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Iraq veteran’s rare disease may be caused by depleted uranium

Iraq veteran Katrina Brown’s race to fund cancer therapy  Western Daily Press    January 15, 2014 By Tristan Cork “……..The 31-year-old is now an Army wife based in South Cerney, near Cirencester, but served as a medic in Iraq and was exposed to depleted uranium. After years of failing health, she was eventually diagnosed with systemic sclerosis, a debilitating condition so rare and mysterious that neither the NHS nor the MoD recognise it and will not treat it………

“I’ve booked the treatment, although I have not paid for it. It involves taking my stem cells and giving them a massive blast of chemotherapy, and then replacing them and sort of tricking the immune system into thinking there is nothing wrong, like a reboot of the whole thing.

“It can potentially kill me, I’ll be left with literally no immune system. I know that, but I don’t have much choice. But I’ve seen the other people who’ve had what I have and they’ve had the treatment, and they are a real inspiration. It’s a recognised treatment over there, which the medical insurers in America are prepared to pay for.”

The fundraising is continuing, and must step up a pace to meet the newly-imposed deadline. Anyone wanting to find out more, or donate, can do so online at www.katrinasfuture.org or by sending cheques to “Katrina’s Stem Cell Fund” to the appeal headquarters at 74 Dyer Street, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2PW.  http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Iraq-veteran-s-race-fund-cancer-therapy/story-20443334-detail/story.html#ixzz2qaCdMIQ7

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Hospital accused of inadequate care for workers in radiation imaging

Inadequate shielding exposed workers to excess radiation at MMC imaging center, lawsuits allege Oak Ridge Today, JANUARY 15, 2014 BY JOHN HUOTARI   Methodist Medical Center says it will ‘vigorously’ refute allegations  Five lawsuits filed in Anderson County on Monday allege that X-ray and radiologic technologists, including two who were pregnant, were exposed to excess radiation for several years at Methodist Medical Center because some walls in and around a radiology imaging center in the new emergency department were built without the required lead shielding, elevating the workers’ risk of health problems, including cancer.

The five lawsuits allege the walls in the emergency department, which opened in February 2006 as part of a hospital remodel, did not have the required protective radiological shielding because of building, design, and inspection errors.

Lead-lined walls are required in radiological areas to limit radiation exposure under local and federal regulations and construction and health standards, the lawsuits say……..

Filed in Anderson County Circuit Court on Monday, the lawsuits allege that the high doses of radiation received by the plaintiffs may cause radiation injury or increased risks of long-term radiation effects, including the increased risk of cancers. The plaintiffs are seeking general damages, to be determined at trial; loss of earnings; and past and future economic damages, including the costs of medical care, monitoring, and treatment………….

The lawsuits allege that two of the plaintiffs—Phillips and Raby—now have thyroid problems, headaches, sleeping problems, and other health issues. Gillis has seizures and memory loss, his complaint says.

The plaintiff complaints say. If they develop cancer in the future, the plaintiffs could lose earnings and earning capacity, and suffer other economic damages, the complaints allege…..

The lawsuits allege violations of state and federal rules, regulations, and standards, including radiation safety requirements of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Oak Ridge Today has asked TDEC for comment but has not yet received a response. http://oakridgetoday.com/2014/01/15/inadequate-shielding-exposed-workers-to-excess-radiation-at-mmc-imaging-center-lawsuits-allege/

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New funding models drive renewable energy investment

Financial innovations spur renewable energy investment in global markets PV Magazine 15 Jan 14 Investment firms, financiers and energy companies around the globe are introducing innovative new funding vehicles aimed at renewable energy investment.

Recent financing innovations for solar PV and other sustainable projects show a clear trend for new funding models, tools and practices that are propelling the renewable energies sector into the mainstream.

Financing and investment firms are also integrating climate change into new financial products. The following three cases from both sides of the Pond exemplify the trend.

United States……..

France…….

United Kingdom……. http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/financial-innovations-spur-renewable-energy-in-global-markets_100013942/#axzz2qaPEhEX5

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Nuclear Hotseat #134: NIRS New Head Tim Judson + India’s Kumar Sundaram

regarding the nuclear that Japan has sold overseas; that in the case of a nuclear accident, it is the Japanese taxpayers that are obliged to pay (inevitably billed for) damages. The boys in the manga are like, "Wh...What?!"

Regarding the nuclear that Japan has sold overseas and wants to sell to India: in the case of a nuclear accident, it is the Japanese taxpayers who are obliged to pay (be inevitably billed for) damages. The boys in the manga are like, “Wh…What?!”

LISTEN HERE:

DOWNLOAD HERE:

http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/f6d50b6e-8387-69b7-4fb0-1dd602808c06.mp3 

INTERVIEW:  Long-time anti-nuclear activist Tim Judson took over as Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) on the first of the year.   Hear what this long-time anti-nuclear activist sees as the strategies our movement can use against entrenched, monied nuclear interests, as well as a fascinating revelation about Entergy that exposes the vulnerable underbelly of that underfinanced nuclear slumlord.  

Tim Judson, Executive Director of NIRS

Tim Judson, Executive Director of NIRS

Kumar Sundaram, anti-nuclear firebrand and organizer in India, offers insights into the upcoming nuclear-fueled visit to India of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo “Pinnochio” Abe-baby and shows us how to join the massive protests by way of a poster and a selfie.  FULL INFO HERE:

https://www.facebook.com/events/262774790547186/

Take a selfie w/this poster and send it to Kumar for the anti-nuke demonstrations in India when Abe-baby comes to town.

Take a selfie w/this poster and send it to Kumar Sundaram for the anti-nuke demonstrations in India when Abe-baby comes to town.

NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK:  Shinzo “Pinnochio” Abe-Baby.  Prime Ministers say the darndest things! 

PLUS:

  • SPECIAL OCEAN REPORT, with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ken Buessler organizing a crowdsourced Pacific Ocean water sampling project to determine radionuclides in the water.  To participate, go to:  www.whoi.edu
  • Race for governor of Tokyo heats up w/former Prime Minister and now anti-nuclear candidate Hosokawa joining the fight;
  • New Japanese study confirms what we’ve known all along: there’s no way to evacuate from a nuclear disaster before the radiation plume hits;
  • and between the Fort Calhoun and St. Lucie nuclear reactors, nukes can’t seem to keep operating if it snows or rains.  What a wimpy, flawed technology!  
  • RadCast w/Mimi German, of course!

LINKS:

  • BONUS:  How Radioactive is Your Gourmet Jam?  Cesium 127 found in European gourmet and organic fruit preserves.  Full story from Enformable and Lucas Hixon here:  http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=12058

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Fukushima Parents “Stop having students practice outside ! Don’t cause any more students to have leukemia !”

Posted by Mochizuki on January 15th, 2014

http://fukushima-diary.com/2014/01/twitter-info-parents-stop-having-students-practice-outside-dont-cause-any-more-students-to-have-leukemia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29

Following up this article.. High schooler leukemia→School had students “clean” the swimming pool last summer [URL]

 

On 1/13/2014, a Japanese columnist posted on Twitter. He commented the parents’ association of this high school posted this notice.

 

<Translate>

A student had leukemia in a school of Fukushima. This school had the students clean (decontaminate) the pool. The parents are angry.

In this country, they leave the decontamination waste soil in a park and serve food for school lunch, which was labelled as “safe” from the manipulated safety standard. TV doesn’t even report this leukemia case, but broadcast cooking program.

(The post reads)

Stop having the students practice outside ! Don’t cause any more students to have leukemia !

<End>

[Twitter info] Parents' association "Stop having students practice outside ! Don't cause any more students to have leukemia"

Fukushima – School students forced to clean swimming pool without proper safety equipment! – 未成年が除染作業を強いられている-福島県郡山市

 

Published by nuclear-news.net

by Arclight2011

10 May 2013

h/t Mia

HAS THE UN “OPTIONAL PROTOCOL” FAILED

FOR THE CHILDREN OF

FUKUSHIMA?

…On a more technical point, it was explained that annual exposure to radiation was at the level advised by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)….

Japanese government delegation statement to the UN concerning the Fukushima Nuclear disaster April 2013

High school students were forced to clean their swimming pool!

未成年が除染作業を強いられている-福島県郡山市

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Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture

The students were allowed to clean the swimming pool (Gieger showing 0.51 uSv/h) without wearing any safety equipment. They just had their school uniforms for protection!

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Nearby were students doing vigorous exercise, as dust and moisture droplets were being made airborne.

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The Reading here was 0.50 mcSv/h, an air reading taken approximately 1 metre off the ground.

Screenshot from 2013-05-10 14:09:52

This is the video footage from the high school in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture showing the work being done;

Published on 8 May 2013

2013年5月8日
福島県立郡山高等学校の生徒が教諭の命令によりプールの除染作業を強いられています。

The Japanese Government has allowed decontamination work to be done by minors!

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considers Report of Japan

Committee on Economic, Social
  and Cultural Rights

30 April 2013

[Extracts]

[…]

Regarding those that survived the atomic bombing, their medical needs related to their exposure was subsidised and this would allow them to maintain a suitable level of living. 

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