Nuclear News for November 18th 2008
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:
The Moscow Times: Radioactive Dump Stirs Fears in City Suburb
‘What many children in a densely populated eastern Moscow suburb used to think of as a good little hill to play and toboggan on has turned out to be a radioactive waste dump — one that local residents and ecologists say could spill over and contaminate a larger area’
AFP: Algeria, Argentina strike deal on nuclear energy
‘Algeria and Argentina signed an agreement Monday to boost cooperation over civil nuclear energy as part of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's tour of northern Africa.’
Forbes: Water allocation for nuclear plant in dispute
‘Several groups have filed protests with the state engineer to stop Kane County from selling water for a proposed nuclear power plant.’
BBC News: Syria nuclear clues 'not damning'
‘The director of the UN atomic watchdog, has said a report he is due to present later this week on Syrian nuclear activity will "not be conclusive".’
World Nuclear News: Studsvik to treat Oskarshamn 3 modernization waste
‘Studsvik has been awarded a contract by OKG for the treatment of metallic waste resulting from the modernization of unit 3 of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden.’
World Nuclear News: New WA government opens doors to uranium
‘The new Liberal-National government in Western Australia has formally lifted the ban on uranium mining in the state, which covers nearly one-third of the country. The new government took over from Labor in September, ending six years of ideologically-motivated stigma on uranium.’
