NHK: “I’m really shocked” — Growths on both young daughters’ thyroids — I deeply regret making them stand outside for hours in high radiation (VIDEO)
Published: November 10th, 2012 at 2:59 am ET
By ENENews
Title: Decontamination: Losing the Sheltering Trees
Source: NHK
Uploaded by: MissingSky101
Date: Nov 9, 2012
At 23:00 in
Narrator: Nobuhiro Monma received the results of his children’s physical examinations. Small but benign growths were discovered in their thyroid glands.
Nobuhiro Monma: This is the result of the thyroid exams. They found small lumps but there’s no need for a follow-up. I’m really shocked at what they found. I keep telling myself not to worry too much, but even if they’re benign it bothers me. […]
Narrator: Monma and his family fled northwest to Fukushima City.
Monma: When we headed toward Fukushima we didn’t know that the radiation level was high there. Before they let usenter the evacuation site, we had to wait outside for 2 hours to be monitored for possible contamination. They say the level in Fukushima City was about 23 microsieverts [per hour] at that time, but we didn’t know that and kept the children outside for two hours. They must have absorbed large amounts of radioactive iodine. We covered them with blankets because they were cold, but we didn’t get them to wear masks. I deeply regret having them stay outdoors for 2 hour.
Estimated costs for fixing inoperable new security system at Los Alamos nuclear double
- Article by: JERI CLAUSING , Associated Press
- Updated: November 9, 2012
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The estimate for fixing a new but inoperable $213 million security system at the nation’s nuclear bomb lab has doubled, officials with Los Alamos National Laboratory confirmed Friday.
Lab director Charles McMillan sent employees a memo this week saying it will cost an additional $41 million and take six months to fix the system, which has been under construction for seven years and was supposed to be complete this summer.
That is double what officials estimated a few weeks ago, when problems with the security system were first reported.
McMillan called performance on the project “unacceptable” and said it has damaged the lab’s credibility.
The revised estimates follow a review of the project by officials at the lab and the National Nuclear Security Administration, the federal agency that oversees Los Alamos.
McMillan appointed a new team to oversee completion of the project, but said it remains in “suspended status” until officials figure out where to get money for the additional work.
Chevron Oil says hit by Stuxnet – Spreading like wildfire? “I think the downside of what they did is going to be far worse than what they actually accomplished,”
But Chevron officials said the virus spread beyond Washington’s control.
“I don’t think the US government even realised how far (the virus) had spread,” Mark Koelmel, who oversees earth-science research and development at Chevron, told the Wall Street Journal.
“I think the downside of what they did is going to be far worse than what they actually accomplished,” he added.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Oman Tribune
NEW YORK -Oil giant Chevron was struck by the Stuxnet virus, a sophisticated cyber attack that tore through Iran’s nuclear facilities and is believed to have been launched by the US and Israel.
A Chevron spokesman said on Thursday that the virus had struck the oil giant in 2010 without causing any damage, confirming a report in the Wall Street Journal.
India -Activists call IAEA review a white-wash
There are over 3,000 casual workers,who often become victim of such conditions, he said. “Thirty-six workers were exposed to dangerous tritium leaks. Out of them, 23 were contract workers,
They were not treated well. it is most unfortunate. We raised the issue in court but the workers were threatened by the authorities,”
Nov 10, 2012 – Narayan Bareth |
Though the safety inspection by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is going on in Rawatbhata Nuclear Power plants in Rajasthan, a group of peace activists questioned the impartiality of the inspection and said it was nothing than an eye wash. The peace workers said lack of independent regulation and secrecy plague the Indian nuclear industry. The union representing daily wages workers said the safety mechanism was not proper. But the atomic management denied such allegations and said India it has nothing to hide.
The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) and People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) joined hands and said there should be some independent agency to audit the safety aspect of Indian nuclear plants. “What we heard is that the IAEA team is visiting reactors number 3 and 4, whereas the tritium leaks also happened in June in reactor number 5, in which 34 casual workers were exposed, said CNDP’s Praful Bidwai.
The PUCL’s Kavita Srivastva said casual workers were not provided health benefits. The casual workers are most vulnerable part of the nuclear industry, she said. The Anushkati DR Sharmik Sangh (ADSS), representing the casual workers, also echoed the same sentiments. The ADSS president, Mr Imran Khan, said the authorities ignored the safety aspect and it risks the workers health.
There are over 3,000 casual workers,who often become victim of such conditions, he said. “Thirty-six workers were exposed to dangerous tritium leaks. Out of them, 23 were contract workers, They were not treated well. it is most unfortunate. We raised the issue in court but the workers were threatened by the authorities,” said Mr Khan.
http://www.asianage.com/india/activists-call-iaea-review-eye-wash-797
Germany exported more power than ever despite nuclear phaseout.
Der Speigel
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Manager-magazin.de editor Nils-Viktor concern
Hamburg – Germany has so far this year exported as much electricity in neighboring countries like never before. This is clear from the preliminary figures from the Federation of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) present manager magazine online.
In the first three quarters of 2012 in the balance of 12.3 terawatt hours of electricity flowed across the borders. This corresponds to the output of two large power plants that supply electricity continuously during this time.
In the same period of the previous year was Germany Federal Statistics Office net importer of electricity. The deficit amounted to 0.2 TWh. In the year before the nuclear phase (2010), the export surplus from January to September inclusive, therefore, at 8.8 TWh.
UK ‘child abuse’ allegations “these revelations are only the tip of the iceberg”
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But there was more to come. UK PM David Cameron has been dragged into the abuse row after it emerged senior Conservatives from Margaret Thatcher’s administration have been named as abusers at the Bryn Estyn children’s home in north Wales. An inquiry 18 years ago looking into allegations of abuse was deemed a ‘whitewash’ after victims say it did not go far enough.
Peter Saunders is from the National Association of People Abused in Childhood. He says these revelations are only the tip of the iceberg.
The number of inquiries looking at allegations of sexual abuse and the failure to deal with them appropriately by the authorities – both in north Wales and in the Jimmy Savile case- has entered double figures.
South Korea nuclear-export ambition threatened Press TV (video) recommend
South Korea has shut down two nuclear reactors to replace thousands of parts that were supplied with forged quality certificates. The incident has raised concerns about nuclear safety in South Korea and is even affecting the country’s exports.
Still, Seoul argues that the unverified parts, such as fuses, switches, and sensors, aren’t directly tied to causing radiation.
South Korea’s presently has 23 nuclear reactors which provides a third of the country’s total electricity. The nation’s nuclear power plants however, have been stricken with ongoing problems, raising concerns for energy blackouts. In 2012 alone, nine nuclear reactors malfunctions were reported.
Mascot bird teaching Fukushima children how to avoid radiation -RT
Of 38,000 children examined, 13,000 had cysts or nodules as large as five millimeters, the Health Management Surveystated, which made doctors around the globe rate Japan’s reaction to the aftermaths of Fukushima disaster as“ultimately medical irresponsibility.”
Published: 10 November, 2012, 00:19
RT News
This handout picture taken by Fukushima prefectural government on September 12, 2012 and received on November 9 shows a grinning bird mascot “Kibitan” in Fukushima, northern Japan. (AFP Photo/Fukushima Government)
Nearly two years after Japan was struck by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, officials have begun printing leaflets featuring a yellow cartoon bird that instructs children on radiation safety – though it may be too late for thousands.
Fukushima’s disaster task force has started issuing leaflets with a bird character called Kibitan telling children to stay away from pools and ditches where radioactive cesium from the damaged nuclear power plant might have accumulated.
The smiling, round Kibitan explains why radiation is dangerous, urging children to make a habit of washing their hands and gargling their mouths after coming in from the outdoors.
Radiation can make people sick if allowed to get inside their body, says the cartoon bird, which is a variant of the local narcissus flycatcher.
The bird is definitely well-informed on the dangers of radiation, and the autoradiographs of a dead Fukushima flycatcher posted in April by a Japanese photojournalist confirm that.
As thousands of Japanese children risk developing cancer due to radiation exposure, the Fukushima prefecture’s mascot rings an alarm bell.
But medics and anti-nuclear activists say Japan’s government should have raised the alarm earlier, making all data available as soon as possible.
U.S. sues Fluor over misuse of nuclear site funds for lobbying
11/8/2012COMMENTS (0)
By Braden Reddall
Nov 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has taken over a lawsuit alleging that engineering company Fluor Corp misused federal funds to lobby for more money for a nuclear materials training facility that it managed.
The Justice Department said on Thursday it had intervened in the case brought by whistleblower Loydene Rambo in federal court against Fluor Hanford Inc and its parent company. Fluor had a prime contract at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Nuclear Site in southeastern Washington state from 1999 to 2008.
Under the False Claims Act that authorizes people to sue on behalf of the United States and share in any recovery, Rambo says Fluor breached contractual restrictions by using DOE money to lobby officials for more funding for the Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Center in Hanford.
USA -Prairie Island tribe to air concerns over nuclear storage
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Tribal members have a chance to tell federal regulators their concerns about nuclear waste storage at the Prairie Island power plant.
The Prairie Island Indian Community says more safety measures are needed for the waste, which is stored in casks on a concrete pad. Tribal members live just blocks from the twin reactors along the Mississippi River in Goodhue County.
Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be in St. Paul Thursday to listen to the tribal members’ concerns. Xcel Energy recently won permission to operate the plant for another 20 years, but it needs approval to store waste there longer.
Indian Community attorney Phil Mahowald tells Minnesota Public Radio the NRC is ignoring the government’s failure to find a permanent nuclear waste repository.
Unexpected Shutdown of Cernavoda Nuke Plant in Romania -Registered radiation in Switzerland
“Switzerland registered a 2 microsievert/hour peak before 10.00 am 08/11/2012
There is a suspicious switch off on the monitor for the day before..
The emissions from this plant were lofted high and reached the Swiss alps”
[…]
“did not effect the safety of the population or the environment”, says the Government
[…]
8 November 2012
The same refrain (or the famous last word), the world over.
Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant has two CANDU pressurized heavy water reactors.
The reactor 2, which unexpectedly shut down on Wednesday, will be restarted on Friday. The report is due in 48 hours (that’s Friday).
According to the Romanian report below, “the unit shut down automatically as a result of an automatic rapid closure system having unexpectedly gone up”. (Now, do I have to study CANDU reactors, too? I have no idea what this means.)
From ACT Media (11/8/2012):
Unexpected shutdown of Cernavoda n-plant’s unit 2 did not affect safety of people or the environment
The unexpected shutdown on Wednesday of unit 2 of the Cernavoda nuclear-power plant did not effect the safety of the population or the environment, the Ministry of the Environment and Forestry (MMP) reports in a press release.
‘Information coming from the National Environmental Protection Agency indicates that the automated gamma radiation monitoring devices do not show any increase in the normal values, while the results of the measurements fall within the limits of the natural fund,’ reads the release.
The devices monitor the radiation 24/7, and in this instance the normal radiation level was not exceeded.
“Astonishing”: Thyroid abnormalities found in Fukushima kids declared ‘ok’ by gov’t — Officials ordered doctors to stop examining patients
Published: November 8th, 2012 at 3:34 pm ET
By ENENews
Title: White Paper: Fukushima Health Survey Occupies Medical & Legal Conundrum
Source: SimplyInfo
Date: November 8th, 2012
[…] Dr. Suzuki who has been running the Health Survey along with Dr. Yamashita […] claimed it is unlikely thyroid cancer rates would rise and that the results found so far where over 43% of children had abnormalities were “ordinary”. […]
Source: Ian Thomas Ash
These statements by Suzuki defy the evidence. Over 43% of the children with abnormalities is quite different from the 1.6% or less of children in the Nagasaki study. Suzuki has also held the opinion that thyroid cancers won’t show up for 4 or more years citing Chernobyl. This conflicts with Suzuki’s claim that is it unlikely cancer rates would rise. Further evidence shows thyroid damage was actually occurring right after Chernobyl, it just took years for studies to actually be done. […]
While the Health Survey claims everything is fine in Fukushima, parents are documenting quite a different reality. Ian Thomas Ash has been producing a serial documentary series on life after the Fukushima disaster. In his most recent filming he has been interviewing parents in Fukushima City and Date City. What he found is astonishing. Children with considerable thyroid abnormalities, some were declared “ok” by the Health Survey only to find out otherwise when they obtained a second opinion from a doctor. That is for those lucky enough to obtain a second opinion, some were denied treatment by doctors after the central government ordered them to stop examining patients for thyroid disorders. […]
See also: Fukushima Mothers: Daughter has so many thyroid cysts doctor can’t count them all — Hospital told not to test kids
UC San Francisco Researchers: “Chernobyl cleanup workers had significantly increased risk of leukemia”
EX-SKF
even with the cumulative radiation exposure of less than 100 millisieverts, asNikkei reports (quoting Kyodo), supposedly from the paper published on November 8, 2012 in the journal Environmental Health Perspective. (I haven’t found the paper yet.)
Here’s from Eurekaalert.org (11/8/2012; emphasis is mine), UCSF Press Release:
Chernobyl cleanup workers had significantly increased risk of leukemia
Findings may help estimate cancer risk from low-dose exposures like CT scans
A 20-year study following 110,645 workers who helped clean up after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in the former Soviet territory of Ukraine shows that the workers share a significant increased risk of developing leukemia. The results may help scientists better define cancer risk associated with low doses of radiation from medical diagnostic radiation procedures such as computed tomography scans and other sources.
In the journal Environmental Health Perspectives this week, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Chernobyl Research Unit at the Radiation Epidemiology Branch of the National Cancer Institute describes the increased risks of leukemia among these workers between 1986 and 2006. The risk included a greater-than-expected number of cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which many experts did not consider to be associated with radiation exposure in the past.
Fukushima high school students launch nuclear study group -THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 09, 2012
By AYAKO NAKADA/ Staff Writer
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Two high school girls from Fukushima Prefecture are to launch a peace discussion forum, inspired by the success of a similar long-running nuclear study group run by students elsewhere in Japan.
Later this month, Sayako Ogata and Saki Nezu, both second-year high school students, plan to invite fellow students to a screening of “Hoshasen o Abita X-nen-go” (X years after radiation exposure), a documentary about fishermen exposed to radiation from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in 1954.
Ogata and Nezu saw the movie themselves on Oct. 7, when they accepted an invitation to a screening and discussion afterward with the film’s director, 52-year-old Hideaki Ito, and 83-year-old Akira Hayasaka, a writer.
Ogata said she felt a personal connection to the movie’s subject. “I am worried that I might get sick in the future,” she said.
In the aftermath of the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, her house was among buildings that were decontaminated.
Nezu evacuated temporarily to Aizu-Wakamatsu, a city in the same prefecture where her father was on a job posting away from his family.
“My parents’ and grandparents’ generations may be to blame for allowing the nuclear power plants, but both adults and children are responsible for thinking together about the problem,” Nezu said.
Ogata and Nezu have been friends since childhood. Even though they now attend different high schools, they belong to the same poetry-reading group.
Inspiration for the study group came from a team of high school students in Kochi Prefecture that calls itself the Hata High School Students Seminar.
The girls met the group last November and spoke of their experiences, on a visit arranged in part by the poetry group’s president.
The Kochi group has been in existence for about 30 years. It has been involved in studying the crew of the fishing boats from Kochi Prefecture, which were exposed to radiation from the hydrogen bomb test.
Nuclear liability rules make Canada firm wary on New India deal
“Indian nuclear liability rules oblige firms rather than the Indian state to pay for the damage from an industrial accident, making some companies question whether it is worth it.”
Reuters/Bangalore
Thursday8/11/2012November, 2012, 10:46 PM Doha Time
Despite the high-profile nuclear agreement this week between Canada and India, Canadian engineering firm SNC Lavalin Group will not be rushing to build reactors in India until its concerns over liability are addressed.
SNC Lavalin International President Ronald Denom said yesterday his company would proceed cautiously in light of Indian liability rules, which have so far sidelined US companies such as General Electric Co.
“SNC Lavalin takes a very conservative approach to such issues and will proceed with caution until such time that we are satisfied that the matter has been clarified and our concerns have been addressed,” Denom said.
Indian nuclear liability rules oblige firms rather than the Indian state to pay for the damage from an industrial accident, making some companies question whether it is worth it.
The issue involves legalese but could be critical to India’s ambitious plans to expand vastly its nuclear energy production to fuel a fast-growing economy and expanding middle class.
India aims to lift its nuclear capacity to 63,000 megawatts in the next 20 years by adding nearly 30 reactors. The country currently operates 20 mostly small reactors at six sites with a capacity of 4,780MW, or 2% of its total power capacity, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
India had been isolated for years over its atomic programme following nuclear weapons tests in 1974 and 1998. A landmark nuclear energy deal signed in 2008 between Washington and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government set the pace for Canada and others.
Canada reached a nuclear co-operation deal in 2010, and this week Singh and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the conclusion of negotiations on rules that should soon enable the supply to India of uranium and reactors.
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26 April – Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown airs on National Geographic on Sunday 26th April from 4pm
29 April – Nuclear Expert Webinar #1 – Radiation Impacts on Families with Mary Olson and Cindy Folkers
- 12:15 PM MT – 1:45 PM MT
- Location: Virtual – REGISTER TODAY
4 May -West Suburban Peace Coalition to discuss Iran war at May Educational Forum
Monday, May 4, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Central Standard Time
Title: : How Trump’s Narrative Tries to Shape the Reality of the War on Iran.
Contact Walt Zlotow, zlotow@hotmail.com 630 442 3045 for further information
14 May – online event From Bombs to Data Centres: the Face of Nuclear Colonialism
Pine Ridge Uranium is the real threat, not Tehran- Tell Burgum: Stop the Extraction.
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/2352741955560
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