[NukeNet] Top Nuclear Stories (April 8-11th)

[roger Herried]

*Top Nuclear Stories (April 8-11th)

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*This is the latest version of Top Stories.  I'm working on new 
programming to reorganize this by subject. and hopefully even a bit 
more... Let me know if you have any input on the style. If anyone feels 
like they would like to help make this project more substantial, Boy do 
I have a lot of ideas and technical suggestions.  Weekly podcast 
interviewing activist communities etc...

This is my pick for the top stories of the week:*

*AFP: Next-generation nuclear fuel may be too hot to handle: report 
<http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iusqcwzzYvUrUMDUqaDrr6itA1zg>
**World Politics Review | British, Russian Support May Not Save 
Ambitious Nuclear Power Club 
<http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=1921>*
*
What do you think? *
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Nuclear Reactor News

2 killed in Gas leakage at Khushab nuclear plant - PakTribune 
<http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?199263>
CHRONOLOGY: The ups and downs of bid target British Energy | Reuters 
<http://www.reuters.com/article/pressReleasesMolt/idUSL1759378020080410?sp=true> 

RWE made $22 billion bid proposal for B.Energy: source | Reuters 
<http://www.reuters.com/article/ELECTU/idUSL1010192620080410>
FPL fined over sleeping security guards - 04/10/2008 - MiamiHerald.com 
<http://www.miamiherald.com/breaking_business/story/490579.html>
Peterborough Examiner - Ontario: GE-Hitachi withdraws from nuclear 
reactor bid process 
<http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=978938&auth=BRENDAN+WEDLEY%2FExaminer+Staff+Writer> 

Georgia Power signs deal for nuclear plants - Atlanta Business 
Chronicle: 
<http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/04/07/daily38.html>
Tri-State to seek partners for southeast Colorado nuclear plant 
<http://www.platts.com/Nuclear/News/6853172.xml>
NIRS: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ELECTRICITY: A SIMPLE COSTING MODEL 
<http://www.nirs.org/neconomics/nuclearpowerplantelectricitycostslusk.pdf>
AFP: European power groups mull British Energy takeover: report 
<http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j2dbP6DiDpoqI9wKutuM4n2J_U_A>
Canada's AECL pulls out of UK nuclear reactor study |  Reuters 
<http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSL0764306520080407> 

''Unusual event'' at Waterford nuclear power complex -- Newsday.com 
<http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--millstoneincident0407apr07,0,7340189.story> 

Analysis of reactor won't be released | APP.com | Asbury Park Press 
<http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080407/NEWS/804070375>
Toshiba poised to finalize ¥1.5 trillion reactor deals | The Japan 
Times Online <http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080404n1.html>
NRC keeps us in the dark - The York Daily Record 
<http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_8803047>
Rutland Herald: Brattleboro hosts boisterous nuclear forum 
<http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/NEWS02/224476666/1003/NEWS02> 

Public can address N-plant proposal- al.com 
<http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1207214150259270.xml&coll=1> 

Bloomberg.com: Toshiba to Gets Orders for 4 U.S. Nuclear Reactors, 
Nikkei Says 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=ad5Zokzvn2D8&refer=japan> 

Aging N-reactors face crisis over structural integrity (The Daily 
Yomiuri) <http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080403TDY02306.htm>

Nuclear Fuel Cycle News

World Politics Review | British, Russian Support May Not Save Ambitious 
Nuclear Power Club 
<http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=1921>
Whitehaven News: Radioactive milk found on farm near Sellafield 
<http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/1.83652>
Monju reactor's future uncertain / Spate of problems likely to doom Oct. 
target for restart of operations : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The 
Daily Yomiuri) <http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080411TDY04303.htm>
More information is needed before taking a stand on Nunn mine | The 
Tribune 
<http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080410/TRIBEDIT/929912824/-1/TRIBEDIT> 

Canon city Daily Record: Uranium hearing set for May 27 
<http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/default.aspx?tabid=71&pDesc=3149,1,1>
Will the U.S. recycle nuclear materials for fuel? | Green Tech blog - 
CNET News.com 
<http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9916189-54.html?tag=newsmap>
AFP: Next-generation nuclear fuel may be too hot to handle: report 
<http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iusqcwzzYvUrUMDUqaDrr6itA1zg>
Greeley City Council hears arguments from Powertech, CARD in work 
session Tuesday | The Tribune 
<http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080409/NEWS/50591593>
India looks at Namibia for uranium supply - UPI.com 
<http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Energy/Briefing/2008/04/10/india_looks_at_namibia_for_uranium_supply/8277> 

Inspections ordered at Monju plant (The Daily Yomiuri) 
<http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20080409TDY02305.htm>
Chillicothe Gazette - Old uranium may be worth billions if sold 
<http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/NEWS01/804080305> 

Cantwell blasts old mining law : ICT [2008/04/07] 
<http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416961>
States disagree on uranium mining - Salt Lake Tribune 
<http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8835429>
Green Left - Labor to push uranium expansion 
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/2008/746/38604>
Used uranium worth billions | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal 
<http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080406/NEWS01/804060477/1008> 

It's time to ban uranium mining | Published April 5th, 2008 
<http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/259913>
The Coloradoan - Oppose Mine 
<http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080405/OPINION03/804050350> 

News : Bond for proposed uranium mill subject of debate (Montrose, CO) 
<http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2008/04/05/news/doc47f6f795c71b6945973800.txt> 

Reuters: Congo finds radioactive minerals in ore export 
<http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN440881.html>
BillingsGazette.com :: Probe finds uranium mine violations 
<http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/04/04/news/wyoming/30-uraniumprobe.txt> 

Casper Star-Tribune: Probe finds uranium mine violations 
<http://www.casperstartribune.com/articles/2008/04/04/news/wyoming/08b3f724c99992fa8725742000812281.txt> 

RIA Novosti - World - Russia proposes Slovakia join intl. uranium 
enrichment center-2 <http://en.rian.ru/world/20080403/102939122.html>
ABC Alice Springs - NT Labor to discuss proposed uranium mine 
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/04/2207746.htm?site=alicesprings> 

Uranium mining worries ranchers » RapidCityJournal.com 
<http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/04/03/news/local/doc47f3cba4d7c41774293755.txt> 

Rocky Mountain Chronicle - URANIUM SUPPORT MOVES ABOVE GROUND 
<http://www.rmchronicle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2130&Itemid=61> 

Northern Colorado Business Report - Mining right-to-know bill dies in 
committee <http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=92448>
Kyiv Post. US nuclear fuel firms sign deal 
<http://www.kyivpost.com/business/general/28775>
ABC North and West SA - Uranium exploration targets Eyre Peninsula 
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/02/2205990.htm?site=northandwest> 


Nuclear Waste News

The Prague Post Online : Deeper underground 
<http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2008/04/09/deeper-underground.php>
Radioactive waste of 1966 nuclear accident found - Expatica 
<http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Radioactive-waste-of-1966-nuclear-accident-found.html> 

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Moving Mountains: A New Option for 
Nuclear Waste? 
<http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/04/10/moving-mountains-a-new-option-for-nuclear-waste/?mod=WSJBlog> 

SEISMIC SHIFT: SENATOR PUSHES NEW MEXICO -- NOT YUCCA MT. -- AS 
Alternative Site for Nation's High Level Nuclear Waste Dump | Politicker 
NV 
<http://www.politickernv.com/jkcooper/1182/seismic-shift-senator-pushes-new-mexico-not-yucca-mt-alternate-site-nation-s-high-leve> 

"Senate nuke energy champ wants alternative to Yucca Mountain" - Las 
Vegas Sun 
<http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/news/2008/apr/09/senate-nuke-energy-champ-wants-alternative-yucca-m> 

Funding for clean-up of nuclear sites is unsustainable, say MPs | 
Environment | The Guardian 
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/07/nuclearpower.energy>
Bradenton.com | 04/06/2008 | Tallevast injustice: State health study 
flawed, inadequate <http://www.bradenton.com/opinion/story/511031.html>
Findings at WIPP possess ancient biological secrets - Carlsbad 
Current-Argus <http://www.currentargus.com/ci_8825962>
Importing nuclear waste is in EnergySolutions' best interests, but not 
America's - Salt Lake Tribune <http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_8822738>
Areva will manage U.K. nuclear waste - UPI.com 
<http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Energy/Briefing/2008/04/02/areva_will_manage_uk_nuclear_waste/9033> 

Whitehaven News; Radioactive leak at sea disposal facility 
<http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/business/1.79753>

Nuclear Health and Safety News

Former western Pa. nuclear workers could get compensation earlier - The 
York Daily Record <http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_8871211>
The Enquirer - Bill would aid ex-Fernald workers 
<http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080410/NEWS01/304100119> 

SOLANCONEWS.com -- NRC to Discuss Results of Safety Conscious Work 
Environment Inspection at Peach Bottom 
<http://www.solanconews.com/Gov/Articles/2008/080410_NRC_peachbottom.htm>
Deseret Morning News | Depleted uranium sent to burn plant 
<http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695269153,00.html>
Outside View: Ukraine fears of nuke safety - UPI.com 
<http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Energy/Analysis/2008/04/09/outside_view_ukraine_fears_of_nuke_safety/2621> 

Ill ex-nuke workers to get money, benefits - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 
<http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_561415.html>
ITAR-TASS: Putin favors equal rights of citizens affected in Mayak, 
Chernobyl accidents 
<http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12561444&PageNum=0>
NRC to give fatigued nuclear workers some relief 
<http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2008/04/07/0407nukeworkers.html> 

Spain: Greenpeace says radioactive contamination found outside nuclear 
station in northeast - International Herald Tribune 
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/05/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Radiation-Leak.php> 

Federal neglect of atomic vets 'disgraceful' 
<http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=797131ed-53f1-4363-b3ca-9fa33f62b8a1&k=18750> 

Hanford downwinder wins appeal | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA 
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/327222.html>
Probe raises concerns about safety of U.S. nuke program - Salt Lake 
Tribune <http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8819788>
The New Nuclear Risks 
<http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2008/04/04/006.html>
first amendment center: Citizens group prevails in FOIA fight with 
nuclear agency <http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=19871>
RN&R > All hell breaks loose 
<http://www.newsreview.com/reno/Content?oid=646564>

Nuclear Policy and Opinion News

Energy debate rages on in Latvia as atomic plant prepares to close : 
Energy Environment 
<http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/197830,energy-debate-rages-on-in-latvia-as-atomic-plant-prepares.html> 

The UK needs to rethink its 'romantic' energy policy or face disaster - 
Telegraph 
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/04/10/cnenergy110.xml> 

Daily Herald | Nuclear power push beyond irresponsible 
<http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=168886&src=>
Sierra Club: Enabling the Nuclear Renaissance is Backward Energy Policy 
<http://www.sierraclub.org/flip/downloads/loanguarantees-nuclear.pdf>
Nils Pratley: This nuclear solution looks unstable | Business | The 
Guardian <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/08/2>
Speaker urges Utahns to rethink nuclear power - Salt Lake Tribune 
<http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8835438>
Worried about energy? You should be 
<http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/view/columns/4936214.html>
Daily Herald | Nuclear repeal plan a bad idea 
<http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=167488&src=>
13 Best Energy Ideas (And 3 Really Bad Ones) 
<http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?id=2280>

Nuclear Weapons News

Bush pushes for seed money for missiles in space | Politics | Reuters 
<http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0948264520080409>
UH: Life and Death in a Radioactive Nation: Lessons from Rongelap 
<http://www.hawaii.edu/calendar/uh/2008/04/07/7269.html>
US Missile "Glory Trip 196GM" to Kwajalein Missile Range Successful :: 
Everything Marshall Islands :: http://www.yokwe.net 
<http://www.yokwe.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2116>

Department of Energy News

Local News | Probe sought in lapses at Hanford waste plant | Seattle 
Times Newspaper 
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004339019_hanford10m.html> 

More time needed on Flats aid cases, advisory panel says : The Rocky 
Mountain News 
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/09/more-study-needed-flats-workers-request-panel-says> 

New Radiation Suit Filed Against Los Alamos Lab 
<http://world-wire.com/news/0804090001.html>
HANFORD: DOE sends 1,000 pounds of plutonium off site | Tri-City Herald 
<http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/151358.html>
Board recommends easing requirements for compensating ill Hanford 
workers | Tri-City Herald 
<http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/151262.html>
Labor Department to hold Livermore meetings for atomic weapons workers - 
East Bay Business Times: 
<http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/04/07/daily57.html>
knoxnews.com | Protest Sunday at Y-12: rules of engagement 
<http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/04/protest_sunday_at_y12_1.html>
Energy department nixes drilling within half-mile of blast site 
<http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/07/040808_7a_Project_Rulison.html> 

DOE budget falls short of required funding for Hanford cleanup work | 
Tri-City Herald <http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/149957.html>
DOE continuing to make strides on nuclear waste cleanup - General News 
<http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/07/doe-continuing-to-make-strides-on-nuclear-waste-cleanup.aspx> 

Group hopes to ease claims process for nuclear workers : Rocky Flats 
Nuclear Workers : The Rocky Mountain News 
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/07/group-hopes-to-ease-claims-process-for-nuclear> 

Government failing to fund UK's nuclear clean-up, say MPs - Times Online 
<http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/utilities/article3695001.ece> 

Local News | "Downwinders" can sue over Hanford issues | Seattle Times 
Newspaper 
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004330605_downwinders06.html> 

* *Flats compensation case stirs lawmakers: Boulder Dail*y Camera 
<http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/apr/03/flats-compensation-case-stirs-lawmakers> 

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