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Low level radiation increases the probability of cancer

Any increase in radiation increases the probability that you’ll get cancer. And that’s not radiation sickness but that is a much more pervasive effect than acute radiation sickness. When you look at the nuclear fuel cycle you have to look at how much radiation is released in its many different forms and how many people that over their lifetime would have shortened their lifetimes.

VIDEO  Q&A: Japan nuclear crisis ‘getting worse’ : World News Australia on SBS : World News Australia on SBS31 March 2011 Australia won’t be exposed to a substantial increase in radioactivity as Japan’s nuclear crisis unfolds, but the situation at Fukushima’s crippled power plants is getting worse, Continue reading →

April 1, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, health | Leave a comment

Call for stopping India’s nuclear industry, and for independence in regulatory authority

The nuclear regulator must also be completely independent of the department of atomic energy (DAE),”……….Balaram’s demand for a moratorium — stopping nuclear power production for the time being — is likely to embarrass the government because of the positions he holds…….India’s nuclear power regulator – the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board – reports to the DAE, which is in charge of approving projects, creating a potential conflict of interest.

Top scientist calls for halt to N-power Charu Sudan Kasturi , Hindustan Times New Delhi, April 01, 2011 A top scientist on the Prime Minister’s scientific advisory council on Thursday demanded a nuclear moratorium following the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in quake-ravaged Japan. This is the first direct call from within the government for a temporary stop to nuclear power production. P Balaram,  Continue reading →

April 1, 2011 Posted by | India, opposition to nuclear, politics | Leave a comment

Swiss nuclear power industry office attacked by letter bomb

Letter bomb at Swissnuclear TODAYonline  Apr 01, 2011 OLTEN (Switzerland) – A letter bomb exploded yesterday at an office of the Swiss nuclear power industry in the northern city of Olten, injuring two people, according to the police.
he explosion happened shortly after 8am local time, as staff were opening the morning’s post in the fourth-floor office of Swissnuclear, said police spokeswoman Thalia Schweizer. She added that two female employees were taken to hospital with superficial burns and hearing damage. Police cordoned off the office of Swissnuclear – a lobby representing national power companies Axpo, Alpiq and BKW – and Ms Schweizer said they had forensic specialists on the ground.

Switzerland has five nuclear reactors currently in operation and opponents of nuclear power in the country have become more vocal in recent weeks following Japan’s nuclear crisis……….TODAYonline | World | Letter bomb at Swissnuclear

April 1, 2011 Posted by | safety, Switzerland | Leave a comment

Fukushima nuclear plant news items 31 March

China May Double Solar Goal After Japan Nuclear Leak: Report
China may double its target for photovoltaic power capacity over the next five years in the wake of Japan’s nuclear crisis, the official China Securities Journal reported on Wednesday.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/61634

Japan PM says stricken nuclear plant to be scrapped
Japan said Thursday its crisis-hit nuclear plant must be scrapped, but currently had no plans to evacuate more people, despite calls for a larger exclusion zone around the crippled facility.
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/japan-pm-says-stricken-nuclear-plant-to-be-scrapped-20110331-1cnm0.html

Japan’s nuclear setbacks mount
Setbacks are growing in the crisis over Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear facility, with nearby seawater testing at its highest radiation levels yet.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/japans-nuclear-setbacks-mount-20110331-1cn9f.html

Fukushima effect hits uranium producer
Occasionally, during market panic, good-quality companies are thrown out with the bad. This can create opportunities and one is right at ground zero as far as the present volatility is concerned. Paladin Energy suffered a vicious bout of selling as soon as the market became aware of Japan’s nuclear crisis.
http://www.theage.com.au/money/investing/fukushima-effect-hits-uranium-producer-20110329-1ce2n.html

Radiation rising beyond exclusion zone
TOKYO: Pressure is growing on Japan to expand the 20-kilometre exclusion zone around Fukushima after the International Atomic Energy Agency said radiation in one village 40 kilometres away had reached evacuation level.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/radiation-rising-beyond-exclusion-zone-20110331-1cnh1.html

‘Minuscule’ radiation in US milk
A “minuscule” amount of radiation from iodine-131 has been detected in a sample of milk that was tested from the US north-west, US authorities say.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/minuscule-radiation-in-us-milk-20110331-1cnkl.html

Japan’s crippled reactors may be shrouded
Japan is considering draping crippled reactor buildings at the Fukushima nuclear plant with a fabric to reduce radiation and using a tanker to siphon off contaminated water, a report says.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/japans-crippled-reactors-may-be-shrouded-20110330-1cg5a.html
Radiation hits Japan ‘safe’ zone
JAPAN was resisting pressure last night to expand the evacuation zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/radiation-hits-japan-safe-zone/story-e6frg6so-1226031625236

Nuclear plant must be scrapped: Japan PM
JAPANESE Prime Minister Naoto Kan said that the nuclear plant at the centre of the world’s worst atomic accident since Chernobyl must be scrapped.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/fukushima-nuclear-plant-must-be-scrapped-says-naoto-kan/story-e6frg6so-1226031522480

Radical measures at Japan reactor
JAPAN is weighing up a series of solutions to its nuclear disaster, from draping reactors with special fabric to sending in military robots to do the risky work.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/blankets-air-filters-robots-among-nuclear-reactor-remedies/story-e6frg6so-1226031245526

Radioactive groundwater below nuclear plant
HIGH levels of radioactive iodine-131 that are 10,000 times the government safety standard have been found in groundwater below Japan’s stricken nuclear plant, its operator TEPCO says.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/radioactive-groundwater-below-nuclear-plant/story-e6frf7jx-1226031723826

Man crashes truck through nuke plant gates
A MAN driving a truck yesterday crashed his vehicle through the gates of a Japanese nuclear plant and was arrested by police, officials said.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/man-crashes-truck-through-nuke-plant-gates/story-e6frf7jx-1226031721362

IAEA says Fukushima fallout warrants more evacuation
The International Atomic Energy Agency says that contamination outside the Fukushima evacuation zone has exceeded levels at which people should relocate
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20324-iaea-says-fukushima-fallout-warrants-more-evacuation.html

Are nuclear reactions restarting at Fukushima?
Two unusual measurements could be caused by small bursts of chain reactions in nuclear fuel, says one analyst: others doubt this interpretation
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20322-are-nuclear-reactions-restarting-at-fukushima.html

Emails from Fukushima workers reveal mental strain
Blog postings by workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan reveal the mental and physical strain they are suffering
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/03/emails-from-fukushima-workers.html

April 1, 2011 Posted by | - Fukushima 2011 | Leave a comment

Radiation found in Japanese beef

Japan finds radiation in beef  Herald Sun  From correspondents in Tokyo   April 01, 2011 JAPAN has found radiation above the legal limit in beef from near a stricken nuclear plant, the first such finding in meat since a quake and tsunami triggered the atomic crisis, local media reports…..Japan finds radiation in beef | Herald Sun

April 1, 2011 Posted by | - Fukushima 2011 | Leave a comment

America send “elite” robots to Fukushima nuclear plants

U.S. Sends Radiation-Hardened Robots to Battle Nuclear Threat in Japan, Forbes, 31 March 11, The United States government has dispatched an elite squad of radiation-hardened robots to reinforce overwhelmed emergency working battling the relentless threat of nuclear catastrophe at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants……
The robots could be sent into areas that would be dangerous for humans to enter because of high radiation levels. Lyons did not say how many robots are being sent, but noted that the Japanese government had requested them……U.S. Sends Radiation-Hardened Robots to Battle Nuclear Threat in Japan – William Pentland – Clean Beta – Forbes

April 1, 2011 Posted by | - Fukushima 2011 | Leave a comment

US nuclear regulators increasing inspections at 3 nuke plants

U.S. Steps Up Inspections at Three Nuclear Plants – WSJ.com MARCH 31, 2011 By TENNILLE TRACY

WASHINGTON—U.S. nuclear regulators are stepping up inspections at three U.S. nuclear reactors—located in Nebraska, South Carolina and Kansas—after finding that the facilities had multiple problems that could affect safety……U.S. Steps Up Inspections at Three Nuclear Plants – WSJ.com

April 1, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

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