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*     NukeNews #24 - Anti-Nuclear Information Service      *
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0.  Preface
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Outline of the current NukeNews issue #24
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1.  Slovenian Environmental Agency: No need for EIA for life time
    extension of Krško Nuclear power plant
2.  Germany: Easter March in Gronau and Jülich
3.  Czech state stopped geological surveys and payment of financial
    compensation in 7 sites
4.  Negotiations with foreign vendors on the construction of nuclear
    reactors in the Czech Republic
5.  On the road to the Antinuclear World Social Forum 2017
6.  FoE Japan: National Policies Corner Victims - Six Years after the
    Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
7.  Anti-nuclear Summer Gathering with focus on uranium & new reactors
    / lifetime extensions
8.  Translation of nuclear critical booklet now available also in
    Hungarian
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YY. About NukeNews


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1.  Slovenian Environmental Agency: No need for EIA for life time
    extension of Krško Nuclear power plant
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On 20 February 2017 the Slovenian Environmental Agency published its
conclusion of the EIA screening procedure for the life time extension
of Nuclear Power Plant Krško in which it concludes no EIA is needed.
The Agency conducted EIA screening procedure based on the information
provided by a group of environmental NGOs showing that in 2012 Nuclear
Safety Administration extended the time of Krško NPP operation from 40
to 60 years.

In the screening procedure the Agency consulted several competent
authorities which all believe 20 more years of Krško NPP operations
will not have any environmental impacts. Based on those opinions the
decision for no EIA was adopted. On 6 March 2017 a group of
environmental NGOs (Focus, PIC, Umanotera, SE-F) appealed against
negative EIA screening decision, listing, among others, breach of
Aarhus and Espoo Convention as reason.


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2.  Germany: Easter March in Gronau and Jülich
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Several groups are calling for a supraregional Easter March on Good
Friday, April 14th in Gronau and Jülich. The rally will start in
Gronau at 1 PM at the railway station and lead to the uranium
enrichment facility. From there a shuttle bus will transport
demonstrators back to the railway station. At the research center in
Jülich, outside the uranium centrifugation company ETC, a joint
venture of Urenco and Areva, a vigil will start at 2 PM. ETC with the
centrifuges develops and constructs the knowledge on uranium
enrichment, and thus also provides an option for a military usage.

In context of the recent discussions about the supposed operation
start of a huge uranium waste repository in Gronau while at the same
time a possible closure of the uranium enrichment facility is
discussed by politicians, but also in context of international voices
for a new nuclear rearmament these actions in Gronau and Jülich are
very important.

More information:
http://www.ostermarsch-gronau.de


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3.  Czech state stopped geological surveys and payment of financial
    compensation in 7 sites
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Based on the comments from communities and associations, the Ministry
of the Environment (MŽP) has decided not to extend the validity period
of exploration permits for geological work by two years in relation to
the siting process for a deep repository, as Radioactive Waste
Repository Authority (SÚRAO/RAWRA) had demanded.The reason was that
the validity of exploration permits expired on December 31, 2016 and
SÚRAO submitted its request for extension late. This means that from
1st January 2017 SÚRAO must not perform any previously accepted
geological work in the sites.

Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/The_state_stopped_geological_surveys_and_the_payment_of_financial_compensation_in_7_sites


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4.  Negotiations with foreign vendors on the construction of nuclear
    reactors in the Czech Republic
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Between January 26 and February 10, 2017, consultations took place
with six contenders for the construction of reactors in the country.
The vendors are companies as follows: ATMEA (joint project of
Mitsubishi and AREVA NP), China General Nuclear Power Corporation,
AREVA NP / Electricité de France, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power
(subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation), Rosatom State
Atomic Energy Corporation (Russia) and Toshiba / Westinghouse Electric
Company (USA).

Negotiations preceded to tender, without which the Czech Republic
(unlike Hungary) will not build the generation 3+ reactors, but which
has yet to be announced. Firstly, the Czech Republic wants to seek a
waiver from the European Union because it does not want to apply the
Public Procurement Act to its fullest extent.

Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Negotiations_with_foreign_vendors_on_the_construction_of_nuclear_reactors_in_the_Czech_Republic


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5.  On the road to the Antinuclear World Social Forum 2017
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Since the first World Social Forum (WSF) held at Porto Alegre in 2001,
the anti-globalization movement has expanded and consolidated. Several
WSFs took place in Latin America, in Asia, in Africa and, in August
2016, in North America. New themes enriched this dynamic. In 2013 and
2015, nuclear issues have been the subject of several workshops and
the first Antinuclear Social Forum was held in spring 2016 in Tokyo,
where a "Call for a nuclear-free world network" was launched. In
Montréal, the second Antinuclear Forum took place within the WSF.
Since France is the most nuclearized country in the world in
proportion to the number of inhabitants, French antinuclear
organizations thought it relevant to host the next Antinuclear WSF in
France, from 2 to 4 November 2017, in Paris.

Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Antinuclear_World_Social_Forum_2017


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6.  FoE Japan: National Policies Corner Victims - Six Years after the
    Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
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Six years after March 11 2011, the accident remains unresolved and we
continue to face the consequences of a prolonged and unprecedented
nuclear disaster. The consequences are complicated and diverse. Due to
the wide spread radiation contamination, the lives of those who once
lived with blessings of nature were lost and in many areas,
dramatically altered. The countless consequences include: loss of
livelihood and purposes of life, living in cramped temporary
evacuation shelters, dividing families and communities, health risks
and growing anxieties, bullying and prejudice in the evacuation
destinations... and the list goes on. In such a situation, national
policy which encourages the evacuees to return to their home under the
name of “reconstruction” corners victims of the nuclear disaster.

Read the complete statement:
http://www.foejapan.org/en/energy/doc/170310.html


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7.  Anti-nuclear Summer Gathering with focus on uranium & new reactors
    / lifetime extensions
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As already announced, an international camp will take place from July
17-23, 2017 in Döbeln, Germany. So far, more than 40 people from 15
countries have announced their participation. We expect that some
60-100 organizers, activists and other interested people will come
together this summer to get to know each other, inform about nuclear
issues in their regions, campaigns and actions and to strengthen the
network of anti-nuclear groups and initiatives. Two focus topics have
been selected: the uranium chain, which also connects all nuclear
topics to each other, and the construction of new reactors or
extension of lifetime of aging nuclear power plants.

Particularly in these two main fields representatives of organizations
working on these topics will share knowledge about atomic facilities,
companies and politics. They will present their campaigns and projects
and are seeking for new cooperations with other groups and activists
to improve the movement's capabilities to fight the global nuclear
industry. If you want to participate, please register at
"summercamp AT nuclear-heritage DOT net". Learn more on the camp
website: 
http://camp2017.nuclear-heritage.net


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8.  Translation of nuclear critical booklet now available also in
    Hungarian
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Thanks to a cooperation of the Munich-centered NGO wecf, the Austrian-
Czech NGO "Sonne und Freiheit" and the Hungarian based team from
GeniaNet.com the so far in German, English, French and Czech published
booklet "The Critical Question" has now also been produced in a
Hungarian version. Thanks to financial support from the Upper Austrian
regional government for translation and printing the Hungarian nuclear
resistance should thus receive an important new impulse and we are
looking forward to intensify our cross-border cooperation. You can
order a copy at "b DOT riepl AT eduhi DOT at".

Download the Hungarian publication for free:
http://sonneundfreiheit.eu/files/nuklearis.pdf

More information:
http://www.wecf.eu/english/publications/2011/critical-questionnuclear.php


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YY. About NukeNews
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NukeNews is a multilingual newsletter system of the Nuclear Heritage
Network. It reflects the activities, topics and struggles of
anti-nuclear activists connected through this international community.
The messages are written and translated by activists, additionally to
their usual anti-nuclear activities. The newsletter aims to inform and
update as well activists as the interested audience.

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