Monthly Archives: July 2014

Nuclear plant near Chennai all set for milestone via The Hindu

Chennai, July 1:   Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium. The operators of the nuclear power station, which is half the … Continue reading

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NEC to keep watchful eye on dry cask proposal via Brattleboro Reformer

BRATTLEBORO — A group that has opposed the operation of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon for more than 40 years says it will stay involved in the power plant’s future, including a recent proposal by Entergy, the plant’s … Continue reading

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増える脱原発 via 宮崎日日新聞

(抜粋) 電力も将来、再生可能エネルギー普及の可能性はあるが、現状はまだまだ。しかし、危険性を考慮して九州電力など9電力会社で脱原発の株主提案が出された。すべて否決されたが、福島で起きた事故が原発に対する不信を植え付けた。 注目すべきは、多くの自治体が脱原発議案に賛意を示したことだ。だが九電株主の県と4市は川内原発廃炉案に反対、棄権した。作家の柳田邦男さんは23日付本紙に「真の国富とは何か、GDPなどの数字ではない真の豊かさとは何かを議論すべきだ」と書いた。 本県も真剣に考えるときである。大飯原発差し止め訴訟判決は、250キロ圏内は「具体的な危険がある」と認めた。鹿児島県の川内原発から県境まで60キロ。250キロとなれば、九州がすっぽり入る。事故は起きないと誰が言い切れよう。 大飯原発再稼働を認めなかった福井地裁判決は「原発停止で多額の貿易赤字が出るとしても、豊かな国土に国民が根を下ろして生活していることが国富」と断じた。FCVや電卓同様、技術は進む。安心できる暮らしを長い目で考えたい。 全文は増える脱原発

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Toshiba and GDF Suez Push Ahead on British Nuclear Plant via The New York Times

LONDON — Toshiba, the Japanese industrial giant, and the French utility GDF Suez have announced plans for moving ahead with a new British nuclear power station, adding momentum to the country’s atomic energy program. The facility, called Moorside, would be … Continue reading

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Britain’s Torness 1 nuclear unit taken offline – EDF via Reuters

(Reuters) – Britain’s Torness 1 nuclear unit was taken off line at 1.22 a.m. (1222 GMT) on Tuesday, operator EDF Energy said. Continue reading at Britain’s Torness 1 nuclear unit taken offline – EDF

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Apartheid’s Nuclear Shame via Ground up

During apartheid, a nuclear weapons programme at Pelindaba used workers from nearby settlements. Decades have gone by and millions of rands have been spent on investigations, yet questions remain and hundreds of workers who claim to have become ill after … Continue reading

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名誉所長に小泉元首相=「脱原発」発信-城南信金のシンクタンク via 時事ドットコム

 城南信用金庫(東京都品川区)は1日、シンクタンク部門「城南総合研究所」の名誉所長に小泉純一郎元首相を同日付で迎えたと発表した。 続きは名誉所長に小泉元首相=「脱原発」発信-城南信金のシンクタンク

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Myanmar’s Ongoing Quest For Nukes – OpEd via Eurasia Review

Interest in nuclear energy is fast gaining momentum in South Asia and its immediate neighbourhood. While India and Pakistan have proven nuclear programmes including civil and military, there is a ‘resurgent interest’ in nuclear energy technology in Myanmar. Myanmar aspires … Continue reading

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