Namibia: Rössing Nearly Closed
THE management of Rio Tinto’s Rössing mine was considering placing the uranium mine on care and maintenance like Areva’s Trekkopje as a way of arresting the perilous financial situation the company …
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Glencore under fire over Iran and in Dominican Republic
It’s not been an easy year so far for Glencore, the world’s largest commodities trader. A confidential U.N. Panel of Experts is said to confirm that the company supplied thousands of tons of alumina to …
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Radioactive Y-fronts and the limits of Parliamentary scrutiny
Last week the nuclear industry and its Westminster friends celebrated the dawning of a new age, as French energy giant EDF won planning consent to construct Hinkley …
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Glencore delays closing of Xstrata merger, faces claims of aiding Iran nuclear programme
Glencore and Xstrata announced last Friday that they have, once again, extended the deadline for closing their long-awaited $80 billion merger, scrapping March 15 as a target due to continuing discussion with Chinese authorities.
For …
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Ten Urgent Reasons to Reject Nuclear Power
Now Many citizens do not want nuclear power. They know it is both far too dangerous and far too expensive. UK governments have largely supported nuclear power as …
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Sellafield clean-up cost reaches £67.5bn, says report
The cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear waste site has reached £67.5bn with no sign of when the cost will stop rising, according to a report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-21298117…
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A Mountain of Waste 70 Years High: Ending the Nuclear Age
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first sustained nuclear chain reaction “A Mountain of Waste Seventy Years High” nuclear symposium was held at the University of Chicago December 1 and 2, 2012. The first …
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So Far So Good for Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out, Despite Dire Predictions
The Next Fukushima is Ready …
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Nuclear news: nuclear energy in Britain
The Government has been accused of planning a U-turn on energy policy by writing “blank cheques” for new nuclear power stations after promising it would offer no subsidies to the industry. The Government has previously …
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‘Hundreds of problems’ at EU nuclear plants
Hundreds of problems have been found at European nuclear plants that would cost up to 25bn euros (£20bn) to fix, says a leaked draft report.
Nuclear news from India and Japan
Live updates from protests against Koodankulam nuclear plant in India
http://www.dianuke.org/live-from-idinthakarai-koodankulam/
Japan Targets End to Nuclear Power by 2040
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443524904577651060130687708.html…
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Uranium’s long and shameful journey Australian uranium powered Fukushima
Both Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton produce uranium in Australia.
See http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2012/09/07/3583649.htm.…
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