Coverup of ionising radiation as cause of lung cancer
Karagueuzian and his team replicated the calculations that tobacco company scientists described in these documents and found that the levels of radiation in cigarettes would account for up to 138 deaths for every 1,000 smokers over a period of 25 years.
Tobacco Companies Knew of Radiation in Cigarettes, Covered It Up, By CARRIE GANN, ABC News Medical Unit, Sept. 29, 2011 Tobacco companies knew that cigarettes contained a radioactive substance called polonium-210, but hid that knowledge from the public for over four decades, a new study of historical documents revealed. Continue reading
Radiation standards for children should be lower than for adults
“Safety standards established in nuclear power countries are currently set for adults,” .. “It is a given fact that children are far more vulnerable to exposure.”
New Radiation Limits Demanded for Children, By Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, Sep 29, 2011 (IPS) – The threat of radioactive contamination faced particularly by children after the Mar. 11 nuclear disaster in Japan has touched the heart of the Japanese public, and become a major political and social issue.
Mothers are inevitably in the forefront of citizen groups working to protect children. At a meeting this week at the Ministry of Welfare, they presented an appeal that included a demand for the world’s first radiation safety standards for minors. Continue reading
Switzerland to phase out nuclear energy
Environmental group Green Cross International’s president Mikhail Gorbachev meanwhile welcomed Switzerland’s decision.
“I applaud Switzerland for taking this brave step towards ending its reliance on nuclear energy,” he said in a statement.
Swiss parliament approves nuclear plant phase out, Google News, By Hui Min Neo (AFP) – 29 Sept 11, GENEVA — The Swiss parliament’s upper house on Wednesday approved plans to phase out the country’s nuclear plants over the next two decades in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Continue reading Continuing impact of Fukushima radiation, on survivors, and on the unborn
Fukushima shocking truths: Historical radiation dump, cover-up, the unborn, Deborah Dupre, Human Rights Examiner September 29, 2011 Nuclear energy refugees and unwitting consumers face overwhelming reality of Fukushima catastrophe impacting survivors and the unborn
Continue reading on Examiner.com Fukushima shocking truths: Historical radiation dump, cover-up, the unborn – National Human Rights | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/fukushima-shocking-truths-historical-radiation-dump-cover-up-the-unborn?CID=examiner_alerts_article#ixzz1ZUsETDSp
Nuclear plant crew supervisor falsified safety records
2nd man charged for fake records at TVA nuke plant, Bloomberg, By BILL POOVEY, CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 28 Sept 11, A second contractor employee at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant has been charged with falsifying electrical cable inspection records … Continue reading
Opportunity for USA and Iran to compromise
An Iranian Offer Worth Considering, WSJ, By ALI VAEZ AND CHARLES D. FERGUSON, September 29, 2011 A nuclear research reactor in Tehran may hold the key to resolving the prolonged nuclear stalemate between Iran and the West. The Iranian government is running out of the 20 percent-enriched uranium it needs to operate the reactor, and that appears to be making it amenable to compromise.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently proposed that Iran suspend production of some uranium-enrichment activities in exchange for fuel supplies from the United States. Whether the offer is an olive branch or an act of necessity, it is an unprecedented opportunity for Washington and its allies…. read more – http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/opinion/30iht-edvaez30.html
Colorado uranium mine still leaking radioactivity – Cotter ordered to stop this
Colorado regulators order Cotter to do more to stop uranium contamination of water.By Karen E. Crummy, The Denver Post 29 sept 11 Uranium-laden water from a contaminated mine is still flowing into Ralston Creek, leading state regulators Wednesday to demand that the mine’s owner divert creek water away from its facility and find the source of the contamination…… Continue reading UK: public consultation on nuclear policy a farce
Labour’s love-in with the nuclear industry still blossoming Its support remains steadfast but not without a few indiscreet words slipping out at Labour conference on subsidies and public consultations Guardian UK Damian Carrington, 29 Sept 11
Labour’s love-in with the nuclear industry continued at a fringe event at the party conference in Liverpool, though not without some indiscreet words slipping out. Continue reading
Radioactive danger in flooding – report on uranium proposal for Pittsylvania County
flooding increases the risk of radioactive contamination, whether it’s a catastrophic event or long-term “chronic” release of contaminants into the water,
Report highlights flooding at proposed uranium site, News Advance 29 Sept 11 An environmental group is calling for more water studies of a proposed uranium site before legislators debate whether to lift the state moratorium on uranium mining. Continue reading
Darlington nuclear review unsatisfactory, – more study needed
Court asked to order Darlington nuclear review, The Star.com John Spears, 29 Swept 11, A federal panel failed to complete the job of reviewing the environmental impact of new reactors at the Darlington nuclear station, four environmental groups have told a court.
As a result, no further permission should be granted toward letting the project continue until the panel finishes its job, the groups ask. They’ve filed an application with federal court, seeking an order sending the issue back to the review panel. Continue reading
Mohamed ElBaradei offers a way towards nuclear disarmament
In this new book, ElBaradei reports on a deeply disturbing development — a scramble by
numerous nations, driven by fear and insecurity, to obtain nuclear weapons or to maintain their own privileged nuclear status….
ElBaradei has some harsh words for what he calls the “double standard” of nuclear-armed nations. The United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia not only dealt ineffectively and inconsistently with other nations suspected of developing nuclear weapons, but, through “their own failure to disarm contributed directly to proliferation itself.”
Mohamed ElBaradei’s The Age of Deception, HUFFINGTON
POST, Lawrence Wittner, 29 Sept 11, Can international diplomacy cope with the nuclear dangers that now threaten global survival? In The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times (Metropolitan Books, 2011), Mohamed ElBaradei makes the case that it can — if national governments would make a good faith effort to support it. Continue reading
Taiwan moves to increase the liability of nuclear operators
the draft proposes that operators be responsible for natural disaster damage. The draft also raises the time in which an injured individual can seek compensation from nuclear power plant operators to 10 years from the current three years. Assassination of Syrian nuclear engineer
Deceptive advertising from Entergy, about Indian Point nuclear power plant
Entergy forgot to mention that Indian Point has radioactive air and water emissions and leaks….
residents of three counties adjacent to Indian Point have thyroid cancer rates among the highest in the United States.
Indian Point Nuclear power Plant raises concerns, Times Union.com, Tom Ellis, September 27, 2011 A full-page ad in the Aug. 18 Times Union touted the benefits of Indian Point, a 49-year-old, three-unit nuclear power station where two 1970s-vintage reactors still operate. The plant is 25 miles north of the Bronx and 35 miles from midtown Manhattan. The ad was paid for by Entergy, owner of Indian Point. Continue reading
San Onofre nuclear power plant – many believe it’s not safe
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