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Japan Embassy pulls backing for Vienna exhibition with works about Fukushima No. 1 and WWII via The Japan Times

Posted on 2019/11/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

VIENNA – The Japanese Embassy in Austria has withdrawn its endorsement of an art exhibition in Vienna to mark 150 years of bilateral diplomatic ties, deeming some politically and socially critical art works inappropriate, according to the embassy and organizers. The … Continue reading →

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Holding onto optimism in the pursuit of peace via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2018/11/23 by nfield

“When we squabble over trivialities, we are nothing more than useful idiots to the power elites.” By Peter Weish This is Peter Weish’s acceptance speech on receiving the 2018 Nuclear-Free Future Award in the category of Lifetime Achievement, on October … Continue reading →

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Austria to sue EU over allowing expansion of Hungary nuclear plant　via Reuters

Posted on 2018/01/22 by nfield

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria is planning to sue the European Commission for allowing Hungary to expand its Paks atomic plant, it said on Monday, not viewing nuclear energy as the way to combat climate change or as being in the … Continue reading →

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From Hiroshima to Marshall Islands: Nuclear Weapons Must Be Banned via Huffington Post

Posted on 2015/08/29 by norma field

The lingering consequences of nuclear testing Just a few weeks after the 70th anniversary of the nuclear bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 29th marks the International Day against Nuclear Testing. Well over 2,000 nuclear detonations have been conducted around … Continue reading →

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Austria files complaint against UK nuclear plant via The Local

Posted on 2015/07/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Austria has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against EU-granted state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain, government officials confirmed on Monday. Austria to formally object over UK nuke subsidy (23 Jun 15) … Continue reading →

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Radioactivity unexpectedly detected in 2 places at Czech Temelin nuclear plant, no safety risk via Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted on 2015/07/04 by norma field

PRAGUE — An official says low radioactivity has been unexpectedly detected in two places outside one of the two reactors at a Czech nuclear power plant. […] Svitak said Friday the Czech nuclear authority and authorities in nearby Austria have … Continue reading →

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Trouble ahead for UK’s nuclear hopes via Reuters

Posted on 2015/06/26 by norma field

The next generation of reactors in the U.K. has been in the works for a decade, but now a looming challenge in the European Court of Justice attacking nuclear subsidies, growing technical problems and cost overruns are casting doubt on … Continue reading →

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Austria to file EU complaint against UK nuclear plant via yahoo!news

Posted on 2015/06/24 by norma field

Vienna (AFP) – Austria will next week officially file a legal complaint in Brussels against state subsidies for Britain’s planned new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant, the government in Vienna said Tuesday. “We cannot accept that a technology such as … Continue reading →

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Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons via Reuters

Posted on 2015/04/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Austria on Tuesday called for banning nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has the backing of 159 countries. Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz was speaking at the five-year review conference of … Continue reading →

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Luxembourg confirms opposition to Hinkley Point nuclear power plant deal via Power Engineering International

Posted on 2015/03/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Luxembourg has confirmed that it will back Austria in filing a lawsuit against the European Commission for the decision to allow billions of pounds of subsidies for Hinkley Point C, casting fresh doubt over the UK’s first planned nuclear reactors … Continue reading →

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