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Wed Jun 29 17:33:33 EDT 2011

No Nukes News

June 29, 2011

The phrase "spent fuel" is one of those misleading terms that the nuclear
industry is so fond of.  The "spent fuel" is millions of times more
radioactive than fresh fuel.  When first removed from the reactor, a single
spent fuel assembly can deliver a lethal dose of radiation in just a few
seconds to any unshielded person within a metre or two.  In addition, each
spent fuel assembly contains hundreds of different radioactive poisons which
do not exist in the fresh fuel, but were created as unwanted byproducts
inside the nuclear reactor.  - Gordon Edwards, CCNR

It's welcome news that engineering giant SNC Lavalin is prepared to take
Atomic Energy of Canada off the federal government's hands, and out of
federal taxpayers' pockets (Sale Puts Ottawa Out Of Nuclear Business - June
28). It is critical that we put all future electricity projects on a level
playing field and stop the practice of allowing nuclear companies to pass
their cost overruns on to taxpayers. Cheaper and safer alternatives must be
given full consideration before we proceed with sinking billions more
dollars into unreliable and high-cost nuclear energy. - Angela Bischoff,
OCAA, Globe and Mail, June 29

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Strong global opposition towards nuclear power 

New research by Ipsos MORI shows that three in five global citizens (62%)
oppose the use of nuclear energy - a quarter (26%) of those have been
influenced by the recent nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan.  The latest
Ipsos survey shows that support for nuclear energy is far below that for
solar power (97%), wind power (93%), hydroelectric power (91%) and natural
gas (80%) as a source of electricity.

http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/2817/Strong-g
lobal-opposition-towards-nuclear-power.aspx 

62% of Citizens across world oppose nuclear power, poll finds 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/jun/23/nuc
learpower-nuclear-waste

Global support for nuclear energy drops after Fukushima

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/22/us-energy-nuclear-poll-idUSTRE75L4
BY20110622

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Ottawa to sell Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. to SNC-Lavalin

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-to-sell-atomic-energy-of
-canada-ltd-to-snc-lavalin/article2078110/singlepage/#articlecontent

 <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/aecl> Click here to send a letter to
Premier Dalton McGuinty and Conservative Leader Tim Hudak 

Ask them for assurances that SNC Lavalin - or any other nuclear provider -
not be allowed to pass its cost overruns onto taxpayers and ratepayers.
It's your money - make your voice heard now before new nuclear contracts are
signed. http://www.cleanairalliance.org/aecl 

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Fukushima: The Crisis is Not Over

http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload
<http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=8
839&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0>
&name=News&file=article&sid=8839&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Japan's Richest Man Takes on Atomic Future With Solar Plans

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-14/japan-s-richest-man-challenges-nucl
ear-future-with-nationwide-solar-plans.html

'Safety Myth' Left Japan Ripe for Nuclear Crisis

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/world/asia/25myth.html?_r=2
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/world/asia/25myth.html?_r=2&ref=world>
&ref=world

Fukushima residents' urine now radioactive

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110627a2.html

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US nuke regulators weaken safety rules

Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry
to keep the nation's aging reactors operating within safety standards by
repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an
investigation by The Associated Press has found.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110620/ap_on_re_us/us_aging_nukes_part1

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Fallout!

A 13 minute, 60-Minutes video report on Fukushima and Chernobyl 

http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/8262363/fallout

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Nuclear Power and Women

Decisions on nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear wastes are almost
exclusively made by men.Yet the brunt of nuclear-caused cancer is suffered
by women and children, as is the brunt of nuclear war, and of depleted
uranium spread.

http://www.dianuke.org/nuclear-power-and-women/

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Radioactive tritium leaks found at 48 US nuke sites 

'You got pipes that have been buried underground for 30 or 40 years, and
they've never been inspected,' whistleblower says 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43475479/ns/us_news-environment/

Tritium on Tap  http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/tritium_report.shtml 

Tritium Awareness Project  http://www.tapcanada.org/

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Point Lepreau receives failing grade

The Point Lepreau nuclear reactor will not be allowed to return to service
until it has corrected shortcomings in emergency management and fire
protection, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says in its latest
report.

 <http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/news/article/1418105>
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/news/article/1418105 

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Council of Canadians opposes nuclear waste dump on Lake Huron, Bruce Power
site

http://www.canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=8371

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Embrace the green future

Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, in particular, needs to join us
in the present and in preparing for the future, instead of wanting to take
Ontario backward by killing innovation in clean energy. He says that
investing in clean energy is too expensive, but doesn't admit that the
alternatives are even more so. Our generation is still paying for billions
in cost overruns for nuclear plants that the politicians of our
grandparents' time built.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1015805--embrace-the
-green-future

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Extreme Weather and the Climate Crisis

A series of 12 photos, each with a description, in Rolling Stone

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/photos/extreme-weather-and-the-climate-
crisis-20110622/0794152 

Climate of Denial

by Al Gore. Rolling Stone

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/climate-of-denial-20110622

Cuts to Env. Can. budgets have wider economic impact: E.May

http://www.canada.com/news/national/Cuts+science+budgets+have+wider+economic
+impact/4988549/story.html

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South Kent Wind farm will add 125 turbines to the mix

During the construction phase, which is expected to begin next year, he said
up to 300 construction jobs would be created by the project, along with 21
permanent jobs. O'Brien said apart from the jobs the wind turbine will
create, it will stimulate the local economy in other ways as well, through
the purchase of locally-sourced goods and materials and through the
estimated $800,000 in tax revenue it will generate for the municipality each
year. And, by replacing coal-fired electrical generation with wind power,
O'Brien said the wind farm will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions
equivalent to those created by 160,000 vehicles every year.

http://www.northkentleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3180766

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Samsung hasn't received 'one cent from Ontario'

You'd think, the way it has been framed, that Samsung stands to get $7
billion from the deal, but in fact it's the other way around - the agreement
requires that a Samsung-led consortium deliver $7 billion in investment to
Ontario.

http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/1010519--samsung-hasn-t-r
eceived-one-cent-from-ontario

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Germany to Substantially Increase Geothermal Feed-in Tariffs

Germany wants to do for geothermal energy what it has done for wind, solar
photovoltaics, and biogas by raising its payment for geothermally-generated
electricity in 2012. 

http://www.wind-works.org/FeedLaws/Germany/GermanytoSubstantiallyIncreaseGeo
thermalFeed-inTariffs.html 

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You wouldn't purchase a car from 1915. So why invest in power from 1882?

Leadnow.ca is an independent, youth-led advocacy organization that helps
Canadians of all generations participate in their democracy.

http://leadnow.ca/

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Sign the  <http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php> Petition Calling
for a Moratorium on New Nuclear Projects in ON

 <http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php>
http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php

And order FREE anti-nuclear and anti-coal leaflets 

They contain postcards to politicians. Courtesy of the Ontario Clean Air
Alliance.

 <http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets>
http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets 

Thank you for helping get the word out!

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Angela Bischoff

Outreach Director

Ontario Clean Air Alliance

Tel: 416 260-2080 x 1

160 John St., #300

Toronto, ON  M5V 2E5

angela at cleanairalliance.org

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