December Issue of The Sunflower (Nuclear Age Peace Foundation)

December 31, 2002
UN nuclear inspectors expelled from N Korea arrive in Beijing (AP)
December 31, 2002
S Korea's president-elect again calls for dialogue (AP)
December 31, 2002
N Korea's ambassador to Moscow says Pyongyang cannot stick to treaty (AP)
December 31, 2002
N Korean says nation unable to comply with key arms pact (NYTimes)
December 31, 2002
Administration is unyielding during nuclear standoff (AP)
December 30, 2002
Nuke scientist claims bin Laden sought his help (Salt Lake City Trib)
December 30, 2002
Twin nuclear threats of Iraq, N Korea testing UN watchdog (Boston Globe)
December 29, 2002
US eases threat on nuclear arms for N Korea (NYTimes)
December 29, 2002
Ukraine police seize radioactive trees (BBC)
December 27, 2002

Three Mile Island plaintiffs end their legal action in meltdown case (CNN)

December 25, 2002

Presidential Determination on Air Force Declassification at Groom Lake (DOD)
December 20, 2002
Powell Presses for Compliance by Iraqis (NYTimes)
December 20, 2002
Blix wants Iraq intelligence from US, UK (CNN)
December 20, 2002
US Port Security Drive Breaks EU Laws (Reuters)
December 20, 2002
Bulgaria to Close Nuclear Reactors (BBC)
December 19, 2002
US Sets Late January Decision on Iraq War (Wash. Post)
December 19, 2002
Sources say Iran lays groundwork for nuclear bombs (Wash. Post)
December 19, 2002
Iraq's report is called false, but not likely to trigger war (Mercury News)
December 18, 2002
Missile Defense to Start in 2004 (Wash. Post)
December 18, 2002
UK ministers defer nuclear plant edict (Financial TImes)
December 18, 2002
State Police investigate incident near Surrey nuclear plant (AP)
December 18, 2002
Al Qaeda is reviving, UN report says (Wash. Post)
December 18, 2002
Fueling Fears : Expert Warns of Nuclear Horror at Indian Point (Village Voice)
December 18, 2002
Khatami says Iran has no plans to make nuclear arms (Reuters)
December 18, 2002
Iraq identified European, US + Japanese suppliers to its former nuclear program (AP)
December 18, 2002
NRC staff proposes $60,000 fine against nuclear management co. (NRC News)
December 17, 2002
N. Korea says war near; US says no (Knox News)
December 17, 2002
Thousands of Ukrainians demand reopening of Chernobyl (AP)
December 17, 2002
Small clues to the big picture in Baghdad (Wash. Post)
December 17, 2002
DOE nuclear security agency slashes Nevada jobs (Reno Gazette-Journal)
December 16, 2002
Japan Says Nuclear Effort in Korea Merits Hard Line (NYTimes)
December 16, 2002
Training critical at nuclear plant (Times Herald)
December 16, 2002
Hydro-Quebec Plant Gets 4-Year License (Reuters)
December 15, 2002
Nuclear catastrophe test descends into farce as services fail to cope (Independent)
December 15, 2002
Indian Point evacuation plan analysis to appear (Journal News)
December 15, 2002
Russia to go ahead with Bushehr nuclear plant project (IRNA)
December 15, 2002
Russia says no violations in Iranian nuclear plans (Reuters)
December 14, 2002
LANL Fraud Inquiry Expands (Santa Fe New Mexican)
December 14, 2002
Iran defiant on nuclear plans (BBC)
December 13, 2002
Nuclear inspectors to visit Iran sites (BBC)
December 5, 2002
Putin brings offer of nuclear-tipped arms deal to India (Independent)
December 5, 2002
As US prepares for war, far away a truly dangerous game is being played out (Guardian)
December 5, 2002
EU suspends cooperation with NK (Chosun Ilbo)
December 5, 2002
N Korea rejects call for inspections (Wash Post)
December 5, 2002
Inspectors rebuked by US and Iraq (Wash Post)
December 5, 2002
Nuclear referendum group gets backing from DPP (Taipei Times)
December 5, 2002
Persistent or Pushover: Views of Blix's Record Vary (Wash Post)
December 5, 2002
Uranium Supplier USEC Picks Ohio Site For Test Plant (Wash Post)
December 5, 2002
Drill reveals impact if ports hit by terrorists (AP)
December 4, 2002
Iraq 'to present weapons dossier' (BBC)
December 4, 2002
Experts visit Iraqi nuclear site; US wants more (Reuters)
December 4, 2002
Jamaica urges ratification of nuclear treaty (Jamaica Observer)
December 4, 2002
DOE pushes for Nevada water (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
December 4, 2002
Governer extends Nat'l Guard security at nuclear plants til March (NEPA News)
December 3, 2002
Ex-official condemns nuclear weapons (Courier-Journal)
December 3, 2002
NUCLEAR WASTE: State files challenge to Yucca (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
December 3, 2002
Putin "wrong" about safety of Pak nuclear weapons: Khokhar (Outlook India)
December 3, 2002
UN Team Visits Palace in Iraq (NYTimes)
December 3, 2002
Bush Signs Plutonium Protection Law (Greenville News)
December 3, 2002
Nevada argues Yucca Mountain can't be used as nuclear waste dump (Star Tribune)
December 3, 2002

ESKOM Successfully Tests a Key Part of Nuclear Project (Business Day Johannesburg)
December 2, 2002
India voices nuclear weapons fear (BBC)
December 2, 2002
Iraq's fate lies in hands of UN nuclear lab (Reuters)
December 2, 2002
US Offers Talks if N Korea Abandons Nuclear Weapons Program (VOA News)
December 2, 2002
Jamaica takes spotlight in effort to enforce nuclear test ban treaty (Jamaica Observer)
December 2, 2002
UN + Nuclear Threat Initiative set up $500,000 fund to respond to disease outbreaks (UN News)
December 2, 2002
'Keep Indian nuclear arms under water' (BBC)
December 2, 2002
Naval chief won't confirm whether India will lease nuclear submarine from Russia (AP)
December 2, 2002
Hundreds march in Bulgarian capital to protest plans to shutdown of nuclear reactors (AP)
December 2, 2002
Yuschenko to turn Ukraine into a full-fledged nuclear state (ForUm)
December 2, 2002
China, Russia urge N Korea to drop nuclear program (ABC News)
December 1, 2002
DOE capping underground waste wells (News-Sentinel)
December 1, 2002
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January  Issue of The Sunflower (Nuclear Age Peace Foundation)

January 20, 2003
Russia submits nuclear deal to N Korea (Olympian)
January 19, 2003
US Expands Aid Offer, + N Korea Wants to Talk (NYTimes)
January 19, 2003
Russia Helped US on Nuclear Spying Inside N Korea (NYTimes)
January 18, 2003
Kemp Clears Path for N Waste Dump (The Australian)
January 17, 2003
Musharraf to Visit Moscow Amid Russian Fears al-Qaida could get Paki N Weapons (AP)
January 17, 2003
Inspectors Find Weapons Cache (Wash Post)
January 17, 2003
Congressional Hearings on Indian Point Called For (Journal News)
January 17, 2003
Hanford tests tank cleanup ideas (Tricity Herald)
January 17, 2003
NASA Eyes Nuclear-Powered Rocket (Charlotte Observer)
January 17, 2003
Chernobyl Cleanup may be spreading contamination (Radio Free Europe)
January 17, 2003
Swedish Nuclear Reactors Shut Down for 3 Weeks (AP)
January 17, 2003
Korea Follies (Wash Post)
January 17, 2003
UN in no rush to take up N Korea - UN sources say (ABC)
January 17, 2003
Company that owns Indian Point defends emergency plan (NYTimes)
January 17, 2003
Ethics Cloud Hangs Over Los Alamos Laboratory (Salt Lake Tribune)
January 16, 2003
New Los Alamos leader says he will "drain the swamp" (San Mateo County Times)
January 16, 2003
Judge Rips Gov't in "Dirty Bomb" Case (Newsday)
January 16, 2003
Commercial devices could fuel "dirty bombs" (Wash Post)
January 16, 2003
UN Inspectors find empty chemical warheads in Iraq (Reuters)
January 16, 2003
Bush looks for Yucca budget fix (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
January 16, 2003
US Fights Late March Report on Iraq Arms (Wash Post)
January 16, 2003
Seoul Braced for "Worst-Case" Korea Scenario (Reuters)
January 15, 2003
Local DOE security actions seen as 'knee-jerk' (Oak Ridger)
January 15, 2003
High Court won't hear SC plutonium suit (ABC)
January 15, 2003
UN Inspectors check Saddam's main palace (ABC)
January 15, 2003
Greenpeace moves to thwart BE bailout (Guardian)
January 15, 2003
Bush: Aid to Pyongyang depends on N Disarmament (VOA News)
January 15, 2003
Nuclear weapons plants breach safety targets (Independent)
January 15, 2003
China, US Discuss N Korea Nuclear Situation (Reuters)
January 15, 2003
Croatia to offer nuclear plant stake to Slovenia (Reuters)
January 14, 2003
Canada approves refueling Bruce nuclear reactors (Forbes)
January 14, 2003
No Signif. Environmental Impact from Operation of NPlants (NRC News)
January 14, 2003
DOE Lobbies to Send Nastiest Waste West (Oak Ridger)
January 8, 2003
UN Inspectors Extend Reach with Aircraft (Wash Post)
January 7, 2003
Think Tanks for Homeland Security (Wash Post)
January 7, 2003
Indian Point evacuation plans will get certified (Journal News)
January 7, 2003
Nuclear Chief: North Korea has 'stark choice' (CNN)
January 7, 2003
Iraq Inspectors Fly to Suspect Mine (CNN)
January 7, 2003
More reforms Expected at LANL (Santa Fe New Mexican)
January 6, 2003
Inadvertant Disclosures of Nuclear Weapons Info (Secrecy News)
January 6, 2003
NRC Excludes Terrorism as Licensing Consideration (NYTimes)
January 6, 2003
Goshutes who have opposed nuclear waste are out in cold (Salt Lake Tribune)
January 6, 2003
A nuclear bomb enters the port (National Post)
January 6, 2003
Brinkmanship, A Family Trait (Wash Post)
January 6, 2003
Iran cannot use plant to produce enriched uranium: expert (IRNA)
January 6, 2003
N Korea tests Bush's policy of pre-emption (Wash Post)
January 6, 2003
Arms Agency Tells N Korea to Comply or Face Council (NYTimes)
January 6, 2003
Pakistani Prime Minister Denies Nuclear Leaks (ABC)
January 6, 2003
Hussein slams UN inspectors as 'spies' (Wash Post)
January 6, 2003

Cotter to move forward with soil storage plans (Canon Daily record)
January 5, 2003
'Dirty Bomb' material seized in Asia (BBC)
January 5, 2003
How Dangerous is N Korea? (Time)
January 5, 2003
Russia Pledges Help over N Korea Nuclear Row (Reuters)
January 4, 2003
Attorney joins firm to fight Yucca cases (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
January 4, 2003
Indian Atomic Scientists Design Novel N-Reactor (India Express)
January 3, 2003
US questions UC's running of nuclear lab (San Francisco Chronicle)
January 3, 2003
NRC, Company to discuss decommissioning of Lakehurst, NJ site (NRC News)
January 3, 2003
UN Inspectors Ready to Step Up Pace (Wash Post)
January 3, 2003
Iraq: Questions to scientists unfair (CNN)
January 3, 2003
N Korea says willing to talk  to US, IAEA (Reuters)
January 3, 2003
S Korea Eyes Mediator Role in Nuclear Row (Reuters)
January 3, 2003
Canada announces loan guarantee for Romanian nuclear plant (AP)
January 3, 2003
Nuclear rivals renew agreement not to attack (New Zealand Herald)
January 2, 2003
Complex web of nuclear, missile secrets entangle Pakistan, N Korea + China (AP)
January 2, 2003
Inspectors Make Surprise Holiday Visits in Baghdad (Wash Post)
January 2, 2003
Only dialogue can resolve N Korean nuclear issue, says S Korea (VOA News)
January 2, 2003

Australia Calls on N Korea to Abandon Nuclear Program (VOA News)
January 2, 2003
Director of scandal-tainted Los Alamos Lab resigns (AP)
January 2, 2003
Uranium mill hit with more violations (AP)
January 2, 2003

No Support For Strikes Against N Korea (Wash Post)