2010 September 27 « nuclear-news

Scotland – people and government reject nuclear energy

First Minister Alex Salmond has said he will not allow the creation of any new nuclear power stations once the existing sites at Torness and Hunterston are decommissioned in 2023 and 2016 respectively.

Only 18% of Scots say ‘yes’ to new nuclear power stations, Scotsman.com News, : 27 September 2010By Jane Bradley, Continue reading →

September 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, reactors | Leave a comment

Radiation safety protocols needed for CT scans

Currently, there are no safety protocols in place to measure and record the radiation doses being administered to patients who receive CT scans.

CT machines and radiation overdoses: SB1237 would help – latimes.com, 26 Sept 10, “……..the machine that was meant to diagnose me and guide my treatment was also exposing me to excessive levels of radiation capable of causing lethal harm. Apparently, the scanner had been set improperly, so each CT brain perfusion scan bombarded my head with at least eight times the allowable dose of radiation. Continue reading →

September 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, radioactive | Leave a comment

Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed

Uranium author visits Shiprock, Farmington Daily Times, By Alysa Landry The Daily Times 09/25/2010 SHIPROCK — The book begins much the same as did the betrayal of the Navajo people during the boom of Cold War-era uranium mining — with Anglo men creeping onto its pages like poison.The book is “Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed.“Its author is Judy Pasternak, a former investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Its story, based on two years of research, unfolds with a clarity spared from the Navajo miners who were never told that the “yellow dirt” they mined would be a devastating character in the tale of the Diné people…….

Uranium author visits Shiprock – Farmington Daily Times

September 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general, Uranium | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Indian insurance companies increase mortality charges

Life insurers deal a mortal blow, The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Business SRIKUMAR BONDYOPADHYAY Calcutta, Sept. 26: Life insurers have tossed ethics out of the window, and the insurance regulator seems to be looking the other way. Continue reading →

September 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, India | AUSTRALIA, nuclear costs, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Indian insurance company to cover nuclear accidents?

Irda to allow cover for N-accidents, New Delhi:, 27 Sept 10, The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has decided to frame guidelines for allowing insurance cover for nuclear accidents.The agency is awaiting the the nuclear liability law to provide framework for the proposed rules. “Insurance companies would be happy in providing cover for nuclear accidents, if the customers show interest,” Irda chairman J Hari Narayan said. India is all set to engage in nuclear commercial trade with various countries following the clearance of a Nuclear Liability Bill in Parliament during the monsoon session. The bill now awaits for the nod of the President before becoming a law.More from News

Irda to allow cover for N-accidents

September 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, India | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, reactors | Leave a comment

Royal British Legion supports nuclear veterans call for justice

Now the respected British Legion – the nation’s leading armed forces charity – has said it will put up £25,000 to pay for 17 veterans to fight the MoD at the tribunal.

THE ROYAL British Legion has pitted itself against the Government by backing veterans of British nuclear weapons tests who are seeking compensation from the Ministry of Defence. By joseph watts telegraph.co.uk 26 Sept 10, The veterans took part in the UK’s nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s in Australia and the South Pacific and say they now suffer health problems from being exposed to radiation. Continue reading →

September 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment