Nuclear news this week

AUSTRALIA

Nuclear. Apart from one nuclear marketing pitch, today in THE AUSTRALIAN, from the veteran Australian nuclear physicist Leslie Kemeny, the nuclear push goes on in media silence.

As the Antinuclear and nuclear-news theme for February are all about WORDS, Kemeny’s article is likely to be a fine example of the best nuclear spin words in the business (I can’t read it- subscribers only) - ( Leslie Kemeny: More power to our nuclear renaissance “….THE arguments against uranium as a clean energy are political, not environmental. For far too long our Canberra decision-makers have been guided on the science and technology of clean energy policy by special interest group pressures, political spin and green pseudo-science. ..”)

Uranium Toro Energy’s Western Australia uranium project’s costs blow out, amid ever dwindling uranium prices. Meanwhilesubmissions about this project are due by Feb 14. Yet again, Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) lost money, and uranium production, in 2013, and uranium processing remains closed following radioactive spills.

NOW: Request to Australians. Paid and nuclear-industry connected people are revving up their tweets and comments on Australian news sites. Examples today below Matthew Warren’sAdelaide Now article on solar air-conditioning

I am inviting people who might join me in putting tweets and comments out to counteract this pro nuclear propaganda. If you can help, please email me.

INTERNATIONAL

World Cancer Day Feb 4. Conservative global health body names ionising radiation as a major cause of cancer

Japan Tokyo’s governor election Feb 9 – nuclear issue is important factor

India: Shinzo Abe’s nuclear marketing push not getting far.

USA: Latest announcement from USA insurance companies – NO cover for nuclear radiation claims of any kind. Mainstream media very quiet about Fukishima ongoing disaster. Nuclear power in the USA struggles to expand – EIA`s 2014 energy report. USA wants to market nuclear power overseas for the next 95 years

Enthusiasm for renewable energy in USA States of Kansas and Maine

Hungary: growing protest against nuclear power plans

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Christina Macpherson
Antinuclear Australia
www.antinuclear.net
www.nuclear-news.net