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Radioactive Leakage: Berlin Takes Steps to Address Nuclear Waste Scandal
Responsibility for a leaking radioactive waste site in the mountains of Lower Saxony has been shifted from one office to another in the German government. The scandal has political fallout, but whether -- and how -- the leaking waste can be cleaned up is still not clear.
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The World from Berlin: Nuclear Slop in Leaky Mine Washes over Berlin
The nuclear waste scandal involving leaky drums of "radioactive liquor" at a storage facility in a German salt mine called Asse II keeps growing. Commentators see consequences not just for some federal politicians, but also for Germany's ongoing nuclear debate.
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John McCain's Energy Follies
New York Times: The industries that create energy – coal, wind, nuclear, ethanol, and, of course, oil and gas – all clamored to be heard at the Republican convention. At cocktail receptions and in hundreds of ads, each claimed to welcome the challenge of creating a cleaner, greener energy future. A lot of that was corporate boilerplate. But one advertisement, from Chevron, seemed strikingly on point. "It took us 125 years to use the first trillion barrels of oil," it said. "We'll use the next ...
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Nuclear option 'must be examined'
Scotland needs to consider creating a new generation of nuclear power plants to ensure energy security, according to business leaders.
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Britain hails landmark US-India nuclear deal
Agence France-Presse: Britain welcomed Saturday a deal to lift a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India, saying it will make a "significant contribution" to global energy and climate security. The comment came after the United States finally secured approval in Vienna for a one-off waiver for India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology. "It is very welcome that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has reached agreement on civil nuclear ...
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45-nation group OKs landmark US-India nuke deal
Associated Press: Nations that supply nuclear material and technology overcame fierce obstacles Saturday and approved a landmark U.S. plan to engage in atomic trade with India -- a deal that reverses more than three decades of American policy. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which governs the legal world trade in nuclear components and know-how, signed off on the deal after three days of contentious talks and some concessions to countries fearful it could set a dangerous precedent. "Today we have ...
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The World from Berlin: 'The Most Problematic Nuclear Facility in Europe'
Leaking nuclear waste in a storage facility in Lower Saxony has raised the temperature of the conversation over nuclear power in Germany. Conservatives say nuclear power is safe and clean, but the Left is saying, 'I told you so.' But no one knows what to do about radioactive water leaking from the mine.
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Nuclear Energy: No Solution to Climate Change
From Andrea:
German produced flyer (in English) debunking the myth that nuclear is the way forward to solve climate change.
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New nuclear power station for Scotland
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IAEA nuclear leak did not reach environment: probe
VIENNA (Reuters) - A small amount of plutonium which leaked from an ageing International Atomic Energy Agency laboratory near Vienna did not reach the environment, according to an independent inquiry cited by the U.N. watchdog on Friday.
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Democratic Nominee Obama Vows to Defeat Climate Change
Environment News Service: Climate change has made Senator Barack Obama's list of "threats of the 21st century" alongside terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty, genocide, and disease. Accepting the Democratic nomination for president Thursday night before 75,000 supporters at Denver's Invesco Field, Obama said he would "build new partnerships" to defeat these threats. "And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as president - in 10 years, ...
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Nuclear power generators in spain accused of putting profit before safety
Catalan regional government says that failure to invest has caused several incidents at two nuclear stations
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China's lead in race for new nuclear plants could create UK skills famine
Britain's plans for new nuclear power stations will face a fierce challenge for skills and resources
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Germany eyes new scheme to keep old nuclear
German energy giants RWE, E.ON and Vattenfall are trying to persuadepoliticians in Berlin to scrapa planned15-year phase-out of the country's existing nuclear power stations, according to press reports.
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Entergy to continue paying New York: Cuomo
(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Entergy Corp will pay a total $432 million to the state power authority as part of a multi-year contract even if Entergy completes the spin-off of its nuclear power stations.
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Nuclear agreement: N Korea halts decommissioning
Country suspends disablement of nuclear facilities, accusing US of reneging on disarmament agreement
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N-waste containers likely to fail, warns 'devastating' report
Thousands of containers of lethal nuclear waste are likely to fail before being safely sealed away underground, a devastating official report concludes.
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Call for energy companies merger
One of the largest shareholders in nuclear power generator British Energy calls for it to merge with Centrica, it is reported.
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Nuclear waste containers likely to fail, warns 'devastating' report
Thousands of containers of lethal nuclear waste are likely to fail before being safely sealed away underground, a devastating official report concludes.
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Nuclear power: British Energy's largest investor presses for its merger with Centrica
Stakeholder Invesco says that the fusion of both companies would be 'obvious solution' for future
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The World from Berlin: 'With Musharraf, a Scapegoat Leaves the World Stage'
Pakistan is without Musharraf for the first time in nine years. German commentators on Tuesday asks whether the fractious coalition government will be any better at dealing with the country's daunting problems, including a floundering economy and militant Islamists. And will the West be able to help keep the nuclear state stable?
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United Kingdom: Clegg reveals his grand vision on renewable energy
Independent: Nick Clegg will today unveil plans to make Britain an exporter of green energy by 2050, as he called for a programme "on the scale of the Apollo moon landings" to transform Britain's dependence on foreign oil, gas and coal supplies. In an interview with The Independent, the Liberal Democrat leader demanded the scrapping of new nuclear and coal-fired power stations, instead proposing the establishment of a renewables delivery authority to oversee a massive expansion of wind, solar and ...
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Lib Dems urge energy independence
The UK could be "energy independent" by 2050 without building any new coal or nuclear power stations, the Lib Dems say.
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India needs to look beyond coal-based power, says coal minister
Indo-Asian News Service: India needs to look beyond coal and tap non-conventional and renewable sources of energy such as hydropower and nuclear energy, says Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia. "There are no two opinions about the need to switch over to other modes of power generation like nuclear energy and hydro. Coal-based power production has to be restricted," Bagrodia told IANS. His statement comes after the state-owned thermal power utility NTPC Ltd, formerly National Thermal Power Corp, ...
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Spain government vows firm action on nuclear leak
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government said on Tuesday it would take firm action against a nuclear plant after the watchdog pressed for charges over its handling of a radioactive leak for which 2,600 people had to be screened.
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Mini-Summit on the Black Sea: Merkel and Medvedev Fail to Agree on Georgia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev put Georgia's current borders in question during a private meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday. But he softened a surprising nuclear threat by a Russian general over Poland, and said tensions with the West were not impossible to solve.
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E.ON plans 150-MW biomass power plant in UK
Reuters: E.ON UK EONG.DE plans to build a 150 megawatt wood-burning power station in southwest England at a cost of about 300 million pounds ($558.3 million), the German-owned utility said on Tuesday. The proposed Portbury Dock Renewable Energy Plant in Bristol should generate enough power for over 200,000 homes from 2014. "Schemes such as this, together with cleaner coal, gas and new nuclear, will help us to keep the UK's lights on, while also reducing carbon emissions and ensuring ...
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Spain government vows firm action on nuclear leak
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government said on Tuesday it would take firm action against a nuclear plant after the watchdog pressed for charges over its handling of a radioactive leak for which 2,600 people had to be screened.
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Malaysia looking at nuclear energy use: minister
Malaysia's cabinet will deliberate next month on whether to adopt nuclear energy to combat high global oil prices, a minister said Tuesday.
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Nuclear Phase-Out: Germany Faces Shortage of Atomic Experts
If Germany shuts down all its atomic reactors by 2021, as the government currently plans, it will still need a fresh generation of nuclear scientists. A group of experts who have released a report on heightened nuclear risks in Germany warns against complacency.
Read more [Spiegel Online]
Lets learn from mistakes: Thou shalt not split the atom!
Even supporters of nuclear energy confess: After 50 years of research and searching, there is still not a single satisfactory nuclear waste disposal site in the world. The Supreme Court of the United States has stipulated that nuclear waste disposal sites will only be approved if the operator can guarantee a safety factor of one million years. But who could do so?
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Renewed push for uranium mining in West
Associated Press: Cattleman George Glasier sees the next nuclear era amid the blood-orange mesas of Paradox Valley, the same Western range lands that hold a darker legacy from the last rush to pull uranium from the ground. Residents of this valley near the Four Corners region are getting an unimpeded view of the second uranium rush. Many are worried. Glasier, a onetime mining executive-turned-rancher, wants to build a uranium mill on cattle-grazing land near his spread. It would be the country's ...
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France Reaffirms Its Faith in Future of Nuclear Power
New York Times: It looks like an ordinary building site, but for the two massive, rounded concrete shells looming above the ocean, like dusty mushrooms. Here on the Normandy coast, France is building its newest nuclear reactor, the first in 10 years, costing $5.1 billion. But already, President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that France will build another like it. Flamanville is a vivid example of the French choice for nuclear power, made in the late 1950s by Charles de Gaulle, intensified ...
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McCain's Pitch for Safe Nuclear Power May Be Undercut by Leaks
Bloomberg: Republican presidential candidate John McCain promotes nuclear power as a central element of his energy plan, boasting in particular about the safety record of the Navy's reactor-propelled fleet. ``We have been sailing nuclear ships around the world for 60 years, never had an accident,'' McCain, an Arizona senator and former Navy pilot, said July 22 in Rochester, New Hampshire. Only two days later, the Navy disclosed that one of its nuclear submarines, the USS Houston, had been ...
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Greenpeace activists 'risk their lives'
protesting against a shipment of nuclear waste on its way to Sellafield are putting themselves at risk of death or injury, the UK nuclear security chief has warned.
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Russia's new nuclear challenge to Europe
Russia is considering arming its Baltic fleet with nuclear warheads for the first time since the cold war, senior military sources warned last night.
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Energy: How dirty is your power supplier?
Which do you prefer, nuclear or coal? Tony Levene looks at what you get when you switch on
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Finnish minister calls for more nuclear power
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland should decide on building two more nuclear reactors by 2011, Finnish Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen said on Thursday, opening door for more nuclear construction in the Nordic country.
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SPIEGEL Interview with IAE Head Nobuo Tanaka: 'We Live in an Era of High Energy Prices'
After rising for months, oil prices are now on the decline. SPIEGEL spoke with the head of the International Energy Agency about the future of oil prices, the growing importance of nuclear power and the quantity of oil left in the world.
Read more [Spiegel Online]
France's Nuclear Conundrum: Atomic World Champ on the Ropes
France is proud of having the world's most developed nuclear energy infrastructure, but a series of incidents at the Tricastin nuclear power plant has shaken its self-confidence. Is public sentiment about nuclear power about to shift?
Read more [Spiegel Online]
