Nuclear Energy NewsNews on Nuclear Energy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.IAEA Syria probe off to "good start": top inspector- June 29, 2008 VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. nuclear watchdog probe into a suspected secret nuclear reactor in Syria is off to "a good start" and inspectors were generally satisfied with Damascus's cooperation, their leader said on Wednesday.Olli Heinonen, speaking to reporters on his return to Vienna after four days in Syria, said his team was able to take test samples "of quite a lot of things" at the remote desert site where Washington said Damascus had a nascent reactor before it was destroyed in an Israeli...http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/iaea-syria-probe-off-to-good-start-top-in... McCain Issues More Calls for a Greener Government- June 29, 2008 Republican John McCain said Tuesday that the federal government should practice the energy efficiency he preaches, pledging as president to switch official vehicles to green technologies and do the same for ...http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/mccain-issues-more-calls-for-a-greener-go... Congress seeks new allies as UPA-Left break-up imminent- June 29, 2008 With seemingly irreparable cracks appearing in the Congress-Left equation, ruling party chief Sonia Gandhi will meet allies Thursday to finalise its stance on the India-US civil nuclear deal.http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/congress-seeks-new-allies-as-upa-left-bre... Panel widens Canyon-area uranium-mining shield- June 29, 2008 One million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon would be off-limits to new uranium mining under an emergency declaration adopted Wednesday by a House committee.http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/panel-widens-canyon-area-uranium-mining-s... Rudd Government needs to rethink its nuclear energy policy, says Oz opposition- June 29, 2008 Melbourne, June 27 : The Kevin Rudd-led Labor Government in Australia needs to rethink its policy on nuclear energy if it does not want to be placed in a precarious position twenty years from now, said a union ...http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/rudd-government-needs-to-rethink-its-nucl... 5 sirens fail in test of nuclear plant's warnings- June 28, 2008 Officials say five out of 167 sirens failed in a test of the warning system at a nuclear power plant in New York City's heavily populated northern suburbs.Entergy Nuclear spokeswoman Robyn Bentley says the failures in the Indian Point sirens were due to an amplifier problem.All of the sirens were tested at full volume Monday for four minutes. The test was held in the evening so residents would be home to hear the sirens.The sirens would warn people within 10 miles of the plant to any emergency..http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/5-sirens-fail-in-test-of-nuclear-plants-w... India tries to break civilian nuclear deal deadlock- June 28, 2008 India's government and its communist allies will try to break a deadlock on Wednesday over a civilian nuclear deal with the United States, with the ruling coalition split on an issue that could force snap ...http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/india-tries-to-break-civilian-nuclear-dea... Syria: U.S. accused of making false nuke claims- June 28, 2008 A Syrian newspaper is accusing the U.S. of making false nuclear accusations against Damascus.http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/syria-u-s-accused-of-making-false-nuke-cl... Australia: Rudd rejects push for nuclear power- June 27, 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected a push by labour movement figures to consider nuclear energy as a stopgap until renewable technologies become established.http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/australia-rudd-rejects-push-for-nuclear-p... Kirkilas hopes that Ignalina nuclear power plant won't be closed- June 27, 2008 Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas hopes that he will have positive news regarding the extension of the operation of Ignalina nuclear power plant in autumn.http://www.topix.net/tech/nuclear-energy/2008/06/kirkilas-hopes-that-ignalina-nuclear-powe... |