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0. Preface
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Outline of the current NukeNews issue #26
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0. Preface
1. Czech liability for nuclear damage in billions instead of
trillions
2. CZ: Bukov Laboratory - research on geological conditions in an
unsuitable location
3. Slovenia: Construction of dry depository for spent nuclear fuel at
Krško NPP
4. UK: "No Need For Nuclear" conference videos
5. UK: Beware nuclear trains bearing gifts
6. UK: "The last radioactive particle has been picked up" from St
Bees beach
7. Canada: Further Delay of Decision on OPG's Nuclear Waste Burial
Plan
8. Canadian federal government wants more information on impact of
proposed nuclear-waste bunker near Indigenous community
9. Anti-nuclear updates from California
XX. Upcoming events
YY. About NukeNews
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1. Czech liability for nuclear damage in billions instead of
trillions
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CEZ operator insures its nuclear power plant assets against damage of
up to tens of billions crowns, while the Czech administration avoids
fully insuring residents and entrepreneurs around Dukovany and Temelin
Nuclear Power Plants against a nuclear accident. Is it just an effort
to save money what’s hiding behind the behavior of Czech institutions?
Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Czech_liability_for_nuclear_damage_in_billions_instead_of_trillions
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2. CZ: Bukov Laboratory - research on geological conditions in an
unsuitable location
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The Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (RAWRA) does not want to
make a technical-economic study on the implementation of the research
program in the Bukov underground research facility available to the
public. Thus, the public can not verify whether the Bukov site,
located in the former uranium mines, Dolní Rožínka, the Vysočina
Region, is really suitable for research activities for the deep
repository. In August 2017, Calla warned about this dodgy behaviour in
its press release.
Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/CZ:_Bukov_Laboratory_-_research_on_geological_conditions_in_an_unsuitable_location
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3. Slovenia: Construction of dry depository for spent nuclear fuel at
Krško NPP
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The Association of Environmental Movements Slovenia and Posavian
Nuclear Local Partnership Krško are convinced that Krško NPP when
planning the construction of a dry depository of spent nuclear fuel
did not have all necessary permissions. In a letter sent to the
Ministry for Environment, Space and Infrastructure Karel Lipič from
the Association and Aleš Zajc from the Local Partnership wrote that
this is not just a safety upgrade, like the NPP claims, but a whole
new nuclear facility, which requires a national spatial plan and
comprehensive approach according to the Environmental Protection Act.
Krško NPP has planned to construct this only according to the Building
Construction Act. "By our opinion the Ministry, the Nuclear Safety
Administration and Krško NPP must start all procedures about social
acceptability and allow residents participation in accordance with
international conventions. The transition to dry storage will be
carried out by the American company Holtec with a contractual value of
68.3 millions euros and shall be done until 2028.
Learn more:
https://www.dnevnik.si/1042777467/lokalno/zasavje-in-posavje/suho-skladisce-izrabljenega-goriva-v-nuklearni-elektrarni-krsko-bo-zasciteno-tudi-pred-padcem-letala
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4. UK: "No Need For Nuclear" conference videos
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On 17th June, 2017, we in London held a conference, "No Need For
Nuclear: The Renewables Are Here", in Conway Hall, London. We filmed
the 16 speakers, and made 16 little videos of their speeches and their
slide presentations, (plus one of the welcoming/intro speeches.) Here
is a link to the videos.
Read more:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/UK:_%22No_Need_For_Nuclear%22_conference_videos
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5. UK: Beware nuclear trains bearing gifts
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As announced in the last newsletter, British activists with "Close
Capenhurst" and "Radiation Free Lakeland" took an action at Direct
Rail Services open day on 22nd of July in Carlisle. Braving the rain
in Carlisle campaigners went to bear witness to the Nuclear Industry’s
whitewashing of its seemingly never ending transports of mountains of
spent fuel and nuclear materials.
Created in 1994 by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. (now the Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority) to take over British Rail’s handling of
nuclear material. DRS has since diversified into other freight
operations including food.
Learn more:
https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2017/07/22/beware-nuclear-trains-bearing-gifts/
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6. UK: "The last radioactive particle has been picked up" from St
Bees beach
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On 30th of July Cumbria Wildlife Trust held again an annual event
"Beached Art" for young children at St Bees beach encouraging them to
play for hours in this same sand where there are the most dangerous
radionuclides which should be kept separate from the biosphere.
This sand sculpture event organised by a trusted charity is not only
unethical but it is aiding and abetting the continuing tsumani of
radioactive wastes being dumped into the Irish Sea.
Radiation Free Lakeland point out that the Sellafield Annual Report
states that one of the last radioactive particles to be picked up from
St Bees was a tiny metal particle of Cobalt 60 which is a synthetic
radioactive isotope of cobalt with a half-life of 5.2714 years. It is
produced artificially in nuclear reactors. CWT insist that all
radioactive particles have been picked up from St Bees beach. However,
Sellafield themselves admit that their monitoring is limited, they do
not pick up all radioactive particles, monitoring stops over Easter,
Summer and Christmas in order not to frighten beach users.
Learn more:
https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/the-last-radioactive-particle-has-been-removed-from-st-bees-cumbria-wildlife-trust-presented-with-award/
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7. Canada: Further Delay of Decision on OPG's Nuclear Waste Burial
Plan
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The federal Minister of the Environment and Climate has released a
letter to OPG with a third request for additional information. With
this request, the timeline for the reviews completion and the
Minister's decision has been suspended.
Read the complete article:
http://mailchi.mp/9bc6bc1794a1/sko9xiuupq-2752985?e=f56b9c558c
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8. Canadian federal government wants more information on impact of
proposed nuclear-waste bunker near Indigenous community
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Further information on how a proposed nuclear-waste bunker near Lake
Huron might affect area First Nations peoples is needed before the
government decides whether to approve the project.
Learn more:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/08/21/federal-government-wants-more-information-on-impact-of-proposed-nuclear-waste-bunker-near-indigenous-community.html
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9. Anti-nuclear updates from California
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Other than the bay area's annual nuclear weapons action at Livermore
Labs, activists have been watching three legal cases in California and
the Trump administration's push to restart Yucca Mountain. The World
Business Academy's lawsuit to reverse the state's decision to extend
Diablo Canyon's lease of state's lands beyond 2018 failed (our last
chance to close it early). Diablo Canyon's Public Utilities Commission
process to close Diablo Canyon in 2024 is winding down, and attempts
to reverse the amount of money the owner of San Onofre wants for
closing the twin reactors is also in a legal quagmire. Other than
this there is an ongoing fight by activists in Southern California to
move spent fuel offsite as the castors used could fail during
earthquakes while Trump is seeking to restart spent fuel at Yucca
Mountain.
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XX. Upcoming events
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YY. About NukeNews
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