Chernobyl radiation, and breast cancer years later
Doctors told us our radiation levels were 100 times higher than normal.
Catriona Munro on Chernobyl and her breast cancer, BBC News, 7 Oct 11, Catriona Munro believes her incurable breast cancer is linked to the fall out from the Chernobyl disaster. For a BBC Scotland documentary she has recalled how she may have been exposed to radiation and told of her fears for others whose health may also have been affected. Continue reading
Renewed protest against Koodankulam and Kalpakkam nuclear facilities
Anti-nuke activists protest against power plants in TN Indian Express 8 Oct 11, Over 300 anti-nuclear activists today staged a protest here against the Koodamkulam atomic power plant in Koodankulam even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a state delegation that he would depute a panel to address the safety concerns of local population.
The protestors, under the banner of People’s Coalition Against Nuclear Power Plants, also demanded that the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam near here be gradually phased out.
“We want the Koodankulam project to be scrapped and the Kalpakkam plant to be gradually phased out. When the whole world is going for solar driven energy, why are we going behind nuclear which is not safe?” asked Convenor of the coalition S D Rajendran, who led the protest.
He wanted the government to make public how Kalpakkam nuclear plant was handling it effluents. “There are people including children who suffer from cancer in areas around Kalpakkam and the fish catch in the sea near the plant is dwindling,” Rajendran alleged. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/antinuke-activists-protest-against-power-plants-in-tn/857031/
Nuclear power and democracy in conflict in India
Safety record at Kalpakkam facility
*In 1987, a refuelling accident ruptured the reactor core.
*In 1991, workers were exposed to a radioactive heavy water leak.
*In 1999, another leak exposed 42 workers.
*In 2002, 100 kg of radioactive sodium leaked.
*In 2003, high-level radioactive waste was released into a work area, exposing six workers to nuclear radiation.
How pertinent is the nuclear option? Deccan Chronicle October 8, 2011 , By R. Mohan Democratic protests against nuclear plants are the flavour of the season.What began in Jaitapur has come down south to Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu and protests are bound to spread across the country to wherever nuclear power plants are being planned.
There is a fundamental conflict here between the aims of the government to arm the country with clean nuclear energy and the people’s fears over nuclear power plant catastrophes fanned further by the Fukushima experience. Continue reading
Rudy Giuliani the face of Indian Point nuclear reactor – for money of course
Rudy Giuliani to do ads promoting safety of nuclear power plant Digital Journal, 8 Oct 11
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/312452#ixzz1aDlRcPrm
AREVA ahead in the scramble to sell off nuclear reactors to India
Areva In ‘Full-Scale’ Talks To Build Nuclear Power Plants In India, WSJ, By Eric Yep MUMBAI (Dow Jones)-–Areva S.A. (ARVCY) is “in the middle of full-scale discussions” to build nuclear power plants in India, said Arthur De Montalembert, chairman of its local unit, despite its U.S. rivals going slow on their Indian plans due to concerns over a nuclear liability law.
Areva’s talks with Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. may give an edge to the French state-controlled nuclear equipment supplier over its U.S. rivals, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Westinghouse
Electric Co., whose plans were delayed after the Indian government adopted the law that makes both equipment suppliers and plant operators liable to accident compensation claims.
Equipment suppliers, which are eyeing India’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear power market, have sought changes in the law. Continue reading
India’s Prime Minister cannot be trusted about nuclear power
The disaster potential of nuclear power plants is of concern to the entire nation and not the people of Kudankulam or Jaitapur alone. The Prime Minister disallowed the demand for a national debate when he slyly negotiated the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement …
India,…, must reassess its policy.
Discard this secrecy, THE PIONEER , 08 OCTOBER 2011 PM can’t be trusted on N-power plants The Prime Minister’s response to the protest against the 1000 MWe nuclear power plant which is being set up at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu is typically that of a file-pushing babu: Unimaginative, bureaucratic and non-committal. It is understandable that having single-mindedly pursued the opening up of India’s civil nuclear sector to foreign collaboration, Mr Manmohan Singh should continue to insist that the nation’s deliverance lies in boosting the generation of atomic power. … Continue reading
Britain’s nuclear power plans in doubt, as companies try to get out
Britain’s nuclear future is not so bright as firms look for exit strategy, This Is money, By PETER CAMPBELL, 6th October 2011, The future of Britain’s nuclear power is at risk, with one of the three groups looking to build the next generation of reactors on the brink of splitting up. Continue reading
Row in Finland over insufficient storage space for nuclear wastes
Dispute over disposal of nuclear waste brewing between power companies,
Pyhäjoki waste would not all fit in Olkiluoto, HELSINGIN SANOMAT, 7 Oct 11, Disagreement over the final storage of nuclear waste flared up soon after the power company Fennovoima announced on Wednesday that it had decided to build a new nuclear facility in Pyhäjoki on Finland’s west coast. Continue reading
8,ooo petitioners call for closure of USA’s Fukushima style nuclear plants
Petitioners Fight for Suspension of Fukushima-Style Nuclear Plants, Barnegat Ocean Acres Patch Oyster Creek Generating Station is among the 21 reactors that more than 8,000 petitioners are asking the NRC to shutdown By Elaine Piniat, 7 Oct 11, Petitioners urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to immediately suspend all U.S. nuclear plants with the same type of reactor as the plant in Fukushima, Japan during a public hearing today.
“This appeal is for human sensibility, moral responsibility and due process,” said Paul Gunter, Director of the Reactor Oversight Project for Beyond Nuclear. “Fukushima tragically demonstrates that the Mark 1 containment liability is a deceptive falsehood, a breach of contract to both the NRC and public health and safety.” Continue reading
Legal action against Belarus President over planned nuclear power plant
Presidential Decree No. 418 “On the location of a nuclear power station in Belarus” contradicts Article 18 of the country’s constitution, which proclaims Belarus “a neutral country with a nuclear-free territory.”
Activist Sues Belarusian President Over Nuclear Power Plant, Radio Free Europe, October 07, 2011, ASTRAVETS, Belarus — An antinuclear activist in western Belarus is suing President Alyaksandr Lukashenka over plans to build a contentious nuclear power station there, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service reports. Continue reading
Nuclear energy’s new dangers in the “developing world”
developing countries with little nuclear experience and spotty industrial safety records are moving ahead with ambitious plans to expand generating capacity.
Nuclear energy after Fukushima, Washington Post, By Jim Hoagland, October 6, PALO ALTO, Calif. The environmental disaster at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant this spring is creating a new global divide over the safety of nuclear energy.
Sharply differing responses to Fukushima from the world’s wealthiest and poorest nations will bring diminished safety for all.
Countries that should be best equipped to deal with nuclear mishaps are turning away from atomic energy Continue reading
Liberal Party re-election in Canada renews hope for renewable energy
Green energy sector cheers Ontario election result, (Reuters) by Nicole Mordant in Vancouver 8 Oct 11, – Ontario’s renewable energy industry breathed a sigh of relief on Friday and manufacturers looked forward to a surge in demand after voters in the province returned the Liberal Party to power, albeit without a majority.
Shares in renewable energy companies rose on expectations of an end to an industry slowdown caused by months of uncertainty over the future of the Liberal-sponsored green energy plan and its generous feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme for renewable power developers.
The opposition Progressive Conservative Party, which had been well ahead in the polls for much of the campaign, had threatened to abolish the FIT program, which pays well above-market rates to developers of green power.
USA subsidies for renewable energy: the facts
The Truth About Renewable Subsidies, the Motley fool, By Travis Hoium , October 6, 2011 The headlines will tell you that subsidies for renewable energy are outrageously high and like throwing money down the drain. But outside of some poor decisions (ahem, Solyndra), subsidies for renewable energy have been effective at lowering costs and require very little money from the government.
When you compare renewable subsidies to the growth stages of oil and gas, coal, nuclear energy, and biofuels, it becomes apparent that we’re nowhere near the support we gave to those energy sources. In a study done by Nancy Pfund and Ben Healey for DBL Investors (link opens PDF), some interesting statistics emerge. Continue reading
Britain’s government spends millions to prevent atomic veterans getting justice
Around 1,000 atomic test veterans are trying to claim compensation for exposure to radiation in the Pacific Ocean and Maralinga in Australia, between 1952 and 1967.
the MoD, which denies responsibility for the men’s illnesses, has spent £5m on legal fees trying to stop compensation cases going to court.
Atomic bomb test veterans prepare for court battle, Portsmouth News UK 6 October 2011VETERANS who are fighting for compensation over radiation exposure at nuclear bomb testing sites held a remembrance service at Portsmouth Cathedral yesterday. Continue reading
NRC delays permitting restart of Virginia nuclear reactors
The NRC has said it wants Dominion to prove the plant can operate safely before the agency will approve of its restart.
1-NRC not ready to allow restart of Virginia reactors
* NRC to hold meeting on North Anna Oct. 21
* North Anna shut Aug. 23 following earthquake
Oct 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday it does not expect to allow U.S. power company Dominion to restart the 1,806-megawatt North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia until sometime after an Oct. 21 meeting. Continue reading
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