For the first time, atomic bomb survivors oppose nuclear power, as well as nuclear weapons
“They convinced us that nuclear power was different from nuclear bombs,” said Mr. Yamada, 80, who was in junior high school when Nagasaki was bombed. “Fukushima showed us that they are not so different.”
Atomic Bomb Survivors Join Opposition to Nuclear Power, New York Times, By MARTIN FACKLER, August 6, 2011, NAGASAKI, Japan — In 1945, Masahito Hirose saw the white mushroom cloud rise from the atomic bomb that incinerated this city and that left his aunt to die a slow, painful death, bleeding from her nose and gums. Still, like other survivors of the attacks here and in Hiroshima, he quietly accepted Japan’s postwar embrace of nuclear-generated power, believing government assurances that it was both safe and necessary for the nation’s economic rise.
That was before this year’s disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northern Japan confronted the survivors once again with their old nightmare: thousands of civilians exposed to radiation. Aghast at the catastrophic failure of nuclear technology, and outraged by recent revelations that the government and power industry had planted nuclear proponents at town hall-style meetings, the elderly atomic bomb survivors, dwindling in numbers, have begun stepping forward for the first time to oppose nuclear power. Continue reading
The lies that produced the atomic bombing of hiroshima
Truman referred in his diary to “the telegram from Jap Emperor asking for peace.”………The United States Strategic Bombing Survey concluded that, “… certainly prior to 31 December, 1945, and in all probability prior to 1 November, 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped
Truman Lied, Hundreds of Thousands Died, The Real News. David Swanson, 6 Aug 11, On August 6, 1945, President Harry S Truman announced: “Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese Army base. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of T.N.T. It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British ‘Grand Slam’ which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare.”
When Truman lied to America that Hiroshima was a military base rather than a city full of civilians, people no doubt wanted to believe him. Continue reading
Fukushima radiation too high to be measured
VIDEO Fukushima radiation so high geiger counter can’t register it PlanetSave 6 Aug 11, The Fukushima nuclear power plant, the epicenter of the earthquake-tsunami disaster, according to TEPCO, the company that owns the plant, now has radiation levels six times higher than the highest level they have ever record before.
TEPCO reported that radiation levels are over 10,000 millisieverts per hour on the second floor of reactor one. The problem with that report is that Geiger counters can’t measure past 10,000 millisieverts per hour.
So, how high is the radiation level on the second floor of reactor one? With radiation levels over 10,ooo millisieverts it could possibly kill a man in a matter seconds, if directly exposed to the radiation. With levels off the Geiger counter chart, TEPCO is basically unable to resolve the disaster.
This could be why they recently updated their recovery plan. They removed the idea of plugging the holes and cracks in the containment vessels of the reactors. Some analysis claims it may take over 30 years for any progress to be made at Fukushima. Question is, do we have 30 years to wait? There seems to be no solution brought forth on how to stop the radiation or how bad it is actually affecting the earth.
It seems no one wants to address the seriousness of this global problem. Levels this high cannot be good and it is more than likely spreading farther than is being reported.
So, what’s at risk? The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and, most of all, our overall health. http://planetsave.com/2011/08/06/fukushima-radiation-so-high-geiger-counter-cant-register-it-video/
Fukushima’s children and radiation
Hiroshi Ueki, 40, a former kindergarten worker, moved his wife and two sons, aged one and four, to Matsumoto in the mountainous prefecture of Nagano, 280 kilometres away.
Remembering family life in their home town, he said, “everyday I used to tell my sons: ‘Don’t touch this. Don’t eat that. Don’t take your mask off’.”
“When we got to Nagano, my son was still asking me: ‘Dad, can I touch this flower? Can I touch that car? Can I play in the rain?’ When I heard him say that, I was almost crying.”
International interest in Montreal’s anti nuclear protest walk
Anti-nuclear walk gains international support, Montreal Gazette By Jeanette Stewart, The StarPhoenix August 3, 2011 The group walking across the province to protest a proposed nuclear waste storage site in Saskatchewan says it has received encouragement from as far away as Japan and Germany. Continue reading
A Hiroshima Day Apology
We inherit from the past our own conditions of living. We inherit the burdens, responsibilities and sacrifices, as well as the opportunities. Whether I like it or not, I am part of the rationale against you, that led to the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. All this I owe to you, Japan, when I apologise. ..
Apologising for the bomb: a letter on our anniversary, The Drum, Luke Stickels, 5 August 11 Dear Japan, Today marks 66 years since your city, Hiroshima, faced the world’s first ever nuclear attack, and I thought I would write to apologise……..
at approximately 8.15am on 6 August, 1945, the United States dropped a gun-type atomic bomb called Little Boy on Hiroshima. Between 70,000-80,000 people, or approximately 30 per cent of Hiroshima’s population, were killed instantly by what the subsequent US Bombing Survey termed “inefficient” nuclear fission, which nevertheless cleared 12 square kilometers of the city and 69 per cent of its buildings. Continue reading
Hiroshima Day plea to stop expensive Trident nuclear weapons project
Hiroshima Day, an apt time to question Trident, Cathy Jamieson, guardian.co.uk, 6 August 2011, While the government slashes public services and conventional military forces, billions are being poured into nuclear projects
Defence experts have spoken out publicly and former ministers, includingLord Browne of Ladyton, are now actively involved in top level groups on disarmament…………
Trident was excluded from the defence review, its funding guaranteed, when many other public spending commitments were cut back…..
Draft report from USA’s Blue Ribbon Commission on nuclear wastes
U.S. nuclear waste: where to now?, Smart Planet 5 Aug 11, By Melissa Mahony | August 1, 2011, Radioactive waste has been accumulating at sites across the United States for decades. The 75,000-metric-ton problem isn’t going away (well, not for a million years or so). And as of now, it’s not going to Nevada’s Yucca Mountain either. Tasked with finding long-term solutions to this disposal issue, the Blue Ribbon Commission released a draft report on Friday. Continue reading
Huge cost to humanity of nuclear weapons and nuclear power
Hiroshima Day, Ban all nuclear weapons,The Guardian, CPA Australia, Anna Pha, 6 August 11, On August 6, 1945, a US B-29 bomber dropped a uranium bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was the first nuclear weapon tested on a civilian population. On August 9 a plutonium bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The immediate death toll of the two bombings was over 200,000 with many thousands injured and thousands more experiencing slow and painful deaths over the years to come.
The 66th anniversary is a time to remember the victims and raise awareness of the current dangers posed by the proliferation and build-up of far more powerful and sophisticated nuclear weapons. The nuclear meltdown at Fukashima is also a grim reminder of the dangers of the nuclear industry. Continue reading
Uranium industry heading for collapse
The disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant following the March earthquake and tsunami has essentially killed investor enthusiasm for uranium stocks…… The other uranium stocks are all miners, but if there is no support for new nuclear development, then the value of these stocks will drop as well. Aside from early comments supporting nuclear power, the US has been non-committal, whereas Germany and Italy have both indicated that no new nuclear plants will be built and, in Germany, existing plants will be closed over the next decade or so.
USEC Shares Collapse on Loan Worries (USEC, URRE, UEC, URG, URZ, URA),August 5, 2011, 247Wst.com Paul Ausick, The sole US provider of low-enriched uranium fuel for nuclear power plants is in serious trouble. USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) shares have fallen more than -12% this morning and posted another new 52-week low on concern that the company’s loan guarantee from the federal government will not be approved in time to prevent USEC from running into liquidity problems.
Every US company involved in the nuclear fuel business is getting beaten up this morning. Continue reading
Hiroshima Day push against nuclear power and nuclear weapons
Kan Vows to Push for Nuclear-Free Society at Hiroshima Ceremony,Bloomberg, By Sachiko Sakamaki and Yuriy Humber, August 06, 2011, (Bloomberg) –– Prime Minister Naoto Kan vowed in Hiroshima to cut nuclear-power use, speaking at the atomic- bombed city’s first commemorative ceremony since meltdowns in Fukushima reactors led to widespread radioactive contamination.
“The human race shouldn’t forget the horror that fell on Hiroshima 66 years ago, and it should never be repeated,” Kan said today at the Peace Memorial. “I will take sweeping measures to secure safety, reduce reliance on atomic power, and seek a society that doesn’t depend on nuclear energy.”…..Hiroshima Mayor – Speaking before Kan, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged Japan to take concrete steps toward changing its energy policy to focus on renewable sources of electricity “as quickly as possible.”
How the mainstream media influences public opinion against renewable energy
press coverage is important because it can influence not only “what people perceive and believe” but also “what politicians think they believe”. Indeed, politicians take the temperature of public opinion partly through the barometer of the press, and consistently negative coverage of renewables will doubtless “limit the perception of political space and impetus for political action”
How UK newspaper coverage is skewed against renewables, More than half of the coverage of renewable energy solutions in the mainstream British press is negative...The Guardian, by Duncan Clark 5 August 2011 “….. previously unpublishedanalysis of British newspaper coverage of renewable energy. Carried out by the Public Interest Research Centre (Pirc), the research confirms the Mail’s unusually anti-green stance, though it also highlights the remarkable degree of negativity that renewable energy receives in the UK press more broadly – including in the Sun. Continue reading
Japan replaces 3 pro nuclear officials with 3 more pro nuclear officials
“The three successors are people who will not promote reforms nor override objections from the energy industry,”
Kaieda picks bureaucrats from pro-nuclear faction to lead METI, Asahi.com. 6 Aug 11, Banri Kaieda’s “reborn” industry ministry is looking quite similar to highly criticized one that was heavily armed to thwart the energy reforms pushed by Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
The industry minister on Aug. 4 decided on the replacements for three leading ministry officials who will be dismissed over the series of accidents at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the manipulation of public opinion at state-sponsored symposiums on nuclear energy. Continue reading
Japan seeking new, independent, nuclear safety authority
Japan Nuclear Agency May Fall Under New Authority, WSJ, By TOKO SEKIGUCHI, 6 Aug 11, TOKYO—Japan’s minister in charge of nuclear safety said Friday that the country’s planned nuclear safety agency may come under the jurisdiction of a different government department from its predecessors, in a move to accelerate its separation from an industry ministry mired in scandals. Continue reading
Isle of Man wants full closedown of Sellafield nuclear plant
Closure of nuclear plant is welcomed, Isle of man Examiner, 4 August 2011 GREEN campaigners and the island’s Environment Minister have welcomed news that a part of the reprocessing operation at Sellafield nuclear plant is to close…
Japan was the only customer for the MOX plant,
Environment Minister John Shimmin welcomed the news but pointed out the MOX plant was only a small part of the operation at Sellafield. The Manx government’s long-held policy is to call for the full closure of all operations at Sellafield. Continue reading
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