Tag Archives: Uranium

Virginia Loves Nuclear But Hates Uranium. Why? via Energy Collective

Posted on 2016/01/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Virginia may be the only state in the U.S. with a law creating a public-private partnership structure whose mission is to strengthen and promote its nuclear energy and technology industries. There are two components of the partnership, the Virginia Nuclear … Continue reading →

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‘Fukushima Lessons: Any Notion That Nuclear Power Is Clean Is Obsolete’ via RTs

Posted on 2015/04/20 by norma field

The world must phase out nuclear power because it is absolutely not clean from the mining processing of uranium to the generation of high-level radioactive waste, Kevin Kamps for the radioactive waste watchdog Beyond Nuclear, said. 17 Apr 2015 – … Continue reading →

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Canada, India in advanced talks on nuclear fuel supply: Report via The Economic Times

Posted on 2015/04/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TORONTO: Canada’s biggest uranium producer Cameco is in advanced talks with India on a deal to supply it fuel for nuclear power plants and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit next week is likely to provide impetus to clinch the agreement, … Continue reading →

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India registers record production of nuclear fuel via The Economic Times

Posted on 2015/04/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW DELHI: In a major milestone for the nuclear industry, India has registered a record production of over 1,252 MT of uranium bundles, manufacturing close to double the annual fuel requirement of atomic reactors in the country. The production has … Continue reading →

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India and Australia seal nuclear deal, Abbott meets Modi via The Times of India

Posted on 2014/09/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Abbott said India and Australia were bound by “strongly convergent” trade and strategic interests on the last day of his visit, which culminated with the deal to supply uranium to the energy-hungry country. During the meeting, PM Abbott gifted … Continue reading →

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Former Japanese PM Naoto Kan urges Australia to wean world off uranium, focus on renewables via ABC News

Posted on 2014/08/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s prime minister during the Fukushima disaster says Australia should be trying to wean other countries away from nuclear power, not increase exports of uranium. Naoto Kan, who was prime minister from June 2010 to August 2011, is in Australia … Continue reading →

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Comment: Abbott and Abe should be talking about Fukushima via SBS

Posted on 2014/07/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be courted in Canberra this week. In chats with Tony Abbott both PM’s will no doubt be happy to discuss trade and troops. What is less likely to make the cut – but deserves … Continue reading →

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Nuclear plant near Chennai all set for milestone via The Hindu

Posted on 2014/07/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

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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Uranium suppliers forced to cut production due to lack of demand via Enformable Nuclear News

Posted on 2014/05/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Uranium prices are being dramatically affected by the shutdown of nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster as supply overwhelms demand. […] The unexpected drought has also led uranium mines in Australia and Africa to close … Continue reading →

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Goldman Prizewinner Gets 21 Years for Resistance to Genocide via Dissident Voice

Posted on 2014/02/15 by norma field

Foreign mining, state corruption, and genocide in Mongolia By Keith Harmon Snow Packed with distortions and outright lies, Mongolia’s privatized former state media called them the ‘enemies of Mongolia’. On 16 September 2013, the leaders of Mongolia’s Fire Nation (Gal … Continue reading →

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