Silence is Acquiescence

Published: September 6, 2007, 8:10 am

Tags: candu, atomic energy, nuclear power, green house gases, nuclear waste, apec

So the Americans want Uranium producing countries to accept nuclear waste as the country of origin.Canada has also been asked to join a U.S.-led nuclear partnership that could eventually see big uranium exporters - like Canada and Australia - be asked to dispose of spent nuclear waste.Sources have told The Age discussions are under way that could see Australia and Canada made part of the powerful Washington-led Global Nuclear Energy Partnership on a "parallel" track, without having to assume full membership of the organisation. The Bush Administration has made it plain to the Howard Government informally that it would like Australia to be part of the GNEP which is an alliance designed to restrict the number of countries enriching uranium to current players, such as the US, Britain, France and Russia. GNEP members operate on a "leasing" concept whereby nuclear fuel is produced and exported and members ship back nuclear waste.The initiative came to light in Canada in May 2006 when

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