Current Nuclear News Items

CURRENT NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS

ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION

from 2003 onwards

Nuclear News from the world's press on the internet.

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03-15-07	The Yomiuri Shimbun	Japanese power company hid accident at nuclear plant Scare mongers have to go back 8 years to find something to publish. That demonstrates the reliability of todays’ nuclear industry.
03-15-07	Associated Press	Mitsubishi brings the LWR to the US This was originally a Westinghouse technology
03-12-07	News.com Australia	Talks on nuclear power The World Moves on apace.
01-21-07	Business Portal	Jordan seeks nuclear power program As intelligent nations should
01-20-07	Charlotte Observer	Duke Energy CEO reveals doubts about nuclear plant A schedule that cannot be met is the responsibility of the CEO.
12-24-06	Chicago Tribune	Nuclear energy nearing revival 30 new reactors are in licensing as power demands rise
12-21-06	The Independent	More outages (maintenance periods) at British Energy's nuclear plants Maintenance makes more of a difference at major power producers than at the fringe.
12-21-06	The Record	PSEG regains nuclear plants Business
12-20-06	Associated Press	Wisconsin Energy Corporation sells nuclear plant for $1B A deal across the country!
12-16-06	Reuters	Westinghouse (Toshiba-Shaw) wins massive China nuclear deal Excellent news for the nuclear world
12-16-06	VOA	Washington and Beijing Sign Deal For Nuclear Plants in China How things have changed since China joined the World Trade Organization.
11-29-06	PR Wire	New Study Confirms Electricity Markets Savings It’s nice to have nuclear poer savings confirmed again.
11-06-06	Hemscott	Palisades reactor back online after leak Normal business.
11-06-06	Florida Times Union	Regulators consider electric utility fuel costs Fuel cost projections differ dramatically depending on a company's fuel mix, with oil and gas being more expensive, coal costs increasing, and nuclear power generally cheaper to generate.
11-02-06	Houston Chronicle	Presidents of Russia, Egypt Hold Talks on power and space There is one subject of discussion among the heads of nations – nuclear power.
10-28-06	Y-Net News	Mubarak to ask China for help with nuclear program Egyptian president is to visit China, Russia and Kazakhstan, expected to appeal to China for help on nuclear energy program.
10-28-06	Nashua Telegraph	New England needs eight more power plants by 2015 This is realistic because the area is already at less than 5% reserves.
10-28-06	Business News	French group Suez gets Belgian tax breaks until 2009 Making way for new Belgian nuclear capability one suspects.
10-28-06	CBS News	Nuclear Reactor Shut Down in Russia Short circuit causes automatic safety system to shut down nuclear reactor in Russia
10-17-06	Ashbury Park Press	Oyster Creek reactor shut down for refueling and critical inspections Excellent description of the value of a refuelling outage.
10-16-06	The Advertizer, Adelaide	Prime Minister Howard backs nuclear power in Australia Rational
10-4-06	MSN Money (AP)	Toshiba to Finish Westinghouse and BNFL USA Takeover Who owns whom?
10-4-06	Finland News Agency STT	Finland should build sixth nuclear reactor - Report Finland leads Europe.
10-3-06	Africast	South Africa to look at nuclear power It makes good sense to make South Africa a seller of power to other African countries with 20 to 30 reactors.
9-16-06	Associated Press	Nuclear renaissance prompts uranium boom Great News for everyone.
9-14-06	PR Newswire	AREVA, Washington Group International and BWX Technologies, Inc., Respond to Department of Energy Nuclear Initiative Great action from AREVA née COGEMA
9-8-06	Prensa Latina	Russia May Build Moroccan N-Plant It’s a more useful approach than trying to curb a country’s prosperity.
9-8-06	Stuff.co.nz	NZ may need to go nuclear in electricity - Genesis Without power nations can only look forward to a third-world future.
9-8-06	Yahoo News (Reuters)	Iran's Russian-built atomic plant to start up Sept 2007 Good news
9-5-06	Eagle Tribune, MA	Leaner designs fuel race to build next generation of reactors Testing in Corvallis, OR.
9-5-06	Turkish Press	Putin vows trade drive on historic South Africa visit Each of the big three have been wooing partners.
9-2-06	Delaware online	Nuclear agency ends increased oversight Activists are, of course, disappointed,
8-29-06	The Jerusalem Post	Iran invites international groups to bid on nuclear plants Normal business for a normal country …
8-29--06	The Wenhui-Xinmin United Press Group	China vows progress in peaceful nuke energy 70 international nuclear pacts.
8-29-06	The Star Online	Malaysia may go for nuke energy One nation after another.
8-29-06	Xinhua	Koizumi wants closer nuclear energy cooperation with Kazakhstan Everyone wants nuclear links.
8-29-06	Indy Media UK	UK’s Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station Blockaded in Climate Action Misguided activists.
8-29-06	URAL Business Consulting	BN-600 Fast Reactor electrical generation on line This is valuable experience for Generation IV and the present.
8-23-06	Stratfor Report	EU: Nuclear Power An Option For Electricity Times are changing
8-14-06	Reuters	Indian scientists oppose new clauses in nuclear deal They are correct of course.
8-13-06	Yemen Times	President Saleh confirms Iran’s right to possess nuclear energy There cannot be an ethical objection to that assertion.
8-9-06	MSN Money	Russian Aluminum Makers Invest in Nuclear They will improve the aluminum industry infrastricture and make a profit from the nuclear plants.
8-8-05	Associated Press	Governor Faso opposes power line plan as unfair and unneeded Unreal!
8-8-06	San Diego News 08	Areas of Californian Power Grid Congestion idetintifed The heat-wave helped.
8-6-06	RIA Novosti	Iran to develop civil nuclear energy despite UN Security Council Nothing wrong with that as long as that is the final ambition.
8-6-06	The Guardian (leftist)	Nuclear power links to 'sham' UK energy review Consider the newspaper and the fact that this report was written by an environmentalist.
8-6-06	AftenPosten	Safety fears at Swedish nuclear plants This is a diesel generator issue which might apply also in hospitals and other facilities that might need reserve power.
8-6-06	News Services	The US pushes to build nuclear plants The US DOE is starting to live up to its responsibilities.
8-5-06	VOA News	US Energy Department Offers Incentives to Build More Nuclear Plants At last the DOE mandate is to make sure the country has suitable power supplies.
8-4-06	The Boston Globe	Energy Dept. announces nuclear insurance Nothing new here,
7-31-06	Associated Press	Federal mediators intervene in Callaway nuclear plant dispute Unseemly … it is merely a labor dispute, but it labelled as ‘nuclear.’
7-28-06	The Daily News	Nuclear power “shortcomings” Tongue in cheek – we now have to design for the 2,00-year hot day.
7-28-06	Union Leader	NRC imposes $65,000 fine on Seabrook power station Nothing to do with nuclear power … it has to do with Washington paranoias.
7-28-06	The Daily Star	Nuclear power for Bangladesh Every country is on the threshold of huge nuclear energy expansion.
7-28-06	The Hindustan Times	China to help Pakistan build six N-power stations It could have been the US in place of China if the US had been willing to bend.
7-28-06	The Seattle Times	Asia embraces nuclear power It’s a very good story to tell.
7-28-06	The Herald (UK)	Scottish and Southern Energy considers nuclear investment It takes more than political statements.
7-28-06	People's Daily (Xinghua)	Russia to build nuclear power plant for Kazakhstan Good news.
7-27-06	US NewsWire	Nuclear Power May Be Answer to Global Warming; NCPA Scholar Calls for Environmentalists to 'Get Serious' About Energy Alternatives A call to arms for true environmentalists
7-25-06	ITAR-TASS	Novovoronezh nuclear power plant stops fifth power unit for maintenance Planned maintenance.
7-25-06	TV NZ New ZEaland	Power Crisis as Europe Heats Up There is unusual nuclear news in the last paragraph.
7-24-06	Associated Pres	More blackouts feared in California This is a state that wants to rely on solar power and wind!!!
7-23-06	Hemscott	RWE joins bidding for Romanian nuclear plant extension contract Normal business in Europe
7-23-06	Reuters	French nuclear plants fight long heat wave Reliable electricity generation can be hampered by unreasonable regulation.
7-23-06	New York Times	Indian Point Nuclear Plant Restarts Non-nuclear event
7-18-05	The Advertiser	We must accept nuclear power: PM in Australia Around the world the word is ‘nuclear’ after a dangerous hiatus in rational energy planning caused by the Kyoto conference.
7-17-06	The Nation	The G-8's Risky Nuclear Embrace This is an opinion article
7-14-06	UPI	U.K.: Nuclear power gets go-ahead A government energy review recommended constructing new nuclear power stations to replace the country's ageing plants.
7-14-06	MosNews	Russia Joins Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactor Project The world is getting smaller in the nuclear trade.
7-12-06	Teloga Portal	Putin, Bush to seek nuclear cooperation at G8 meet This G8 meeting could be productive in the nuclear field.
7-12-06	Milton Ulladulla Times	Willmott snubs nuke motion in Shoalhaven, Australia Nuclear Power buil;ds on small meetings such as these.
7-12-06	Indo-Asian News Service	Pakistan determined to get nuke power: Kasuri … as they should
7-11-06	PR NewsWire	Westinghouse Lauds UK Energy Announcement This is a public advertisement
7-11-06	BBC	Energy: UK going nuclear A more objective viewpoint than the Manchester Guardian
7-11-06	Manchester Guardian (left)	France’s love affair with nuclear power Be aware that this is a far left newspaper with ‘Greenpeace-type’ reporters.
7-11-06	Reuters	UK’s Darling touts nuclear as eco-friendly All the nuclear news is from the UK at present.
7-11-06	BBC	UK Nuclear plants set for go ahead Moving ahead
7-7-06	BBC	UK Nuclear planning to be speeded up Local objections to nuclear power plants could be over-ridden under planning changes proposed by the government's energy review.
6-30-06	M&C News	Nuclear power has renaissance in Europe Even Germany is now in favor of nuclear power as well as Switzerland, while plants are being built in Finland Rumania and Bulgaria. Belgium has extended the phase out period and the Czech Republic could build.
6-28-06	The Independent	UK's Health and Safety Executive to speed up licensing of new nuclear reactors It’s full steam ahead in Britain and Ontario as well as now in the USA
6-25-06	International News Pakistan	Pakistan to again raise civil nuclear energy deal matter in energy talks with US Pakistan follows India.
6-23-06	Market Watch	GE and Hitachi will build the reactors under contract for NRG Energy Not noted in the USA Today through today?
6-22-06	WAVE, Kentucky	General Electric and Hitachi set to get NRG nuclear facility order Unfortunately, apart from GE, our indigenous industry is no longer qualified to fabricate N-stamped components. That should change with subsequent units/
6-22-06	The Facts	Nuclear project gets good reaction A lot of utility owners out there will be progressing orders as this one gets going.
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6-21-06	San Antonio Business Journal	Texas nuclear plant partner proposes $5.2 billion expansion We’re on our way. New orders will follow this one.
6-21-06	The Guardian (Australia)	Lucas Heights: small accidents, huge issues Remember that The Guardian is a paper on the level of Greenpeace. It is not objective. Take care with the veracity of this piece.
6-21-05	All Africa	South Africa and China Join Forces On Nuclear Technology China is making headway around the world with pacts now with Australia and South Africa. She is being a world leader already.
6-20-06	DOE to many outlets	Future World Energy Demand To Soar -- Oil's Share Of Demand To Fall Not too surprising. We have been saying this since 1970.
6-19-06	Nuclear Engineering News	Ontario announces nuclear plan Ontario is more advanced of Quebec, which hangs on to old ideas and old speech.
6-19-06	MSC	US Looks at Nuclear Power Let’s have the first order to break the log jam, fellows!
6-15-06	The Washington Times	Canada warms up to nuclear energy It’s an amazing title considering the worthy nuclear past and present that Canada has.
6-14-06	India Times	N-deal: India, US narrow differences India! Beware the soothsayers of DOE … they want your pants.
6-13-06	New Kerala	India's oldest reactor Apsara to get a second life License extension is one thing but this is completl refurbishment and a new core for isotope production.
6-12-06	The Telegraph	Nuclear stations may stay on line to bridge the gap Finally, they’ve noticed they can’t do it in short or long term with wind!
6-12-06	The Canada Press	Premier McGuinty firm on nuclear power in Ontario … and he is absolutely correct.
6-10-06	Dominican Today	Russia’s Putin defends nuclear energy Good. He had to put Gorbachov into place
6-8-06	The Canadian Press	Hydro Quebec to build transmission line to energy hungry Ontario Ontario has the ability to build nuclear power stations and reject any ties with French Nationalist Quebec.
6-7-06	The New York Times	U.S. Science Panel Sees Big Problems if Indian Point Reactors Are Closed Someone ought to do this more often … look at the consequences of no power.
6-7-06	Canadian NewsWire	New AECL contract keeps Canada's nuclear industry thriving It’s good to see AECL thriving.
6-6-06	Palistan on-line News	7.58 billion rupees earmarked for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant in next budget Nobody is waiting on any US announcement of the next plant
6-6-06	Xinhua	Nuclear power "answer" to S. Africa's energy supply: official China is keeping a close eye on other nation’s nuclear power intentions.
6-6-06	Radio NewZealand	Australia to hold nuclear power review Australia would be foolish not to use its wealth.
6-5-06	Mteropolitan News - Enterprise	Court Says Environmental Report for Nuclear Facility Must Assess Possibility of Terrorist Attack It’s a lot easier to include this assessment than to argue about it especially since a security assessment is already done.
6-5-06	Herald Sun- Australia	At least 3 nuclear plants needed Australia better get with it.
6-4-06	The New York Times	Uncertainty Surrounds Plans for New Nuclear Reactors It’s well demonstrated that DOE has no power to do anything except posture.
6-3-06	The Sydney Morning Herald	Cabinet told of possible nuclear sites A newspaper selling copies … but the need to identify sites is real.
5-26-06	The Age (Australia)	General Electric warms up a slice of nuclear pie GE is actively marketing everywhere including Australia
5-25-06	The Evening Star, Ipswich, UK	Readers give thumbs up for nuclear Good thinking in Suffolk, England.
5-23-06	Pottsdown News	Bush to visit Limerick nuclear plant Cheney should emerge from the darkness and visit a nuclear plant as well.
5-23-06	New Kerala News	Indian states vie for nuke power plants Eight states see a need for clean power
5-19-06	CNS Senate News	More Nuclear Power, Bush Says; No Oil Drilling, Pelosi Insists That sounds fine.
5-19-06	Vermont Guardian	Nuclear power’s evil twin A typically ignorant article from a newspaper that would prefer to cover Vermont’s hills in wind turbines at the top of 300 foot stalks.
5-15-06	IRNA	Ahmadinejad: Iran will defend legal rights of all free nations He is absolutely right on that score but it’s mixed up with a religious fanaticism that matches George Bush’s
5-13-06	The Tech (Boston)	Secretary Bodman Gives Views on Nuclear Energy Unfortunately Bodman doesn’t have an independent mind … read the last paragraph.
5-13-06	The New York Times	The Greening of Nuclear Power Faint Praise from New York City … a city ignorant of proper energy sources or environmental cleanliness.
5-9-06	Fortune Magazine	John Rowe of Exelon is staking out a mega-share of what could be America's great atomic revival. We need a few entrepreneurs who are willing to stand up and be counted.
5-4-06	The Stanford Daily	Educated young decide for more nuclear energy. Even in California the educated know the facts … but they aren’t the greens.
5-2-06	Associated Press	Entergy 1st Q earnings rise almost 13 percent, backs 2006 forecast Wall street is watching and good results mean more to new plants than the protests from la-la land.
4-27-06	Associated Press	Californian Commission advises keeping nuclear ban - says there's no place for plants' waste The Lunatic fringe strikes again – they should close the Californian grid to power from nuclear plants entirely and let them go back to the stone age.
4-26-06	Reuters	Russia ignores U.S., delivers nuclear fuel to India Good – it is a normal part of trade.
4-20-06	Belfast Telegraph	Nuclear power plant proposal is revealed Great stuff … take it right home to the opponents!
4-19-06	Canadian Press	Nuclear our best option, premier says 'No major nuclear accidents in Ontario in more than two decades, McGuinty notes They need to do more than talk … building is the best option.
4-19-06	Reuters	Declared dead after Chernobyl, nuclear lives again As it should be.
4-15-06	Southeast European Times	Turkey launches nuclear energy project One country after another, the plants are being planned and the sites chosen.
4-15-06	Euronews	Protest at French plans for 3rd generation nuclear plant The lunatic fringe show ignorance and lack of anything better to do.
4.3.06	The People's Daily (Xinhua) & Washington Post	Sino-Australian co-op on nuclear energy solely for peaceful purposes:Wen China is acting as the future world leader should, and Australia would like to sell uranium!
4-2-06	MosNews	Russia Sends First Uranium Shipment to Indian Nuclear Plant Excellent business … work together and don’t force other sovereign nations to kow-tow first.
4-2-06	The New York Times	Small Hole in Pipe at Nuclear Plant A disgruntled employee would do this … but how, The pipe could not have been pressurized.
3-29-06	The Scotsman	Micro-generation initiative launched A return to the dark ages … and all based on the myth of any human effect on a normal global warming cycle. It’s disturbing to feel rational thinkers can believe the lunatic fringe.
3-29-06	The Irish Examiner	Govt ready to approve electricity inter-connector (and nuclear generated electricity) The Irish are two-faced people – they want everything but the responsibility. Give them zero.
3-28-06	WBIR (AP)	Setbacks continue to dog Oak Ridge uranium process Exile DOE from Tennessee and put competent management in charge.
3-27-06	Independent Catholic News	Christian report urges low consumption, non-nuclear energy strategy No condoms in HIV Africa and no sensible power in developed countries – the sense of Rome.
3-27-06	Market Watch	Arizona Public sees $46M costs from nuclear plant outage The Energy business is not cheap but the costs are only $11.50 per customer.
3-27-06	The Scotsman	Government may unveil nuclear unit sell-off plan It’s a foolish strategy because everything will have to be replaced later if Britian is to remain a world power. (Former VP of BNFL Inc.)
3-25-06	Star Pheonix, Canada	Most French welcome nuclear energy It’s a rational response to a reporter.
3-25-06	The Toronto Star	AECL unveils group of nuclear partners - aims to cut risk on reactor sales Good move above the border
3-24-06	The Hindu Times (from Beijing)	China to build more nuclear power plants to meet energy crunch Notice how many … one a year to raise nuclear power to 4% !
3-24-06	Business News (South Africa)	SA Government looking at second nuclear plant We are getting there in all the major countries but they are going to have black-outs until something is built – not just planned.
3-24-06	Wshington Post	Japanese Nuclear Reactor Ordered Shut Down The power of ignorance is awesome … especially in the courts
3-23-06	China View (Xinhua)	Govt approves outline for long-term nuclear development Rational … China needs power not Greenpeace fiddling
3-22-06	Reporter (Greece)	Bulgaria: Balkans Might Face Energy Shortfall by 2010 They do have time to enter into relicensing of existing units and planning the new ones.
3-22-06	Financial Times	British Energy and BNFL (BNG) and Urenco for sale When nuclear power supplies a large amount of British energy it is foolish to sell off its underpinnings.
3-20-06	India Monitor	India, China, Pakistan and a nuclear deal Notice that Japan is not in the export market and so is also expluded from any other nuclear deals except with the USA.
3-20-06	Business Week (AP)	Belgium to seek concessions on GDF-Suez Hopefully Belgium will also acquire a new policy to re-expand its nuclear holdings.
3-20-06	Regnum News	Rosatom of Russia expands its activities in foreign markets … India and China A healthy International Trade is infinitely preferable to the secrecy of the 1950-1960s.
3-17-06	US DOE	DOE Seeks Public-Private Sector Expressions of Interest for Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Initiative This just a shift of the deckchairs for image … only a utility initiative would be real.
3-17-06	The International Herald Tribune	Nuclear power for India is good for us all True and well arDOE Seeks Public-Private Sector Expressions of Interest for Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Initiative This just a shift of the deckchairs for image … only a utility initiative would be real.gued.
3-17-06	The Times	Russia and US in push for 'rebirth' of nuclear energy It’s about time it was discussed at the highest level to show up the European greens.
3-17-06	LA Times (AP)	Duke, Southern Pick Site for Nuclear Plant Moving right along.
3-16-06	EuroActiv	NGOs attack EU nuclear research funding The R&D aspect of energy policy is becoming a hot political topic as EU leaders prepare to agree on a common energy policy later this month.
3-15-06	Bloomberg	German Nuclear Utility Stocks advance That’s how it should be … Germany needs a lot of nuclear plants
3-15-06	Automotive News	BMW to bring out new gasoline-hydrogen engine in 2006 The roduction of hydrogen will of course depend on the grid and its nuclear generation component both in Germany and the US.
3-15-06	World News - Australia	Russia to supply uranium to Indian plants The trouble is that the statement “US opposes deal” is not a considered decision but a check off by a minor bureaucrat in DOE in Washington … practitioners of inefficiency and ill-considered policy.
3-14-06	WCAX TV	Senate bill would require legislative approval for nuke extension Idle hands in the Senate are subject to being greased. What is NRC for?
3-14-06	The Finanancial Express	Nuclear solution takes centre stage at G8 summit As it should … it has been far too long away off the agenda.
3-13-06	Novosti	Russia can offer innovation energy projects - academic It sure can … don’t count out Russian innovation and invention.
3-13-06	The Jordan Times	Anne is for nuclear Forward journalists anywhere recognize expertise and knowledge … especially in Anne of AREVA.
3-12-06	new Kerala	We want to finance n-projects, says the Power Finance Corporation of India Financial support is even more important than political or engineering support
3-11-06	WISI and many others (AP)	North Korea vows to strengthen its peaceful nuclear activities You can hardly dispute the statements in this poece … Bushes visit to India was a flub.
3-10-06	News and Star	The Race is on for a new nuclear plant If it is true … good.
3-9-06	Sofia News Agency	Bulgaria Possibly to Halt Electricity Export in 2007 … thereby losing a good source of revenue from customers like Austria.
3-9-06	The Boston Globe	Vermont Yankee power boost halted at 5 percent indefinitely Even in normal engineering business of running a plant nasty things crawl out of the woodwork. They are called, spuriously, ‘ watchdog groups’.
3-9-06	ZeeNews	With eight plants under construction. India plans to set up more. It’s great to see real action.
3-8-06	ADN Kronos International	EU unveils blueprint to secure suppies of energy at lower prices Good luck making anything work with Greenpeace in your back door.
3-8-06	Forbes	Blair says meeting energy/climate targets without nuclear a 'major challenge' At last he is getting it right … for challenge read impossibility.
3-8-06	All Headline News and others	Reactor Faces Repair at Major U.S. Nuclear Plant Fairly Normal Maintenance
3-7-06	The Journal News	NRC gives Indian Point good grades for 2005 It is an excellent result despite the griping of a paid Dutch activist.
3-7-06	The Baltic Times	Estonian opposition leader criticizes Prime Minister Ansip on nuclear power Politics but these three countries need a replacement plant.
3-5-06	Guardian Unlimited (AP)	China Promises More Rural Spending When nuclear energy is mentioned in the same breath as medicine, rationality is returning.
3-3-06	Rutland Herald, Vermont	Yankee gets OK to boost power Normal business that helps Vermont despite the objectors.
3-1-06	National Post	Smart meters heading to Ontario homes Big Brother arrives in Canada
3-1-06	China News	S. Africa's nuclear power plant destructed (sic) by an unknown group All politics … the nuclear plant was not involved.
2-28-06	Seattle Post Intelligence	Russia drafts ambitious nuclear power plan Good … it’s about time the world’s leaders, Russia and USA, stood up to the plate.
2-28-06	BBC News	Consumers 'will pay nuclear bill' -- UK The Greenies are getting desperate!
2-28-06	The Hindu	Prime Minister Manmohan's `no' to US sponsored curbs on FBRs The US really should butt-out of other nation’s business especially when they are scientifically superior.
2-27-06	EU Observer	Baltic states agree to build nuclear reactor Old stagnant Europe based around Berlin, Paris and Greenpeace will be dragged to the necessity of nuclear power by newer minds
2-27-06	Stuff New Zealand News	Climate change forecast getting worse It’s about time that New Zealand took note.
2-25-06	The Toronto Star	It's time Canada gets serious about energy – again? Canada used to have a rational energy policy now they have gone crazy. Take care in reading this article: items are taken out of context and appear to be principal considerations.
2-25-06	EurasiaNet	Kazakhstan government pushing nuclear power despite nuclear activists touting public fears Greenpeace has done a good job in spreading their destructive messages everywhere that there is progress.
2-24-06	WebIndia.com	Cost of nuclear power generation comes down They have finally got it right!
2-24-06	Detroit News	Michigan needs more nuclear power plants Michigan after all is larger than South Korea which has a large number of nuclear plants.
2-24-06	News.com (Australia AAP)	Australia’s PM Howard backs nuclear power Australia can hardly last on coal while the population grows … and it has the fuel.
2-23-06	Reuters	India and the US hope for compromise on nuclear deal Let’s hope that the US is more sensible this time … cutting out India failed last time.
2-22-06	vanguard (Lagos)	Nigeria Not Interested in Becoming Nuclear Power – but read on Obasanjo is entirely correct.
2-21-06	Yahoo News (Reuters)	Egyptian opposition leader seeks nuclear reactors At least he is making the right point – 6x2000 MW reactors would do it.
2-21--06	Washington Post (AP)	China to Expand Use of Nuclear Power by 40 new plants The announcements from all over the world would double the number of existing plants
2-20-06	Environmental News Service	Bush Would Export Nuclear Fuel, Power Plants to Developing Nations Anti-progress activists are crawling out of the woodwork but this time they are hoist on their own Kyoto petards
2-20-06	Chicago Tribune	Emergency declared at La Salle power plant Better safe within plant specs.
2-19-06	Time	How Areva, a state-owned utility, put fission back in fashion in Europe The primary credit goes to Finland of course but Areva helped.
2-16-06	Daily Post	Reprieve hopes for power plant at Wylfa in North Wales It makes sense to keep reliable power sources going with minimal costs.
2-16-06	China News	New nuclear power plant to be built in Fujian China is leading the way in all sectors of the globe.
2-15-06	Zaman.com	Energy Minister: Nuclear Energy a must for Turkey Romania promises to export nuclear generated power to Turkey at the same time.
2-15-06	Reuters - South Africa	South Africa to spend $94 mln on nuclear energy development It won’t solve the 2007 problem but ground should be broken immediately.
2-15-06	Ashbury Park Press	Nuclear power is regenerating interest … but Gonzo environmentalists crawling out of the woodwork. Learn their colors.
2-15-06	Russian News Online	Russia ready to build nuclear power plants in Vietnam Vietnam doesn’t have the expertise but it does have the need. Why isn’t the US there?
2-14-06	Globe and Mail (Toronto)	Utility eyes two sites for nuclear reactors Contrast this to the account of the public meeting below. Work proceeds.
2-14-06	Toronto Star	Plan proposes $40B in new Ontario stations Consultation process described as a sham A Greenpeace activist leads the name calling in Canada..
2-13-06	Oberlin, KS, Australia and more from Reuters	Climate, supply fears boost UK nuclear case says the Energy minister A widely circulated article picked up by newspapers across the world. It started at Reuters but is clearly significant opinion.
2-13-06	Reporter (Greece)	Turkey: Three nuclear power plants to be set up by 2014 The news is rational everywhere – we need to divert the lunatic Chicken-little fringe of wind-power supporters to bird flu
2-12-08	Kidder Nespapers	Brazil poised to join nuclear elite The more the merrier.
2-12-06	San Francisco Chronicle	Nuclear power plans surge ahead - 14 new plants set to go online in 10 states over next 20 years The best news we could look for other than actually breaking ground on the first site.
2-8-06	Energy Bulletin	Peak oil in the U.S. Congress A representative speaks for 23 minutes and says enough to fill ten but what he did say was mostly reasonable if anyone other than the Speaker was listening.
2-7-06	Chennai	Review Indo-US nuclear agreement: Ex PM Absolutely … the US refused help to India for decades.
2-7-06	TMC Net	Japan hails U.S. initiative to expand nuclear energy worldwide We see any nuclear initiative as a domestic issue, the world sees it as global.
2-7-06	Planet Ark	Bush Budget Seeks to Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel It’s taken 30 years to get over the disaster of Jimmy Carter and his licentious successor Bill Clinton.
2-7-06	The Times	Toshiba planning quick profit on nuclear purchase Good business sense which is what BNFL lacked
2-6-06	Middle East and North African Financial Network	Amid protests, U.K. mulls nuclear energy The world is watching for Britain to become a global leader once again and opt for reason – clean and benign nuclear power.
2-6-06	Financial Times	US budget calls for building of new nuclear plants Great news but be wary of the time this takes. The anti-viruses are still out there.!
2-1-06	US NewsWire	New Nuclear Plants, Alternative Energy Positive Note in President's Speech You hear what you want to hear from speeches like Bush’s last night.
2-1-06	Physics Today	Nuclear reactor builders are jostling for business as energy utilities take another look at nuclear power. Good review while elsewhere the naysayers are mounting their own opposition reviews.
1-31-06	via Associated Press	Full text of Bush's State of the Union address A bit of something for everybody.
1-31-06	Business Standard (India)	Power to the people Interesting analysis speciifc to India
1-31-06	Namibian	Namibia considers nuclear power option Since it has uranium, nuclear power is a good option for Namibia given funding and expertise.
1-31-06	Winston-Salem Journal	Duke Power puts up meteorological tower to gather met. data at possible site for nuclear-power plant Good signs abound all over for an imminent order in the next few months.
1-30-06	Ashbury Park News	Oyster Creek nuclear plant temporarily shut down for repairs Normal business … but it’s a bit like Julia Roberts cutting her toenails: NEWS
1-29-06	The Sunday Times	BNG sale is held up by chiefs’ bitter row With Westinghouse sold to Toshiba only the clean-up firm is left. All it took was a little arrogant management in the nineties for the collapse.
1-28-06	Tribune-Review	Georgia Power picks Westinghouse reactor Contingent orders will be believed when the utility actually signs a contract … right now it is pie-in-the-sky.
1-27-06	The Financial Times	Fission for the future A review of James Lovelock’s change of heart by an environmentalist who tries to discredit their erstwhile guru
1-27-06	Derry Journal and The Scotsman	The Irish are negative and the Scots are positive. It says a lot about the inhabitants of these two countries and why Eire is still so backward.
1-26-06	Mail and Guardian, South Africa	Interest revives worldwide in nuclear energy Starting with Toshiba-Westinghouse
1-26-06	Washington Post	Nuclear Energy Plan Would Use Spent Fuel Makes sense but thd creation of power is better left to commercial generators. The government should simply clear tha pathways to the use of resources.
1-24-06	WRAL.net (North Carolina)	Utility President: Nuclear Could Best Meet Growing Energy Needs The decision is almost upon us.
1-24-06	News Wales	Will Wylfa nuclear power station's life be extended? Wylfa is a great reliable plant and the Welsh deserve to have its power output for decades to come.
1-24-06	Business Week	France warns EU on nuclear power vote … and rightly so.
1-24-06	Business Standard (Madras)	Atomic power plant gets 30-yr fresh lease of life -- Madras Life and license extension is the way to go even before new plants are built.
1-24-06	Business Solutions (India)	Nuclear solution to power crisis Nuclear Solutions simply make tremendous sense.
1-24-06	Bloomberg	Toshiba to buy nuclear power unit … (the Westinghouse PWR Business) This is the business not a single nuclear power plant unit.
1-23-06	China View (Xinhuanet)	Belarus may start building nuclear power plant in 2008 … another plus sign.
1-23-06	The Guardian	UK Review to consider new nuclear power stations The Guardian is basically a green newspaper but even it is seeing the nuclear light.
1-23-06	BBC News	'Decision time' on nuclear power - The UK government is asking industry and the public for ideas It’s a poor way for elected officials to govern.
1-19-06	i.Africa.com	S.A. Government holds firm on nuclear power Good news.
1-18-06	Chennai online	Work on fast breeder reactor in full swing Great news.
1-18-06	Pittsburgh Tribune Review	Nuclear power may pop up in a decade A nice balanced comment with a real view of time.
1-18-06	The Guardian	Tory adviser says nuclear power should be last resort The UK Conservatives (Tory) are now the backward party and gain space in the Guardian.
1-18-06	The State (South Carolina)	Nuclear power critics not jumping gun- with new plants in view, environmental groups trying to see the big picture They are caught between a rock and a hard place: do you want clean energy or don’t you?
1-18-06	Miami Herald	Easier power plant OK's urged It would help to have less destructive interference by people who are inherently against progress.
1-18-06	KUTV.com	Reactor Shut Down At Arizona Power Plant Normal business
1-17-06	Google (UPI)	U.S. pushes for more nuclear power Each article on this subject refers to “the public” but beware … some are referring to the results of polls of those people who normally respond to polls, or to the lunatic fringe of anti-protesters. Neither are the public of our societies.
1-16-06	International Relations and Security Network	Austria to address EU energy challenges Austria is the least responsible nation in the European Union but is only at the top of the heap for 6 months.
1-16-06	Vietnam.net	Vietnam plans to have its first turnkey nuclear power plant in 2020. Vietnam might even save the US business!
1-16-06	ENR.com	$1-Billion Link Would Tap Solar Power for San Diego They will love those grid lines.
1-15-06	Deccan Herald (India)	Russia gas row fires up nuclear debate in Europe … and so it should. Germany has been leading the race downhill and it will soon extend its operating nuclear plants as the idea of wind fails.
1-15-06	Forbes	German utility CEO rules out construction of new nuclear power plants First German priority is to run their existing plants on renewed licenses, but then …
1-15-06	Sunday Herald	First Minister asks Scottish Labour to consider new nuclear power stations Scotland is independent but rational when it comes down to it.
1-14-06	The Independent	Blair sets out to sell his nuclear power policy to the public New nuclear power orders are so near now.
1-14-06	WWAY.com	Nuclear power critics reviving more slowly than industry Some nuclear power critics have even seen the light (powered by a nuclear generator of course)
1-13-06	MosNews.com	Russia to Start Construction of Floating Nuclear Power Plant in 2006 This is great news – we need all the nuclear plants we can get in this world.
1-12-06	The Asia Times	Japan's new energy strategy – increase nuclear and try all others If you have no resources then you have to try every possible angle.
1-12-06	The Australian	Nuclear power ecologically crucial: US Even Australia sees the light
1-10-06	Executive Intelligence Review	European Recovery Depends on Germany Lyndon LaRouche’s opinion
1-10-06	Business News - America	Fox to leave nuclear power plans for next govt - Mexico The State is needed to counteract antis like Sonora’s Governor.
1-10-06	Mineweb.com Standard and Poors	Standard and Poors: Nuclear Power Carries High Business Risk Financing counts for more than nuclear enthusiasm so this is a good analysis
1-10-06	Science Daily	Lithuania clings to nuclear power plant And so they should … it is much cheaper to re-license
1-10-06	Bloomber.com	Germany Should Rethink Nuclear Power Phaseout, Minister Says Germany has paid a great deal to pander to the environmentalists out of Amsterdam.
1-10-06	Rutland Herald	Advisory panel's letter backs Yankee power boost Each power boost and relicensing action is a sign of nuclear power’s acceptance.
1-9-06	Shropshire Star	United Kingdom county firms’ views on nuclear power The UK is basically very sensible but troubled by important greenies.
1-04-06	American Institute of Physics	Nuclear Power Needs Government Incentives, Says Task Force This Is unfortunately a case of the American Institute of Physics speaking to itself.
12-21-05	Reuters	North Korea's plan to build light-water atomic reactors and develop other reactors capable of producing fissile material could harm a nuclear disarmament deal signed by Pyongyang, An unnecessary statement outside of group talks
12-21-05	Alter Net	Loving Nuclear Power A relatively objective discussion by a Californian
12-20-05	Rediff India Abroad	Two more N-power plants likely in Kudankulam Nuclear Power is expanding everywhere and is no longer real news … except in the U.S.
12-16-05	Frobes	Areva said to be favourite to win $20 billion nuclear reactor order in China No surprise.
12-19-05	USA Today	Town has nuclear-powered plans Soon towns will have to get in line to be considered as potential sites.
12-16-05	China Daily	Work gets under way on nuclear power plant China will inevitably lead the world one day – and nuclear power is a mainstay of their program.
12-15-05	Globe and Mail	Nuclear power on table – Canadian Government to discuss with public before committment Of course – Duh! … but the Canadians always talk a lot before making decisions.
12-11-05	San Francsico Chronicle (AP)	Iran Offers U.S. Share in Nuclear Plants Not a bad idea and the US might well accept a profit proposal.
11-15-05	Asia Times	US, Russian firms eye nuclear power projects Great news … some progress at last.
11-4-05	Reuters	Four bidders for Westinghouse Shuffling ownership goes around and around
6-22-05	Yahoo News (AP)	Bush: U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power Plants At last, a Whitehouse that has some energy sense.
5-14-05	Washington Post	Old Foes Soften to New Reactors The time is coming when people see the need. The fact that no accidents have occurred is a bonus but people like Thomas Cochran play the same old worn-out tunes.
4-21-05	Nucleonics News	Russian Duma calls for national strategy favoring fast reactors At least the Russians are rational and have less of a lunatic fringe that exists in the US.
3-21-05	Yahoo News (Reuters)	U.N.: Nuclear Energy May Be Back in Vogue “Maybe”? – “Is”! Unfortunately this news items speaks of nuclear people speaking to nuclear people.
3-9-05	The Japan Times	Institute plans Alaska reactor project Fantastic – Japan building a sodium-cooled reactor in the US
3-8-05	Tass	2nd unit of Kalinin NPP connected to power network Continued progress
3-5-05	Deccan Herald	Tarapur Atomic Plant IV goes critical Fortunately, as nuclear power expands in each country this news service will be confined to nuclear science.
3-4-05	New Kerala	60 nuclear plants to come up in next 15 years worldwide: IAEA: It’s all good news when India looks at 10-fold rise and China to a 6-fold rise.
2-24-05	Yahoo News (AFP)	China announces plans to build four more nuclear power plants The announcement includes a Pebble Bed reactor just as South Africa runs into environmentalists
2-21-05	The New York Jewish Times	Unique Nuclear Power Plant Construction in Iran Great news for Iran to get nuclear power and great news for Russia to get the funds.
2-17-05	Aljazeera	Iran, Russia in nuclear power deal There has to be technological progress in mid-East countries to support moderenity.
2-12-05	The New Zealand Herald	NZ needs nuclear power, say farmers They are right, New Zealand must come in from the cold – it’s presently a third world country.
2-1-05	Money Telegraph	Labour plots new nuclear power plants Lovelock has admitted that he was wrong and is now being paid as an energy consultant.
1-28-05	Yahoo News (Novosti)	Kursk Nuclear Power Plant switches over to higher enriched fuel Great news that our environmentalist lunatic fringe will not like.
1-26-05	Yahoo News (Reuters)	New Japan nuclear power generator set for Oct start Meanwhile Japanese utilities have learnt one or two thing sin the past two years that will make them better managers.
1-23-05	SouthCoast.com	Nuclear revival: Spurred by friendly regulatory climate, Pilgrim sets sights on new 20-year license Pilgrim License renewal
1-23-05	The Hindu	Fuel loading begins for new Indian 540 MWe Tarapur reactor
1-21-05	Hong Kong (AFX)	China lifts local content quota for nuclear power plants - report China is not much of a market for the major Western nuclear vendors
1-21-05	This Day, Nigeria	Nigerian Federal Government Seeks Support for Nuclear Power Plant This is where nuclear expansion will make a difference not in the decaying world of Germany
1-20-05	Middle East News Line	Turkey returns to the nuclear plan Turkey needs clean and efficient power like other countries.
1-20-05	Yahoo News: Reuters	Italy Should Not Dismiss Nuclear Power-Berlusconi One by one the ‘anti’ nuclear countries will come around.
12-10-04	BBC	British Energy's woes continuing Energy is more finance than technology but engineers do not seem to realize that.
12-8-04	Yahoo-Reuters-Kyodo	TEPCO to shut 2nd Fukushima nuclear generator Honesty is the best policy.
12-7-04	Novosti	Russia is not going to sell fuel or participate in new reactors for India India’s nuclear policy is suspect and brings the civil program into disrepute.
12-6-04	Channel 13, Toldeo, Ohio	Inspectors at Davis Besse say they're seeing few problems at the nuclear power plant. Moving right along.
12-6-04	Triangle Business Journal	Duke's Catawba unit shuts down Normal business.
12-2-04	Monroe News	Fermi plant restarted Progress
12-2-04	PTI (India)	India will have a 20 GW nuclear capacity within 15 years. Some countries don’t have the green virus yet.
12-1-04	CBS Philadelphia	NJ Nuclear Facilities Focus Of Hearings Any excuse and the activist gangs are there.
12-1-04	Business Wire	GE Energy Launches Service to Focus on Nuclear Power Plant Reliability and Performance GE is able to convert itself to meet the new realities of the nuclear industry.
11-30-04	The New Zealand Herald	Unions lobby for nuclear rethink Rational thinking!
11-30-04	The Standard	Guangdong plans nuclear plant No 4 to stem shortage China moves on with more nuclear capacity
11-30-04	Reuters	British Energy postpones restructuring date Tough times until the government sees reason.
11-30-04	Monday Morning	Turkey plans ‘to build three nuclear power plants by 2011’ Finland, Vietnam, Canada, Bulgaria, Turkey and the UK … the talk is all of the need to build new nuclear plants.
11-29-04	Dow Jones News	Brazil Government May Decide Upon $1.7B Nuclear Plant in Dec This is real … the greens (see their opinion) are barking up the wrong trees.
11-21-04	The Standard	Pilgrim license up for renewal Renewals of licenses has doubled the life of our nuclear plants and more
11-12-04	Yahoo Alerts (Asia Pulse)	Vietnam Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant For a country the size of California with far greater population it has to happen.
11-2-04	Slovensko.com	Austria wants Slovenia’s Bohunice nuclear plant decommissioned Austrian politicians playing games and at the same time importing power.
11-2-04	Yahoo Alerts (Asia Pulse)	South Korea Completes 19th Nuclear Power Station Congratulations to a country the size of Indiana.
10-31-04	Yahoo (rediff.com)	Reliance 'plans' Nuclear power station Good news from India.
10-30-04	The Japan Times	Nuclear panel hears from Fukui residents Only anti-nuclear activist views are heard at public meetings.
10-29-04	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	Langley to be the first school to use nuclear power curriculum At last! Progress from the corridors of the Department of Energy.
10-29-04	Yahoo (Reuters)	TEPCO restarts Fukushima nuclear power plant 12 out of 17 reactors are back on line.
10-1-04	Yahoo Alerts	The legacy of Dr Eric Voice He was a man who will be dearly lost in Scotland and in the UK.
10-1-04	Financial Times	TEPCO to cut price ahead of power deregulation TEPCO still has management issues to fix before deregulation.
9-30-04	Whitehaven Times	No Hope of New Nuclear Plants Fortunately Beckett is not an authority in Blair’s government.
9-30-04	The Japan Times (Kyodo)	Malfunction closes TEPCO reactor An opposite to Berwick plant’s performance record.
9-30-04	WNEP - The News Station	Berwick performance record This is what makes nuclear power a success not the Japanese experience.
9-29-04	Khaleej Times	Venezuela’s Chavez says powerful nations have no right to ban others from developing nuclear power Absolutely!
9-29-04	Agence France-Presse	China approves $8 billion nuclear power project in Guangdong All power to China
9-29-04	The Washington Times (UPI)	Russia offers Iran reactor deal It’s the right thing to do – benenfits with commitments.
9-29-04	BBC News	Ministers consider nuclear option Rightly so – there’s nothing like continued power cuts to bring people to their senses.
9-29-04	The New Zealand Herald	Single bidder tipped for $12b China nuclear deal The major bidders are French, British and German: what does that say about US leadership?
9-29-04	Expatica	Netherlands revisits the nuclear taboo Even the ultimate irrational objectors are being forced to see the light.
9-29-04	The Japan Times (Kyodo)	KEPCO office searched over deadly leak It’s not going to end until KEPCO changes management and some go to jail.
9-28-04	The Japan Times (Kyodo)	KEPCO faces another police search This search is following the steam pipe rupture as a result of KEPCO negligence
9-28-04	Yahoo Alerts (Bloomberg)	China Seeks Overseas Supplier for $8 Bln of Nuclear Reactors The nuclear world moves ahead
9-27-04	Yahoo News (Kyodo)	Minister orders Kansai Electric to shut down nuclear reactor The Japanese industry will be plagued until it gets it right.
9-27-04	The News Messenger	Reports add to doubts about Davis-Besse, NRC This event helps the industry … it’s part of the learning process and it was harmless.
9-27-04	USA Today	Nuclear power slides back onto the agenda Fortunately, inanities like the Simpsons are closer to Greenpeace and the NRDC than the US energy policymakers.
9-25-04	BBC News	Sizewell Reactor shut after power failure Normal operation.
9-24-04	Arroyo Grande Times Press Recorder	Court orders NRC to hold hearings on nuclear plant security California continues to be the lunatic fringe … what has Mothers for Peace to do with power?
9-23-04	Wiscasset News	Dome Down - Maine Yankee It marks the end of a very valuable and productive plant. Good article.
9-23-04	Mississippi Business Journal	Study favors new nuclear power plants Obvious to me!
9-18-04	The Japan Times	Town wants to wean itself off reactors The writer wants to sell his article … this is not news but comment.

9-13-04	Yahoo Alerts (Reuters)	EU to okay British Energy bail-out It doesn’t seem to be any business of the EU.
9-12-04	Yahoo Alerts (Space War site)	Iran to press ahead with first nuclear power plant: Khatami Good.
9-12-04	The People's Daily	Foreign energy giants bid for China's nuclear contracts This is the playing field and China is a nation leading the world.
9-12-04	Mercury News	Bertram Wolfe, physicist, nuclear power advocate, dies A great guy and good friend.
8-18-04	The Japan Times (Kyodo)	KEPCO begins checking pipes at three Fukui nuclear reactors Doing maintenance as a regular function is better than having to shut down and do inspections and maintenance all at once!
8-17-04	The Japan Times (Kyodo)	KEPCO to halt, check all 11 of its reactors Back to square one just as the result of a steam-pipe break
8-10-04	Yahoo News (Reuters)	Four Die in Steam Leak at Japan Nuclear Plant When anything happens at a nuclear plant all nuclear events are remembered.
8-8-04	Tass	Ukraine starts commercial operation of new nuclear power unit The world moves on apace while the US stagnates.
8-4-04	The Japan Times	TEPCO posts 54.17 billion yen profit It is an amazing profit considering the loss of revenue following all the plant shut-downs
7-8-04	The Japan Times (Kyodo)	KEPCO scrutinized The World turns
6-30-04	McGraw Hill: Engineering News -- Record	Up to $29 Billion Needed For Ontario’s Restructuring It’s foolish to destroy your clean natural resources .. established nuclear capacity.
6-29-04	The Japan Times	Bogus Check-up reports found Kepco uncovers a data-fabrication scam
5-4-04	The Japan Times	Nuke power will remain nation's key energy source It is good to have the obvious confirmed.
4-20-04	The Japan Times	Japanese Industry wants reactor-check intervals extended From 13 to 18 months … it should depend on the case.
3-23-04	The Japan Times	A battle over home systems -- Electricity, gas firms vie for slice of energy market The end-user will determine the use of electricity and the need for nuclear power.
3-10-04	The Japan Times	Ehime reactor leaks 1.6 tons of radioactive coolant water This is part of doing business but a fault in maintenance.
3-7-04	Yahoo News (Associated Press)	Ohio Nuclear Plant Allowed to Reopen The return to business is good news and a lesson learned in commercial nuclear power.
2-6-04	The Japan Times	Kepco allowed to get MOX fuel from overseas It’s good business and it will give Greenpeace something to do again and save the Chilean Sea Bass from Greenpeace harassment!
1-5-04	The Japan Times	Restoring a nuclear-energy policy An excellent analysis whether we proponents of the nuclear option like it or not.
12-5-03	The Japan Times	Firms 'freeze' atomic plant in the works for 28 years Business rather than any anti-nuclear decision annoys the pro-nuclear faction.
11-19-03	The Japan Times	Net Profits slide 44% -- TEPCO hurt by fallout from nuclear reactor closures As expected when only 5 of 17 reactors have been restarted.
11-10-03	The Japan Times	Radioactive coolant leaks at nuclear plant Good communication is this, report all incidents and then the antis cannot accuse one of hidden free radioactivity.
10-28-03	The Japan Times	Radiation leak could kill 400,000' Researcher bases grave study on Chernobyl disaster Another University professor trying to make a name for himself with more pseudo-science … one needs to ask where he is getting funding for his false alarm. The final sentence provides the Chernobyl reality.
10-24-03	The Japan Times	Kansai Reactor shut down after steam leak It looks bad because every minor occurrence now must be reported.
10-19-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO plant leaks radioactive water TEPCO has learnt openness the hard way.
10-7-03	The Japan Times	Nuclear plant supporter wins election Maybe the anti-nuke candidate was just not a nice person!
9-23-03	The Japan Times	Fox Overseeing The Chickens? 12 Tepco staff to work for nuclear safety entity The Canadian experience is that exchanging individuals between the regulatory agency and the developers is good … each knows more about the other’s job.
9-15-03	The Japan Times	Local nuclear fuel taxes to win OK This is not a bad ploy to force the utilities and the government to open a central spent fuel storage location rapidly although it didn't do the trick in the US. Clinton just used the tax money!.
9-11-03	The Japan Times	Reactor in Hokkaido to be shut down Normal business
9-9-03	The Japan Times	Hokkaido reactor springs coolant leak; no radiation Openness gains a very moderate news report.
8-14-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO reactor idle for a year restarted after defect repairs Another one on-line.
8-14-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO apologizes over erroneous suspicions It’s not good for TEPCO to be in the news for any reason just now innocent as it may be.
8-6-03	The Japan Times	Restart Monju reactor: atomic blueprint The plant needs to be restarted rapidly now that JNC has been reorganized and TEPCO is slowly emerging from hiding its activities. Successful operation would contribute to public confidence.
7-26-03	The Japan Times	Power outages unlikely: Hiranuma Brave Words!
7-23-03	The Japan Times	Reactor back on line after local leaders approve move The power is slowly coming back … 4th back and 13 to go.
7-12-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO restarts third reactor since complete shutdown That’s three started and 14 more to go. Tokyo is not out of the humid woods yet this summer.
7-11-03	The Japan Times	Tokyo power shortages less likely with reactor restart The public will now understand the necessity for nuclear power.
7-9-03	The Japan Times	Minister to pitch TEPCO reactor to local holdouts Trying hard to restart the 8th of the 17 shut-down reactors … badly needed in the Tokyo summer.
7-3-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO seeks OK to reactivate reactor All good news: TEPCO is slowly coming back on-line in a very hot summer; a new construction is approved and the experimental JOYO is back on line.
6-30-03	Nucleonics Week	Aging Nuclear Industry could lose 30% of its engineers in five years. Hardly news since we have been saying this since the eighties when University nuclear enrollment started to slide.
6-23-03	The Japan Times	Kanto power shortage fears loom despite energy-saving push Being hot and humid and without their beer will tell the public that nuclear Power plants are necessary.
6-23-03	The Japan Times	Water leak shuts nuclear reactor This is part of the new openness that is drastically need in the Japanese nuclear industry.
6-12-03	The Japan Times	Mayors OK restarting of TEPCO reactor Nothing like the threat of no power and an irate electorate!
6-11-03	New YorkTimes	Senate OKs Plan to Revive Nuclear Power At last movement on the Congressional front thanks to Senator Domenici
6-7-03	The Japan Times	Hiranuma issues TEPCO apology -- Minister contrite over mishandling of defect cover-ups Apologies won’t cure the main problem of lack of managerial responsibility
6-3-03	New YorkTimes	Russia Pausing on Iran Nuclear Deal, Blair Says; Denial Follows Normal trade becomes the hostage to the Bush paranoia.
5-21-03	The Japan Times	Rising fuel costs bludgeon TEPCO profits. It will not stop here either … firms that have acted as TEPCO did have usually gone under.
5-17-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO restores power to resort island The perpetrator(s) should be convicted on manslaughter because of the death.
5-8-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO restarts nuclear reactor First of 17 back online; schedule for rest still uncertain Hopefully having learned a good lesson.
5-7-03	Kyodo News	TEPCO reactor halts may spell summer blackouts in Tokyo 10% lack of capacity forecast if the usual summer heat wave arrives.
4-26-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO given green light to restart nuclear reactor Japan needs the power too badly to let reactors stay shut down.
4-25-03	Yahoo News (Reuters)	Ukraine Says Chernobyl Nuclear Shield Is Safe Still Zlenko wants Western money to solve the Soviet problem.
4-24-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO itching to reopen nuclear plant They need the revenue and the people need the power.
4-22-03	Yahoo News (Reuters)	Russian Minister Fears Collapse of Chernobyl Shield The writer repeats hackneyed information -- the errors are highlighted in the attached file.
4-15-03	The Japan Times	TEPCP prepares to shut-down its last reactor - summer shortages At least the public will know where its power USED to come from.
4-11-03	The Japan Times	Fukui race boils down to reactor factor A pro-nuclear Fukui governor is vital to Monju. I would expect a lot of nuclear enthusiasts to lend assistance.
3-29-03	The Japan Times	Hiranuma wants reactors restarted This is the Industry Minister versus the regulators.
3-8-03	The Japan Times	Public to feel heat while reactors cool The public impact of shutting down reactors may be a good thing for consumers to feel.
3-7-03	The Japan Times	METI eyes electricity, gas deregulation METI should take careful note of the deregulation fiasco in California.
3-4-03	The New Yorker	How worried should we be about the nuclear plant up the river? Follows a Friends of the Earth advertisement in USA Today.
2-27-03	The Japan Times	Agency calls for repair of reactor cracks Of course!
2-25-03	The Guardian	Five years for green power to prove its worth The UK Ministers throw down gauntlet on alternative to nuclear comeback but leave the door open for nuclear since wind simply cannot make the target in 5 years.
2-23-03	The Japan Times	METI to abolish power development plan Stay tuned because this plant will identify sites for large power plants thereby focusing the opposition groups.
2-11-03	The Japan Times	Oma landowners block J-Power reactor plan It is possibly simple greed on behalf of the landowners along with a little green ‘encouragement’.
2-9-03	The Japan Times	TEPCO to restart a Fukushima reactor in March … having been fined by being shut-down for not speaking the truth.
2-5-03	The Japan Times	Monju plaintiffs urge end to appeal The hyenas at the kill.
2-4-03	The Japan Times	Mayor Delays Restart -- Another hurdle for Monju reactor Monju has still more hurdles to come from activists.
2-1-03	The Japan Times	Government appeals ruling on Monju nuclear reactor As expected …
1-29-03	The Japan Times	Panel members at odds over Monju ruling A straight appeal would be preferable to an agreement to review the reprocessing policy from the start.
1-28-03	The Japan Times	Monju ruling delights antinuclear activists The Japanese research and power industries could expect no less after all the cover-ups and lack of expertise in communication sciences.
1-28-03	The Japan Times	High court nullifies approval of Monju reactor program A disaster that will take Government action to correct.
1-25-03	The Japan Times	Nuclear safety official jailed for bribes of ¥ 22 million A dishonest conspiracy has been cleaned up.
1-20-03	The Japan Times	State seeks control of nuclear plants in crisis A little of the US paranoia has spread to Japan.
1-8-03	The Japan Times	Four firms are urged to stop paying off gangsters It doesn’t matter that the payments were for plants, trees and tea. When you are protecting a reputation, this sort of publicity is damaging.
1-3-03	Yahoo News (Associated Press)	Commission Allowed Unsafe Plant Ambitious politicians have no compunction at stopping progress in favor their own careers. Remember the name Kucinich at voting time.
1-3-03	Yahoo News (Associated Press)	Canada announces loan guarantee for Romanian nuclear plant Not entirely dispassionate considering Canada’s enormous nuclear investment in Romania.
1-1-03	The Japan Times	Smoke spews from vicinity of nuclear plant Something to be taken care of – clearly.