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  • Dec 23/99 - Paducah uranium plant secretly tracked workers with cancer. - Associated Press
  • Dec 22/99 - Sale of Bruce nuclear plant could revitalize surrounding area. - London Free Press
  • Dec 22/99 - Three Mile Island nuclear reactor sold to British Energy company. - Newark Star-Ledger

  • Dec 22/99 - Japanese uranium worker dies after exposure to radiation. - Toronto Star
  • Dec 21/99 - First Nations vow to continue fight to halt plute shipment. - Sault Star
  • Dec 20/99 - US legislator proposes bill outlawing future plute shipments. - CBC News
  • Dec 20/99 - British Energy to offer $1 billion for Ontario's largest nuke plant. - Nat'l Post
  • Dec 21/99 - Industry says take-over of Bruce nuclear plant could give jobs. - Windsor Star

  • Dec 21/99 - Export Development Corp. ~ who's keeping tabs on projects? - Times-Colonist
  • Dec 21/99 - Right to secrecy denied in sale of nuclear reactors to China. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Dec 20/99 - British/U.S. bids to buy Bruce nuclear power plant are expected. - K-W Record
  • Dec 20/99 - Michigan legislator seeks to ban plutonium from bridges. - Broadcast News
  • Dec 18/99 - Plutonium given green light to cross Michigan into Canada. - Windsor Star

  • Dec 17/99 - Port Hope licencing: residents to be tested for radiation damage. - Toronto Star
  • Dec 16/99 - BNFL says Kansai rejects plute fuel; more data problems found. - Bloomberg
  • Dec 16/99 - Port Hope folk ask Ottawa to protect them from radioactivity. - Media Release
  • Dec 16/99 - KEPCO won't use MOX fuel because of suspicious data. - Kyodo News Service
  • Dec 16/99 - NATO to review nuclear policy; Canada wants to cut reliance. - Globe & Mail

  • Dec 16/99 - US plute shipments' safety & consequences debated in court. - Globe & Mail
  • Dec 16/99 - Japan abandons use of suspect MOX fuel from Britain. - Agence France Presse
  • Dec 15/99 - Japanese officials question safety of MOX pellets from Britain. - Independent
  • Dec 14/99 - Ottawa agrees with communities to clean up radioactivity. - NRCan Statement
  • Dec 14/99 - Nuclear waste discharged into stream feeding Thames. - The Independent

  • Dec 13/99 - ''Unusual'' MOX data ~ inspector's comments sow confusion. - Nuclear Fuel
  • Dec 12/99 - Serious failures in radiation protection keeps hospital labs shut. - Toronto Star
  • Dec 12/99 - Safety problems re-surface at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. - Edmonton Sun
  • Dec 12/99 - Citizens seek injunction to block weapons plute shipment. - Globe and Mail
  • Dec 08/99 - U.S. judge bars Chalk River plute shipment for ten days. - Globe and Mail

  • Dec 07/99 - Judge blocks plutonium shipment through Michigan. - Associated Press
  • Dec 06/99 - Framatome and Siemens merge their nuclear businesses. - AFP
  • Dec 06/99 - Michigan group sues to block plute shipment to Canada. - Associated Press
  • Dec 06/99 - Restraining order sought to stop plutonium shipments. - Kalamazoo Gazette
  • Dec 06/99 - New Chalk River reactors may use weapons-grade uranium. - Toronto Star

  • Dec 04/99 - Restart of last Chernobyl reactor prompts a look back. - Regina Leader-Post
  • Dec 04/99 - Chrétien pushes proposed CANDU reactor sale to Turkey. - CBC: The House
  • Dec 02/99 - Chernobyl reactor shut again after radioactive leak. - Agence France Presse
  • Dec 01/99 - Radioactive materials banned from Toronto medical research labs. - Globe and Mail
  • Nov 30/99 - US may ship plute to Canada beginning Dec 2. - Christian Science Monitor

  • Nov 29/99 - Criminal charges laid against gov't for radio-toxic pollution. - National Post
  • Nov 27/99 - A court challenge to how the Chrétien cabinet sells CANDUs. - Toronto Star
  • Nov 27/99 - The only remaining Chernobyl reactor restarts -- slowly. - Gazette (Montreal)
  • Nov 27/99 - Ukraine restarts 'the most dangerous reactor in the world'. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Nov 26/99 - Environmentalists and US gov't oppose Chernobyl re-start. - Ottawa Citizen

  • Nov 26/99 - Natives protest plute transport through their territory. - K-W Record
  • Nov 26/99 - Natives firm in opposition to proposed plutonium shipment. - Sault Star
  • Nov 24/99 - Nuclear competency tests should be mandatory ~ editorial. - Cape Breton Post
  • Nov 23/99 - Canada keeps mum about the size of its plutonium stockpile. - Globe & Mail
  • Nov 20/99 - Container ship runs aground in seaway: second this month. - Canadian Press

  • Nov 19/99 - Transport Canada approves AECL's plans for plute import. - Eco/Log Week
  • Nov 18/99 - Chrétien tours Turkey ~ pitches Canadian nuclear reactor bid. - Ottawa Sun
  • Nov 18/99 - Prime Minister defends effort to sell CANDU to Turkey. - Hamilton Spectator
  • Nov 18/99 - Jean Chrétien defends selling reactors to Turkey after quakes. - Globe & Mail
  • Nov 18/99 - Japan delays plutonium use after nuclear accident. - Agence France Presse

  • Nov 18/99 - Ontario native chiefs rally against US plutonium shipment. - Globe and Mail
  • Nov 18/99 - U.S. files notice~weapons plutonium soon going to Ontario. - Globe & Mail
  • Nov 18/99 - Depleted uranium in war zones is from Saskatchewan. - Star-Phoenix
  • Nov 17/99 - Japan postpones Niigata plutonium-thermal project one year. - Greenpeace
  • Nov 17/99 - Schröder ready to shut down all German nuclear power plants. - Independent

  • Nov 17/99 - Shipments of weapon-plutonium OK : Transport Canada. - Windsor Star
  • Nov 17/99 - Transport Canada OKs plutonium to Chalk River. - Winnipeg Free Press
  • Nov 17/99 - Chrétien pushes CANDU sale despite earthquakes in Turkey. - Toronto Star
  • Nov 15/99 - US abandons plan to ship tonnes of plutonium to Canada. - Globe and Mail
  • Nov 15/99 - Lawmakers push to detour plutonium -- lots of questions. - Chicago Tribune

  • Nov 12/99 - Russia could break through U.S. missile defences: Albright. - Star Phoenix
  • Nov 12/99 - Opposition to plutonium fuel shipments is mushrooming. - Ottawa Sun
  • Nov 12/99 - High levels of tritium contamination found in Pembroke. - Globe and Mail
  • Nov 11/99 - Ottawa set to approve plutonium shipments despite protests. - Toronto Star
  • Nov 10/99 - Greenpeace asks S. Africa to stop plute shipments. - Agence France Presse

  • Nov 05/99 - Lepreau nuclear workers oppose idea of competency test. - Times/Transcript
  • Nov 04/99 - Lepreau nuclear safety lagging; NB Power's knuckles rapped. - Daily Gleaner
  • Nov 02/99 - Lepreau officials take hot seat over nuclear power plant. - Times/Transcript
  • Nov 01/99 - Canadian plutonium plan called blueprint for nuclear instability. - Reuters
  • Nov 01/99 - Ex-nuclear weapons workers report high rate of illnesses. - Canadian Press

  • Nov 05/99 - Sloppy radiation procedures unacceptable at TO hospital. - Toronto Star
  • Nov 05/99 - Aboriginal protestors vow to stop convoy of weapons plute. - Ottawa Sun
  • Nov 03/99 - Cape Breton coal miners react to acute radiation exposures. - Canadian Press
  • Nov 02/99 - Germany vetoes Canada's plan to cut CO2 by selling nuclear. - Globe & Mail
  • Nov 02/99 - Plutonium shipment lacks support, wins only opposition. - Saginaw News

  • June 03/99 - Plutonium plan cracks as Los Alamos fails to make MOX. - STANDpoint #24
  • Nov 01/99 - Ontario must choose clean power -- not coal, and not nukes. - Toronto Star
  • Nov 01/99 - Plutonium to burn -- but Ontario lacks leadership. - Gazette (Montreal)
  • Nov 01/99 - Radioactive veggies mean geiger counters at the market. - Chronicle-Herald
  • Nov 01/99 - Americans join Canadians to oppose plutonium test. - Edmonton Journal

  • Oct 31/99 - Funds halted for Savannah River plute immobilization. - Augusta Chronicle
  • Oct 23/99 - Lloyd Axworthy blasts American nuclear weapons policy. - Globe and Mail
  • Oct 22/99 - Without Ontario support, plutonium plan unlikely ~ official. - Globe & Mail
  • Oct 22/99 - Radiation found in baby teeth near nuke plants. - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
  • Oct 21/99 - Bacteria eat radioactive contaminants, produce radioactive gel. - Globe & Mail

  • Oct 21/99 - Ontario rejects use of surplus plutonium as ''too costly''. - Globe and Mail
  • Oct 21/99 - NATO refuses to cooperate with DU cancer study. - Hamilton Spectator
  • Oct 20/99 - Canada housed U.S. nuclear weapons during Cold War: Report. - Toronto Star
  • Oct 20/99 - MOX fuel is ''uneconomic and dangerous'' says British Report. - Reuters
  • Oct 20/99 - Nuclear-capable weapons were in Cuba during 1962 crisis. - National Post

  • Oct 19/99 - Japanese accident focuses concern on Virginia plants. - Knight-Ridder Tribune
  • Oct 19/99 - Assembly of First Nations supports anti-plute fight. - Standard-Freeholder
  • Oct 16/99 - Opinion piece: plutonium imports ~ are they noble or nutty? - Toronto Star
  • Oct 13/99 - Ontario Minister says he is powerless to stop plute shipments. - Ottawa Sun
  • Oct 12/99 - Editorial: reducing greenhouse gases with tax incentives. - Globe and Mail

  • Oct 11/99 - Europe rejects Canada's bid to sell nuclear as green power. - Vancouver Sun
  • Oct 10/99 - Ottawa wants credit for reducing CO2 by selling CANDUs. - Chronicle-Herald
  • Oct 09/99 - Korean CANDU radioactive spill caused by workers' mistakes. - Toronto Star
  • Oct 08/99 - Nuclear accident like Japan's not possible at Cameco -- official. - Sault Star
  • Oct 08/99 - Japan upgrades hazard level: risk equal to Three Mile Island. - Toronto Star

  • Oct 08/99 - Police prepare charges against Tokaimura factory operator. - Calgary Herald
  • Oct 08/99 - Activists find widespread radiation exposure after accident. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Oct 08/99 - Concerns over radiation exposures from Japan accident. - Winnipeg Free Press
  • Oct 08/99 - Port Hope fears uranium plant is affecting public health. - Toronto Star
  • Oct 08/99 - Port Hope residents near refinery demand health study. - Globe and Mail

  • Oct 07/99 - Public forum airs concerns about nuclear fuel, nuclear energy. - Sault Star
  • Oct 07/99 - Nuclear deals fuse as Hydro goes private. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  • Oct 04/99 - Synchrotron a major boost for Canadian nuclear science. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Oct 04/99 - Mohawks threaten to block plutonium from passing reserves. - Gazette
  • Oct 04/99 - Nuclear accident in Japan: "What do you mean, oops?" - Ottawa Citizen

  • Oct 04/99 - Durham in running for International nuclear fusion project. - Toronto Star
  • Oct 04/99 - "Depleted uranium harmless? I don't believe it!" - The Independent (UK)
  • Oct 03/99 - Nuclear company told workers to use illegal procedures. - Edmonton Journal
  • Oct 03/99 - Japan's accident highlights folly of depending on nuclear. - Edmonton Journal
  • Oct 03/99 - Japanese firm admits workers followed company's orders. - Toronto Star

  • Oct 02/99 - Japan accident stirs global fears over laxity in nuclear facilities. - The Guardian
  • Oct 02/99 - The cut corners and errors that set off a chain reaction. - The Guardian
  • Oct 02/99 - Commitment to nuclear power endures despite accidents. - Edmonton Journal
  • Oct 02/99 - Mohawks promise "human resistance" to stop plutonium. - Toronto Star
  • Oct 02/99 - Uranium fallout: Tokyo delayed 2 hours in warning residents. - Toronto Star

  • Oct 02/99 - Japan nuclear accident unlikely here, experts say. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  • Oct 02/99 - Canadian nuclear snafu like that in Japan unlikely, say officials. - Toronto Star
  • Oct 01/99 - High-Level Liquid Radioactive Waste threatens to spill out. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - Enriched fuel processing can get out of control very fast. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - US delays moving plutonium through Michigan to Canada. - Bay City Times

  • Oct 01/99 - Nuclear plants cast dark shadow over EU expansion talks. - Release
  • Oct 01/99 - FOCUS - Japan plant used too much enriched fuel -- watchdogs. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - A partial chronology of serious nuclear accidents worldwide. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - Listen to Canadians on plutonium plan, says McDonough. - Press Release
  • Oct 01/99 - U.S. Greens criticize absence of Japanese nuclear safety culture. - Reuters

  • Oct 01/99 - Public comment period opens on planned plute shipment. - Evening News
  • Oct 01/99 - Mohawks from Québec and Ontario vow to stop plutonium. - Globe and Mail
  • Oct 01/99 - Japan is considering nuclear aid offers from the U.S. and Russia. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - US and Russia offer to Japan: scientists, robots, medical experts. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - Sumitomo Metal apologises for nuclear accident in Japan. - Reuters

  • Oct 01/99 - Calls in Japan for an end to nuclear power and plute shipments. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - Japan army sends its chemical warfare unit to nuclear site. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - FOCUS - Japan nuclear accident raises the level of safety fears. - Reuters
  • Oct 01/99 - U.S. Dept of Energy delays plutonium shipment to Canada. - Globe and Mail
  • Sept 30/99 - Radiation from Japan accident traps 310,000 people in homes. - Toronto Star

  • Sept 30/99 - Japan releases are 15,000 times normal radiation levels. - Reuters (3:30 pm)
  • Sept 30/99 - Ottawa suburb seeks to prohibit plutonium transports. - City of Nepean
  • Sept 29/99 - Canada's largest windmill project launched in Québec. - Gazette (Montreal)
  • Sept 28/99 - Cities on North Shore demand hearings on plute shipments. - National Post
  • Sept 28/99 - North Bay demands hearings on plutonium shipment. - North Bay Nugget

  • Sept 28/99 - North Bay says plute shouldn't be shipped until forum is held. - Sault Star
  • Sept 28/99 - Nuclear plant gets largest fine ever for falsifying records. - New York Times
  • Sept 27/99 - Resolution opposing mixed oxide (MOX) fuel shipments. - City of North Bay
  • Sept 25/99 - Few attend information session on plutonium shipment. - Sudbury Star
  • Sept 24/99 - Church reps urge North Bay to give leadership on MOX. - Open Letter

  • Sept 23/99 - NDP challenges right to ship plutonium through Sault. - Edmonton Journal
  • Sept 23/99 - Radioactive ammo from navy litters seabed off Halifax. - Calgary Herald
  • Sept 23/99 - Canadian navy fired radioactive rounds off Canada's coasts. - National Post
  • Sept 22/99 - Ottawa officials to meet Sault reps about plutonium shipment. - Sault Star
  • Sept 22/99 - Tons of uranium litter the ocean floor from navy testing. - CBC National

  • Sept 22/99 - Suit continues though Ottawa has taken possession. - Nanoose Conversion
  • Sept 22/99 - City Commission (Sault Mich.) opposes plute shipment. - Soo Evening News
  • Sept 20/99 - U.S. Senate may vote on nuclear waste bill in early October. - Reuters
  • Sept 20/99 - Plan to restart Pickering A reactors sparks controversy. - Electricity Journal
  • Sept 17/99 - Electric power and transport will have to wait for fuel cell energy. - Reuters

  • Sept 17/99 - Activists push for a Y2K holiday for missiles and reactors. - Reuters
  • Sept 17/99 - Europeans will build plant to process/store Chernobyl radwaste. - Reuters
  • Sept 17/99 - Sault (Michigan) mayor says she'll block plutonium truck. - Detroit Free Press
  • Sept 17/99 - B.C. Supreme Court to give Nanoose ruling on September 21. - Public Notice
  • Sept 15/99 - Emergency resolution against MOX. - Federation of Canadian Municipalities

  • Sept 15/99 - Last-ditch court case tries to stop Nanoose expropriation. - Public Notice
  • Sept 16/99 - FEATURE : Baltics woo west with non-nuclear energy plans. - Reuters
  • Sept 16/99 - Ukraine shrugs off Y2K fears despite Chernobyl experience. - Reuters
  • Sept 15/99 - Y2K bug could hurt Russia and other ex-Soviet states - U.S. - Reuters
  • Sept 15/99 - Disposing of nuclear waste in granite 'safer at great depth'. - Reuters

  • Sept 15/99 - London names countries at risk from the millennium bug. - Reuters
  • Sept 15/99 - Japanese to check quality of MOX fuel after safety report. - Reuters
  • Sept 14/99 - Township objects to transport of plutonium. - Township of Nairn & Hyman
  • Sept 14/99 - North Bay wants more info on plutonium shipment. - North Bay Nugget
  • Sept 14/99 - Chernobyl to host international radiation training exercises. - Reuters

  • Sept 14/99 - Nanoose expropriation = act of aggression, say federal Tories. - Press Release
  • Sept 13/99 - Municipal resolutions against MOX. - Cornwall, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie
  • Sept 13/99 - Uranium community faces an invisible threat -- plutonium. - Reuters
  • Sept 13/99 - Russia says nuclear power plants safe, not to worry about Y2K. - Reuters
  • Sept 13/99 - Plutonium fuel ships are scheduled to reach Japan on Sept 22. - Reuters

  • Sept 13/99 - Belgian government reluctantly joins in nuclear export accord. - Reuters
  • Sept 13/99 - No German nuclear plant closures will occur before 2002 - Mueller. - Reuters
  • Sept 13/99 - Canada forbids sale of nuclear fusion reactor to Iran. - Reuters
  • Sept 10/99 - European Union sees Lithuania closing its second N-reactor by 2009. - Reuters
  • Sept 10/99 - Slovakia to draw up nuclear plant closure plan by end of September. - Reuters

  • Sept 09/99 - Mayor of Sault questions proposed plutonium route. - Sault Star
  • Sept 09/99 - Editorial on Plute Shipments: Let Reason and Science Decide. - Flint Journal
  • Sept 8/99 - City Council opposes shipment of weapons plutonium. - Sudbury Star
  • Sept 8/99 - Sault mayor seeks full public hearings on plutonium. - Sault Star
  • Sept 8/99 - High radiation level found in Bulgarian mushrooms. - Agence France Presse

  • Sept 8/99 - B.C. Government goes to court in battle over Nanoose. - Times Colonist
  • Sept 7/99 - Britain urged not to reprocess Japanese spent fuel. - Agence France Presse
  • Sept 6/99 - Final legal volley fired in Nanoose battle.. - Vancouver Province
  • Sept 6/99 - Nanoose report finished; lawsuits mount. - Nanoose Conversion Campaign
  • Sept 6/99 - Ukraine to restart Chernobyl reactor unit 3 on November 9. - Reuters

  • Sept 5/99 - Can Yucca Mountain hold radwastes forever? - Edmonton Journal
  • Sept 4/99 - Leaking radioactive smoke alarms arrive at AECL site. - Winnipeg Free Press
  • Sept 4/99 - B.C. takes legal action to block expropriation. . - Vancouver Sun
  • Sept 4/99 - Editorial: "Time to resolve Nanoose controversy sensibly". - Vancouver Sun
  • Sept 4/99 - Play on fears of protestors, federal strategy paper advises. - Ottawa Citizen

  • Sept 4/99 - Radioactive smoke alarms arrive at AECL radwaste site. - Winnipeg Free Press
  • Sept 4/99 - Questions persist about plute shipments: Harris. - St. Catharines Standard
  • Sept 3/99 - Anishinabek Nation denounces decision to import plutonium. - Press Release
  • Sept 3/99 - Plute cargo route shocks Ottawa region: no warning given. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Sept 3/99 - Locals stunned by decision to truck plutonium through Sault. - Sault Star

  • Sept 3/99 - Ottawa announces plutonium routes & shocks communities. - Windsor Star
  • Sept 3/99 - Canada to test plutonium fuel from warheads. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  • Sept 3/99 - China to begin new nuclear power plant construction in October. - Reuters
  • Sept 3/99 - U.S. and Canada reach a deal to approve plutonium fuel shipments. - Reuters
  • Sept 3/99 - Russia aims to export nuclear-generated electricity to Europe. - Reuters

  • Sept 3/99 - B.C. gov't makes last-ditch bid to halt Nanoose take-over. - Toronto Star
  • Sept 3/99 - Court won't order injunction to stop Nanoose expropriation. - Press Release
  • Sept 2/99 - Ontario NDP rejects federal plan to import plutonium. - Queen's Park
  • Sept 2/99 - Slovenian police detain activists for blocking nuclear boilers. - Reuters
  • Sept 2/99 - Swiss welders cut tracks and hoist Greenpeace N-protestors away. - Reuters

  • Sept 2/99 - U.S. to send warhead plutonium to Canada. - US Dept of Energy
  • Sept 2/99 - Ottawa permits Weapons Plutonium to enter Canada. - Gov't of Canada
  • Sept 2/99 - Contamination from Nuclear Testing continues to do harm. - Toronto Star
  • Sept 1/99 - Brazil says its nuclear power plants are now ready for Y2K. - Reuters
  • Sept 1/99 - Ukraine is not ready to close Chernobyl N-plant by 2000. - Reuters

  • Aug 31/99 - Energy Commissioner dubious about nuclear phase out. - Flint Journal
  • Aug 31/99 - Finnish power group says no options ruled out for new N- reactor. - Reuters
  • Aug 31/99 - Russian Prime Minister says nuclear weapons are fundamental. - Reuters
  • Aug 31/99 - Nanoose expropriation unconstitutional, say several groups. - Times Colonist
  • Aug 30/99 - Brazil's second N-plant to reach full power by May 2000. - Reuters

  • Aug 30/99 - Indian CANDU-type reactors to be Y2K compliant by October 1. - Reuters
  • Aug 30/99 - FEATURE - Renewables versus nuclear - UK faces Kyoto gap. - Reuters
  • Aug 30/99 - Expropriation of torpedo test range challenged in court. - Vancouver Province
  • Aug 28/99 - Danger of plutonium leaks from weapons plant denied. - Regina Leader-Post
  • Aug 28/99 - Earthquake spurs call to stop CANDU sale to Turkey. - Chronicle-Herald

  • Aug 26/99 - Greenpeace stops nuke waste from Switzerland. - Agence France Presse
  • Aug 25/99 - Protest against use of MOX in Russia results in more than 20 arrests. - Reuters
  • Aug 24/99 - Russian MOX "can't be implemented" due to "incompetence". - Reuters
  • Aug 26/99 - Greens renew drive for French referendum on nuclear power. - Reuters
  • Aug 27/99 - Worldwatch says coal's demise as an energy source has begun. - Reuters

  • Aug 27/99 - Radiation treatment makes patients dangerous to be near. - Reuters
  • Aug 27/99 - Worldwatch Institute says coal's demise has begun. - Reuters
  • Aug 26/99 - Green Party renews drive for a French nuclear referendum. - Reuters
  • Aug 25/99 - Groups ask US government to allow irradiation of foods. - Reuters
  • Aug 24/99 - UNEP checks for radioactive fallout from bombing of Yugoslavia. - Reuters

  • Apr 30/99 - Tritium spills from Indian reactors are cause for concern. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Aug 24/99 - Germany's Environment Minister wants speedy nuclear shutdown. - Reuters
  • Aug 23/99 - EPA backs stricter radiation limits for waste burial site. - Reuters
  • Aug 20/99 - Ontario Emergency Plan needed for Chornobyl-type disaster. - Canadian Press
  • Aug 20/99 - French Greens threaten to quit over plans to build nuclear plants. - Reuters

  • Aug 19/99 - Greenpeace vessel, Rainbow Warrior, still sailing and campaigning. - Reuters
  • Aug 18/99 - European Union urged to do more for cogeneration power plants. - Reuters
  • Aug 18/99 - Ford opens hydrogen fueling station to service fuel cell vehicles. - Reuters
  • Aug 17/99 - Bulgaria shuts down nuclear reactor after non-radioactive leak. - Reuters
  • Aug 17/99 - Alliance seeks injunction to stop Nanoose expropriation. - Globe and Mail

  • Aug 17/99 - Turkey and U.S. to talk about nuclear power and Caspian oil/gas. - Reuters
  • Aug 16/99 - Nanoose Expropriation Hearings Update. - Nanoose Conversion Campaign
  • Aug 16/99 - British plutonium stockpile set to double -- Government report. - Reuters
  • Aug 16/99 - Innu concerns delay Quebec-Newfoundland dam in Labrador. - Reuters
  • Aug 16/99 - Ottawa viewed plutonium plan as doomed to fail in 1996 - Globe and Mail

  • Aug 16/99 - Alliance sues to stop Nanoose Bay expropriation by Ottawa. - Press Release
  • Aug 16/99 - South African W. Cape province says no to plutonium shipments. - Reuters
  • Aug 16/99 - 10 plutonium shipments per year expected at Cape of Good Hope - Greenpeace
  • Aug 15/99 - Uranium plant's past raises workers' suspicion~and support. - Knight-Kidder
  • Aug 14/99 - All that glisters may be gold -- radioactive gold. - Washington Post

  • Aug 14/99 - Weapons-grade uranium fuel gets go-ahead from AECB. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Aug 13/99 - UNEP to probe Kosovo's radioactive pollution - Agence France Presse English
  • Aug 4-5/99 - BC Gov't presents case at expropriation hearing. - British Columbia gov't
  • Aug 13/99 - Battling the Bomb matters -- if not fought it will spread. - Toronto Star
  • Aug 13/99 - Clinton steps-up crop-energy development (for renewable fuels) . - Reuters

  • Aug 13/99 - Time to stop bickering ~ resolve real issues over Nanoose. - Vancouver Sun
  • Aug 13/99 - US & Russia urged to take missiles off hair-trigger alert for Y2K. - Reuters
  • Aug 13/99 - Yucca Mountain nuclear waste burial plan risky : US Geologists. - Reuters
  • Aug 12/99 - US can boost economy while cutting greenhouse gas emissions. - Reuters
  • Aug 12/99 - Politics, not Defence, is reason for expropriation. - Hearings Testimony

  • Aug 5-11/99 - Zero Tolerance: activist blasts hypocrisy over N-weapons. - Hour
  • Aug 11/99 - Scotland could lead way in wave power - Greenpeace. - Reuters
  • Aug 11/99 - Expropriation flouts Canada's obligations and policies. - Simons Foundation
  • Aug 11/99 - White House to spur biomass fuel research - Senate sources. - Reuters
  • Aug 11/99 - European electricity consumption to continue rising - utilities. - Reuters

  • Aug 10/99 - Shares in British Energy drop over nuclear safety concerns. - Reuters
  • Aug 10/99 - Probe of plutonium exposures to uranium workers is ordered. - Reuters
  • Aug 10/99 - Australian women use camel humps to fight nuclear dumps. - Reuters
  • Aug 09/99 - Secretary probes plutonium exposures in uranium plant. - Washington Post
  • Aug 09/99 - German Finance Minister expects revenues from nuclear tax. - Reuters

  • Aug 09/99 - Focus - British nuclear power plants understaffed, say inspectors. - Reuters
  • Aug 09/99 - Spanish eco-group takes legal action to stop nuclear dump. - Reuters
  • Aug 09/99 - British prepare to resume shipments of spent fuel from Germany. - Reuters
  • Aug 08/99 - Kentucky Uranium workers were exposed to plutonium. - Washington Post
  • Aug 08/99 - Plutonium exposures at Chalk River anger MPP Conway. - Ottawa Citizen

  • Aug 07/99 - Takahama nuclear reactor has its power cut in half over leak. - Reuters
  • Aug 07/99 - Japan mourns Hiroshima, calls for abolition of nuclear weapons. - Reuters
  • Aug 07/99 - Plan to clean up old plute plant 5 years behind schedule. - Ottawa Citizen
  • Aug 06/99 - Pediatrician testifies on medical effects of radiation. - Hearings Testimony
  • Aug 06/99 - 4 get massive radiation exposure from old plutonium plant. - Ottawa Citizen

  • Aug 05/99 - Thirty U.S. nuclear power plants still need a Y2K-bug fix. - Reuters
  • Aug 05/99 - Finding lost radioactive gauges cost $300,000. - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
  • Aug 05/99 - Senator: Nanoose expropriation will harm Canada. - Nanaimo Daily News
  • Aug 04/99 - Do submarines visit Nanoose with nuclear weapons? - Project Ploughshares
  • Aug 03/99 - Nanoose Hearings: US activist D. Krieger. - Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

  • Aug 03/99 - Nanoose Bay expropriation hearings shift to Vancouver. - Canadian Press
  • Aug 03/99 - Nanoose torpedo-range dispute revives BC peace movement. - Globe & Mail
  • Aug 02/99 - France authorises an extension for COGEMA's MOX plant. - AFP English
  • Aug 02/99 - Plutonium is Canada's forever though storage site is lacking. - Globe & Mail
  • July 30/99 - North Korea says Japan's "civilian" plutonium is a military ploy. - Reuters

  • July 30/99 - China and India to sign South-East Asia nuclear-free treaty. - Reuters
  • July 05/99 - Canadian navy bases fail nuclear emergency readiness tests. - National Post
  • July 30/99 - Peace Groups urged to speak against expropriation. - Canadian Peace Alliance
  • July 26/99 - Radioactive materials in baby teeth suggest link to cancer. - Ottawa Citizen
  • July 22/99 - U.S. Navy's torpedo test site in Canada comes under fire. - Japan Times

  • July 21/99 - In France, plutonium cargo is loaded for Japan. - Agence France Presse English
  • July 20/99 - Nuke expert no expert, hearing officer rules. - Nanaimo Daily News
  • July 20/99 - BC salmon dispute leads to fight over nuclear weapons. - Vancouver Sun
  • July 20/99 - Using plastic swords in a real war ~ a war against MOX. - Herald (Glasgow)
  • July 20/99 - Nanoose Bay Protesters seek wide nuclear debate. - Globe and Mail

  • July 20/99 - Hearing on torpedo test range opens feistily. - Vancouver Province
  • July 19/99 - Doctors oppose Nanoose Bay expropriation. - Physicians for Global Survival
  • July 19/99 - Nanoose Hearings: expropriation represents an abuse of power. - Al Rycroft
  • July 19/99 - Nanoose Hearings: Keep all your nukes at home. - Victoria Raging Grannies
  • July 19/99 - Greenpeace protests first stage of plute shipment to Japan. - Press Release

  • July 19/99 - Groups gather to oppose Nanoose expropriation. - Nanaimo Daily News
  • July 19/99 - Public relations war breaks out over BC torpedo testing site. - Globe and Mail
  • July 19/99 - Federal expropriation of Nanoose Bay for US is an outrage. - CBC Radio
  • July 17/99 - UK plutonium shipments enrage countries on route. - The Guardian (UK)
  • July 15/99 - Navy shows off Nanoose with high-tech demo. - Times Colonist (Victoria)

  • July 15/99 - The menace at Nanoose torpedo range is very real. - Times Colonist (Victoria)
  • July 15/99 - India succeeds at indigenous nuclear power and nuclear bombs. - The Hindu
  • July 15/99 - China lifts veil off nuclear weapons program. - Agence France Presse English
  • July 14/99 - Pickering reactors must be assessed ... - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  • July 13/99 - Australian conservationists outraged ... - Agence France Presse English

  • July 13/99 - Court blocks Greenpeace as plutonium starts for Japan. - Agence France Presse
  • July 12/99 - 11 held after protest against plutonium shipments. - Agence France Presse
  • July 12/99 - Is Europe really going non-nuclear? [Feature Article in Germany]. - Reuters
  • July 12/99 - Canada faces stiff opposition in plan to burn plutonium. - Boston Globe.
  • July 9/99 - Scared of the Y2K Bug? Head for the nearest nuclear reactor. - Reuters

  • July 8/99 - Iran is courted to buy Canada's only fusion reactor. - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
  • July 8/99 - British plutonium fuel ships armed: first since WWII. - BBC News Online
  • July 8/99 - Two ships to carry plutonium to Japan. - Agence France Presse English
  • July 4/99 - CAMECO will accept Russian weapons-grade uranium. - Daily News (Halifax)
  • June 25/99 - China shelves plans for nuclear plants ~ invests in wind. - Power Economics

  • June 21/99 - Canada's controversial plutonium scheme is on the ropes. - Time Magazine
  • May 22/99 - Nanoose First Nation asserts claim to B.C. torpedo range. - Vancouver Sun
  • May 17/99 - International campaign against depleted uranium is launched. - Press Release

  • May 13/99 - Ottawa secretly approves Bruce radwaste facility. - Owen Sound Sun Star
  • Jan 28/99 - Germany bows to pressure by postponing its ban on reprocessing. - Reuters
  • Jan 22/99 - Germany to defuse nuclear waste dispute with France and Britain. - Reuters
  • Jan 21/99 - French Greens leader pelted with eggs by reprocessing plant workers. - Reuters
  • Jan 21/99 - British-German dispute looms over cancelled plutonium contracts. - Reuters

  • Jan 21/99 - Greece urges Bulgaria to assess the safety of its nuclear reactors. - Reuters
  • Jan 20/99 - India will switch to greener low-sulfur fuels by October 1999. - Reuters
  • Jan 20/99 - Britain may be drawn into the German/French nuclear dispute. - Reuters
  • Jan 20/99 - Australian firm buys green power from cogeneration plant. - Reuters
  • Jan 20/99 - Cogema says Germany can't break nuke contracts without penalty. - Reuters

  • Jan 19/99 - German Greens are confident nuclear phase-out will proceed. - Reuters
  • Jan 19/99 - France demands compensation from Germany over nuke contracts. - Reuters
  • Jan 19/99 - Germany won't pay compensation for cancelled nuke contracts. - Reuters
  • Jan 18/99 - Nuclear industry up in arms over Germany's nuclear phase-out plan. - Reuters
  • Jan 18/99 - German nuclear ban delayed one year; French contracts at issue. - Reuters

  • Jan 18/99 - Bulgaria will barter goods in exchange for nuclear fuel from Russia. - Reuters
  • Jan 15/99 - German legislation will spell out plans to end nuclear power. - Reuters
  • Jan 15/99 - Physicists seek way to neutralize radioactive waste by transmutation. - Reuters
  • Jan 14/99 - Greenpeace warns that Russia wants to import Swiss nuclear waste. - Reuters
  • Jan 14/99 - German Minister to discuss nuclear phase-out with officials in Paris. - Reuters

  • Jan 14/99 - Utility Exec: nuclear is key to Japan cutting greenhouse gas emissions. - Reuters
  • Jan 13/99 - Liquid hydrogen on sale to German motorists at filling station. - Reuters
  • Jan 13/99 - Judicial inquiry over French nuclear firm's radioactive gas emissions. - Reuters
  • Jan 13/99 - North Korea threatens to scrap its nuclear agreement with the U.S. - Reuters
  • Jan 12/99 - Turkish scrap workers may die from exposure to cobalt-60 radiation. - Reuters

  • Jan 11/99 - Yucca Mountain declared interim storage site for high-level radwaste. - Reuters
  • Jan 11/99 - German government declares truce in nuclear phase-out row. - Reuters
  • Jan 11/99 - Initial work completed on disputed Australian uranium mine. - Reuters
  • Jan 11/99 - France tightens radioactivity controls to prevent contamination. - Reuters
  • Jan 8/99 - Plutonium found in groundwater near Nevada test site. - Reuters

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