Germany has been looking for a permanent storage site for its nuclear waste for over 30 years. The history of the Gorleben salt dome, a potential nuclear repository, is one full of deception and political maneuvering. And if opponents to the plans have their way, the search might even have to start again from scratch.

On 29 June, the president quietly

cancelled a lengthy environmental review that was the first step in
allowing

the resumption of commercial nuclear reprocessing in the United States.

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will compensate victims of past nuclear tests and has earmarked an initial 10 million euros (9 million pounds) to do so, Defence Minister Herve Morin was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

As provincial watersheds are continually threaten by the mismanagement of
water, by provincial, federal and global governments in pursuit of
unsustainable economic growth, I seek your support in giving the rivers of
British Columbia back their voice.

Stop Dumping Radioactive Water in the Ottawa River

Ottawa – Sierra Club Canada is calling for the Canadian Nuclear and Safety Commission (CNSC) to end the dumping of radioactive water into the Ottawa River, and the drinking water of millions of residents downstream from Chalk River. A recent high reading for tritium in water from the Ottawa River is a cause for concern. Recently-announced plans by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) to deliberately dump radioactive water have also increased concerns about public safety.

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has signed a memorandum of
understanding on next-generation reactors for India as the Canadian
government closes in on a co-operation deal with the long-time nuclear
renegade nation.

There is widespread belief that uranium mining is lucrative. Contrary
to that, Australia’s uranium export is just 0.28 per cent of its
total mineral export. Australia earns just $400 million (US $258
million) from it out of a total export earning of over $100 billion
(US $64.5 billion).

Enough highly enriched U.S. uranium to make about 20 nuclear weapons was sneaked back to the United States from Japan over a 12-year period until last summer in a secret operation aimed at keeping it out of terrorists' hands, a senior U.S. official and Japanese specialists recently revealed.

46. Dec. 9, 2008 42 spent fuel assemblies in one cask to SRS

[First Highway shipment from Canada]

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The federal government is currently negotiating a nuclear co-operation
agreement with India that would allow AECL to re-establish business ties,
despite concerns that India has not signed the international nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty.

An increase of 13.9% near nuclear plants started 1957-1970 (oldest plants)

- An increase of 9.4% near nuclear plants started 1971-1981 (newer plants)

- A decrease of 5.5% near nuclear plants started 1957-1981 and later shut down