An interview with Spencer Abraham, former head of DOE and current Chairman of the Board of Areva Inc.

March 16th, 2011 | Environment | | One comment

Secretary Abraham’s responses to questions from Célia Sampol, DCBureau.org

1. Who introduced you to Areva?

A1: When I became Secretary of Energy Areva was already a contractor of the Department and

working on the MOX program at Savannah River. As with all of our major contractors I met

with Areva during my tenure as Secretary.

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[VIDEO] DOE Keeps Name of Employee Who Ran Security Barrier Secret

December 15th, 2010 | National Security | | Leave a comment

The Aiken Standard reports that the Department of Energy refuse to release the name of an employee who ran a security barrier at the nuclear weapons facility last month. The employee hit another car stopping at the barrier and then flipped over.

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NYT: Afghans Linked to the Taliban Guard U.S. Bases

October 8th, 2010 | National Security | | Leave a comment

Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to guard American military bases in Afghanistan, exposing United States soldiers to surprise attack and confounding the fight against insurgents, according to a Senate investigation.

Source: NYT

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VIDEO Interview: “You’re killing me”: How whales and dolphins sacrifice for national security

August 16th, 2010 | Natural Resources News Service | | Leave a comment

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An audio version of this story was published by the Public News Service on August 13, 2010.

The general consensus, with which courts over the past decade have largely agreed, says high-intensity mid-frequency sonar can kill whales and dolphins. The National Marine Fisheries Services – part of the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration – explicitly allows Navy sonar tests and training exercises to result in the deaths of specific numbers of whales and dolphins as long as they have a negligible impact to the population.
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