Nuclear News for January 5th 2009
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Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:
Press TV: Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims
‘Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of depleted uranium in their bodies. ’
AlterNet: 6 Reasons Why Nuclear Power Can't Save Us
‘A new book shows that it is not just the cost of nuke plants and their deadly waste that is the energy source's only problems.’
Business Daily: Kenya eyeing nuclear power
‘When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lands in Nairobi for a state visit this month, the agenda with his Kenyan counterpart will include how Iran can help Kenya develop a nuclear facility to generate cheaper electricity.’
Lituanica: France’s interests might have impeded extension of Lithuania’s N-plant lifespan
‘France’s interests to support the recovery of European nuclear energy sector, which has the sole reactor producer - France’s Areva, might have been one of the obstacles to Lithuania’s intentions to extend the lifespan of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), which is considered unsafe by the West, by at least several years, Lithuanian government’s nuclear negotiator Aleksandras Abišala admits to the BNS.’
ajc.com: Nuke revival puts all risk on customers
‘While Georgia Power and other utilities eagerly advocate a “nuclear renaissance,” their enthusiasm for building new plants doesn’t extend to sharing the considerable financial risks involved. Nor have private investors flocked to put money in new nuclear plants.’
