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Shooting accident is third in 9 months by Seabrook Station security officers

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:04:26 -0000

SEABROOK — Three nuclear power plant security officers were the triggermen during separate accidental shootings during the past nine months, according to police.

The most recent incident involved an off-duty Seabrook Station security officer who accidentally shot a 9 mm bullet through his hand and will face criminal charges after making some medical progress, said Seabrook Police Chief Patrick Manthorn.

Tags: nuclear energy seabrook workers security

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Agency's purge of Flats documents triggers outcry - The Denver Post

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:47:43 -0000

The U.S. Department of Energy plans to digitally copy, then destroy 500 boxes of documents related to the former Rocky Flats nuclear- weapons plant, prompting vigorous objections from a local coalition and two Colorado congressmen.

The decision is "extremely troubling," U.S. Reps. Mark Udall and Ed Perlmutter said in a recent letter to the DOE Office of Legacy Management.

"These documents, which have been part of the public record for years, are critical to understanding the history of Rocky Flats and cleanup activities and should be preserved," the congressmen said.

Tags: nuclear n-weapons doe rocky-flats documents

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Some Flats data public - The Denver Post

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:25 -0000

U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch on Monday agreed to release some documents in a long-sealed case involving the Rocky Flats grand jury, but it was a hollow victory for jurors.

Matsch ruled that court filings, memos and other ancillary information be released.

But he kept a lid on the testimony of jurors who think the Justice Department undermined their 2 1/2-year criminal investigation and instead cut a deal for an $18.5 million fine against Rockwell International, the operator of the former nuclear weapons plant in Jefferson County.

Tags: nuclear n-weapons doe rocky-flats co

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toledoblade.com -- Davis Besse nuclear plant engineer gets probation for hiding damage

Fri, 02 May 2008 19:02:19 -0000

A former Davis Besse nuclear plant engineer found guilty of
hiding information about the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor was sentenced Thursday to three years probation.

Tags: nuclear energy accidents davis-besse worker

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Charlotte Observer | 04/29/2008 | Duke can keep nuclear costs secret

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:43:15 -0000

Duke Energy won't have to reveal the cost estimate for a proposed nuclear plant any time in the near future, North Carolina regulators ruled Tuesday.

The N.C. Utilities Commission agreed with the Charlotte electric utility that the estimated cost of a proposed nuclear plant is a "trade secret" under N.C. law.

Duke Energy officials argued in a public hearing that revealing the cost estimates now would give tactical advantage to vendors and contractors during sensitive negotiations.

Tags: nuclear energy economics duke sc

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American arrested as nuclear spy for Israel - Yahoo! News

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:23:53 -0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States arrested an 84-year-old American on Tuesday suspected of giving Israel secrets on nuclear weapons, fighter jets and missiles in the 1980s, in a case linked to the Jonathan Pollard spy scandal that rocked U.S.-Israeli relations.

The arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish indicates that Israeli spying revealed by the Pollard case, still an irritant to the U.S. alliance with Israel, may have spread wider than previously acknowledged.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States arrested an 84-year-old American on Tuesday suspected of giving Israel secrets on nuclear weapons, fighter jets and missiles in the 1980s, in a case linked to the Jonathan Pollard spy scandal that rocked U.S.-Israeli relations. The arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish indicates that Israeli spying revealed by the Pollard case, still an irritant to the U.S. alliance with Israel, may have spread wider than previously acknowledged. posted by theenergynet

Tags: nuclear n-weapons israel us scandal

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Sibel Edmonds - A Snap Shot that Speaks Volumes

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:03:31 -0000

April 28, 2008 -- Syria, a member of George W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil”, is in the spotlight again as an alleged recipient of nuclear technology from North Korea and a potential producer of nuclear weapons.

We have heard it all before but even if it is true, and let us assume it is true, there is more to this accusation than what meets the eye. We need to revisit what the courageous whistleblower, Sibel Edmonds, testified to behind closed doors in the Senate.

Tags: nuclear proliferation n-weapons scandal nuke.news

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BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Syria's 'covert nuclear scheme'

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:09:42 -0000

full CIA footage of Israeli bombing of puported Syrain nuclear reactor

Tags: nuclear energy reactors scandal israel

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Charlotte Observer: Nuclear-cost secrecy fuels 2-state outcry

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:34:03 -0000

As the fight over nuclear energy shifts from safety to cost, timing the announcement of a multibillion-dollar expense takes on an increasingly strategic value to both sides.

The estimated cost of new nuclear power plants has tripled, with projections now hitting $6 billion to $9 billion per reactor. Cost estimates are expected to continue escalating and make new nuclear power even harder to sell to a public that will ultimately pay for new plants through rate increases.

Tags: nuclear energy economics scandal sc

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500 YEAR NUKE CURSE - Sunday Mirror

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:05:21 -0000

A major scientific study into the families of soldiers used as guinea pigs in Britain's first nuclear tests shows they will suffer acute health problems for TWENTY generations.

Relatives of up to 22,000 servicemen who witnessed tests in the 1950s have been cursed with massive genetic damage which will be passed on for at least 500 years.

Tags: nuclear n-weapons vets uk health

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Government ordered British troops to crawl through radioactive fallout - Sunday Mirror

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:00:56 -0000

Government scientists ordered British troops to crawl through radioactive fallout in a deadly series of experiments.

They had to scramble on their hands and knees through the dust left by four nuclear bombs to "ensure as much contamination as possible gets on to their clothes".

Tags: nuclear n-weapons uk health vets

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Russian Feud Goes to Court in London - New York Times

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:59:33 -0000

LONDON — A long-running feud between two of the richest post-Soviet entrepreneurs reached the High Court in London on Friday.

The court began hearings on a $2 billion lawsuit by Boris Berezovsky, self-exiled in London since 2000, against Roman Abramovich. The two so-called oligarchs amassed fortunes in Russia during the privatization of state-owned assets in the 1990s, when the country’s first post-Soviet president, Boris Yeltsin, oversaw a large sell-off of the Soviet Union’s principal industries, including oil and gas.

Tags: nuclear security uk russia scandal

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