nuclear-news

Occupy the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) WTF??? WHY ARE WE CUTTING THE DNDO BUDGET BY 40%??? Shouldn’t we be INCREASING the detection of radiation in our country b/c there’s an ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan and the prevailing winds are in OUR direction?? It rains down in OUR crops, contaminates OUR food supply, and gets in OUR air and water!! Would someone please explain that to the people in charge!!! Never mind the fact that many of our own 104 aging nuclear power plants also leak and when they do the leaking is invisible. Shouldn’t we be spending MORE on monitoring all of this instead of cutting the budget by 40%?? In the middle of an ongoing nuclear disaster it seems really stupid to be slashing the radiation monitoring budget.

 ated response to radiological and nuclear threats, as well as integration of federal nuclear forensics programs. Additionally, DNDO is charged with coordinating the development of the global nuclear detection and reporting architecture, with partners from federal, state, local, and international governments and the private sector.

WE NEED BETTER MONITORING OF OUR FOOD SUPPLYhttp://www.change.org/petitions/urgent-fukushima-radioactive-fallout-food-safety-petition

AND WE CERTAINLY DON’T WANT INGREDIENTS FROM FUKUSHIMA TO BE MIXED INTO OUR FOOD SUPPLY
http://www.change.org/petitions/urgent-fukushima-radioactive-fallout-food-safety-petition

Budget Information Here http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/FY12-slides.pdf