BusinessWeek on Areva's Leaks

If the supposedly sophisticated, and pro-nuke, French public is concerned, perhaps others should be too. I guess this is what happens when clay feet are suddenly discovered on the hero.

Will French Leaks Harm Nuclear's Revival? - BusinessWeek - 28 Jul 08

Then, on July 18, Areva said it discovered enriched uranium seeping from a broken pipe at a nuclear fuel processing site in Romans-sur-Isère, about 60 miles (100 km) from Tricastin. The same day, utility company Electricité de France (EDF.PA) said 15 employees had been exposed to low levels of radiation at a nuclear plant in the Rhône Valley south of Lyon. And on July 23, EDF said 100 employees at its nuclear plant in Tricastin, which is separate from the Areva facility, had been exposed to low-level radiation. EDF said none of its employees faced serious health risks.

'All the facts, if you put them together, show that there is a real problem in safety and protection from radioactivity,' says Bruno Chareyron, a nuclear physicist at the Research & Independent Information Commission on Radioactivity, a French nonprofit group created after the 1986 Chernobyl accident to provide the public with an independent assessment of the country's nuclear operations. 'It's really frightening.'"

"A poll by survey group IFOP, published July 21 in the newspaper Le Monde, showed that 81% of respondents considered the Tricastin leak 'serious' and that 70% didn't trust the government to alert the public to nuclear health risks."

BusinessWeek on Areva's Leaks

If the supposedly sophisticated, and pro-nuke, French public is concerned, perhaps others should be too. I guess this is what happens when clay feet are suddenly discovered on the hero.

Will French Leaks Harm Nuclear's Revival? - BusinessWeek - 28 Jul 08

Then, on July 18, Areva said it discovered enriched uranium seeping from a broken pipe at a nuclear fuel processing site in Romans-sur-Isère, about 60 miles (100 km) from Tricastin. The same day, utility company Electricité de France (EDF.PA) said 15 employees had been exposed to low levels of radiation at a nuclear plant in the Rhône Valley south of Lyon. And on July 23, EDF said 100 employees at its nuclear plant in Tricastin, which is separate from the Areva facility, had been exposed to low-level radiation. EDF said none of its employees faced serious health risks.

'All the facts, if you put them together, show that there is a real problem in safety and protection from radioactivity,' says Bruno Chareyron, a nuclear physicist at the Research & Independent Information Commission on Radioactivity, a French nonprofit group created after the 1986 Chernobyl accident to provide the public with an independent assessment of the country's nuclear operations. 'It's really frightening.'"

"A poll by survey group IFOP, published July 21 in the newspaper Le Monde, showed that 81% of respondents considered the Tricastin leak 'serious' and that 70% didn't trust the government to alert the public to nuclear health risks."

C-BED Stock Market Play

I worked along with Dan Juhl when the Nebraska Farmers Union was pushing Community-Based Energy Development (C-BED) in Nebraska. Dan was the guy who developed the concept originally up in Minnesota. Now his development company is on the stock market. Interesting times indeed.

JUHL.OB

Juhl Wind, Inc.

C-BED Stock Market Play

I worked along with Dan Juhl when the Nebraska Farmers Union was pushing Community-Based Energy Development (C-BED) in Nebraska. Dan was the guy who developed the concept originally up in Minnesota. Now his development company is on the stock market. Interesting times indeed.

JUHL.OB

Juhl Wind, Inc.

Bad Moon On the Rise in Bosnia

Will those poor folks ever find peace from the loonies?

Bosnia Is On The Edge Again - Paddy Ashdown - The Observer - 27 Jul 08

"I flew into Sarajevo the day after Karadzic was arrested, expecting to find a city in celebration because the architect of their four-year torment from the Serb guns, which killed 10,000 in the Sarajevo siege, was behind bars. But, after a brief flurry of jubilation, the mood is sombre. For people know that, after 10 years of progress which made Bosnia the world's most successful exercise in post-conflict reconstruction, there is a real threat of Bosnia breaking up again.

But now this is happening not because of aggression from outside, but because of weariness and misjudgment of the international community which is still supposed to be guiding Bosnia to its future. I think Washington sees the danger, but am not at all sure Brussels does. They think Bosnia is done. Their policy now is 'don't rock the boat in Bosnia' while we deal with Kosovo and Belgrade."

After Iraq - Shall We Ever Intervene Again? - Ashdown Lecture - Gresham College - 15 May 07 (RealVideo)

Farewell, Sarajevo - Guardian (UK) - 02 Nov 05

"As he steps down as the de facto ruler of Bosnia, Paddy Ashdown tells Ed Vulliamy that it has been 'frightening to have so much power'"

Bad Moon On the Rise in Bosnia

Will those poor folks ever find peace from the loonies?

Bosnia Is On The Edge Again - Paddy Ashdown - The Observer - 27 Jul 08

"I flew into Sarajevo the day after Karadzic was arrested, expecting to find a city in celebration because the architect of their four-year torment from the Serb guns, which killed 10,000 in the Sarajevo siege, was behind bars. But, after a brief flurry of jubilation, the mood is sombre. For people know that, after 10 years of progress which made Bosnia the world's most successful exercise in post-conflict reconstruction, there is a real threat of Bosnia breaking up again.

But now this is happening not because of aggression from outside, but because of weariness and misjudgment of the international community which is still supposed to be guiding Bosnia to its future. I think Washington sees the danger, but am not at all sure Brussels does. They think Bosnia is done. Their policy now is 'don't rock the boat in Bosnia' while we deal with Kosovo and Belgrade."

After Iraq - Shall We Ever Intervene Again? - Ashdown Lecture - Gresham College - 15 May 07 (RealVideo)

Farewell, Sarajevo - Guardian (UK) - 02 Nov 05

"As he steps down as the de facto ruler of Bosnia, Paddy Ashdown tells Ed Vulliamy that it has been 'frightening to have so much power'"