Tag Archives: IAEA

Kazakhstan: encouraging civilian nuclear energy, with security in mind via beyond brics

Posted on 2015/08/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme shows what can be achieved through commitment and patient negotiation. Kazakhstan was proud to have contributed to the historic agreement by hosting two rounds of talks between Iran and the P5+1 negotiators in 2013. … Continue reading →

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Scientific Forum 2015: Super Crops Created from Irradiated Natural Polymers in Viet Nam via IAEA

Posted on 2015/08/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Looking to increase yield and eliminate disease, farmers in Viet Nam are now feeding their plants oligochitosan [O-LEE-GO-KITE-O-SAN] and oligoalginate [O-LEE-GO-AL-GI-NATE], substances made from irradiated natural polymers. And it’s working. Oligochitosan and oligoalginate come from shrimp shells and brown seaweed, … Continue reading →

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Japan and IAEA risk Fukushima victims’ lives with forced return via The Ecologist

Posted on 2015/07/29 by norma field

A massive decontamination exercise is under way in Iitate Village near Fukushima, writes Kendra Ulrich: step one in a plan to force 6,000 residents back into the evacuated zone in 2017. But as radiation levels remain stubbornly high, it looks … Continue reading →

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‘Follow the Money’: Fukushima Cleanup Financially Motivated, Expert Says via Sputnik

Posted on 2015/07/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are not over, and the Japanese government’s push to decommission and dismantle the plants in the next thirty years are not scientifically feasible, but financially motivated, according to Fairewinds Chief engineer and … Continue reading →

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Elders Reject Proposed Nuclear Power Plant In Akwa Ibom via Nairaland Forum

Posted on 2015/07/06 by norma field

[…] Speaking at a press conference in Uyo, the state capital, they wondered that, if the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] had warned that, Nigeria was nor ripe to handle nuclear issues for now, the country would insist in venturing … Continue reading →

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Las 115.000 toneladas de basura radiactiva olvidadas en el Atlántico Nordeste via Materia

Posted on 2015/07/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Los 223.000 bidones con residuos nucleares lanzados en alta mar hasta 1982 no se controlan desde hace dos décadas, pese a las evidencias de fugas. Los países europeos estudiarán en 2014 si es necesario establecer un nuevo programa de vigilancia … Continue reading →

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Tepco seeks foreign seal of approval to restart nuclear plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/07/02 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s invitation to the world’s top nuclear agency to review the safety of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility signals the utility’s desire to win international backing to resume operations at the world’s largest atomic power plant. Kashiwazaki is Tepco’s … Continue reading →

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Kazakhstan to Host International Uranium Fuel Bank via The New York Times

Posted on 2015/06/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

VIENNA — An international uranium fuel bank will open in Kazakhstan in two years, partly funded by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, after the board of the U.N. nuclear agency approved a hosting agreement on Thursday with the Central Asian country. … Continue reading →

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The myth of the peaceful atom – debunking the misinformation peddled by the nuclear industry and its supporters via Friends of Earth Australia

Posted on 2015/06/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Former IAEA Director-General Mohamed El Baradei noted: “If a country with a full nuclear fuel cycle decides to break away from its non-proliferation commitments, a nuclear weapon could be only months away. In such cases, we are only as secure … Continue reading →

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Do We Need To Go Nuclear On Climate Change? via Forbes

Posted on 2015/06/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] It would be easy to dismiss such appeals as so much self-serving industry propaganda — not least because Whitman herself serves as a co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, a Washington DC-based outfit that bills itself as … Continue reading →

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