Activists Mark Anniversary of Chernobyl

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Activists Mark Anniversary of Chernobyl

IN THIS ISSUE: Activists mark Chernobyl anniversary, Chernobyl lessons missed because of research gaps, Russia to propose nuclear plan at G8, report urges storing spent nuclear fuel, Jimmy Carter in NK to push for nuke disarmament talks, Iran says it has uncovered second cyber attack.

Published on April 26, 2011

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Activists Mark Chernobyl Anniversary
Agence France Presse

Chernobyl Lessons Missed Because of Research Gaps, Says Radiation Expert
The Guardian

Russia to Propose Nuclear Plan at G8: Medvedev
Agence France Presse

Report Urges Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel, Not Reprocessing It
The New York Times

Jimmy Carter Arrives in North Korea to Push for Nuclear Disarmament Talks
Bloomberg

Iran Says it has Uncovered Second Cyber Attack
Associated Press

Activists Mark Chernobyl Anniversary

Arnaud Bouvier | Agence France Presse

Anti-nuclear activists in France and Germany staged mass protests Monday to demand reactors be closed on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl and after Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident.

As organisers said tens of thousands of demonstrators joined nationwide protests in Germany to call for an end to nuclear power, hundreds of activists at Strasbourg on the French-German border staged a dramatic "die in." Full Article

For more insight and analysis on the Chernobyl disaster and its 25th anniversary, see a New York Times retrospective and coverage of Chernobyl from the archives of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scienstists.

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Chernobyl Lessons Missed Because of Research Gaps, Says Radiation Expert

Ian Sample | The Guardian

The long-term health effects of Chernobyl remain unclear 25 years after the most serious nuclear accident in history, according to a former World Health Organisation (WHO) official. Full Article

Russia to Propose Nuclear Plan at G8: Medvedev

Agence France Presse

Russia is to propose a plan to boost safety at the world's nuclear power plants at the G8 summit in May, President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. Full Article

Report Urges Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel, Not Reprocessing It

Matthew L. Wald |The New York Times

Experts on nuclear power predict that Japan's Fukushima crisis will lead to a major rethinking of how spent nuclear fuel is handled in the United States but have cast doubt on a proposed solution: reprocessing the fuel to recover plutonium and other materials for reuse. Full Article

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Jimmy Carter Arrives in North Korea to Push for Nuclear Disarmament Talks

Bomi Lim | Bloomberg

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea on his second trip to the country in less than a year to help push forward stalled multinational talks on curbing the regime's development of atomic weapons. Full Article

Iran Says it has Uncovered Second Cyber Attack

Ali AkBar Dareini | Associated Press

Iran has been hit by a second computer virus, a senior military official said Monday, suggesting it was part of a concerted campaign to undermine the country's disputed nuclear program. Full Article

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