2009 December 25 « nuclear-news

USA researching (?preparing for ) radiological attacks

Contracts to Develop Field Tests for Radiation Exposures OHS Occupational Health and Safety 25 Dec 09 “…… Nine contracts worth up to $400 million have been awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop more effective tests and devices to measure how much radiation people absorb after a nuclear or radiological incident. The contracts’ first phase will be worth $35 million; the $400 million covers five years.

Contracts to Develop Field Tests for Radiation Exposures — Occupational Health & Safety

December 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Allegations of atrocities in UK, USA nuclear radiation tests

Global changes ruining the world September 25, 2009 Human Nuclear Action

Babies and Stillborns Used in Nuclear Experiments British newspapers reported that some 6,000 stillborn babies and dead infants were sent from hospitals in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, South America, the UK and the US between the 1950s and 1970s without the permission of parents for use in nuclear experiments. According to the reports, the US Department of Energy used the bodies and some body parts for tests to monitor radioactivity levels of the element Strotium 90 in humans. Continue reading →

December 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radioactive | 2 Comments

India secretive about its poor nuclear safety record

the United States which singed a nuclear deal with New Delhi last year has been praising India as a responsible atomic actor

INDIA’S NUCLEAR SAFETY A GRAVE THREAT Pakistan Daily Dec 25, 2009 WHY WORLD IS OBLIVIOUS OF INDIAN NUCLEAR DANGERS Although responsible nuclear states have adopted strict measures at their nuclear plants so as to save the lives of their employees and the nearby population, yet India’s record of poor nuclear safety has surprised the international community in the era of ongoing nuclear age. Continue reading →

December 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium tested on soldiers in Australia

An Australian royal commission first discovered the use of depleted uranium in atomic tests at Maralinga

Global changes ruining the world September 25, 2009 Human Nuclear Action

UK Admits Soldiers Used in Radiation Experiments The UK Ministry of Defense admitted on 12 May that it exposed British, Australian and New Zealand servicemen to radiation in tests during the 1950s and 1960s. Continue reading →

December 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment