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Germany: in its first post-nuclear year – exported more energy than ever before

Japan.  Huge sea wall being erected around biggest nuclear  plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa. Fish off Fukushima showing high levels.  USA right wing pressuring Japan to keep nuclear power. Continuing battle with radiation. Fukushima nuclear plant: Worsening worker conditions. Tons of radioactive water lying around. Tokyo anti nuclear protest continue,but minimised by mainstream media.

UK. Continuing angst over who will pay for ever more expensive new nuclear plan.

USA. Congress to grapple with intractable problem of nuclear waste, or more likely, to put it in the too hard basket.  High rates of systemic lupus erythematosus have been linked to living in proximity to a former uranium ore processing facility in Ohio.

South Korea’s nuclear export plans threatened, as nuclear scandals revealed forged safety documents.

France. 12 organisations join to help Niger, in its disastrous environmental legacy from AREVA’s uranum mining there.

India: The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) and People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) questioned the impartiality of IAEA investigation of a  nuclear reactor, where 36 workers were exposed to radioactive leaks

Pakistan. “Nuclear rogue” A Q Khan enters politics.

November 15, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes