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*     NukeNews #16 - Anti-Nuclear Information Service      *
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Outline of the current NukeNews issue #16
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1.  Ecodefense: new court hearings
2.  Czech government wants to mine uranium in Brzkov from 2022
3.  EJOLT reports: Unveilling uranium and nuclear power myths
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24. Upcoming events
25. About NukeNews


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1.  Ecodefense: new court hearings
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On December 5, 2014, another court hearing will take place in
Ecodefense's legal action against a 6,000 EUR fine based on the
"foreign agent" law. Ecodefense argues the fine is illegal because the
organization is no foreign agent. However, obviously the government
has another opinion, and there is hardly a chance for Ecodefense to
change that. Thus, Ecodefense assumes the fine will be enforced. For
this case, the organization announced to refuse to pay the money.
Representatives of the environmental group assume that the Ministry of
Justice will state this as the reason for closing the organization
down.

Additionally, the Ministry of Justice started another case against
Ecodefense already on November 19, 2014 as the organization refused to
report its activities under the „foreign agent“ law. Ecodefense will
probably be faced with an additional fine of 7,000-8,000 EUR. The
dates of the trial haven't been released yet, but it could happen at
any point in December. It is important to remember that Ecodefense has
been persecuted particularly because of its successful campaign
against the proposed Baltic NPP near Kaliningrad. For many years,
Ecodefense has been an important cooperation partner of the German
anti-nuclear movement in Russia. For instance, the transports of
uranium waste from the Gronau uranium enrichment facility to Russia
had been stopped together.

Learn more:
http://russlandantirep.blogsport.de/english/ecodefense-english/


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2.  Czech government wants to mine uranium in Brzkov from 2022
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Since June 2014, the association "Our Future Without Uranium" (NBBU)
of Brzkov is trying to make the Regional Authority of the Vysočina
Region and ministerial officials understand the absurdity of opening
uranium mine in Brzkov and to persuade them to take appropriate
measures to prevent mining. According to the latest information, the
Czech government still wants to mine and the Regional Authority
continues to support this intention, too. On the other hand, the
opposition councillors support dialogue with NBBU and local
municipalities.

Members of NBBU have had a busy spring, summer and autumn. At first -
they founded their association at the beginning of June. By this they
have taken a responsible role of defender of their rights and their
home. Subsequently they held a first debate (co-organized by Calla),
where they introduced their petition "NO URANIUM MINING IN THE
VYSOČINA REGION" which was addressed to the Prime Minister Sobotka
(1,700 signatories by mid-October), they signed the "Memorandum for a
Future Without Uranium" together with four local authorities,
organized the "March Against Uranium" in September and the photo
exhibition "Faces of Uranium" (in cooperation with Calla) ongoing
till the end of October. During the October excursion in the chemical
treatment plant in Dolní Rožínka they established a direct contact
with the leadership of the division GEAM of DIAMO, state enterprise,
which was authorized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) to
produce study on the feasibility of opening uranium deposit in
Brzkov-Horní Věžnice.

Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Czech_government_wants_to_mine_uranium_in_Brzkov_from_2022


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3.  EJOLT reports: Unveilling uranium and nuclear power myths
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Two new reports expose various various myths used to hide the real
impacts of uranium mining and to push for a nuclear renaissance in
Europe. An international team of scientists and activists working for
the global EJOLT project on environmental justice measured real-life
impacts.

The first report discusses uranium mining, unveilling the impacts of
the nuclear industry; the second report covers expanded nuclear power
capacity in Europe, the impact of uranium mining and alternatives.

Reports available here:
http://www.ejolt.org/2014/11/unveiling-uranium-nuclear-power-myths/


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24. Upcoming events
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(just an extract, tell us your events for the next newsletter)
more events: http://upcoming.nuclear-heritage.net

Please feel free to send us your local and international events for
this website and the NukeNews!


01/06/14-June '15: "Bure 365" - decentralized actions against nuclear
                    waste repository in Bure (F)
autumn/winter 2014:Jülich atomic research center's high level
                   radioactive waste exports to the USA & protests (D)
24/01/15 at 1 PM:  "Wrap Up Trident!" Mass Demo at TBC in London (UK)
01/02/15-04/02/15: Health Physics Society 48th Midyear Topical Meeting
                   in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA (USA)
21/03/15 at 11 AM: nuclear waste conference at Volkshochschule,
                   Wilhelmshöher Allee 19-21, in Kassel (D)
14/04/15-16/04/15: World Uranium Summit in Québec City (CDN)
25/04/15-01/05/15: European Action Weeks For A Future After Chernobyl
                   And Fukushima
12/05/15-15/05/15: "Innovation in the Third Millennium" nuclear
                   conference at Delta Winnipeg hotel, 350 St Mary Ave,
                   in Winnipeg, Manitoba (CDN)
22/05/15 at 2 PM:  cultural resistance party with citizens' initiative
                   & Kulturelle Landpartie organizers at atomic
                   facilities in Gorleben (D)
summer 2015:       Walk For A Nuclear Free Future from Nuclear Facility
                   Oakridge, TN to Hiroshima 2015 (USA & J)
12/07/15-16/07/15: Health Physics Society 60th Annual Meeting in
                   Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)
2015:              Probably Castor transport of high level radioactive
                   waste from Sellafield (UK) and of intermediate
                   level radioactive waste from La Hague (F) to
                   Gorleben (D) and protests
01/09/15-30/11/15: (estimated) main hearing on the Environmental Court
                   on SKB's application to build KBS3 final nuclear
                   waste repository at District Court in Nacka (S)
10/10/15 at 11 AM: nuclear waste conference at Volkshochschule,
                   Wilhelmshöher Allee 19-21, in Kassel (D)
25/04/16-01/05/16: European Action Weeks For A Future After Chernobyl
                   And Fukushima


http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Bure_365
http://www.uraniumfilmfestival.org/de/programm/passau-2014
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Nuclear_Waste_Transport_to_Ahaus
http://berliner-energietisch.net/images/Flyer_HO_final.pdf
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Atomic_Threats_In_The_Baltic_Sea_Region/Working_meetings/Sixth_meeting
http://www.lagatom.de/?p=3809
http://atommuell-alarm.info/home/termine/
https://content.sierraclub.org/grassrootsnetwork/sites/content.sierraclub.org.activistnetwork/files/teams/documents/Nuclear%20Summit%20Nov%202014.pdf
http://ag-schacht-konrad.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=769&Itemid=189
http://vorort.bund.net/suedlicher-oberrhein/termine.php?year=2014&month=11
http://www.dienachtdiewissenschafft.de/themenfelder/alle-veranstaltungen/veranstaltung-details/title/80.html
http://www.energyconference.eu
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Atomic_Threats_In_The_Baltic_Sea_Region
http://ag-schacht-konrad.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=769&Itemid=189
http://www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/46139/orpconf2014
http://hps.org/meetings/meeting41.html
http://ag-schacht-konrad.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=61&Itemid=273/
http://www.uranium2015.com
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/European_Action_Weeks_For_A_Future_After_Chernobyl_And_Fukushima_2015
http://crpa-acrp.org/conference/
http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?page_id=9162
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Walk_For_A_Nuclear_Free_Future_2011-2015/Y-12_Nuclear_Facility_Oakridge-Hiroshima
http://hps.org/meetings/meeting37.html
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Gorleben_Castor_Resistance_in_Germany_2015
http://www.nonuclear.se/en/kalender/kbshuvudforhandling2012
http://ag-schacht-konrad.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=61&Itemid=273/
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/European_Action_Weeks_For_A_Future_After_Chernobyl_And_Fukushima_2016 


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25. About NukeNews
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NukeNews is a multilingual newsletter system of the Nuclear Heritage
Network. It reflects the activities, topics and struggles of
anti-nuclear activists connected through this international community.
The messages are written and translated by activists, additionally to
their usual anti-nuclear activities. The newsletter aims to inform and
update as well activists as the interested audience.

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