[NukeNet] the state of the listserver! PLEASE READ THIS!!!!

[Roger Herried]

Hi:

Summary: (1. reducing news traffic  2. proposal for list faq)

The last couple of weeks has gone a long way to demonstrate the growing 
problem faced by single article posting on the listserver!  And it could 
get a whole lot worse unless people start actively calling for some 
changes here, or start self policing yourself!

Below is today's list of nuclear news stories as of 3PM PDT. Or over 50 
news stories.  At least once a week the number of daily nuke stories 
will go well over 100. /What if I or a mix of some of us posted all 100 
plus of these news stories individually?!/   Personally it would drive 
most people off the list within a short time as their mail box would be 
overwhelmed!

I'm proposing that everyone please stop using the list to post single 
news stories unless they can't be found in one of 4 or 5 other easily 
accessible locations listed below, or are major breaking news stories 
that are being covered live on TV!  Please note! I'm not talking about 
alerts, events, or activist related work or your own articles, or  
reposts of good old documents! Nor am I opposed to talking about  news 
stories (including the article post) with the hope of getting people to 
talk about the content of the story!!!

The below list is where you can see loads of current nuclear news

1. Newsvine: Nuclear No Thanks! <http://nuclear-no-thanks.newsvine.com/>
2. State of Nevada Nuclear News Wire Service 
<http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/whatsnew.htm>
3. The Radiation Bulletin 
<http://www.energy-net.org/N-LET/EN/0NEWS/07O14N2.HTM> (subscription 
required) or RSS News Feed 
<http://www.energy-net.org/N-LET/EN/0FEED/TODAY.XML>
4. del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us/aaenergynet/nuke.news> or diigo 
<http://groups.diigo.com/groups/nukenews> social networking services
5 Topix <http://www.topix.net/>
 
Note, that if you don't see your article on any of the above, you can 
add them immediately to #1 and #4
Number 3 requires that you send the article via email to 
news at energy-net.org and #2 requires you send the url to 
nwpo at nuc.state.nv.us <mailto:nwpo at nuc.state.nv.us> (but please verify 
that the article hasn't already been posted!!!) Personally I would hope 
that more of you consider #4, which allows for the development of a 
large independent network of news sources. (please contact me like 6-8 
folks already have for more).

*Proposal to setup list faq*

Lastly, when listservers were originally developed, every single one 
required that the group create a FAQ (frequently asked questions) 
document that dealt with things like list etiquette, subject posting 
agreements, current campaigns/projects, important documents of interest, 
links, and even a membership list so that individuals could contact each 
other. FAQ's could be as short as a couple of lines up to extensive, 
detailed summaries of technical issues  etc. Wouldn't it be nice to  get 
this listserver a bit more organized by creating a FAQ?  The issue isn't 
going away tomorrow! 

October 15th Nuclear News Stories

_US: Huffington Post: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time - Harry Shearer
US: Wall Street Journal: New Hurdle for Nuclear Plants--Licensing System 
Seen By Utilities as Too Slow
US: ZNet: Stealth nuke effort should be stopped - Bonnie Raitt and 
Jackson Browne and Graham Nash
US: Arizona Daily Star: Palo Verde reactor back in operation
US: Tri-City Herald: VX nerve agent next target at Umatilla Chemical 
Depot - Jeannine Koranda
US: The Peacock Report: Liquid Nuclear Waste Plant Slated for New Mexico
US: Knoxville News Sentinel: Nuclear landfill capacity concerns 
officials - Frank Munger
US: Knoxville News Sentinel: Munger: Oak Ridge reindustrialization: Is 
Hall's DOE legacy a success? -
US: Asbury Park Press: Submission fails to list '82 cleanup at reactor - 
Todd B. Bates
US: Buffalo News: Clean up the landfill--Tonawanda's Manhattan Project 
site must be purged
US: Reuters: Entergy N.Y. FitzPatrick reactor shut
US: Portsmouth Herald News: Case made for nuclear energy - Shir Haberman
US: FCNL: Nuclear Calendar Update
US: DOE: German University Wins Architecture Contest in the Department 
of Energy's Third Solar
US: NRC: South Texas Project Application for New Reactors Available on 
NRC Website
US: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: NOTICES Reports and guidance 
documents; availability, etc.: Digital systems; approaches for using 
traditional probabilistic risk assessment methods, 58338-58339
UN:  IAEA: Global Security: The Need for a New Beginning - Dr. Mohamed 
ElBaradei
Canada:  Bayshore Broadcasting: Open house on Nuclear waste
East Asia:  Chosun Ilbo: N.Korea Tightens Security at Nuclear Test Site
South Asia:  Asia Times: India's Congress party backs off nuclear pact - 
Siddharth Srivastava
South Asia:  Reuters India: PM risks losing nuclear deal, and 
credibility - Simon Denyer
South Asia:  Navhind Times: Ramana highlights ill-effects of nuclear 
technology
Europe:  BBC News: Inquiry into N-test veterans case
Europe:  Daily Telegraph: UK can't afford cold feet over nuclear power - 
Philip Johnston
East Europe:  Budapest Business Journal: Brussels pushes atomic safety 
amid pro-nuclear talk
East Europe:  Czech Business Weekly: Experts see nuclear power as a 
future option - Marcel Bodn?r
Russia:  RIA Novosti: Wiesbaden hosts Russian-German summit consultations
Russia:  RosBusinessConsulting: Investment boom ahead for nuclear industry
Middle East:  Deutsche Welle: Merkel: UN Needs to Be Ready for More 
Sanctions Against Iran
Middle East:  Reuters: Merkel says she backs further sactions on Iran
Middle East:  Interfax: No use trying to intimidate Iran - Putin
Middle East:  Itar-Tass: Putin says going to Iran to help solve Iranian 
nuclea problm peacefully
Middle East:  RIA Novosti: Vladimir Putin's first visit to Iran
Middle East:  IRNA: "Good news on Bushehr nuclear plant soon"
Middle East:  PRESS TV: EU FMs to discuss more Iran sanctions
Middle East:  PRESS TV: Iran supports enrichment right plans
Middle East:  PRESS TV: 5+1 urges further EU-Iran talks
Middle East:  PRESS TV: Putin due in Tehran on Monday
Middle East:  PRESS TV: US, Russia clash over Iran's N-case
Middle East:  New York Times: Pre-emptive Caution: The Case of Syria - 
David E. Sanger
Middle East:  New York Times: Israel Silent on Reports of Bombing Within 
Syria - Steven Erlanger
Middle East:  New York Times: Israel Struck Syrian Nuclear Project, 
Analysts Say - David E. Sanger
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