Sizewell
BRITISH Energy is being accused of “irresponsible” conduct over its refusal to disclose full details of the risk to the public from the storage of highly radioactive nuclear waste at the Sizewell B power station. The company has provided some background information but claims details must remain confidential to protect the safety and security of the plant. The criticism has been voiced by Pete Wilkinson, an independent environmental consultant who was a member of a Government-appointed committee on the disposal of radioactive waste.
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Politics
There will be no change in Lib Dem policy on Trident and Sellafield. The new leader wants replacement Trident scrapped and Sellafield run down.
North West Evening Mail 9th Feb 2008 more >>
Pakistan
Pakistan has successfully test-fired a short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear device.
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Two nuclear scientists have been abducted near Pakistan’s north-western border with Afghanistan, police have said, in the latest embarrassment for the government of President Pervez Musharraf. The scientists disappeared on Monday, the same day as Tariq Azizuddin, Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, was reportedly abducted while travelling through the Khyber Pass to Kabul.
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Russia
Russia has threatened to target the Ukraine with nuclear warheads if the former Soviet republic joins Nato and accepts the deployment of United States anti-missile defences on its territory.
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Baltic
Poland and Lithuania Tuesday signed a deal paving the way to hook up their electricity grids, helping offset Russia’s energy clout in the region and clearing a hurdle to related plans to build a new nuclear power plant.
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Turkey
Turkey has revived plans to build its first nuclear power plant on the Mediterranean coast despite warnings from environmentalists that the site was in an earthquake-prone location, the energy minister said. The minister, Hilmi Guler, said everything was ready for construction at Akkuyu, near the Mediterranean coastal town of Silifke, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Turkey will formally invite bids for the project on February 21, he said.
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India
India and Russia say plans have been finalised for Moscow to build four new nuclear power stations in India.
BBC 12th Feb 2008 more >>
Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has underscored a vow to fight Hamas militants and said all options remained open in dealing with Iran, which he accused of seeking nuclear arms. Olmert said there was evidence that Iran was trying to develop nuclear arms and warned that not a single mistake could be allowed in dealing with the issue.
Interactive Investor 12th Feb 2008 more >>
Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has claimed that Iran is engaged in secret operations to build nuclear weapons.
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