Entergy Sues U.S. for Failure to Dispose of Nuclear Waste, Bloomberg News By Tom Schoenberg and Julie Johnsson on September 27, 2012 An Entergy Corp. (ETR ) unit sued the U.S. for $100 million alleging the government breached a contract for disposal of nuclear waste at two plants in Michigan.
Entergy Nuclear Palisades LLC, owner of the Palisades Nuclear Plant
and the Big Rock Point plant, alleged yesterday that the Energy
Department collected fees under a 1983 contract without ever starting
to dispose of the radioactive material. The suit is in the U.S. Court
of Federal Claims in Washington……
Most nuclear-plant owners continue to store spent nuclear fuel onsite
despite contributing for decades into a fund meant to finance a
central waste depository.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is freezing U.S. operating
licenses for at least two years as it reassesses waste-storage risks
and strategies in response to a June 8 order by the U.S. Court of
Appeals in Washington.
Entergy Corp., based in New Orleans, is the second-largest owner of
nuclear plants in the U.S….. The case is Entergy Nuclear Palisades
LLC v. U.S., 12-cv- 1641, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (Washington).
… http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-27/entergy-sues-u-dot-s-dot-for-failure-to-dispose-of-nuclear-waste
USA under international pressure to ratify nuclear bomb test ban
Pressure Mounts on Nuclear States to Ratify Test Ban IPS, By Haider Rizvi UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 2012 – The United States and a small group of other nuclear-armed nations are apparently coming under increasing pressure to accept the international community’s resolve to legally ban nuclear testing without delay. Continue reading
Radioactivity from Fukushima nuclear accident detected in Lisbon,
Portugal http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2015645/Radioactivity_from_Fukushima_nuclear_accident_detected_in_Lisbon_Portugal.html#.UGX5NpjA9
The radioactivity released from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear
accident was transported around the globe by atmospheric processes.
Several artificial radionuclides were detected and measured in
aerosols and atmospheric surface depositions in the Lisbon area during
late March and early April 201The highest concentrations measured in
aerosols were those of particulate 131I, 1.39 ± 0.08 mBq m-3.
Cesium-134, 137Cs and 132Te were also determined but at lower
concentrations. The total atmospheric depositions on the ground were
higher on the first week of April with values for 131I, 134Cs, and
137Cs of 0.92 ± 0.11, 0.59 ± 0.06, and 0.62 ± 0.12 Bq m-2,
respectively. The four artificial radionuclides measurable, 131I,
132Te 134Cs, and 137Cs, caused little radiation exposure to the
members of the public, that was five orders of magnitude lower than
the ionizing radiation effective dose limits for members of the public
for one year (1 mSv y-1). Radionuclides from Fukushima nuclear
accident were measured in aerosols at Lisbon, Portugal. Cesium-137 and
iodine-131 were measured in atmospheric precipitation. Radiation dose
to members of the public was much lower than dose limit of 1 mSv/y.
Fukushima rice was sold labelled as from Nagano http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/09/fukushima-rice-was-sold-labelled-as-from-nagano/ by Mochizuki September 27th, 2012 In this May, a rice wholesaler in Nagano sold 26 tones of rice from Fukushima and Aomori with deceptive label of the origin to be from Nagano prefecture.
Police is suspecting this wholesaler in Nagano prefecture sold about
200 kg of Fukushima rice “Akitakomachi” labelled as the rice from
Nagano, which violates the Unfair Competition Prevention Act and JAS.
Nagano prefecture is about 268 km from Fukushima plant. The rice was
sold to Osaka.
The company is “Hashimoto shoji” in Komagane city, Nagano prefecture.
The president, Hashimoto (57) sold 200kg of Fukushima rice in the
package labelled as “Nagano” for 60,000JPY.
Police has been investigating his office and warehouse since this May.
He states he did not have enough supply of Nagano rice, purchased rice
from Fukushima to sell with deceptive label of the origin.
NRC to hear challenge to nuke plants Citrus County Chronicle , September 19, 2012 Pat Faherty It is all about water. That is the way Cara Campbell, Ecology Party chair, described the upcoming hearing on the proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County.
On Oct. 31, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hold an evidentiary hearing on a challenge to the application for two nuclear power reactors. Continue reading
Anti-Nuclear Protestor in India, Japan, on Mother Earth I Kevin D Blanch (Video)
An activist. artist and strong anti nuclear proponent makes some strong support for the anti nuclear activists currently suffering serious oppression n India. Some swearing but only in the interest of expression.
Published on Sep 27, 2012 by kevin blanch
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Any way I can, I should have done videos on this a long time ago, but I am now I am late to this but I am on it now, buy the way the Times of India woke me up again what great reporting they do.
[…]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRJBojBiu20
Message from Noam Chomsky about support to the Fukushima Evacuate Children Lawsuit
On 2012/01/12, at 11:50, Noam Chomsky wrote:
It is a privilege to be able to lend personal support to the Fukushima Evacuate Children Lawsuit.
There is no better measure of the moral health of a society than how it treats the most vulnerable people within it, and none or more vulnerable, or more precious, than children who are the victims of unconscionable actions.
For Japan, and for all of us, this is a test that we must not fail.
http://fukushima-evacuation-e.blogspot.jp/2012/01/message-from-noam-chomsky-about-support.html
The first case of paediatric thyroid cancer was discovered this month in Fukushima Prefecture
Date posted 17 September 2012
Child Rights International Network have posted a mail shot to about 4000 charities relevant to children across the world. Here is a quote from this weeks CRINmail
Meanwhile in Japan, a petition is seeking to relocate children still living in the area affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, amid ongoing evidence that the area is still dangerously contaminated. The Fukushima Collective Evacuation Trial (FCET) is urging the government to support the collective evacuation of the 260,000 children still remaining in the area, and transfer them to a non-contaminated area. To substantiate the petition, the FCET points out that the first case of paediatric thyroid cancer was discovered this month – normally, the possibility of a child developing this cancer is around one in a million. Also, a thyroid gland examination found that 43 per cent of the children have worryingly abnormal thyroid growth. To sign or read more about the petition, follow the link.
http://fukushima-syomei-e.blogspot.jp/
And here is the CRIN website link to more resources for children
http://www.crin.org/email/index.asp#
Serbia Lacks Funds, Space to Secure Nuclear Waste Materials
Nations reported 2,164 cases of smuggling or other incidents involving nuclear and radioactive substances between January 1993 and last December,
Aug. 22, 2012
Serbia lacks both the financial resources and the facility space to adequately safeguard all of the its radioactive materials, the Serbian news site Politika reported last week.
Nuclear Facilities of Serbia does not have government funding to meet its mandate of overseeing atomic efforts in the nation. Additionally, two principal sites for holding radioactive waste, Hangers 1 and 2, are completely packed and cannot take in new material, according to NOS Executive Director Jadranka Djuricic.
Presently, industrial and medical sector radioactive waste is stored in “the generator facilities, but we do not know how long this situation can continue,” Djuricic said. Her agency has not yet been given authorization to begin operating the recently constructed Hanger 3.
Adoption of Nuclear Security Pacts Stalls in Senate
“An amendment attached to the legislation by Grassley would also reintroduce a measure to extend federal wiretapping authorities to specifically include investigations related to a nuclear incident.”
( A tool to use against activists ? )
Sept. 27, 2012
By Diane Barnes
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON – A congressional attempt to bring the United States into line with two nuclear security agreements appeared to stall late last week as a Republican senator sought changes to a compliance bill cleared this summer by the House of Representatives.
The proposed updates might prove unacceptable to House lawmakers, preventing approval of the legislation before the current Congress adjourns in January. Meanwhile, a secret GOP hold has prevented the House-approved language from advancing through the Senate, according to a key Democratic lawmaker in that chamber.
The amended version of the bill — put forward on Friday by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) — would eliminate several alterations House lawmakers made to an earlier Obama administration draft of the legislation. Among other changes, the senator would reinstate language to the House proposal that might allow for the execution of a person convicted of an “act of nuclear terrorism” if it results in death, according to Beth Levine, Grassley’s Judiciary panel spokeswoman.
“The death penalty is something that Senator Grassley and many others thought necessary,” said Levine, who declined to elaborate on the identities or political leanings of others in support of its inclusion in the bill.
Eight UN States to ratify the CTBT. Ban Ki moon demands action (Video)
SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“There is a direct link between ending nuclear testing and eradicating nuclear weapons. The cessation of nuclear tests will constrain the development of nuclear weapons. Today, I repeat my call to those eight States to ratify the CTBT. To countries that remain outside of this Treaty, I say: you are failing to live up to your responsibility as a member of the international community.”
Stressing that the entry into force of the United Nations-backed treaty banning nuclear tests would be a milestone in advancing the cause of nuclear disarmament, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (27 September) renewed his call on those States that have not yet signed on to do so without delay. UNTV
The CTBT is the only treaty to ban all nuclear tests, everywhere and by everyone. The treaty also has a unique global alarm system to detect nuclear explosions. Out of a total listed number of 195 States, 183 have so far signed the treaty and 157 have ratified it.
Mr. Ban specifically called on those eight States whose ratification is required for the treaty to enter into force – also known as the Annex 2 States – to ratify the CTBT. They are
China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Pakistan and the United States.
IAEA Launches Database of Fukushima Radiation Information
NOTE: The radionuclides available for research do not include Strontium 90, Plutonium nor Uranium for example. The list of available radionucldes are here;
https://iec.iaea.org/fmd/search_by_radionuclide.aspx
The International Atomic Energy Agency on 7 September 2012 launched a database of radiation measurements collected in Japan following last year’s accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo ElectricPower Company (TEPCO). The Fukushima Monitoring Database – available to all IAEA member states and the public – provides radiation measurements collected both near and far from the power plant since the Fukushima Daiichi accident began on 11 March 2011.
Prepared by the IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC), the database enables analysts to both search and download such data as dose rate measurements and environmental samples including leaves, water, and soil. The information was collected as part of the IAEA’s role in implementing theConvention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, under which Japan has been providing the IEC with information about the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Following the accident, the IEC regularly summarized this information in itsStatus Updates to Member States and the public, and now the database provides Member States and the public with access to the data that was previously summarized. The IEC will continue to update the database with additional radiation monitoring information it has received from Japan.
“This new database consolidates a large amount of radiological monitoring information into a useful, effective tool for studying the effects of the Fukushima accident,” said Denis Flory, IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Safety and Security. “I’m grateful for the strong support from the Japanese Government to make available this invaluable resource to scientists and the public around the world.”
— By Greg Webb, IAEA Division of Public Information
Ukraine to start building nuclear fuel plant in October 2012
NEWS WIRE: RUSSIA ENERGY NEWS »
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-FUEL-FACTORY KYIV. Sept 27 (Interfax) – Ukraine will start building a nuclear fuel factory in October, Alexander Ivanov, chief representative of Russian nuclear fuel corporation TVEL in Ukraine, …
http://www.interfax.co.uk/russia-energy-news/ukraine-to-start-building-nuclear-fuel-plant-in-oct/
In mid 2012 it announced that the 11 oldest 1000 MWe reactors are to have 20-year life extensions by 2030.
Ukraine’s best-known nuclear power plant was Chernobyl (Chornobyl in Ukrainian). This had the only RBMK type reactors in the country. Unit 4 was destroyed in the 1986 accident, unit 2 was shut down after a turbine hall fire in 1991, unit 1 was closed in 1997 and unit 3 closed at the end of 2000 due to international pressure.
Radioactive soil from Ukraine ‘returned’ to IAEA by Greenpeace
Press release – April 24, 2006
“People harvest wood, mushrooms and berries from those forests, notknowing that they are subjecting their health to serious radiationrisk. The samples are 10-25 times more radioactive than the limits setby the European Commission for defining a substance as radioactivewaste” said Ivan Blokov, Greenpeace nuclear campaigner.
France’s Total swears off artic oil drilling, putting other majors in environmental hot seat
“There are many places in the world we can drill, and the Arctic is not a place we want to be,” de Vives was quoted by Aftenbladet newspaper as saying. “Therefore, we are not on drilling off Greenland, for example.”
French Total oil’s Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said drilling in the Arctic may be too risky to the environment in what may be the first time a major oil company has publicly raised doubts about offshore oil exploration in the region, according to a report by the Financial Times on Wednesday
.Charles Digges, 27/09-2012
De Margerie told the newspaper the chances of an oil spill are too high.
“Oil on Greenland would be a disaster,” he said in the interview. “A leak would do too much damage to the image of the company.”
Bellona President Frederic Hauge said that he is “very happy with Total’s clear stance on this issue” and that, “I am proud to work with them.”
“Total is far more open with information, even in crisis situations,” said Hauge. “It is enough for both economy and environment to be behind such a statement and a decision.”
The announcment is not altogether surprising given remarks made by Patrice de Vives, Total’s Vice President of Northern European operations at last month’s Offshore Northern Shores (ONS) oil conference in Stavanger, Norway.
“There are many places in the world we can drill, and the Arctic is not a place we want to be,” de Vives was quoted by Aftenbladet newspaper as saying. “Therefore, we are not on drilling off Greenland, for example.”
Result of Pu nuclide analysis in the soil Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/f1/images/2012sampling/soil_120927-e.pdf
I notice that no methodology nor sample rate is given? and no Strontium 90 nor cesium comparing readings to clarify the Fukushima contamination as opposed to seperating earlier weapons testing data?
according to this very limited report Tepco did 3 tests with 3 samples and managed to say this
there is a possibility that
the higher densities…..
Maybe a more thorough check of the whole area and retesting old sites to ascertain contamination movement or accumulation. plutonium is hard to find and Tepco are hardly trying to find it, obviously.
And they still havent
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