Radiation is “good for you”claim by Australian uranium mining company
Stuff to do with Hormesis, Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, 25 April 13, “Addressing the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy in Adelaide, chair of the uranium company Toro Energy Erica Smyth said the true cost of coal was not yet being paid for by the community. She also said that there was a strong argument that some radiation “was good for you” …..” Adelaide Advertiser newspaper, August 13, 2011 page 7.
Smyth, representing her employer, a uranium miner, states that a “strong” “argument” claims that “some radiation” was “good for you”.
How much uranium is required to produce this “good radiation” ? And how is that “good radiation” to delivered to the people of this state? Via the milkman? The radiation emitted by uranium and its decay products have to be present within the human body to have any effect. How would a purchaser of the product know that the radiation emitted was “good”?
What are the “arguments” Smith refers to? She does not say.
How “strong” are these arguments? We don’t know, Smyth does not debate the issue, she merely states her position in relation to the “strong argument”. Smith is obviously all for the idea that “some” radiation is “good for you”. If one is not thinking, but listening as if the information were an advert for a desirable product, one might really want it……
The substances extracted by uranium mining consist of uranium and its decay products. So let’s have a look at these substances and the radiations they emit. Continue reading
Rejection of evacuation claim for Japanese children – is this justice?
Japan court rejects demand to evacuate children while acknowledging radiation risks on health http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/24/japan-court-rejects-demand-to-evacuate-children-while-acknowledging-radiation/#ixzz2RWzeEca2 April 24, 2013 Associated Press
TOKYO – A Japanese court has rejected a demand that a city affected by the fallout of the country’s 2011 nuclear disaster evacuate its children.
The unusual lawsuit was filed on behalf of the children by their parents and anti-nuclear activists in June 2011. The Sendai High Court handed down its ruling Wednesday.
The case had drawn international attention because it touched the uncertainties about the effects of continuous low-dose radiation on health, especially that of children.
The court acknowledged radiation exceeded levels deemed safe prior to the disaster. But it said the government shoulders no responsibility for evacuating the schools as demanded — in effect, telling people to leave on their own if they were worried.
Upgrading B61 tactical nuclear bombs – irrelevant goldplating?
If B61 nuclear bombs’ strategic purpose is unclear, why spend more on them? Heather Hurlburtguardian.co.uk, 24 April 2013 The controversy about upgrading US tactical weapons is a microcosm of unresolved issues over Pentagon budget cuts
The Obama administration’s 2014 defense budget, with its proposal to cut $460m from nuclear non-proliferation activities and use that money to pay for new features on its B61 tactical nuclear bombs, has sparked heated debate. Is the modernization desperately needed or irrelevant goldplating? Continue reading
New legislation could boost renewable energy investment in USA
The New Alphabet of Renewable Energy Investing: MLPs and REITs, Forbes, 24 April 13, Institutional investors manage more than $70 trillion in assets globally. But when it comes to renewable energy, a large portion of that capital is sitting on the sidelines.
It’s not that renewable energy is a bad investment—in fact, as I’ve explained before, clean energy projects provide exactly the kind of stable, consistent returns that long-term investors love. For example, when Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary MidAmerican Energy Holdings issued a $850 million bond offering for its Topaz Solar Farm last year, it was oversubscribed by nearly $400 million.
Investors want in on renewable energy investments; however, the types of investment vehicles available today are limited. Some of these limitations can be addressed by extending the same benefits that fossil fuel and real estate developers have enjoyed for years. New legislation and a call for clarity from the Internal Revenue Service could make two investment structures, Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts(REITs), the new alphabet of renewable energy investing. Continue reading
Radiation of Chernobyl blast discovered in Sri Lankan soil
“If an accident takes place in the Kundankulam Nuclear plant it will directly effect the public within a 50 Kilometre radius. The public will NOT be evacuated in such an instance.The closest nuclear plant to Sri Lanka is 220 Kilometres, the further the distance the less the impact but if an accident did take place, radioactive material can settle down in the soil in Sri Lanka but this would be in minimal quantities and the risk would be minimal“
A sample test carried out by the Sri Lankan Atomic Energy Authority has found some acute radioactive particles which were released by the Chernobyl nuclear explosion of Ukraine in Sri Lankan soil.
Belarus – Persistent violations of UN articles regarding Chernobyl nuclear disaster children
Children’s health continues to suffer from the effects of Chernobyl
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (Concluding Observations, January 2011)
While noting that the State party has made significant rehabilitation efforts in the areas affected by the Chernobyl disaster, the Committee reiterates its concern regarding the persisting negative consequences of the Chernobyl disaster on the health of children, in particular at the incidence of thyroid cancer among children in affected areas, related to iodine deficiency. (…iodine deficiency…. caused by Chernobyl???? Arclight2011)
The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party continue to improve the specialised health care provided to children affected by the Chernobyl disaster, and strengthen its efforts at early detection and prevention of diseases related to nuclear contamination. (Paragraphs 57 & 58)
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Concluding Observations, December 1996)
The Committee expresses concern that some 600,000 children still live in the zone affected by the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. (Paragraph 15)
Full list of issues that need to be resolved in Belarus here…
http://wiki.crin.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Belarus#cite_note-4
Kharkiv Center of Cardiac Surgery
Please click on the link to find out more about the works of these surgeons and nurses who work for free to help the children of Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine (amongst other places)
LONDON POLLUTION LEVELS BREACH EU LIMITS -And radioactive too!
MORE than six per cent of all adult deaths in Havering are attributable to air pollution, according to data by government body Public Health England.
Official figures reveal toxic gases in some areas of the borough almost 60 per cent higher than the legal limit.
Havering Council’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to set about improving air quality amid fears over public safety and potential fines imposed by the EU.
A report presented to councillors on the night, jointly written by the council’s traffic manager, Emma Cockburn and health protection officer, Louise Watkinson, read: “London has some of the worst levels of air pollution of any UK or European city, and air quality is a very significant issue for Londoners’ health.
“A recent study commissioned by the Mayor estimated that more than 4,000 extra deaths each year in London are attributable to one kind of pollutant, microscopic airborne particles. Another study estimates that the man-made majority of these particles are responsible for a proportion of all deaths in London boroughs ranging from around six per cent in the least polluted outer suburbs to more than eight per cent in the most polluted boroughs of inner London.”
Councillors agreed to bid for up to £400,000 of funding for projects to improve air quality in Havering in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16, and uncapped funding for crossboundary projects in the same time period.
Latest air monitoring revealed that two of Havering’s four monitoring stations registered annual mean levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) above the legal limit in the most recently available figures, published in 2012.
According to EU law, any reading of more than 40 micrograms of NO2 per cubic metre of air is dangerous and becomes illegal. The highest readings were picked up by a monitoring station in Mercury Gardens, which produced an annual mean total of 64.5 micrograms – more than 60 per cent higher than what is legally considered to be dangerous. Throughout the year, readings at the station reached almost three times the legal limit.
NO2 is toxic by inhalation. Consistent exposure to levels above 40 micrograms can reduce lung function and cause respiratory illness.
Officials trying to stop nuclear material from spreading after collapse at Chernobyl — Will be covered with ‘special resin’
http://enenews.com/officials-trying-to-stop-nuclear-material-from-spreading-after-chernobyl-roof-collapse-will-be-covered-with-special-resin
Published: April 23rd, 2013 at 10:32 am ET
By ENENews
Title: Ukraine to cover collapsed Chernobyl roof with special resin
Source: Xinhua
Author: Thomas Whittle
Date: April 24, 2013
Ukraine will cover the collapsed roof of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with special resin to prevent the spread of radioactive dust, a senior nuclear safety official said here Tuesday.
“As soon as the weather permits, we will cover the equipment under the caved-in parts of the roof with special resin,” Mikhail Gashev, Ukraine’s chief inspector of nuclear and radiation safety, told reporters. […]
About 600 square meters of the roof at Chernobyl […] collapsed in mid-February. Authorities said at the time that the collapse posed no threat to human health.
See also: Chernobyl workers evacuated from site — Roof collapse was 50 meters from reactor’s sarcophagus — Soundness inspection underway (PHOTOS)
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[Contaminated water coming down to the sea?]Chloride concentration increased 270% of 2 weeks ago in observation holes
Posted by Mochizuki on April 23rd, 2013
About the major leakage of highly contaminated water, the chloride concentration is observed to be increasing in the observation holes.
![[Leakage]Chloride concentration increased 270% of 2 weeks ago in observation holes](https://i0.wp.com/fukushima-diary.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%EF%BC%882013-04-23-12.13.51%EF%BC%89-450x275.png "[Leakage]Chloride concentration increased 270% of 2 weeks ago in observation holes")
Tepco is conducting the radiation test of ground water in the downstream of the leaking reservoirs. (Between the reservoirs and the sea.)
The leaking water contains high level of β nuclide and chloride. If they detect it on the downstream of the reservoirs, it means the contaminated water is penetrating underground.
They tested on 4/10 and 4/22/2013. Though total β nuclide is lower than the detectable level, the chloride concentration significantly increased in 3 of 7 holes.
(4/10 → 4/22)
Well (hole) 1 : 40 → 46 ppm
Well 2 : 16 → 43 ppm
Well 3 : 65 → 99 ppm
On 4/15/2013, Fukushima Diary reported the chloride concentration was high in those observations holes, but now it’s becoming higher.
(cf, [Underground contamination?] High level of chloride concentration detected between the leaking reservoirs and sea [URL 1])
Actually these holes were made as “Underground bypass pumping well”. It was to pump up the groundwater before flowing into the plant. The pumped water is to be discharged to the sea without purification. Detecting radiation from these wells would collapse their water reducing plan.
(cf, The leaking highly contaminated water may collapse Tepco’s countermeasure for ground water [URL 2])
Please consider donating to Iori as he has had to relocate and has been under a great deal of pressure.. Yet he still kept Fukushima Diary going.. He has broken some great and important stories from Japan and has helped the blogging journalist wanabees like myself help gain information from a country that is under strict censorship! Thanks for your consideration Arclight2011
Study: Fukushima fallout spiked year after 3/11
http://enenews.com/study-fukushima-fallout-spiked-a-year-after-311
Published: April 23rd, 2013 at 1:34 pm ET
By ENENews
Title: Temporal variation of monthly 137Cs deposition observed in Japan: Effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident
Source: Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Author: Katsumi Hirose
Date: March 26, 2013
Abstract
Monthly 137Cs depositions from March 2011 to April 2012 were reported at monitoring stations within about 250 km from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP. The monthly 137Cs deposition at each station decreased with apparent half-lives of 11–14 d during the period from March to June 2011, and after July 2011 its decrease rates changed. Second peaks of the monthly 137Cs deposition occurred in February–April 2012, which may be supported by resuspension of 137Cs bearing particles. […]
Figure 2
Temporal variations of the monthly 137Cs deposition in the monitoring stations. A open circle: Futaba, and closed circle: Fukushima City. […]
Dividing communities as well as atoms
ABC Environment 23 Apr 2013
Uranium mining may be attractive to those seeking to boost state coffers, but it leaves the land poisoned and communities divided.
COMMUNITIES IN REGIONAL Queensland are increasingly concerned about Premier Campbell Newman’s decision to open the Sunshine State to uranium mining — and with good reason.
The decision was made behind closed doors in response to pressure from industry lobby groups and — by the Premier’s own admission — without reference to independent economic analysis or advice.
The decision also broke a promise. In a letter to the Australian Conservation Foundation dated 11 October 2012 Premier Newman stated: “I take this opportunity to reaffirm my statements, made before the last election, that the State Government has no plans to approve the development of uranium in Queensland”. Two weeks later the Premier put out the welcome mat for the uranium industry.
Queensland is no stranger to mining, but uranium is different.
Uranium is a dual use fuel — it can provide the raw material for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Its mining and export divides communities as well as atoms.
It is a high risk, low return sector that makes only a modest contribution to employment (around 0.015 per cent of Australian jobs) and economic activity (under 0.3 per cent of national export revenue) but brings significant and unresolved environmental, health and safety risks, and leaves significant toxic legacies.
Of particular concern in Queensland is the possibility of uranium being transported across the Great Barrier Reef.
UK – Shocking increase in respiratory problems due to Nuclear incidents from Fukushima and The Budapest Medical Isotope Inst.
Published on 23 Apr 2013
MOX and Medical isotopes are bad for you and everyone! Arclight2011
These processes create Radon that make Pblead etc..
Here is Jamnoises Video with her findings.. She will have a video out soon i hope to show miscarriage and still birth statistics using the FOI requests.. i lost three kids those ways, so i am interested to see the dates she comes up with.. Great sleuthing Jamnoise..!
Jamnoise72
More NHS Statistics. (Part2) Stats from Watford General Hospital Trust
Here are some of my preliminary findings correlating the data from Jamnoise72 on You Tube with some of mine.
The dates of large increases in respiratory problems where the patient was admitted straight to casualty or ICU, correlate with the dates of contamination noted by bloggers in Europe concerning nuclear releases from Hungary and Fukushima.
There is a hidden price to pay for medical isotope production.. and it is especially being paid by the people of Budapest and Fukushima, Miyagi prefectures in Japan as well as the west coast of the USA and the whole of Europe!
Europe too paid a price! The scientists NEVER discuss the PbLead issue!?? But bloggers do!
Nuclear Lead poisoning cover-up UK, serious wildlife contamination found!
In a recent wildlife report it was shown that birds tested in the period winter 2010 to winter 2011 were found that elevated levels of lead ………of waterbirds tested at four sites in Britain during the 2010/2011 winter this happening during some of the largest radioactive releases from nuclear power plants and medical reactors.
https://nuclear-news.net/2012/10/07/nu…
And more PbLead found in Tokyo at higher concentrations..
Published on 25 Jul 2012
In this and Part 2
http://youtu.be/oeS5dRkyBi0
Dr Busby describes measurements made on an airconditing unit filter from inside an apartment in central Tokyo. This was sent by a lady in Tokyo who wanted to know if it was safe to live there. The filter only collected air from inside the apartment. It shows the presence of 130000Bq/kg radioCaesium in the dust plus enriched Uranium and for the first time Lead-210/Polonium-210. The apartment was evacuated from the Tuesday after the catastrophe and the machine switched off; and the family returned 5 months later. This and much other information about the health effects and cover ups, including leaked data are to be found in Dr Busby’s new book in Japanese: the Horror of Fukushima, published on 25th July by Kodansha in Tokyo
More data here
British ‘snoopers’ charter’ under revision amid harsh criticism
Published time: April 22, 2013 09:18
Edited time: April 22, 2013 15:38
The UK draft Communications Data bill that could allow the government to keep tabs on emails and Skype is being reviewed after a wave of criticism. The opposition has slammed the law as potentially disastrous and an affront to personal privacies.
The legislation is currently being revised by a commission of MPs after a torrent of criticism over the scope of the law. The prime minister received a letter from cyber security experts on Monday, calling the bill overly expensive with the potential to stifle innovation and undermine personal privacies, reported the Times.
“As a society, it would be stupid to build the infrastructure that could be used to oppress us,” Ben Hammersley, a Number 10 Downing Street tech advisor, told Tank Magazine. “The fact that we don’t know who is going to be in charge in 10 years’ time means that we shouldn’t give them free toys to play with.”
The draft bill has been championed by Home Secretary Theresa May, who described it as vital in combating pedophiles, fraudsters and extremists. However, civil liberties groups condemn the legislation as a step too far and have branded it as a “snoopers’ charter.”
Nuclear material in pools at Fukushima schools exceed 100,000 Bq/kg — Level nearly doubled since last year
Published: April 22nd, 2013 at 1:44 pm ET
By ENENews
Title: Radioactive mud in Fukushima school pools tops 100,000 becquerels
Source: Asahi
Author: MASAKAZU HONDA
Date: April 22, 2013
Radioactive cesium levels exceeding 100,000 becquerels per kilogram were measured in mud accumulated at the bottom of swimming pools at two high schools in and around Fukushima city. […]
In March 2012, the CRMS tested mud collected from the pool of the high school in Fukushima. The radioactive cesium level was 65,900 becquerels, according to the results released on April 1 this year.
The prefectural government has measured radioactivity levels of water in the school pool, but not the mud. The latest results for mud from the high school swimming pool in Fukushima showed 104,100 becquerels per kilogram.
[…] test results showed 119,461 becquerels for the high school pool outside the prefectural capital […]
See also: Gov’t: South of Tokyo 12,400 becquerels/kg of radioactive cesium found next to children’s swimming poo
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