Category Archives: Nuclear

Why No Nukes? The Real Cost of U.S. Nuclear Power

By doris | Published: March 27, 2011

Full Story at time.com The chaos at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant — explosions, fires, ruptures — has not shaken the bipartisan support in partisan Washington for the U.S.’s so-called nuclear renaissance. Republicans have dismissed Japan’s crisis as a once-in-a-lifetime fluke. President Obama has defended atomic energy as a carbon-free source of power, resisting calls [...]

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Fears mounting over U.S. nuclear plants

By doris | Published: March 15, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Just two months ago, California residents living near a controversial nuclear power plant grilled nuclear regulators over the reactor’s safety at a public hearing. At issue was the 2008 discovery of a previously unknown earthquake fault located less than a half mile off shore from the plant. “Can [...]

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Senate ratifies nuke pact, giving Obama another big win

By doris | Published: December 24, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday ratified an arms control treaty with Russia that reins in the nuclear weapons that could plunge the world into doomsday, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy win in Congress’ waning hours. Thirteen Republicans broke with their top two leaders and joined 56 Democrats [...]

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Senate defeats three more amendments to START accord

By doris | Published: December 21, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Senate debate on a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia intensified Monday, with Democratic supporters touting the backing of military leaders for the pact while Republican opponents used to Cold War terminology to portray it as a threat to national security. The Senate met behind closed doors for [...]

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N. Korea crisis latest blow to Obama’s nuclear agenda

By doris | Published: November 26, 2010

Full Story atmsnbc.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has set the goal of eventually ridding the world of nuclear arms as a central theme of his presidency, but North Korea’s defiance and other recent setbacks have raised fresh doubts about whether he can turn his vision into reality. With Obama’s broader nuclear agenda seemingly imperiled [...]

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North Koreans unveil vast plant for nuclear use

By doris | Published: November 21, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — North Korea showed a visiting American nuclear scientist last week a vast new facility it secretly and rapidly built to enrich uranium, confronting the Obama administration with the prospect that the country is preparing to expand its nuclear arsenal or build a far more powerful type of atomic bomb.

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Obama offers extra $4.1 billion for nuke arsenal, source says

By doris | Published: November 14, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — In a bid to win approval of a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia before newly energized Republicans increase their clout in the Senate, the Obama administration is offering to add billions of dollars in funding for the U.S. nuclear arsenal. A congressional aide briefed on the proposed deal [...]

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U.S.-China relations in modern history

By doris | Published: April 14, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao are meeting Monday about nuclear security and other issues. The meeting comes as part of a two-day summit on how to better safeguard nuclear weapons materials and keep them out of the hands of terrorists. Here’s a look at some highs [...]

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Obama’s nuclear power push faces obstacle: Waste

By doris | Published: February 18, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Obama’s announcement Tuesday of loan guarantees for nuclear power plants may encourage new construction, but a problem still remains that has plagued atomic energy for decades: what to do with nuclear waste? On the left, opponents of nuclear power say the president should not be using taxpayer [...]

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Obama, Medvedev to meet on nuclear weapons

By doris | Published: December 18, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Negotiations with Russia to replace an expired Cold War-era arms control treaty have bogged down and now appear unlikely to be concluded by the end of the year as the White House had hoped. As the two sides seek a breakthrough, President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry [...]

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U.S. officials talk tough on Iran sanctions

By doris | Published: November 30, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The United States warned Iran on Friday it is prepared to push for significantly stronger economic sanctions against it in the wake of the U.N nuclear watchdog’s resolution censuring Tehran’s nuclear program. Senior administration officials spoke with reporters on the condition their names not be used said. “We [...]

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Congress ready to punish Iran if diplomacy fails

By doris | Published: October 5, 2009

Full Story atmsnbc.com WASHINGTON – Congress is poised to act swiftly on new penalties against Iran if international talks on Tehran’s nuclear program show signs of faltering. And this time lawmakers are talking about trying to block gas and refined petroleum exports to Iran, possibly causing serious disruptions in the lives of ordinary Iranians. “If [...]

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