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Ky. Uranium Plant Operators Sued
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Workers who say they were exposed to radiation at
a uranium enrichment plant filed suit Friday, seeking $10 billion in
damages.
The 14 workers sued the former private corporate operators of the
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, which refines uranium for use in
nuclear reactors.
The lawsuit seeks to represent all current and former workers and
their families, which could mean 10,000 plaintiffs or more, lawyer
Mark Bryant said.
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Renewables vs. Nuclear: Britain Faces Kyoto Gap
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is headed for a sticky environmental
dilemma if it is serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions into
the next century: can it be done without a nuclear revival?
With nuclear energy producing 30 percent of the country's electricity
and almost no carbon dioxide, analysts believe the question of what to
do when existing nuclear plants reach the end of their working lives
is one government cannot ignore.
- ARCTIC / NUCLEAR
CONTAMINATION
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A Norwegian research group says it has uncovered environmental abuse
at a secret Russian radioactive waste site at the Kola Peninsula in
northern Russia.
- ASSESSING THE NUCLEAR THREAT
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The unofficial end to the cold war brought the promise of ushering-in
a new era of world peace and moves to dismantle the superpowers'
nuclear weapons arsenals. But progress toward nuclear disarmament has
been mixed. Recently (December 7th), a panel of nuclear weapons
experts gathered at the University of Chicago -- the site of some of
the earliest nuclear experiments leading to development of atomic
bombs. They assessed the dangers the world faces in today's post-cold
war era.
- CHERNOBYL: 10 YEARS AFTER
- Almost ten years ago, on April 26, 1986, a nuclear
reactor exploded in Chernobyl, northern Ukraine. At a
commemorative conference in New York today (Tuesday), experts say
the death toll from the explosion is still rising.
- CHERNOBYL AND THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY
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The consequences of the explosion of reactor number four at the
Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which occured ten years ago
Friday (4/26), are still very much with us. Some agreements on
tightening nuclear security were reached at the Moscow summit meeting
last weekend, but there was no final agreement on the closing of the
Chernobyl power plant itself, since the West has offered just
three-billion dollars for the work involved in shutting it down, and
Ukraine wants at least four-billion dollars to include construction of
alternate sources of electricity. Meanwhile, other nuclear plants in
the former Soviet bloc continue to operate, even as the nuclear power
industry worldwide is in rapid decline.
- CHERNOBYL CEMETERY
- Russian President Boris Yeltsin paid tribute today
(Friday) to the men and women who ten years ago gave their lives
trying to put out the fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. In
Moscow, other top officials gathered at the cemetery where many of the
firefighters are buried.
- CHERNOBYL CLOSURE
- Ukrainian officials say one of two reactors still in
operation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant will be permanently
closed by the end of this year.
- CHINA/NUKE EXPORT
- China says reports it has exported nuclear weapons
technology to Pakistan are groundless. Still, it says it has exported
peaceful nuclear-energy technology.
- CLEANING CHERNOBYL WITH PLANTS
- Ten years after the nuclear explosion at Chernobyl,
three million hectares of land surrounding the reactor in Ukraine and
Belarus remain contaminated with radioactive metals, posing a
continuing threat to the millions of residents in the area. The soil
is permeated with the deadly metals of nuclear energy -- mainly
uranium, cesium, and strontium. Can anything grow safely there? The
answer is Yes.
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DANGERS OF NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
- At the Moscow summit on April 19 the participating
heads of state will discuss, among other issues, the condition of
nuclear weapons and facilities in the former Soviet Union. In a
report just released, the U-S Defense Department notes the lack of
security for many nuclear materials in Russia and neighboring states.
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E-U / TESTS
- The European Commission says it believes the
controversial French nuclear tests in the South Pacific are safe. The
European Union says it will be taking no action to try to prevent
further explosions.
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FRANCE NUCLEAR
- A top French nuclear scientist says the recent series of
underground tests in the South Pacific has enabled France to develop
its own program of computer simulation for nuclear explosions.
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FRANCE NUCLEAR
- France says its controversial series of nuclear tests in
the Pacific will end next February, three months earlier than
originally planned.
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FRANCE NUCLEAR
- France's nuclear testing program is drawing to a close --
after the fifth test since September.
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FRENCH LIMITED NUKE TESTS TO CONTINUE
- France detonated its fourth underground nuclear bomb on
November twenty-first, less than one week after ninety-five members of
the United Nations voted to condemn the series of tests. Despite the
protests by the U-N, France is determined to complete its series of
nuclear tests in Polynesia.
- FRENCH WINE / NUCLEAR
- The 1995 Beaujolais Nouveau wine went on sale on
Thursday. But growers say exports have slumped, particularly in Asia,
in part because of France's resumption of nuclear tests in the
Pacific.
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I-A-E-A/CHERNOBYL
- International nuclear experts have ended a four-day
conference on the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in
Ukraine 10 years ago. There were disagreements about the long-term
health consequences of the world's worst nuclear accident, and there
was no clear progress toward nuclear power safer.
- I-A-E-A / CHERNOBYL
- Delegates from many countries are attending a conference
on the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl 10-years ago in
Ukraine.
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I-A-E-A / NUCLEAR REACTORS
- International nuclear experts have begun a three-day
meeting on the risks of radiation leaks.
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I-A-E-A / NUCLEAR REACTORS
- International nuclear experts have warned that more
radioactive dust could escape from the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in
Ukraine which exploded 10 years ago. The experts say the concrete
sarcophagus that now covers the reactor must be reinforced or its roof
could collapse.
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NUCLEAR / PACIFIC
- There has been strong international condemnation of the
latest French nuclear test in the South Pacific. The test has sparked
a new wave of anger, especially in Asian and Pacific countries.
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NUCLEAR DECLINE
- A decade after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine,
public opinion and excessive costs have combined to virtually stop the
building of new atom-powered generating facilities.
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NUCLEAR TERRORISM
- It has not happened yet. Perhaps it may never will.
But the danger of a nuclear weapon in the hands of a terrorist
was the subject of intense, wide-ranging discussion at an all-day
conference held this week (Tues.) by the Terrorism Studies
Program of George Washington University.
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NUKE TESTS
- A United Nations General Assembly Committee Thursday
voted 95 to 12 to strongly deplore all nuclear testing. The
resolution was aimed at France and China -- the only two of the five
najor nuclear powers still conducting underground explosions.
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PACIFIC NUKE TESTING/U-S
- A senior Clinton Administration official has assured
Congress that the Administration will consult with Capitol Hill about
the decision to sign the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty.
- PAK-INDIA NUKE
- Pakistan's Foreign Minister has warned India against
conducting a possible nuclear test and the production of missiles.
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ROMANIA / NUCLEAR
- One of Europe's poorest nations, Romania, has officially
opened its first nuclear power plant.
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CHERNOBYL TENTH
- Last week was the tenth anniversary of the world's worst nuclear
accident. It happened on April twenty-sixth, nineteen-eighty-six. An
explosion and fire destroyed one of the reactors at the Chernobyl
nuclear power center. Chernobyl is in Ukraine. At the time, Ukraine
was a republic of the Soviet Union.
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SUMMIT CHERNOBYL
- Among developments at the nuclear summit was a renewed
promise from Ukraine to shut down the Chernobyl power plant by the
year 2000.
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U-N/NUCLEAR
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France's decision to halt its nuclear tests in the South Pacific has
focused attention on China, the only one of the five avowed nuclear
powers that maintains an active testing program. China has come under
renewed pressure at the U-N Disarmament Conference in Geneva where
negotiators are seeking agreement on a Comprehensive Test Ban.
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U-N / CHINA / NUKES
- China Thursday reiterated its position on efforts to
conclude a nuclear Test Ban Treaty. China's delegate at the U-N
Disarmament Conference in Geneva voiced support for the test ban, but
said it should exclude so-called peaceful nuclear explosions.
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U-N / NUKES
- The U-N Disarmament Conference adjourned in Geneva
Friday, with many issues yet to be resolved in efforts to negotiate a
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban. The delegates from 38 nations are
hoping to complete work on the treaty by the end of June, so that it
can be ready for signature at the next session of the U-N General
Assembly in September.
- U-S/PAKISTAN NUCLEAR
- Pakistan's Foreign Minister met senior Clinton
Administration officials in Washington Friday -- and repeated his
government's denial that it is getting nuclear weapons technology from
China. U-S officials are weighing possible sanctions against China
because of the alleged sale.
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U-S / U-N / NUCLEAR
- The Nuclear-Test Ban negotiations continued in Geneva
Thursday, with a toughly-worded speech by the U-S delegate, warning
against attempts to link the test ban to a fixed time-table for the
elimination of nuclear weapons.
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U.S. / ASEAN NUCLEAR
- The United States says it is not prepared to sign a
Nuclear Free Zone for Southeast Asia.
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UKRAINE NUCLEAR
- Russia and Ukraine will meet with the G-7 nations, the
West's leading industrial powers, in a nuclear summit in Moscow Friday
and Saturday (April 19-20) with the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster
expected to be a main topic.
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UNVEILING SECRET RADIATION EXPERIMENTS
- In a 30 year period after World War Two, the United
States government sponsored secret experiments that exposed Americans
to low levels of radiation. Many of the Americans who were subjects
of these tests were not told of the possible dangers. Last year, a
Presidential Committee investigated the experiments that ended in
1974.
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W-H-O / CHERNOBYL
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The World Health Organization is hosting an international conference
in Geneva this week on the long term effects of the Chernobyl nuclear
power plant disaster.
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Egypt / radiation
- Egypt has started checking radiation levels on its
border with Israel.
- Mururoa / France
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After repelling the Greenpeace RWII, the French govt has admitted
foreign press to the test site at Mururoa in an effort to calm int'l
fears of env pollution.
- Mururoa / France
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SBS reporters say they have evidence previous tests have caused
visible damage at the atoll. On the S side they report where the
roadway has collapsed into the sea. The French concede there was
partial collapse of the atoll on 2 separate occasions.
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US Report / EM radiation
- Leaked to the pub'n "New Scientist" a draft Report
prepared for the US govt's radiation advisors suggest even "very low
exposures" to electromagnetic fields had caused brain cancer and
leukemia.
- 30+ UV protection misleading
- Dr Trinker heads the SA Anti-Cancer Found'n. She says "factor 30"
sunscreen is in no way significantly better than the present top-end
of "factor 15" -- certainly not twice as good. "This is in fact what's
concerning us", she said.
- Maraling victim
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A man says his exposure to radiation at the Maralinga test site in the
1950s caused his kidney cancer. But he's failed to gain compensation.
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Chernobyl Conference
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Greenpeace says it plans a campaign highlighting the dangers of
nuclear reactors, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the world's
worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl. On Apr 26 1986 a fire and
explosion at Chernobyl's 4th reactor sent radioactive contamination
over Europe and polluted vast tracts of the Ukraine, Belarus, and
Russia.
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Chernobyl
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Needles on rad meters showed "big increases" said Russian scientist
Edward Bazulkin, after a fire engulfed 5 villages inside the exclusion
zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine.
- Low level EM radiation
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Aus Dem Sen Robert Bell has called on the Fed govt to launch an inq'y
into low level electro magnetic radiation emitted by mobile phone
towers.
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Chernobyl Disaster
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Former Soviet republics affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster face a
peak in cancers caused by radioactivity in about nine years' time,
Belarus's Chernobyl minister said Monday.
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US govt injected citizens
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Documents released today reveal the US govt injected people that
weren't terminally ill with potentially lethal levels of radioactive
material during the 40s.
- Mururoa fallout
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A rep from the Aus'n Radiation Lab appearing on Channel 9 midday News
has played down fears for radioactive contamination from French
underground tests in the S Pac. Although fallout was measured in the
60s and 70s from French and other testing -- and is still measurable
today above the background -- underground testing after 1974 released
no measurable fallout.
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Pricetag of Disaster
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Belarus, the country worst hit by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster,
Tuesday put a $235 billion price tag on dealing with its aftermath and
Ukraine demanded faster action from the West to close the stricken
power plant.
- No Chernobyl Deal
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Ukrainian and Western experts on Thursday narrowed differences on how
to finance the shutdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power station but put
off a final agreement pending further talks.
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Impact Of Disaster
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An international conference on the 1986 Chernobyl disaster opened
Tuesday with a minute of silence for the victims past, present and
future of the world's worst nuclear accident.
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Chernobyl Shutdown Delay
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A top cabinet minister said on Friday that Ukraine might postpone the
closure of the Chernobyl nuclear power station promised by the end of
the century unless the West increased aid and provided it more
quickly.
- Thyroid cancer link to tests
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Research performed by NSW researchers may show a link between nuclear
testing and thyroid cancer.
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Expert warns of problems in nuclear complex
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Richard A. Meserve, an expert on nuclear reactor safety, warned in
Tuesday's Jerome A. Wiesner lecture of significant safety problems
associated with the nation's nuclear weapons facilities.
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U.S. Won't Link Test Ban to Disarmament Talks
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The United States insisted on Thursday that an agreement on banning
nuclear tests worldwide be made before it would agree to start
separate multilateral talks on eliminating nuclear weapons.
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Experts Link Chernobyl to Rise in Cancers
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The Chernobyl nuclear accident caused a sharp rise in thyroid cancers
and may be linked to leukemia among workers cleaning up the
radioactive fallout, experts said Tuesday.
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France Argues for Nuclear Weapons
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France urged the International Court of Justice Wednesday to reject a
United Nations request for advice on the legality of nuclear weapons.
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G7 Hopes to Boost Yeltsin at Nuclear Summit
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A summit in Moscow this week will try to cut the risks of nuclear
disaster a decade after Chernobyl but Western leaders hope it will
also give Russian President Boris Yeltsin a boost in his struggle to
keep power.
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