possible sabotage at San Onofre nuclear power plant

San Onofre nuclear plant may have been sabotaged
Rt.com : 01 December, 2012,Officials at the San Onofre nuclear power
San Onofre nuclear plant may have been sabotaged
Rt.com : 01 December, 2012,Officials at the San Onofre nuclear powerplant in California are investigating why they found coolant mixed
with oil in their safety equipment. Investigators are now trying to
determine if the incident was an act of sabotage by an employee.
The Southern California Edison’s San Onofre nuclear power plant has
often fallen under scrutiny for creating dangerous conditions that
some have worried could result in California’s Fukushima. The plant
was shut down over radioactive leaks in January, but has since drafted
a reopening plan without undergoing a safety hearing.
While the coolant was found on Oct. 30 before it caused any damage,
the incident comes at a critical time for the company: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials are set to meet with Southern
California Edison representatives Friday night to discuss the limited
restarting of the plant.
In order to restart, inspectors would have to deem the plant safe
enough to operate. But the presence of the coolant may give some NRC
officials second thoughts……

December 1, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | Leave a comment

Tepco again doctors photograph of Fukushima nuclear reactor No 4

Again: Tepco edits image of Fukushima Unit 4 — Still attempting to hide something at bottom of reactor building (PHOTO) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2prph1EhINovember 29th, 2012

More than 100 pixels was cropped off the bottom of this Tepco photo released Nov. 29, 2012

More about the original scandal here: Gundersen: Tepco photoshopped Fukushima Unit 4 image to hide crack (VIDEO)

December 1, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

New york to prepare for closure of Indian Point nuclear power plant

New York tells Con Ed to prepare in case Indian Point shuts By Scott DiSavino Nov 28, 2012 (Reuters) – New York energy regulators told power companies in New York City to develop plans to keep the lights on in the Big Apple in
case the giant Indian Point nuclear power plant, which supplies about
a quarter of the city’s electricity, is forced to shut down.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants the two reactors at Indian Point shut when their operating licenses expire in 2013 and 2015 in part because the nuclear plant is located in the New York metropolitan area, home to some 19 million people.

The governor has said even the most unlikely possibility of an accident is too much in the heavily populated area. U.S. power company
Entergy Corp, which owns Indian Point, says, however, the plant is safe, and the company is seeking to extend the reactors’ licenses for another 20 years.

The 2,063-megawatt (MW) Indian Point plant is about 40 miles north of
Manhattan along the Hudson River……
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-utilities-entergy-indianpoint-idUSBRE8AR18Z20121128

December 1, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | Leave a comment

Lynas to meet more opposition to rare earths processing in Malaysia

They will continue to pursue the judicial review cases to get the court to revoke the temporary licence given to Lynas on the grounds that Lynas still has no safe solution to tackle their radioactive waste,’

Lynas plant on line, protests to continue, SMH December 1, 2012 Glenda Kwek A MALAYSIAN environment group says it plans to continue campaigning for the closure of Lynas’ controversial rare-earths processing plant, as the Australian miner announced it had started production. Continue reading →

December 1, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uranium | Leave a comment

Coverup of health problems post Fukushima

People from Tokyo area report thyroid cysts and nodules — Japanese doctors laughing at patients (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/watch-people-tokyo-area-report-thyroid-cysts-nodules-japanese-doctors-laughing-patients-video
November 30th, 2012
Follow-up to: Fukushima Woman Warns of Cover-up — Nurses tell patients: Stay quiet, don’t mention radiation to doctor (VIDEO)
Title: Report on the “Learn from Chernobyl” tour in Japan
Source: ERF2012 (Cinema Forum Fukushima)
Date: Nov 25, 2012

Ms. Kazuko Kawai, Founder of Voices for Lively Spring: Although thyroid disorders in Fukushima had been much reported by the media, we found that evacuees from the Tokyo area also complained about thyroid cysts and nodules.

Both doctors [who traveled to the area] are very angry about the Fukushima Prefecture government’s handling of Patients with thyroid disorder. That is, no secondary testing in two years. It is internationally agreed upon within the medical community to control such patients by repeated testing at least once in 6 months, and every two months in more serious cases.

Further more it is widely thought that thyroid cancer started surfacing in Chernobyl 4 years after the nuclear disaster and it is based on the data in Chernobyl. But according to Dr. [inaudible], Chernobyl did not used to have such precision devices for thyroid testing as we have in Japan right now. And the doctors in Chernobyl manually diagnosed thyroid cancer. Without out any precision exam devices. The ultrasound devices were introduced in big cities in Chernobyl about 4 years after the disaster […]

At health consultations on the tour, we kept hearing about Japanese doctors who laughed at patients or did not listen to patients at all.

December 1, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima 2012 | Leave a comment

Uranium mining a threat to agriculture in Virginia

Farm lobby wants Virginia uranium ban to stay, PilotOnline.com By Steve Szkotak The Associated Press November 29, 2012 RICHMOND The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation is backing the continuation of the state’s 30-year ban on uranium mining, concluding that the mining and milling of the radioactive ore is a threat to Virginia’s multibillion dollar agricultural industry. Continue reading →

December 1, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

UN IAEA-here has been a significant increase in medical radiation uses since 2001

IAEA International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine – Setting Scene for Next Decade, 3-7 December 2012

30 November 2012 | Journalists are invited to attend a major International Conference in Bonn addressing radiation protection in medicine that will propose taking new steps to protect patients around the globe.

The week-long event will be attended by more than 600 delegates from 88 countries including representatives of 17 international organizations. An anticipated output of the Conference is a “Bonn Call for Action”, outlining responsibilities of the main stakeholders regarding radiation protection in medicine.

Ursula Heinen-Esser, Paliamentary Secretary of State in Germany’s Federal Ministry of Environment, will open the Conference in the former Parliament building in Bonn. The IAEA organized Conference is hosted by Germany and cosponsored by the World Health Organization.

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December 1, 2012 Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Stray bolts blamed for another Iran nuclear plant shutdown: Russia source

FRIDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2012

By Steve Gutterman

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian-built nuclear reactor in Iran was shut down last month to limit any damage after stray bolts were found beneath the fuel cells, a Russian nuclear industry source said on Friday.

The explanation for the shutdown of the 1,000-megawatt Bushehr plant contradicted assurances by Iran that nothing unexpected had happened and removing nuclear fuel from the plant was part of a normal procedure.

“Indicators showed that some small external parts were … in the reactor vessel,” said the source, identifying them as bolts beneath the fuel cells.

The West suspects the Islamic Republic of trying to develop nuclear arms. It denies the accusations, and its first plant near the Gulf city of Bushehr is a symbol of what it says are it’s purely peaceful nuclear ambitions.

The U.N. nuclear agency said in a confidential November 16 report that fuel assemblies – bundles of fuel rods loaded into the reactor – had been transferred from the reactor core to a spent fuel pond in October, but gave no reason.

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December 1, 2012 Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

India -Nuclear Power Corp to be listed on bourses – The next bubble?

BS Reporter | Mumbai Dec 01,2012

Last Update at 00:07 IST

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), which operates 20 plants with installed capacity of 4,870 Mw, has been short-listed by the finance ministry for listing on the stock exchanges by selling 10 per cent government stake. The department of disinvestment in the ministry of finance this week sought comments on a draft note proposing listing of NPCIL through an initial public offering (IPO) of 10 per cent of the paid-up equity capital, out of the government’s 100 per cent shareholding.

Government sources said comments on the draft note to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs have been sought by December 10. The government is also targeting disinvestment in NTPC, NMDC, Nalco, MMTC and Oil India, this year, to mobilise Rs 30,000 crore. The RINL and Nalco disinvestment had been earlier deferred due to pricing issues.

An NPCIL official, who did not want to be identified, told Business Standard, “The company is engaged in increasing the capacity to 63,000 Mw by 2032. It had earned net profit of Rs 1,906 crore in 2011-12 and cash reserves as on date are Rs 13,260 crore. The net worth is Rs 25,428 crore.&” Gross electricity generation during the year was 32,455 million units (MUs) against target of 32,000 MUs.

The operating plants registered highest generation surpassing the previous high of 26,472 MUs during the year 2010-11.

According to the official, NPCIL’s authorised capital is Rs 15,000 crore of which the paid-up component is Rs 10,174.33 crore.

Sources said prior to listing, four independent directors will be appointed on the company board to comply with the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s listing norm of having equal number of executive and non-executive directors. NPCIL’s board currently consists of five functional directors, including the chairman and managing director, and two government nominee directors. It has three independent directors.

The Indian Bourses And Myriad Facets Of The Share Market

Getting influenced by rumors is a common phenomenon for many investors in the share market of India. There are also many people who venture into trading of stocks coming across such rumors. It is only after the actual buying and selling that investors learn about the intricacies involved. Everyday ups and downs related to stocks listed in the NSE of India and BSE of India cannot be controlled nor can exact predictions about the market be made. Yes, you can no doubt come close to the predictions provided you conduct enough research, stay updated with the up-to-the-minute market trends, know how to evaluate market statistics, and related paraphernalia. With online brokerage service providers having emerged, facilitating investors with professional and personalized brokerage solutions encompassing not only stocks in India but also mutual funds of India and other investment products, the investor count has been increasing by the day.

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December 1, 2012 Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Cancer and Submariners, and NO, it’s NOT a nuclear thing? It was the booze!

(Researcher finds evidence of drink driving 🙂 )

Here’s the skinny… we all were sleep deprived; under tremendous stress, always; we smoked, and we partied way too much with excessive alcohol use, and abuse. That’s pretty much it. What is inexcusable is the lack of sleep. That is preventable. Making people qualify and work 18 hours a day is way too much. I was ALWAYS sleep deprived. This is criminal.

November 30, 2012

I am the defacto historian, record-keeper, and reunion guy for the USS Guardfish (SSN-612), a nuclear submarine that served our country for a proud 25 years… more or less. I have all the stories, all the scuttlebutt, and history that can be found… I have gathered as much as I could, and I keep all the records here. Fortunately for me, so have many others from other similar submarines, and from foreign countries as well. This is the age of information, and secrets can’t be held for too long.

I became a bit troubled by the rate of cancer victims in our submarine… then we all started comparing notes… so were other submariners… here and abroad. Our cancer rate is startlingly and disproportionately high when compared with the general population. I mean like 40 times the normal rate of cancer… whoa there!!! something is really, really wrong here.

I wrote to Uncle Al (Konetski), the submariner’s pal, and received a standard letter of denial. I was not satisfied. I then wrote to the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Atlanta Center for Disease Control… I stirred up a hornet’s nest, and they obviously didn’t like it that I had all my ducks in a row, with all the stats, facts and figures spanning 45 years. Harumph, harumph, and I didn’t get a harumph out of you… They denied any wrongdoing. I have everything here. There’s no getting around it. Our guys are getting sicker and sicker, and the only common denominator is wearing dolphins.

Now faced with nothing to do, and all the time in the world… I intend to go to Congress and testify… I will have to shave and wear nice clothes, and it will cost me a fortune. OK… I have thrown away so much so far… what difference does it make now?

Here’s the skinny… we all were sleep deprived; under tremendous stress, always; we smoked, and we partied way too much with excessive alcohol use, and abuse. That’s pretty much it. What is inexcusable is the lack of sleep. That is preventable. Making people qualify and work 18 hours a day is way too much. I was ALWAYS sleep deprived. This is criminal.

What is terrible is that nobody is held accountable. For several months I was on 36 hours on and 6 off. How can anybody sustain such a demand? I wound up in the hospital and slept for a week. I still suffer from sleep disorders, and trying to deal with the VA is impossible.

It will be a miracle if I live past 80. That gives me another 13+ years to make waves and stir it up a bit. I will certainly run out of money before that… but I have friends I haven’t even used yet…

From this blog

http://nicedad1.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/cancer-and-submariners-and-no-its-not-a-nuclear-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-20

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USSR’s first-ever nuclear sub was destroyed by beer bottle cap

11.09.2012

The first and one of the major accidents at the Navy of the USSR took place 45 years ago. On September 8, 1967, an accident on board the first Soviet nuclear submarine K-3 Leninsky Komsomol killed 39 people. The causes of the accident had been classified for 20 years. It is only now, in September 2012, when a special commission is going to finish the investigation.

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December 1, 2012 Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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