In situ mining subject to stricter rules and higher fees
New rules take effect for Colorado uranium mines | San Francisco Examiner, Associated Press. 09/30/10 PDTDENVER — New rules for uranium mining in Colorado are now in effect.State lawmakers passed three bills in 2008 that prompted the changes, and the new rules took effect Thursday.The legislation was aimed at protecting groundwater during in-situ uranium mining, which involves injecting a chemical mixture into a site to draw uranium out. The laws also updated mining fees and pushed for disclosure of more information during prospecting activities.Now, all uranium mines must have detailed environmental protection plans. Applicants for in-situ leach uranium mines have to show the technology they want to use has been used before without harming groundwater quality, and they can’t be in violation at another operation. New rules take effect for Colorado uranium mines | San Francisco Examiner
Law to protect patients from radiation overdose
Cali law will protect patients from radiation overdose, Dot Med News, September 30, 2010 by Heather Mayer, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Wednesday that will protect hospital patients from radiation overdoses – a response to more than 260 accidental overexposures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The events were publicized in a New York Times series looking at overexposure risks.
The law would require hospitals to disclose radiation overdoses during computed tomography exams and to record the doses from all scans in the patient’s medical records. The bill’s author, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), noted that while the dose appears on the CT operator’s computer screen, there was no requirement to make that information available to the patient. DOTmed.com – Cali law will protect patients from radiation overdose
Lawsuit about uranium mill’s contamination of water
The creek contains uranium levels as high as 310 parts per billion, which is more than 10 times the 30 ppb health standard for drinking water.
Group Sues Over Cotter Corp. Uranium Mill Cleanup – cbs4denver.com, Sep 22, 2010 U.S. MountainGroup Sues Over Cotter Corp. Uranium Mill Cleanup DENVER (AP) ― A citizens group has filed a lawsuit accusing Colorado regulators of failing to require Cotter Corp. to set aside enough money to clean up its uranium mill in Canon City. Continue reading
Navajo water supply would be contaminated by uranium mining’s radiation
The group Eastern Navajo Dine against Uranium Mining presented convincing evidence that mining would contaminate groundwater, including the communities’ primary drinking water source, the NMELC said.
NM uranium mining case appealed to US Supreme Court « New Mexico Independent, By Marjorie Childress 9/16/10 The New Mexico Environmental Law Center filed an appeal Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision to allow (ISL) uranium mining in the Four Corners region of New Mexico. Continue reading
Vermont court rules for town ballot resolution on nuclear plant closure
Legal action looming against German govt’s nuclear plans
Greenpeace, the environmental NGO, suspects foul play and intends to sue. Its assumption is that the government has tried to hide the fact that demand for nuclear energy is falling and that there is no need to extend the lifespan of nuclear plants.
Merkel’s ‘nuclear tour’ remains inconclusive | EurActiv, 14 Sept 10, For several months, Germany has been discussing the future of its energy policy. Last month, Chancellor Angela Merkel went on an ‘energy tour’ across the country to meet different stakeholders and visit various power plants. These included renewable energy as well as nuclear sites. EurActiv Germany reports.
Merkel’s energy journey identified energy security as its highest priority, but did not address issues of safety such as the question of final storage of radioactive waste. Continue reading
UK’s Ministry of Defence stalling on compensation, as nuclear veterans die
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League seeks hearing over its objections to nuclear plant
Nuclear board to hear arguments over Ga. plant – BusinessWeek, September 9, 2010, A nuclear regulatory board will hear arguments over whether environmental groups can raise new concerns about the design of a proposed nuclear power plant in Georgia.
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has scheduled arguments Sept. 17 to consider whether it should weigh the objections over the design of two reactors that the Atlanta-based Southern Co. wants to build at Plant Vogtle.
Local environmental advocates including the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League have said that the Westinghouse Electric Co.’s AP1000 reactor picked for the project could be vulnerable to corrosion. They worry that if radioactive material escaped through a corroded spot during an accident, the public could be harmed. Nuclear board to hear arguments over Ga. plant – BusinessWeek
Radioactive pollution from uranium milling can no longer be ignored
Regulators are examining hydrology, seismology, demographic impacts and effects on flora and fauna, as well as demanding complete plans for how ….. the site would be reclaimed.
Toxic legacy of uranium haunts proposed Colorado mill – The Denver Post, Nancy Lofholm, 5 Sept 10, GRAND JUNCTION — “………..More than a billion dollars has been spent cleaning up radioactive tailings piles and lessening toxic leaks into rivers and aquifers at nine defunct mills in Colorado. Nearly 20 million tons of radioactive tailings sit in disposal sites where they must be monitored in perpetuity. Hundreds of acres of unusable water fill contaminated aquifers. Continue reading
Fine for violations at Nuclear Fuel Services uranium facility
Nuclear Fuel Services fined for incident at Tenn. facility | The News & Advance Bryan Gentry : September 03, 2010 Federal regulators have proposed a $140,000 fine against Nuclear Fuel Services, a branch of the Babcock & Wilcox Co. in Tennessee.The fine stems from regulatory violations in October 2009, when a chemical reaction unexpectedly accelerated and emitted a hot, dangerous gas and forced an evacuation at one part of NFS’s facility…..the violations occurred in an Erwin, Tenn., downblending facility, where NFS processes weapons-grade uranium until it can be made into nuclear fuel or disposed of….. Nuclear Fuel Services fined for incident at Tenn. facility | The News & Advance
Medical radiation doses to be recorded in California
provide physicians the information they need to track dosage levels and prevent patients from receiving overdoses of radiation.”
California bill to record radiation dose moves forward August 30, 2010 by Heather Mayer, DOTmed News In a move to protect patients from excess radiation exposure during CT scans, the California State Assembly last week approved a bill that would require radiation dosage levels to be recorded on the scanned image and in a patient’s health record, as well as reporting those doses to patients, their physicians and the California Department of Health. Continue reading
Legal action over UK radiation leak
Prosecution possible over radiation leak at Dounreay, BBC News , 25 Aug 2010, The operators of the Dounreay nuclear site in Caithness could face prosecution over a radiation leak last year which affected a group of workers.Up to nine were understood to have been exposed to higher than expected levels of radioactivity while working with an intermediate level waste container……
BBC News – Prosecution possible over radiation leak at Dounreay
India’s govt makes several changes to the Nuclear Liability Bill
it [ The Indian Government]has been keen that a liability law is in place ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to India in November. .
Amended Bill blocks private role in nuclear power – India – The Times of India, 18 Aug 2010, NEW DELHI: The government has ensured a safe passage for the civil liability for nuclear damage bill after sealing a deal with BJP on Tuesday by agreeing to bump up the “no-fault” liability from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1,500 crore and a guarantee against private firms running nuclear power plants. Continue reading
Loopholes in India’s Nuclear Liability Bill would make taxpayer pay up
The dangerous leaks and lacunae in the 2010 Nuclear Liability Bill | Legal opinions, 13 Aug 2010, The new 2010 Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill is a double-edged sword full of loopholes and unanswered questions that are more likely to cut the Indian public than protect it from nuclear disasters, argue advocates Sangmitra Sawant and Vishnu Anand. Continue reading
Legal action seeking disclosure of USA nuclear loan guarantees
“This is too large a sum of taxpayer’s money, being spent on too risky a project for there to be this much cover-up and secrecy. This is the first award of what could be tens of billions of dollars more in new federal subsidies for the nuclear industry — setting the precedent of hiding the financial ball from the public in round one is a bad start,”
Energy Dept. faces suit over nuclear plant docs, The Hill’s E2-Wire.By Ben Geman – 08/10/10 A group that promotes renewable energy is suing the Energy Department (DOE) to compel disclosure of documents related to federal loan guarantees for an Atlanta-based utility giant to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia. Continue reading
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