How could a few shut down nuclear plants have such drastic affects on Japan’s industries? When it’s more than a few, try 60%.
Electrical power shortages will continue thru summer. Japan has 54 commercial nuke plants, right now 32 are shut down. Some, like Fukushima Daiichi, were shut down by the 11 March disasters. Others […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company admits high levels of radiation contamination in Reactor 3 spent fuel pool, are coming from the reactor’s core!
TEPCo recently tested the water of the spent fuel pool, and found radiation that was not present prior to the 11 March disasters, which damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The readings are 140,000 […] Continue Reading…
Starting in 2012, Florida will cut back the maximum number of weeks that unemployed people can collect benefits.
This is not to save the state money, but the corporations. Like Idaho, companies in Florida are the ones who pay into the unemployment system. Florida lawmakers said by reducing the number of weeks a person can […] Continue Reading…
A study published by The Sunday Times shows that while the average Brit is struggling with a bad economy and government cut backs, the rich in the United Kingdom just get richer.
The Sunday Times “Rich List” says 1,000 of the richest Brits, not only kept their wealth, but actually increased it. In fact, the […] Continue Reading…
The U.K.’s Security and Counter Terrorism Minister has quit. Pauline Neville-Jones is stepping down, according to the Prime minister David Cameroon.
No reason has been made public, but Neville-Jones will now serve as special representative to business on cyber security.
In a move to save government money, some British officials want to put the power of the courts in the hands of the police.
British Home Secretary Theresa May, says the plan could save the U.K. 2.5 million hours of bobby time, equating to huge savings of money for the government. The way she wants […] Continue Reading…
The closing of Hamaoka nuclear plant in Japan, because of the danger of a massive earthquake, is having direct affect on a British nuclear plant.
Sellafield MOX plant, in north west England, supplies Hamaoka with the nuclear fuel it needs to make electricity. Hamaoka uses MOX (mixed oxide) nuclear fuel, and Chubu Electric Power Company […] Continue Reading…
Russian officials are meeting with Iraqi officials, to discuss deals that include oil and military.
Russian oil companies are already involved with oil production in Iraq. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, says Iraq is now interested in military help from Russia.
Lavrov is meeting with various Iraqi leaders this week.
The U.S. Department of Energy, and the Japanese Science Ministry, have put together a map of the fallout pattern of cesium. The damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been spewing cesium.
The map shows the cesium fallout extends north west of the plant, in a large area. It is depicted with the colors yellow and […] Continue Reading…
Standard & Poor’s cut Greece’s credit rating, downward 2 points, after Greek officials announced they needed more bailout money.
The S & P’s rating now puts Greece below investment grade. S & P’s also says that Greece will need a waiver on repaying most of its current loans (that means they don’t think Greece can […] Continue Reading…