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Saturday, June 02, 2007

GNEP: Nuclear wolf in sheeps clothing (VIDEO)
By @ 9:52 AM :: 4307 Views :: 0 Comments :: Nuclear Power, Reprocessing, Nuclear Waste and Contamination, Nuclear Weapons, Bruneau nuclear reactor

WATCH: an interview with experts addressing GNEP through the failed history of reprocessing in the US and abroad.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

INL to begin counter-terrorism tests
By @ 12:17 PM :: 2438 Views :: 2 Comments :: Nuclear Weapons

Following recent completion of an environmental assessment, the U.S. Department of Energy will begin using a new site at the Idaho National Laboratory to test the effectiveness of protective devices used against explosives attacks by terrorists.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Who Needs Nukes
By @ 2:53 PM :: 2267 Views :: 0 Comments :: Nuclear Weapons

The problem with nuclear weapons today can be summed up as follows: They are going out of fashion where they are needed most and coming into fashion where they are needed least.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Feds say declining conditions may put workers, public at risk
By @ 1:16 PM :: 2176 Views :: 0 Comments :: Nuclear Weapons

OAK RIDGE - A federal safety board is questioning the safety of enriched uranium operations at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, saying workers and the public could be at risk.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Divine Strake Meeting
By @ 7:49 PM :: 2802 Views :: 1 Comments :: Downwinders, Nuclear Weapons

Boise, Idaho -- Idaho's downwinders turned out in force Sunday afternoon to share their concerns with the government agencies responsible for Divine Strake. The explosive experiment slated for the Nevada desert has many worried they are once again in the path of radioactive fallout.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Scientists fail to sway residents
By @ 7:25 PM :: 2762 Views :: 0 Comments :: Downwinders, Nuclear Weapons

With posters, maps and charts on radiation exposure, government scientists tried to assure about 35 residents Tuesday that the Divine Strake non-nuclear blast planned for the Nevada Test Site will not harm their health or the environment.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

NYTimes on Opposition Divine Strake Enivronmental
By @ 6:35 PM :: 2582 Views :: 2 Comments :: Downwinders, Nuclear Weapons

Las Vegas, Jan. 10 -- A twice-postponed nonnuclear bomb test in the middle of the Nevada desert may face additional legal challenges over its potential to propel dangerous radioactive particles from the soil into the air over four states.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Lawmakers fight Divine Strake bid
By @ 11:10 PM :: 2121 Views :: 0 Comments :: Nuclear Weapons

The Salt Lake Tribune, December 5, 2006...WASHINGTON - Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Jim Matheson wrote to the Pentagon last month, expressing disappointment with the decision to conduct Divine Strake - a major explosion designed to help develop bunker-buster bombs - in Nevada.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Panel Seeks Consensus On U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
By @ 9:49 PM :: 1616 Views :: 0 Comments :: Nuclear Weapons

Washington Post, December 16, 2006...A prestigious Defense Department advisory panel has determined there is no national agreement on what the nation needs in the way of nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War period.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Bush Signs Nuclear Deal With India
By @ 9:24 PM :: 1554 Views :: 0 Comments :: Nuclear Weapons

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 18, 2006...WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush signed legislation on Monday to let America share its nuclear know-how and fuel with India even though New Delhi refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.

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