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March 30, 2011

Nuclear in the Spotlight [1]

A chance to express hope for Japan and a green future…Please join us at this important event. Proceeds to go to Japan relief efforts as well as to OCAA. With performances by Mike Ford, Meghan Morrison, Richard Underhill, Michael Louis Johnson, the Raging Grannies, and more. Special guest speaker Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear will address the current situation in Japan. Wed. March 30, 7:30 p.m. Annex Live, 296 Brunswick (at Bloor), Toronto.

 

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Policy [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Disasters [7]
Activism [8]
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Canada [9]

"Former NRC Member Says Renaissance Is Dead, for Now" [10]

"The birth of the 'nuclear renaissance' and proposed construction of up to 100 new nuclear reactors in the United States will be crippled by the crisis in Japan as regulators struggle to incorporate 'lessons learned' into the country's existing nuclear fleet, a former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said [Friday]."

Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [13], 03/21/2011
March 21, 2011

Webcast: Briefing on NRC Response to Recent Nuclear Events in Japan [14]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be briefed by its staff on the NRC’s response to the ongoing nuclear event in Japan in a public meeting on March 21, 9-11 a.m. at NRC HQ in Rockville, Md. The event will be webcast.

News Events & Press Conferences [15]
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Energy & Fuel [6]
Disasters [7]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]

Quebec Halts Fracking For Oil And Gas [17]

"QUEBEC – Nathalie Normandeau, Quebec’s natural resources minister, announced Wednesday that the Quebec government would no longer authorize any hydraulic fracturing operations in the province."

Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [18]
Public [3]
Canada [9]
Source: Montreal Gazette [19], 03/18/2011

Some Key Sources for Reporting on Nuclear Issues [20]

Here you'll find links to Japanese News Agencies; International News Sources; International and National Nuclear Agencies; Nuclear Industry Trade Groups; and Environmental, Anti-Nuclear, and Scientists' Groups

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TipSheet [21]
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Energy & Fuel [6]
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Public [3]

Upcoming Decisions on US Nuclear Program [22]

Will the newly budget-conscious GOP-dominated 112th Congress fund all the nuclear loan guarantees currently available or in the pipeline? Signals from the Obama administration — even after the Japan meltdown — are that it will push forward with its nuclear plans, despite budget deficits and safety perils.

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Energy & Fuel [6]
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April 11, 2011 to April 14, 2011

BioCycle Global 2011 [23]

This four-day global event will bring together facility managers, developers, public officials, investors, regulators, researchers, industry executives, equipment providers, haulers, advocates and other professionals from around the world dedicated to a common goal of successful and sustainable organic resource management.

Professional Meetings [24]
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Waste [25]
Energy & Fuel [6]
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California [26]

"Japan Meltdown: Could It Happen Here?" [27]

The aging fleet of US nuclear power reactors have some technological similarities to the reactors failing in Japan. Could similar loss-of-cooling events happen at some US reactors — whether caused by earthquake, tsunami, terrorist attack, electrical outage, flooding, equipment failure, or some other problem?

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People & Population [28]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Disasters [7]
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Asia [29]
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"Stocks Hurt as GE, Utilities Hit by Nuclear Doubts" [30]

"U.S. stocks fell Monday as investors struggled to assess the financial fallout of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami."

Disasters [7]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
Public [3]
International [31]
Source: MarketWatch [32], 03/15/2011

"A Bullet Aimed at the Nuclear Energy 'Renaissance'" [33]

"In the debates about the prospects for a U.S. nuclear power rebirth, there was one thing advocates, foes and regulators seemed to agree on: The industry could not afford another Three Mile Island accident."

Disasters [7]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: ClimateWire [34], 03/14/2011

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