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Submitted by l4peace on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 15:31.

Hopes that the "fast breeder"- a plutonium-fueled
nuclear reactor designed to produce more fuel than it consumed -- might
serve as a major part of
the long-term nuclear waste disposal solution are not merited by the
dismal track record to date
of such sodium-cooled reactors in France, India, Japan, the Soviet
Union/Russia, the United
Kingdom and the United States, according to a major new study from the
International Panel on
Fissile Materials (IPFM).

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Submitted by l4peace on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 14:08.

Obama, a Democrat who is trying to win Republican support for a bill to overhaul U.S. energy practices, said the United States needed to increase its supply of nuclear power to meet its energy needs and fight climate change.

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Submitted by vro_mickyg on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 10:53.

The NRC's (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) Neil Sheehan has confirmed leaks involving 27 of 104 licensed US reactors, and says that probably doesn't account for all of them. At Yankee, Oyster Creek and elsewhere, rotting pipes are the likeliest culprit, but no one is 100% certain.

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Submitted by l4peace on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 17:09.

An expansion of nuclear facilities and energy sources is
unlikely to occur over the next two decades, unless the global community
adopts major changes to improve safety and security as well as working
to prevent the risk of proliferation, said a new report released on Thursday.

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Submitted by vro_mickyg on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 21:02.

Investing in emerging technologies that can eventually thrive on their own makes sense, but the nuclear industry doesn't fit the bill. After more than 50 years as one of the biggest recipients of federal subsidies, the industry should sink or swim on its own.

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Submitted by vro_mickyg on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 20:24.

Most scientists in this field agree that there is danger even in small doses of radiation

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Submitted by l4peace on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 11:39.

Kiev — Almost a quarter-century after its explosion killed hundreds
and shocked the world, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor still sits
crumbling amid an uninhabitable wasteland in northern Ukraine, still
emits surprising amounts of radiation, and still absorbs vast amounts
of money.

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Submitted by l4peace on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 15:01.

The world-wide renaissance of nuclear power that has so
often been predicted will not take place in the next few
decades. Nuclear energy will be on the decline till the year
2030, and will continue to decline in importance globally.

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Submitted by vro_mickyg on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 08:48.

Most scientists in this field agree that there is danger even in small doses of radiation

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Submitted by vro_mickyg on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 21:33.

Critique of a book by Peter McKay: "Atomic Accomplice: How Canada Deals In Deadly Deceipt". Mr. McKay documents the official secrecy that
> has protected Canada's nuclear industry from public scrutiny for two
> generations -- and demonstrates why Canadian environmentalists have
> much more to worry about than global warming.

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