlikely. But one worrisome element is a lack of direct communication channels and a code of conduct between the two nations' militaries… [end]
My commentary: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/wsj-tensions-flare-as-japan-says-china.html
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Ahmadinejad: Iran is already a nuclear power
Iranian president says Tehran has achieved nuke capability, but adds he is uninterested in attacking the "Zionist entity."
“The world must now relate to Iran as an atomic power, Ahmadinejad told Al-Ahram, as it is "already a nuclear state." He said that Tehran does not seek a military confrontation with Israel, and did not threaten to strike the "Zionist entity." In fact, Al-Ahram quoted him as saying, all of Iran's military capabilities are ‘defensive’……”
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=302313
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2003 Archives: Iran Has Been A Nuclear Military Power Since 2002
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news_updates/newsupdatemain.html
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In Japan, a Painfully Slow Sweep
Jan 7 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/business/japans-cleanup-after-a-nuclear-accident-is-denounced.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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Oops..old news
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PS..Ya…like last month..as if anything has changed.
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Fallout level in Fukushima became highest since May. 2012
Feb 6.2013
http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/02/fallout-level-in-fukushima-became-highest-since-may-2012/
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Power goes out for minute at Oi nuclear plant
Feb.7 2013
"The NRA said the electricity supply for measuring gauges was disrupted and the water level in reactor 3 rose as valves in some pipes were automatically closed.
Oi Mayor Shinobu Tokioka urged Kepco in a statement to take the incident seriously and ensure the safety of local residents".
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/07/national/power-goes-out-for-minute-at-oi-nuclear-plant/#.URLJyKXm4Y8
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"a trainee mistakenly tripped the circuit breaker." WOW
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ANALYSIS-Retired Duke reactor may signal more U.S. nuclear shutdowns
Feb 6 2013
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/utilities-duke-nuclear-idUKL1N0B635L20130206
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REFILE-Urenco sale plan divides secretive nuclear fuel club
Feb 6 2013
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/urenco-sale-nuclear-idUKL5N0B58MY20130206
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Two safety scares at Dungeness B nuclear plant
Feb 6 2013
"The Dungeness B nuclear plant was involved in two safety scares last year, a new report reveals.
In December 2012 operators EDF told the nuclear safety watchdog that its sea defences were not as strong as previously thought."
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/safety-scares-Dungeness-B-nuclear-plant/story-18069516-detail/story.html#ixzz2K9nW6Wsj
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Changing course on nuclear power
Feb 5 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/05/changing-course-on-nuclear-power
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Will Obama's Energy Department Continue to Promote Radioactive Energy?
When Chu Went Nuclear
Feb 5 2013
"Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced his resignation last week after four years of pushing nuclear power, although he promoted energy efficiency and safe, renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind, too.
But nuclear power remained a major focus of Dr. Chu, a physicist out of the U.S. national nuclear laboratory system. In his letter to Department of Energy employees announcing his departure, Chu listed as among “tangible signs of success” during his tenure the go-ahead for the building of “the first nuclear power plants in the last three decades” in the U.S."
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/02/05/when-chu-went-nuclear/
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Japan's new nuclear watchdog already under fire for collusion
Feb 4 2013
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2013/s3683182.htm
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Tepco exec’s interview records seized in probe
Feb 4 2013
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/04/national/tepco-execs-interview-records-seized-in-probe/#.URLUQKXm4Y8
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"Fairewinds Kevin Hurley, Maggie Gundersen, and Arnie Gundersen share this podcast. Kevin and Maggie discuss the recent internet attack against the Fairewinds website. Arnie, Maggie and Kevin discuss the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's double standard of allowing Nuclear Senior managers off the hook for significant violations while strongly reprimanding, firing, or filing criminal charges against its technicians and engineers. Lastly, Arnie Gundersen then discusses saltwater intrusions and what that means for Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant and how nuke speak is used to confuse the general public and press."
http://fairewinds.org/content/nuke-industry-double-standards
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TEPCO misled Diet panel, averted quake-damage inspection at Fukushima plant
“Tokyo Electric Power Co. misled a Diet investigation panel and cited “dreadfully high” radiation levels to effectively block an inspection for possible quake damage at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
“’(TEPCO’s explanation) was absolutely false and seriously obstructed the investigation,”’Mitsuhiko Tanaka, a former member of the now-disbanded Diet commission, said in a statement submitted to the chiefs of the two Diet chambers on Feb. 7.
“Tanaka asked the Diet to inspect the No. 1 reactor building to see if isolation condensers–key safety components at nuclear plants–were damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
“If the emergency cooling system was damaged by the magnitude-9.0 earthquake, stricter quake-resistance standards would be required for nuclear power plants, further delaying the restarts of idled reactors around the country.
“The isolation condensers stopped working soon after the earthquake struck, which is believed to have contributed to the early meltdown of the No. 1 reactor.
“TEPCO has denied they were damaged by the quake.
“Tanaka, a former reactor design engineer, was responsible for on-site inspections for the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission.
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“He and other commission members planned to visit the plant on March 5-6 last year after receiving reports that subcontracted workers had seen water on the fourth floor of the No. 1 reactor building following the earthquake. Two tanks and piping were holding water for the isolation condensers.
“But Tanaka gave up on that plan after TEPCO said the reactor building was pitch-black and dangerous to enter.
“In reality, a cover over the building transmitted 10-16 percent of sunlight. It was also equipped with powerful mercury lamps….”
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302070058
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Department of Energy (DOE) Wants To “Recycle" Radioactively-Contaminated Metal Into Consumer Products; via A Green Road
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/02/department-of-energy-doe-wants-to.html
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was thinking about this, AGreenRoad, just two hours ago. Absolutely stunning. And to think, they'll jump up-and-down if someone uses lead in a child's toy, yet, think/say nothing if a child is fed using radioactive utensils…
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Only FOUR MORE DAYS left to add your voice:
The comment period has been extended to February 11.
>> Tell DOE: "Recycling" with radioactive materials is NOT acceptable! <<
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=12406
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My message to the Youth: safe nuclear does not exist! It must be stopped
http://sierraecho79.skyrock.com/photo.html?id_article=3134247482&id_article_media=39137562
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Anti-nuclear power images..
http://www.google.com/search?q=anti+nuclear+art&hl=en&tbo=u&rlz=1C1AFAB_enUS503US517&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=EfMTUYC1KYHnyAHzwID4Dg&ved=0CEAQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=799
Stop the nuclear madness!
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