International Nuclear Watch & Discussion

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 13 Jul 2008 17:44

Nuclear weapons plant incentives approved

A development agency has approved tax incentives to help build a $500 million nuclear weapons plant in south Kansas City.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 13 Jul 2008 18:09

Pugwash and proliferation

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 14 Jul 2008 02:34

Limit oil price or face more nuclear power - Italy

Denouncing the "unfair" movement of wealth from consumer nations to oil-producing countries and the "exponential" rise in prices, Berlusconi issued what he said was a threat to oil exporters, saying his proposal for a meeting had the approval of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

"Consumer countries need to meet as soon as possible, maybe in London, to reach an agreement on a maximum price for oil which cannot be breached," Berlusconi told reporters after a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 14 Jul 2008 02:36

43 nations to seek Middle East free of WMDs

A final declaration from a summit launching the Union for the Mediterranean says the members will "pursue a mutually and effectively verifiable Middle East Zone free of weapons of mass destruction."

That includes nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their delivery systems, the statement says. The countries will "consider practical steps to prevent the proliferation" of such weapons, it says.

Signatories to the declaration included Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and leaders from Syria and countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 14 Jul 2008 17:44

Brown sets 'no limit' on number of nuclear reactors to be built

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 15 Jul 2008 04:34

It's rarely discussed, but that doesn't mean arms control isn't important

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 15 Jul 2008 04:50

Nuclear call to combat global warming

THE world must go back to embracing nuclear power as one of its options if it is going to win the fight against global warming, economist Jeffrey Sachs warns.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 15 Jul 2008 06:55

Australia won't accept nuclear waste, says Government

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 15 Jul 2008 17:00

Pakistan government wants restrictions on Khan

Abdul Qadeer Khan should remain under de facto house arrest because he risks implicating the Pakistani state in nuclear proliferation, government lawyers said Tuesday

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 16 Jul 2008 16:46

Price Tag for Nuclear Waste Dump

Opening and operating the nation’s first nuclear waste dump will cost more than $90 billion, an Energy Department official said. The price was $58 billion in 2001, the last time the administration released an estimate for the Yucca Mountain project in Nevada.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 17 Jul 2008 05:21

Strengthening Safeguards Authorities and Institutions
By Mark Goodman and Dunbar Lockwood, U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration and Michael D. Rosenthal, Brookhaven National Laboratory

http://www.pubs.bnl.gov/documents/43106.pdf

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 17 Jul 2008 07:58

Symbolism Tops Substance in U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 17 Jul 2008 17:25

Australian Govt accused of holding secret meetings over nuclear dump

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 18 Jul 2008 05:37

Bulgaria Kozloduy asks IAEA to check nuclear fuel

NRao · Post by **NRao** » 19 Jul 2008 02:37

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NRao · Post by **NRao** » 19 Jul 2008 02:44

USAToday, July 17, 2008:

"Where nuclear plants are:

Country :: Number of plants :: %age of nation's electricity that the reactors produce:

USA :: 104 :: 19%
France :: 59 :: 77%
Japan :: 55 :: 28%
Russia :: 31 :: 16%
South Korea :: 20 :: 35%"

(top 5 nations)

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 19 Jul 2008 02:50

India to host conference on nuclear safety

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 19 Jul 2008 03:04

Purdue panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist

Rusi Taleyarkhan made headlines in 2002 when he published a paper in the journal Science claiming that he had produced nuclear fusion by making tiny bubbles collapse in a liquid. The new report found misconduct in subsequent papers.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 19 Jul 2008 03:08

Sandia sends sensors into space to detect nuclear blasts globally

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 20 Jul 2008 22:28

France orders probe at all nuclear sites

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 20 Jul 2008 22:28

Re-Thinking the Iranian nuclear threat

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 20 Jul 2008 22:58

Broader Agenda For Weapons Labs

Neshant · Post by **Neshant** » 20 Jul 2008 23:35

> Abdul Qadeer Khan should remain under de facto house arrest because he risks implicating
> the Pakistani state in nuclear proliferation, government lawyers said Tuesday

its already a known fact so there is no risk.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 21 Jul 2008 01:24

Plutonium to Leave Hanford

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 21 Jul 2008 01:25

Sleight of Hand

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 21 Jul 2008 01:25

How Arms Control Powers Nuclear Energy

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 21 Jul 2008 04:32

Nuclear power can cut emissions and maintain supply

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 21 Jul 2008 16:58

Court gags Pakistan nuclear scientist

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 22 Jul 2008 06:08

US: Iran likely to reject nuclear offer

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 22 Jul 2008 17:43

Fifteen French workers exposed to low-level nuclear radiation

shynee · Post by **shynee** » 23 Jul 2008 05:00

Pakis pushing for a vote on India's safeguards pact

BSR Murthy · Post by **BSR Murthy** » 23 Jul 2008 07:02

Bush Administration Promises Full Effort on India Nuclear Deal
By David Gollust
Washington
22 July 2008

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-22-voa54.cfm

The Bush administration says it will do all it can to try to remove remaining obstacles to the U.S.-India nuclear cooperation accord now that India's government has survived a parliamentary confidence vote on the issue. But officials admit time for action in the U.S. Congress is running short. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

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At a news briefing, Acting State Department Spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos said the Bush administration will work to move the agreement forward but said it remains to be seen if there is enough time, especially in the U.S. Congress which aims to finish its session by September 26.

"We're going to be communicating to the Hill how important we believe this measure is for the United States, how important we believe this strategic partnership will be for India, for us, and for others concerned with security around the world. We understand that the calendar is tight. We have the situation that we have. But we do look forward to moving forward with this and will do so as quickly as we can," he said.

Legislative rules require that the India deal must sit before Congress for 30 days of continuous sessions before a vote, and the 30-day clock can only begin after approval by both the IAEA and NSG.

A key Congressional Democrat, Ed Markey

, who chairs the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, said earlier this month there is simply not enough time left and that administration hopes for action are just fiction.

BSR Murthy · Post by **BSR Murthy** » 23 Jul 2008 07:11

Indian Government Survives Confidence Vote
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Published: July 23, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/world ... ref=slogin

....“India may be ‘emerging,’ but it will be a very high-maintenance friend when it comes to any strategic partnership,” Stephen P. Cohen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said by e-mail.....

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 23 Jul 2008 17:12

Pakistan's court rejects review petition on nuclear scientist detention case

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 23 Jul 2008 17:14

Hitachi, GE foray into mid-size nuclear reactors

The firms have until now focused on large reactors of over 1,300 megawatts

The two firms plan to supply boiling water reactors with output of 400 to 600 megawatts, as well as advanced boiling water reactors with output of 600 to 900 megawatts. A 1,000 megawatt plant is generally seen as capable of supplying electricity to 1 million households.