10,043 posts tagged nuclear
SubscribeTad Daley: Radioactive Hypocrisy: American Nuclear Hubris Threatens Perpetual Nuclear Proliferation
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Feds to discuss problems at N.C. nuclear fuel plant
http://southernstudies.org/ facingsouth/ 2008/ 05/ feds-to-discuss-problems-at-n…Earlier this year, we reported on an incident at the Global Nuclear Fuel plant in Wilmington, N.C. in which moisture was found in a vessel containing uranium, a situation that can lead to a dangerous radiation release known as a "burst." On Monday, May 19, the U.S.
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New Chinese Nuclear Missile Base Discovered
http://lawhawk.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ new-chinese-nuclear-missile-base.htmlI came across this item at Hot Air, and was intrigued by a passage in the post:The region has long been rumored to house nuclear missiles and I have previously described some of the facilities in a report and a blog.
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McCain: I Rulez!!!
http://d-day.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ mccain-i-rulez.htmlRule number one of politics: when in a war, never say that you're fine with 100 more years of it. Having learned this lesson, John W. McCain tried to reduce his commitment by 96 years, claiming that Iraq will be "won" by 2013 and most combat troops will then be home (left unsaid is that the 100-year occupation would then begin at that point).
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New Site To Check Out
http://kotp.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ new-site-to-check-out.htmlI just stumbled across a new DOE site, 20% Wind Energy by 2030. This presents a report and associated information on how the US can approach...well, having 20% of its power supplied by wind by 2030. Basically, the report looks at how we can build 300 gigawatts worth of wind generators in 22 years.
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ICPJ in the News: Disarmament Op-Ed
http://www.icpj.net/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ icpj-in-the-news-disarmament-op-ed/Last Tuesday Jim Varani of our Disarmament Working Group had an excellent op-ed published in the Ann Arbor New about the need for renewed activism around nuclear weapons. Activism at all levels needed to ensure nuclear disarmament Tuesday, May 13, 2008,BY JAMES VARANI George Shultz (former Secretary
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We’re giving Who…What!?
http://becausenooneasked.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ were-giving-whowhat/Saudi Arabia…enriched uranium. So….do you have to be mentally retarded to work in Washington? Oh, sorry, “intellectually challenged”.
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Win! Useless Gas Price Reduction Plan Enacted!
http://d-day.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ win-useless-gas-price-reduction-plan.htmlJust heard on the teevee that the Energy Department has decided to stop buying oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve starting in July. This will maybe take the price of gas down about a nickel. But the Senate and House both voted for it in record numbers, so Bush had to buckle.
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SF Bay PSR Steering Committee Member Dr. Thomas Newman Publishes Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Article in Influential Medical Journal
http://psrblog.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ sf-bay-psr-steering-committee-member…Dr. Newman’s article, “Taking a Stand Against Nuclear Proliferation: The Pediatrician’s Role,” was published in the May 2008 issue of the prominent medical journal, Pediatrics. Dr. Newman writes from the perspective of a pediatrician and public health physician, and appeals to his colleagues to
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How To Prepare for Radiation Emergencies, by KLK
http://lowlevelradiation.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ how-to-prepare-for-radiation.ht…How To Prepare for Radiation Emergencies, by KLK(on the survival blog) Scenario 1 You are sitting at your retreat, enjoying the scenery, when you hear on the radio that there has just been a nuclear weapon that has detonated in a contiguous State . You decide to run into your shelter.
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China on Radiation Alert from Quake-caused Leaks
http://www.riskwatch.us/ 2008/ 05/ china-on-radiation-alert-from-quake.htmlChina is on precautionary alert against possible radiation leaks from the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in three decades, according to government website seen on Friday. The disaster area is home to China's chief nuclear weapons research lab in Mianyang, as well as several secretive atomic