JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Jul 07 2008 16:24
Source: www.mg.co.za
A proposed nuclear power station at Thuyspunt would be a disaster for the environment and tourism in Jeffrey’s Bay and St Francis Bay, the Supertubes Surfing Foundation said on Monday.
“Local and international surfers … will not fancy a surf in radioactive waves at one of the best right-handers in the world,” said the organisation, which takes care of beaches and protects sand dunes in Jeffrey’s Bay.
The organisation said seawater would be used to cool the proposed plant’s condensers and then returned to the ocean.
“We are not satisfied that pumping…
Tags: Radiation · Eskom · Nuclear Energy
Jeremy Leggett 22/06/2008
Source: http://www.theecologist.org/pages/archive_detail.asp?open=y&content_id=1892#36615
The Government wilfully suppressed renewables to make space for nuclear to be reborn, argues Jeremy Leggett
The Government released its first energy white paper almost five years ago, when oil was barely $30 a barrel. The result of a thorough consultation with more than 60 energy companies, it called for deep carbon emissions cuts by 2050, to be achieved primarily by a massive programme of renewable and efficient energy mobilisation. Nuclear energy barely survived the consultation. During the Strategic Energy Review that preceded the white paper, I saw executives from nuclear companies literally laughed out of…
Tags: Alternative Energy · Nuclear Energy
Refer to the article below… The government of Namibia is proposing to develop a framework for nuclear power and uranium mining in the country. This begs the question, is a country as sparcely populated as Namibia with over 2 million people, really in need of nuclear power as back up during this period of energy crisis in Southern Africa. Even if an alternative source of energy is required, surely Namibia can harness the richness of renewable sources, solar and wind?
Namibia plans to set up nuclear reactor
by BRIGITTE WEIDLICH
GOVERNMENT has decided to opt for nuclear power generation and…
Tags: Uranium · Nuclear Energy
By: Reuters
Published on 20th June 2008
Source: http://www.miningweekly.com/article.php?a_id=136187
French nuclear reactor maker Areva plans to build a $750-million mine in Namibia after it gets a mining licence, and construction could start as early as next month, a senior official said on Friday.
The Managing Director of the company’s Namibian unit, Ian McPherson, told a news conference the investment would make Trekkopje the third largest uranium mine in Namibia, placing it among the top ten uranium mines in the world.
“Mining will start at the end of 2009 and the shallow areas cover a large area. We expect to process 100…
Tags: Uranium · Nuclear Energy
UK Government report - microgeneration could rival nuclear
British buildings equipped with solar, wind and other micro power equipment could generate as much electricity in a year as five nuclear power stations, a UK government-backed industry report showed today. Commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Regulatory Reform (DBERR), the report says that if government chose to be as ambitious as some other countries, a combination of loans, grants and incentives could lead to nearly ten million microgeneration systems being installed by 2020. With the right incentives, nearly one in five buildings in Britain would effectively become mini power…
Tags: Alternative Energy · Nuclear Energy
