Delhi University compensating victims of ionising radiation
DU hands out compensation to victims of radiation exposure- Hindustan Times, 12 June 2010, Delhi University on Friday handed out compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to victims of radiation exposure who suffered serious health hazards from radioactive waste disposed off by the institution.Several people at Mayapuri’s scrap market were exposed to radiation and were taken ill in April this year.One of them, Rajender (35), a worker at a shop in the scrap market, had died due to multiple organ failure at AIIMS after being exposed to radiation.Relief amount of Rs two lakh was handed over to Ram Jiyavan, Gaurav, Ram Kalap Yadav and Himanshu Jain, the victims who suffered injuries, a statement from the varsity said on Friday……The trail of the radioactive substance led to Delhi University’s Chemistry Department and it was found that the institution had disposed off the radioactive waste that reached the Mayapuri scrap market.
DU hands out compensation to victims of radiation exposure- Hindustan Times
Bhopal injustice – a prelude to future nuclear injustice for India?
Under the civil liabilities for nuclear damage bill, central to a deal with the controversial nuclear pact with the US, costs for cleaning up a catastrophic failure would end up being paid by the Indian taxpayer…….so that shareholders of large US corporations would not be forced to pay out for sloppy, deadly mistakes…………..
Obama hasn’t learned lessons of Bhopal, Randeep Ramesh guardian.co.uk 10 June 2010 Foreign companies such as BP are shown the big stick, but Washington offers a big shield for its multinationals abroad
While Barack Obama is lambasting BP for spreading muck in the Gulf of Mexico, he should perhaps pencil in a date with the people of Bhopal when he visits India later this year. While 11 men lost their lives on BP’s watch and the shrimps get coated with black stuff, the chemicals that killed thousands of people in Bhopal in 1984 are still leaching into the ground water a quarter of a century after a poisonous, milky-white cloud settled over the city. Continue reading
Australian Aboriginals’ legal challenge to planned nuclear waste dump
Aboriginal group challenges planned nuclear dump in court, Sydney Morning Herald LINDSAY MURDOCH DARWIN, June 4, 2010 ABORIGINAL traditional owners have initiated a Federal Court legal challenge to plans by the federal government to build Australia’s first national radioactive waste dump near Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory. Continue reading
U.S. govt in legal trouble over nuclear wastes
Solutions Remain Few on Issue of Nuclear- Waste Storage WSJ.com, JUNE 1, 2010 By REBECCA SMITH “……….Utilities have filed more than 70 lawsuits against the government accusing it of breach of contract because it hasn’t taken the waste. So far, $1.3 billion has been paid out. The Department of Justice estimates the liability will top $12 billion if a waste facility is not opened by 2020…….utilities continue to contribute $770 million a year to a Nuclear Waste Fund to pay for a permanent repository that now isn’t even on the drawing board.In April, a group of utilities sued the federal government, demanding that these storage fees be suspended. Ellen Ginsberg, general counsel of the Nuclear Energy Institute, a trade group, says, “We don’t want to pay any more fees until the government has a waste plan.”
Solutions Remain Few on Issue of Nuclear- Waste Storage – WSJ.com
Court cases looming over radiation exposure
Radiation victims plan legal action against DU , The Times of India, May 19, 2010, “…. Deepak and Ajay Jain, the two scrap dealers who were battling for life at Army hospital till a month ago, now plan to take legal action against Delhi University (DU), Continue reading
General Atomics might not be able to restart uranium mill
“Since General Atomics acquired the Cotter Corporation in 2000, the company has had over a hundred violations of federal and state environmental laws,” Jantz told The Independent. “This demonstrates a pattern of willful disregard for environmental law, which is a real concern for the community.”
Proposed Mt. Taylor uranium mine faces new obstacle « New Mexico Independent, By Marjorie Childress 10 May 2010, A controversial plan to open an old uranium mine on Mt. Taylor, near Grants, New Mexico, is now facing a new obstacle. The Colorado legislature just passed a law forbidding an expansion or increase in operations at uranium mills until they clean up existing sites their operations have contaminated in the past. Continue reading
UK govt tries to stall atomic compensation case as veterans aging and dying
Many are terminally ill and seven – including five of the test case claimants – have died since the litigation began.
MoD appeals against atomic test veteran claims ruling, – Telegraph UK , The Ministry of Defence has launched an appeal against a court ruling which allowed Britain’s atomic test veterans to claim damages. 7 May 2010 Last June, High Court judge Mr Justice Foskett ruled that 10 test cases out of 1,011 claims could proceed to full trial. Continue reading
Permit for new nuclear reactors was illegal, rules judge
Denison operating Grand Canyon uranium mine illegaly
EPA Says Ariz. Uranium Mine Operating IllegallyEPA says Arizona uranium mine north of Grand Canyon is operating without federal authorization , ABC News, By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press WriterFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. May 4, 2010 (AP) A uranium mine north of the Grand Canyon is operating in violation of the law, and its owner could face thousands of dollars in fines as a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said. Continue reading
New Colorado legislation puts the brakes on the uranium industry
At last, some compensation for many victims of nuclear bomb testing
“Many families in the downwind states have stories like mine,” Tona Henderson wrote recently in the Idaho Statesman. “Some of these stories are so sad because entire families have died of cancer. . . .
Keeping Fear Alive. BuzzFlash.org, ROBERT C. KOEHLER, 29 April 2010, “………legislation introduced into Congress this month to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has put the suffering born by so many Americans — who lived downwind of the nuclear tests, worked in the industry or mined the uranium — back into the news. Continue reading
Colorado: uranium mining wastes clean-up demanded as Senate passess Bill
Colo. Senate passes bill requiring uranium cleanup, Google hosted news, (AP) – 29 April 2010, DENVER — The state Senate has passed a bill requiring uranium mines and mills to clean up nuclear waste before accepting more radioactive material.The Senate voted 24-9 in favor of the bill Wednesday. It now heads back to the House, where backers hope lawmakers will agree with changes made in the Senate…..Mines and mills are currently allowed to postpone cleanup until they finish production and decommission their production facilities. Lawmakers are concerned that a national focus on nuclear energy will allow mines to postpone cleanup of radioactive wastes while they increase production.
The Associated Press: Colo. Senate passes bill requiring uranium cleanup
Uranium miners might be forced to clean up radioactive wastes
Colo. Senate gives initial backing to uranium bill, Washington Examiner, Associated Press0 4/27/10 DENVER — The state Senate has given initial backing to requiring uranium mines and mills to clean up nuclear waste before accepting more radioactive material. Continue reading
UK government at legal risk from its “Nuclear Justification” process
Why nuclear “Justification” isn’t enough New Statesman , by Paul Dorfman – 23 April 2010 New build nuclear reactors will escape proper Parliamentary scrutiny. That cannot be right.
Nuclear “Justification” is a high level assessment about whether the benefits of new nuclear build outweigh the health detriments. Justification is a legal regulatory requirement under EU law – it must be done before reactors can be approved. Continue reading
USA’s nuclear waste dilemma – no solution in sight
there is no real federal waste management plan….Energy Secretary Steven Chu has created a “blue ribbon” commission to help create a new long-term waste policy
Nuclear Utilities Sue DOE To Halt Nuclear Waste Fees, Nuclear Street, 22 April 2010, Utilities contend that the DOE has collected over $33 billion since 1983, never came for nuclear waste and has no federal waste management plan – By Stephen Heiser -The Nuclear Energy Institute and over a dozen utilities companies have filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to stop paying fees on spent fuel that the government was supposed to collect decades ago. Continue reading
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