December 2014

Nuclear Reactors 186 - China Has Big Plans For Nuclear Power

         I have blogged before about the Chinese ambitions for nuclear power. They are strongly committed to building dozens of new nuclear reactors in the next decade. China General Nuclear Power (CGN) is China's biggest nuclear company. It is a state-owned firm. CGN is making shares available on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

The United States Resists International Pressure on Increasing Nuclear Safety

         In order to regulate industries whose products and/or operations may impact human health, various agencies of the United States government have assigned a dollar value to a human life. Then, when discussing improvements to a companies' products and/or operation to reduce their potential impact on health and life, the government can measure the cost of improvements against the saving of lives and, because of the value assigned, the savings in dollars.

Nuclear Weapons 112 - The Vatican Comes Out Strongly For Nuclear Disarmament

         There is growing support from individuals and groups for the total abolition of nuclear weapons. Over the years the calls for nuclear disarmament have waxed and waned but recently those against nuclear weapons have gotten unexpected support. The Catholic Church just came out strongly for ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

Nuclear Reactors 185 - Swedish Environmentalists Protest Planned Finnish Nuclear Power Station

         One of the complicating aspects of nuclear power is the fact that nuclear power stations can be a threat to other countries besides the ones that they are located in. This can make the siting of a nuclear power plant an international concern. Recently, the announcement of the approval of a new nuclear power plant in Finland has stirred resistance in neighboring Sweden.

Nuclear Weapons 111 - U.S. Department of Defense Indicted a Civilian Naval Engineer for Trying to Sell Schemantic of a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

         I have blogged many times about nuclear weapons but I have never dealt with nuclear espionage. Nuclear devices and vessels are highly complex and difficult to develop. Being able to obtain details of another country's hard work on nuclear weapons systems gives the other country a head-start in developing their own systems.

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