Help China Labor Watch Continue Ivanka Trump Factory Investigations (With Your Online Vote Until August 31st)
From China Labor Watch: “Help CLW Continue Ivanka Trump Factory Investigations Tuesday, August 1, 2017 The Huajian factory in Jiangxi …
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Russia: VPN Ban is a Major Blow to Internet Freedom
From Amnesty.org: “Russia: VPN ban is a major blow to internet freedom 31 July 2017, 15:04 UTC A new law …
The Risks Attached to South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Strategy
As published by “The Conversation”, August 19, 2015: “The risks attached to South Africa’s nuclear energy strategy By Vladimir Slivyak, …
South Africa – Zuma’s Late Night Cabinet Reshuffle: Putin-Rosatom Nuclear Coup?
“One plausible reason for the aggressive push for an expanded nuclear fleet is a political union between Russian President Vladimir …
Reactors from Russia are Unsafe and Unreliable, Says Russian Environmentalist
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
“The Russian nuclear giant, Atomstroyexport, has been clearly unwilling to abide by the Indian liability law…
Trump Son-in-Law Met Head of Sanctioned Russian Government Bank VEB; VEB has Ukraine-China Ties
If you know that one plus one is two, and can spell Sakhalin, then you’ve probably got a large part …
Cypriot Banks, Companies also Involved in the “Russian Laundromat”
From Cyprus Business Mail: “Cypriot banks, companies also involved in the “Russian Laundromat” ON MARCH 23, 2017 By Stelios Orphanides …
Who are the Puppet Masters Behind the Trump Puppet Masters?
“Some of [Russian oligarch] Deripaska’s past has apparently come back to haunt him. He was reportedly barred for years from …
Does 65 yr old US Sec. of State Tillerson Have a Chaperone, or His Wife, in the Plane as He Dumps Press Corps for 33 yr old Female Reporter from “Fawning” Media Outlet IJR? An Unmarried Reporter from “The Hill”‘s “50 Most Beautiful” List!
Who travelled in the airplane with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson besides the 33 year old reporter who is around …
US Secretary of State Tillerson Blocks Media Access; What is He Hiding? Is Tillerson Going to Russia Off-Radar?
The head of Saudi Arabia is in Japan now too. Tillerson wouldn’t want to invite press to what certainly looks …
Senator Markey Decries Sec. of State Tillerson’s Official Asia-Pacific Trip without Press
Mining Awareness preface: Tillerson gave himself 90 days to divest Exxon stock, so apparently still has some. The head of …
Trump Son-in-Law/Advisor Jared Kushner to Gain Over $400 Million from Chinese Partners in “Mark of the Beast” Tower (666 5th Ave.)
Here we go again. Another ugly conflict of interest issue. It was clear from the beginning that Ivanka husband Jared …
Ethics Groups Send Letter to US Attorney Preet Bharara Requesting Investigation of Trump; Within Days Preet was Fired Along with 45 Other US Attorneys
Inside one of Trump’s Twin Towers in Istanbul, Turkey. Trump Tower 5th Ave. Last Wednesday, March 8th, several NGOs sent …
Top Secret for “U.K. Eyes Only” on Russia Reaction to US Policy on Syria 1957; Putin’s Play-Book Similar
Document images, below, from the British National Archives. Notice the sign off by HM Queen Elizabeth who was 31 years …
As Court Case Against It Looms, Rosatom (Russia), KEPCO (S. Korea), EDF (France), China State Nuclear – All State Owned Entities- Express Interest in S. Africa Nuclear Station Showing That Nuclear Power Is Unsustainable in a Free Market
Although a court case against the project will not be heard until end February, the South African government has announced …
Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Violating the US Atomic Energy Act on Behalf of China State-owned firm CGNI for Almost One Decade (1997-2016)
“Nuclear espionage charge for China firm with one-third stake in UK’s Hinkley Point China General Nuclear Power, and engineer Allen …
Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Inspector General on the China Nuclear Spy Case
The TVA is owned by the US government. China General Nuclear Power Company is owned by the Chinese Government. Note …
Nazi Pact with Russia: “The Devils’ Alliance: Hitler’s Pact with Stalin, 1939-41” (Review)
Book Review from H-Diplo, H-Net: “REVIEW published on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Author: Roger Moorhouse Reviewer: Steven M. Miner Miner on Moorhouse, …
Trump’s Pick for Commerce Secretary Conflicts of Interest: Steel Industry, Russia, China
From ProPublica: Trump’s Pick for Commerce Secretary May Have the Biggest Conflicts of Them All by Derek Kravitz, Dec. 16, …
UK: Dangerous AP1000 Nuclear Reactors Slammed By New Expert Report – only 9 days to Comment on Dangerous Japanese (Toshiba-Westinghouse) Reactor Design
Today a report slamming the new build plan has been handed into Cumbria County Council, The National Park Authority, Natural…
JP Morgan Corrupt Hiring Scheme in China Teaches Lessons About Patronage, Nepotism, and Immigration Risks
“The so-called Sons and Daughters Program was nothing more than bribery by another name,” said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell. “Awarding …
Four Chinese Nationals and China-Based Company Charged with Using Front Companies to Evade U.S. Sanctions Targeting North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Programs
From the US DOJ: “JUSTICE NEWS Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 26, 2016 …
The Largest Source of Unskilled Immigration to the US is Legal Immigration – Senator Jeff Sessions
(Sen. Jeff Sessions text appears below this introduction) Introduction It’s not racism to want to work in your own country. …
French and Japanese Quality Defects to Shut-down Multiple French Nuclear Reactors – Areva Le Creusot Forge and JCFC (Japan Casting and Forging) at Work
Notice that the above inspection was in 2009. Regulators have suspected or known about problems at French state-owned Areva Le …
Leak: Areva-Le Creusot Investigating 6,000 Nuclear Parts Files for Irregularities; US NRC to Participate in ASN Led Worldwide Inspection from Nov 28th to Dec 2nd
From a US NRC Inspection Report, October 6 – 8, 2009, by Kerri Kavanagh https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/us-nrc-on-areva-le-creusot-potential-defects-in-us-reactors-feigning-ignorance/ The US NRC had concerns …
Areva Creusot Forge: French Regulator Published List of Defects at Flamanville Nuclear and Elsewhere One Week AFTER French Nuclear Reactors Approval Announced for Britain (Hinkley Pt.); Still No News From US NRC re Potentially Defective Areva-Le Creusot Nuclear Parts
According to the French Regulator, ASN: “To date, Areva NP has identified 87 irregularities concerning EDF reactors in operation, 20 …
Overview of Areva Le Creusot Nuclear Parts Defects; Impact on Flamanville; Japan Possibly Implicated
Areva Le Creusot Forge, US NRC, 2009 Thank you Greenpeace France for commissioning this study! On vous remercie! Thank you …
Did UK Prime Minister May Bend to Costain’s Will on Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station? A Decade Ago PM May Decried Unfair Subsidies to the Nuclear Industry; Welcomed Decentralised Renewable Energy
According to Reuters, 15 Sept, 2016, “Britain approves nuclear plant, easing Chinese, French ties“. Why are Chinese and French ties …
FOE Scotland : Tell Prime Minister May to Stop Hinkley, Invest in Renewables Instead
From Friends of the Earth (FOE), Scotland: “Prime Minister: Stop Hinkley, invest in renewables instead” “In a startling move the …
UK Business and Energy Secretary in Japan: Discussed Future Nuclear Power Stations
UK Business and Energy Secretary, Greg Clark, returned from discussing future nuclear power stations in Japan, only to announce that …
South Korea Wants to Send Its Nuclear Waste to Someone Else! Who gives a Flying Fukushima about what they want?
South Korea has decided that they may want to give someone else their nuclear waste, according to Reuters (July 25, …
Japan Court Upholds Takahama Nuclear Shutdown in a Blow to the Nuclear Industry: Safety Concerns; Sanity Rules
“Sixty thousand people marched in central Tokyo on 19 September 2011, chanting “Sayonara nuclear power” and waving banners, to call …
ASN: Possible Defects in Areva-Creusot Steam Generator Channel Heads; May Impact Countries in Both Hemispheres Including the USA; US NRC Snoozes
ASN images On the 28th of June, the French Nuclear Regulator, ASN, announced that some nuclear reactor steam generators made …
Japan Court Upholds Injunction Blocking Takahama Nuclear Restart: Safety Concerns; Sanity Rules
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Not only the Japanese, but Americans and other members of the nuclear suicide pact called “Convention…
Nuclear Reactors at Risk in a Dozen Countries Due to Falsifications at Areva’s Creusot Forge Site-Suspected Anomalies in Areva Nuclear Parts
The US NRC had concerns over Areva testing and documentation at least as early as 2009, and the French Nuclear …
Independence Spared Haiti Earlier Waves of Cholera Outbreaks; UN Occupation Brought Cholera to Haiti
“In August 1832, even before the arrival of cholera in the Caribbean, Haitian President Boyer urged the adoption of a …
New Nuclear Reactor Unit: No Weld Leaks Found After 10 Minute Pressure Test at Non-Operating Temperature for Japan (Toshiba) AP1000 in China
Japanese (Toshiba) owned Westinghouse announced (26-May-2016) completion of a cold hydrostatic pressure test for Sanmen Nuclear Power Unit 1 (AP …
French Government Plan to Subsidise EDF Could Be Illegal Warn Leading Barristers; Why are State Owned Entities Unfairly Allowed to Compete like Private Corporations Internationally in the first place?
Protesters picketed the entrance of the nuclear new build forum at Whitehall in London on April 20th: https://southwestagainstnuclear.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/energy-minister-and-delegates-challenged-at-nuclear-new-build-conference-in-london/ While a …
U.S. Nuclear Engineer, China General Nuclear Power Company And Energy Technology International Indicted In Nuclear Power Conspiracy Against The United States
“In particular, the defendants allegedly sought technical assistance related to, among other things, CGNPC’s Small Modular Reactor Program; CGNPC’s Advanced …
The Ongoing Saga 69: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia
This post was updated from April 3, 2016 to April 23, 2016. It continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/the-ongoing-saga-70-news-updates-tidbits-trivia/ It is a continuation …
Small Island Nation Takes Superpowers to Court over Nukes: Lawsuits Moved Forward on Monday
Operation Crossroads Abel “Baker Explosion Operation Crossroads, Bikini Atoll Castle Bravo, 15 MT From CommonDreams.org: “Small Island Nation Takes Superpowers …
TEPCO Executives Indicted Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster; Trial Next Year; The End of Impunity? And the Mysterious M-Fund?
Former TEPCO executives were indicted on Monday, 29 Feb., 2016, over TEPCO’s Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, and are expected to be …
EDF Postpones Decision on Nuclear Reactors at Hinkley Point in the UK; “Justification” Still Sought to Use Defective Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel at Flamanville in France; Old Cracked UK Nuclear Reactors Given Operating Extensions
Solidarity and Opposition to EDF-AREVA Nuclear Power on Both Sides of the Channel [Update: Unfortunately, our post remains relevant for …
South Africa Civil Society Contests Nuclear Environmental Impact Report; Minister Speaking Against Nuclear Axed
Earthlife Africa Protest outside the Eskom buildings in Johannesburg, SA Excerpted from Greenpeace and Earthlife Africa’s comments on the Environmental Impact …
Radioactive Material (Tritium) in Urine of People Living Near Nuclear Reactors in China: Importance of Wind Direction, Mountains
Wind direction and topography, such as mountains, play an important role in dispersal of radioactive materials. Nuclear reactors legally leak …
The Best Way to Cure Cancer is to Prevent It and Stephen Comley’s Letter to VP Joe Biden re Nuclear Safety Concerns
VP Biden and President Obama know about cancer. Biden lost his son and Obama his mother. They say they want …
Runaway, Floundering, Foundering, Sinking Nuclear Power Stations?
China, once upon a time a great inventor, follows on the heels of Russia in copying an old, stupid, US …
Insanity Rules: Japan Court Overturns Safety Injunction-Allows KEPCO Takahama Nuclear Restart
Not only the Japanese, but Americans and other members of the nuclear suicide pact called “Convention on Supplementary Compensation for …
No Free Speech in Canada: Professor with Nuclear-Uranium Mining-Govt Ties Has Disabled Man Arrested and Put in Jail
It’s a wonder that Professor Jay Cullen (U. Vic. BC) and Ken Buesseler (WHOI) can show up to work at …
Significant Hurdles Remain for Franco-Chinese Nuclear Reactors in Britain
From Nuclear Free Local Authorities: “NFLA Media release – for immediate release, 21st October 2015 NFLA notes only a participation …
