Russia sees 2010 uranium deals with U.S. utilities
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Mike Nesbit- Russia’s state uranium trader Techsnabexport (Tenex) will sign next year at least three deals worth around $1 billion to supply uranium directly to U.S. utilities, Russia’s state nuclear firm Rosatom said on Friday.
Russia has long sought direct deals with U.S. utilities.
Analysts say this would be more profitable for Moscow than the current programme set up in 1993 and aimed to encourage a nation still rebuilding after the Cold War to extract and use fuel from dismantled warheads………….
Without taking into account the “Megatons to Megawatts” programme, Russia’s portfolio of foreign orders for five-year supplies of uranium now stands at more than $8 billion, AtomEnergoProm said.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered the government this week to allocate 14.2 billion roubles ($470.2 million) to Rosatom, which would allow Russia to boost its position on the world nuclear energy market through acquisitions of uranium deposits abroad.
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USA to pay $ billions for Russian nuclear fuel
December 26, 2009Malawi declares quake disaster
December 23, 2009STRAITS TIMES Dec 23, 2009Malawi declares quake disaster# Child and two adults killed after earthquake on Sunday# Government appeals for assistanceBLANTYRE – MALAWI’S president Bingu wa Mutharika declared a national disaster on Tuesday following a series of earthquakes in the uranium-rich northern district of Karonga, the government said in a statement on state radio………..
The Malawi quake was the latest in a series in Karonga this month. A one-year-old child was killed on Dec 8.
Production at the Australian company Paladin Energy’s Kayelekera uranium mine was not affected.
The department says it needs 48,000 tents to cater for the about 270,000 people living in the district who are no longer staying in their homes for fear of a recurrence in the earthquakes. — REUTERS
Online film spills the beans on depleted uranium
December 22, 2009The Doctor, the Depleted Uranium, and the Dying Children Top Documentary Films 15 Dec 09 An award winning documentary film produced for German television by Freider Wagner and Valentin Thurn.The film exposes the use and impact of radioactive weapons during the current war against Iraq. The story is told by citizens of many nations. (more…)
Uranium mill suspended – probably forever
December 22, 2009Denison to suspend McClean uranium mill next year To put mill on “care and maintenance” TORONTO, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Denison Mines (DML.TO) said on Tuesday it will suspend the McClean Lake uranium processing mill in mid-2010, following the halting of nearby uranium projects that were destined to supply it with ore…………. The company said the mill will retain staff to maintain it and keep it ready to restart if one of the projects comes on line.
USA community opposes import of nuclear waste
December 22, 2009Group rallies against nuclear waste headed to Utah 19 December ksl.com By John Hollenhorst SALT LAKE CITY -- A group rallied Saturday against a trainload of nuclear waste on its way to Utah, demanding Gov. Gary Herbert send the trains back immediately……… (more…)
Uranium mines at risk from cyclones
December 22, 2009Australia Issues Red Alert as Tropical Cyclone Approaches Coast By Jason ScottDec. 16 (Bloomberg) – Australia issued its highest storm alert as Tropical Cyclone Laurence’s winds strengthened to as high as 285 kilometers (177 miles) per hour as it approached the northwestern coast, where offshore oil and gas rigs were evacuated earlier………..
Cyclone George in March 2007 caused flooding at Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.’s Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory.
Australia Issues Red Alert as Tropical Cyclone Approaches Coast – Bloomberg.com
No depleted uranium imports for Utah, says Gov.
December 22, 2009Utah gov to DOE: Halt depleted uranium shipment By BROCK VERGAKIS (AP) 16 Dec 09 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert sent Energy Secretary Steven Chu a letter Tuesday asking him to halt the shipment of nearly 15,000 drums of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina for disposal in Utah. (more…)
US troops still at risk from their depleted uranium weapons
December 22, 2009Army Again Turns to Depleted Uranium for New Weaponry Wired By David Hambling December 15, 2009 “………….Now, the U.S. Army is upgrading to a new 120mm Advanced Kinetic Energy round, and about the only thing we know for sure is that it will be made of DU. The generation after that… may be an improved version of DU called Stakalloy…………. It should also be mentioned that the idea of tungsten being introduced as a “clean” alternative to “dirty” DU took something of a knock when it was found that military-grade tungsten alloy is highly carcinogenic in rats.
International indigenous stand against nuclear, and uranium mining
December 22, 2009Indigenous Peoples in Copenhagen: Ruling out the Nuclear Option — Neither Clean nor Green Nuclear Reaction 15 Dec 09 COPENHAGEN – Remembering the words of Chief Seattle, Indigenous Peoples and people of color at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen sent a message to the world to rule out nuclear energy, which is neither clean nor green. (more…)
Uranium tailings pollution in Kyrgyzstan
December 15, 2009KYRGYZSTAN: Mailuu-Suu ranked third in the list of world’s worst polluted places URANIUM TAILINGS 8 Dec 09 URANIUM.KG Mailuu-Suu in Kyrgyzstan ranked third in the list of the world’s worst polluted places according to the report issued by the New-York-based of Blacksmith Institute for 2009.
This list, which is compiled annually, is formed from 1100 geographical spots, where state of environment causes serious concern.
The first in the list is — Chernobyl (Ukraine), where the population was evacuated from the affected area.
Second is Dzerzhinsk (Russia) called by Blacksmith as the «most chemically polluted settlement» on the planet. During the Soviet era this city has produced toxic weapons for 50 years. Today chemical industry remains the main employers. According to Blacksmith, soil in suburban area contains more than 250 thousand tones of hazardous wastes. Average life expectancy is 45 years.The third in the list is Mailuu-Suu, where «uranium wastes pose a problem that can not be solved by modern methods».In Mailuu-Suu during soviet time uranium was mined. Currently there are 23 tailings and 13 mine rocks in the city containing almost 2 mln. Cubic meters of processed uranium ore.
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