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50 Years After Test 596 – Nuclear Testing in East Turkestan via Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

Posted on 2012/02/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PRESS REMINDER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Living in the Shadow of an Atom Cloud: The Search for Victims’ Redress after China’s Nuclear Tests Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 9.30 – 12.30 Room P7C050, Paul-Henri Spaak Building, European Parliament 60 Rue Wiertz, Brussels, … Continue reading →

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New Study Ranks Countries on Security of Materials That Fuel Nuclear Arms via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/01/11 by snasser

Now, for the first time publicly, experts have surveyed the precautions each country has in place and ranked the nations from best to worst. The study is full of surprises and potential embarrassments: for instance, Australia takes first place in … Continue reading →

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Study Ranks Countries on Nuclear Security via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/01/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The 32 nations with materials that can fuel atom bombs are typically mum on security, which looks to the public like a closed world of barbed wire and armed guards. Behind the scenes, atomic insiders have long told horror stories … Continue reading →

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Southeast Asian Nations Look at Nuclear Power via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/11/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By SONYA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP Published: November 27, 2011 SINGAPORE — The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant that began in March has led many governments around the world to pause, review safety measures and revise their plans for power development. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear a pawn in Belgian politics via Nuclear World News

Posted on 2011/11/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

16 November 2011 In pursuit of a functioning government Belgium has reversed a 2009 agreement and proposed a crippling tax on nuclear power, leading utilities to threaten court action.   GDF Suez reacted strongly to the moves today with the … Continue reading →

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Energetic meet points outpost-Fukushima second thoughts via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/11/02 by snasser

Even as India debates the pros and cons of the Kudankulam nuclear power project, several developed countries have already resolved to scrap their nuclear plants, experts at an energy conclave said on Monday. Addressing the 14th regional conclave of the … Continue reading →

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New deal on phasing out nuclear power via Flanders News

Posted on 2011/10/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Mon 31/10/2011 – 10:24 Update: Mon 31/10/2011 – 12:32 The six parties involved in talks that should lead to the formation of a new Belgian Government have struck a deal on phasing out nuclear energy. Under the agreement Belgium will … Continue reading →

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Kazakhstan reels from impact of nuclear tests, 20 years on via AFP

Posted on 2011/08/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Aleks Tapinsh (AFP) – 1 day ago SEMEY, Kazakhstan — The 79-year-old Yevdokia Matushkina struggles to remember. Her memories often fail her. Except one. Sitting in her tiny room at a home for the elderly in the eastern Kazakh … Continue reading →

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New EU rules for nuclear waste open the door to dumping in Russia via Greenpeace

Posted on 2011/07/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

European countries obliged to develop plans to address waste problem Press release – July 19, 2011 European countries today agreed to develop plans to address the ever-growing problem of nuclear waste. However, the EU also agreed to continue the dangerous … Continue reading →

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