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The Trade & Environment Database

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:41:28 -0000

The Trade & Environment Database (TED) is a collection of categorical case studies that began with a focus on solely environmental issues, but did not include the economic consequences of other social policy choices, such as culture, rights, or other issues. TED cases include 28 categories that include both coded and reporting, organized into 6 clusters of information with extensive search and knowledge capabilities. There are around 700 TED cases studies. Please search the TED databases, read more about our research, see about the TED book, participate in Mandala events, and get involved (internships and distance learning).

Click here to see the NEW Geographic Indications and International Trade (GIANT) project

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NRC: NRC Announces New Listserv for Operating Reactors Correspondence

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:01:23 -0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is now distributing publicly available outgoing correspondence on operating nuclear plants via electronic notification through a listserv. Those NRC licensees, stakeholders and members of the public who have been on NRC distribution lists will now receive documents by emails. Others may subscribe to the service at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html.

"Sending documents via email is another way we are keeping the public current on nuclear plant news and information," said Joseph Giitter, Director of Division of Operating Reactor Licensing.

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NRC: Find Sites Undergoing Decommissioning

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:36:18 -0000

The nuclear regulatory activities of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) include decommissioning nuclear facilities. This involves safely removing a facility or site from service and reducing residual radioactivity to a level that permits the license to be terminated, with the property released either for unrestricted use or under specified restricted conditions.

Under certain conditions (as allowed by the Atomic Energy Act), the NRC enters into agreements with State governors. Those agreements authorize individual States to regulate the decommissioning of materials facilities within their borders. States that meet these conditions and agree to use the same regulatory standards as the NRC are called Agreement States. In States that do not have agreements with the NRC, the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME) and the NRC's regional offices exercise regulatory authority over the decommissioning of materials facilities. In addition, the NRC retains regulatory authority over decommissioning in certain portions of Agreement States that are subject to "exclusive Federal jurisdiction," including most American Indian reservations and certain areas of military bases.

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NO NU KE T-shirt from Zazzle.com

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:46:29 -0000

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Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS): Public Power at the Nuclear Frontier - Washington History Day Topic Guide

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:53:10 -0000

The development of nuclear reactors on the Hanford Reservation in Central Washington during World War II encouraged electric utility planners to pursue the construction of nuclear reactors to satisfy rapidly escalating demands for electricity from both residential and industrial customers in the 1960s and 1970s. Public utility districts and municipal utilities throughout Washington joined in a cooperative named the Washington Public Power Supply System to finance the construction of three nuclear reactors to produce electricity for consumers throughout Washington State. Some historical questions: What impact has WPPSS had the electric power supply of the Pacific Northwest? The construction of WPPSS nuclear reactors was financed by the sale of bonds. What kind of return did WPPSS bond holders get on their investment?. Why wasn’t system completed? What characteristics of nuclear energy caused trouble for the system? How were the increasing electricity needs of the State met without WPPSS’s nuclear power plants? Be sure to consider other possibilities for historical questions as you analyze and interpret this topic.

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FACTBOX-Nuclear projects in central and southeast Europe | Reuters

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:09:40 -0000

A number of countries in central, eastern and southeastern Europe plan to build new nuclear power reactors or extend the life of existing ones to meet growing domestic demand and replace ageing power capacity.

The plans mirror a worldwide nuclear boom as part of the solution to climate change.

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NRC: Commission Correspondence - 2008

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:55:50 -0000

US NRC Annual Commission Correspondence - 2008

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Nuclear Regulators Make Annual Security Report Available to Public | Environmental Protection

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:45:15 -0000

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made available to the public an unclassified version of an annual report to Congress outlining the previous year’s security inspection program. The report covers the security inspection program, including force-on-force exercises, for commercial power reactors and certain fuel cycle facilities for calendar year 2007.

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NRC: Public Meeting Schedule

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:33:37 -0000

Meetings Presently Scheduled for the next 3 months (07/11/08 - 10/11/08)
Additional information for each meeting available by selecting [more...]

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FACTBOX: Japan and earthquakes | U.S. | Reuters

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:22:09 -0000

(Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and sending landslides sweeping down mountainous hillsides.

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Canyon Community Center offers historical films | thespectrum.com | The Spectrum

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:21:43 -0000

SPRINGDALE -- "Life Was Good," a Claudia Peterson story, and "Hot Wind," narratives of Downwinders' inspiring chronicles, will be featured Friday at 7 p.m. at the Canyon Community Center in Springdale.

The film narratives are particularly cogent for residents of Southwest Utah.

These family histories of survival, illness and eventual deaths are indeed the tales of Parowan families and a St. George resident who felt compelled to record their stories, seek awareness and restitution.

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Cold War Patriots Launches First National Network for Nuclear Weapons Workers

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:39:19 -0000

Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 29, 2008 -- There is new hope for thousands of nuclear weapons workers and uranium miners who got sick serving their country, thanks to the recent launch of a nonprofit organization created to help them cut through the red tape that prevents them from receiving government benefits. Cold War Patriots is the first national network connecting these workers and their families with the comprehensive information they need to process their claims. Organizers hope it will help them channel their anger and frustration into positive action.

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