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* NukeNews #18 - Anti-Nuclear Information Service *
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0. Preface
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Outline of the current NukeNews issue #18
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0. Preface
1. People Power against Nuclear Power! Anti-nuclear action camp in
Pyhäjoki/Finland
2. Official Report: Nuclear Waste Accident Caused By Wrong Cat Litter
3. Ontario remains comitted to nuclear power
4. Fennovoima already clear-cuts protected forests for planned NPP
5. Flooded proposed uranium mine in Australia points out risks
6. Poland: Heads of local governments urge to make decision on siting
of the planned NPP
7. Polish-French intergovernmental consultations on climate and
energy
8. 77 percent of Poles support renewables
9. Chernobyl Day in Vienna
10. EURATOM – Nuclear Power's Paper Fortress
XX. Upcoming events
YY. About NukeNews

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1. People Power against Nuclear Power! Anti-nuclear action camp in
Pyhäjoki/Finland
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Fennovoima nuclear power company plans to start building a new nuclear
power plant on the ecologically valuable Hanhikivi Cape in Pyhäjoki,
northwest of Finland. Let's stop this irresponsible and dangerous
project!People power against nuclear power! Anti-nuclear action camp
is organized near Hanhikivi Cape June 8-21 by Hyökyaalto, a grassroots
action network (Rising Tide Finland). During the camp we aim to learn
and share skills and ideas on different forms of direct resistance.
Participants are encouraged to provide programme related to the
topics. Consensus decision making is preferred. Any kind of
discrimination based on gender, sexuality, ethnicity etc. is strictly
forbidden. Party political or nationalist signs do not belong to the
camp.

Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/People_Power_agains_Nuclear_Power!_Anti-nuclear_action_camp_in_Pyh%C3%A4joki/Finland

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2. Official Report: Nuclear Waste Accident Caused By Wrong Cat Litter
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A yearlong investigation by the US Dept. of Energy, in a 277 page
report, has concluded that a major accident at a nuclear waste dump in
New Mexico in Feb. 2014 was caused by the wrong brand of cat litter.
This is the same nuclear waste dump that the NWMO has held up as a
model for their own nuke dump proposed for the shore of Lake Huron,
Ontario.

http://cleanairalliance.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e0d2b5aacdacc8f6d679bba2&id=998fedf8a7&e=2ece43c12c

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3. Ontario remains comitted to nuclear power
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ON is in the midst of an energy revolution, but remains stubbornly
committed to nuclear. While most of Ontario's nuclear power plants are
entering the end phase of their design life, the Ontario government
continues to sink billions of dollars into extending their life, when
there are much more economically viable and renewable options.

http://cleanairalliance.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e0d2b5aacdacc8f6d679bba2&id=8b90a4eda8&e=2ece43c12c

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4. Fennovoima already clear-cuts protected forests for planned NPP
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In the Hanhikivi cape in Pyhäjoki, Finland, Fennovoima is cutting
forests and destroying delicate nature to build a road for the nuclear
plant. Now they have permits from the local municipality to cut down
about 100 hectares of ecologically valuable area by the end of April,
which is one fifth of the whole Hanhikivi cape.

The Finnish decision in principal was given for the plant
conditionally, and there are many important questions open: whether
there will be enough Finnish or European stakeholders in the project
or what will be the plan for the nuclear waste. If the plant is never
built, the area is spoilt for nothing. The Hanhikivi natural habitats
of the land uplift coast and the threatened and protected plant and
bird species are too valuable to waste. The springtime is especially
bad timing because of the migratory birds and nesting time.

Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/PR:People_in_Pyh%C3%A4joki_have_been_disregarded_because_of_the_Fennovoima_nuclear_plans

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5. Flooded proposed uranium mine in Australia points out risks
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Lake Way, the site of the proposed Toro Energy uranium mine has
flooded causing deep concerns about the future of proposed uranium
mining on the lake bed. Toro Energy Ltd plans to store radioactive
tailings from the proposed Wiluna uranium mine - up to 100 million
tonnes - in the mined-out Centipede and Millipede pits, which will
also reside on the lake bed and are currently underwater.

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6. Poland: Heads of local governments urge to make decision on siting
of the planned NPP
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Three heads of the gminas (local governments) urged, in a letter to
the new Prime Minister, Ewa Kopacz, to take a final decision on
constructing (or not) the NPP in one of their location. They claim the
lack of a firm decision and constant delays lead to tangible losses in
their budgets (PLN 6 m for each gmina so far, with the total budget of
PLN 40 m of a single one) as well as to hindering their development.
They point at the need to have it decided against the EU projects to
be applied for. They also claim the local populations are welcoming
and are ready for the possibile construction of the NPP.

Source:
http://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/gospodarka-komunalna/energetyka-jadrowa-pomorze-samorzadowcy-chca-decyzji-o-elektrowni-atomowej,67183.html

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7. Polish-French intergovernmental consultations on climate and
energy
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Polish-French meeting (labelled as intergovernmental consultations)
was held on 2nd February, 2015, concerning climate and energy issues
such as: the concept of the energy union and the climate and energy
policy framework. Nuclear energy development was discussed as well but
no further details were reported in the media.

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8. 77 percent of Poles support renewables
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A new poll by The Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS) revealed in
the beginning of February, 2015 that 77 percent of Poles think that
Poland should increase the use of renewable energy sources. Renewables
are supported mainly by females, young Poles, as well as wealthier
individuals.

Source:
http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/196595,Poles-believe-in-green-energy

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9. Chernobyl Day in Vienna
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On 24th April 2015 the Viennese Platform Nuclear-Free commemorated the
catastrophe of Chernobyl, which occurred 29 years ago. Activists -
dressed in wasp-like yellow - gathered in front of the Austrian
Federal Chancellor's office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to
warn about the radioactivity that might threaten Austria due to the
construction of new nuclear reactors and their radioactive waste.
Once more the activists urged the Austrian government to prevent the
construction of new nuclear plants in our neighbouring countries
Hungary and Czech Republic.

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10. EURATOM – Nuclear Power's Paper Fortress
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Unchanged since 1957 – even despite Chernobyl and Fukushima! – those
letters on paper that make up the EURATOM Treaty are much more
powerful and influential than many are aware of, even within the
antinuclear movement. Through tremendous privileges for nuclear
industry and research laid down in the Treaty itself and in secondary
EU legislation (binding regulations, guidelines, recommendations),
EURATOM is the fertile ground on which grow new nuclear installations
and, subsequently, ever more uranium mining, radioactive waste and
weapons material proliferation. Ultimately, this means increased risks
on the one hand, and more work, never-ending work for citizens.

Lately (2014), the British government and the European Commission (EC)
have referred to the EURATOM Treaty (ET) in order to justify the
approval of big subsidies for the planned nuclear power station
HINKLEY POINT C. Probably because they know full well that the 1957
nuclear-euphoric preamble and introductory articles of the ET provide
the only chance for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to reject the
forthcoming Austrian complaint against these subsidies, while EU
competition rules would entail legal victory for Austria.

Read the complete article:
http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Manifesto_for_the_termination_of_Germany%27s_EURATOM_membership

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