The Nanaimo Port Authority said…the port cannot release details of shipments that might hurt the competitiveness of some companies. “We have to respect corporations’ needs for private business…….
Environmental group raises alarm over shipment of spilled uranium that was docked off Ladysmith, Times Colonist, By DUSTIN WALKER, Postmedia News January 24, 2011 NANAIMO — A shipment of partially spilled uranium concentrate that was docked offshore from Ladysmith for a few days raises questions about what kinds of hazardous materials are being shipped through B.C. waters, an environmental organization says. Continue reading →
January 25, 2011
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Claiming international political compulsions fuelled by the visit of US President Barack Obama and then by French President Nicolas Sarkozy which pushed through the 9,900-MW JNPP, Athawale said that the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has not even responded to the primary objections and apprehensions of the local people and experts.
Sack Rane for threatening anti-nuke activists: Maharashtra party, Sify News, Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Maharashtra’s opposition Republican Left Democratic Front (RLDF) Sunday demanded the sacking of state Industries Minister Narayan Rane for his threats issued to activists opposing the Jaitapur nuclear power plant. Continue reading →
January 23, 2011
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Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCIL) has already washed its hands off the responsibility passing the ball in state government’s court.
Miseries continue for nuclear plant displaced Kajal Iyer , CNN-IBN Jan 10, 2011 Tarapur: Amidst protests in Jaitapur over the proposed nuclear plant, the Prime Minister on Friday inaugurated a nuclear reprocessing unit at the Tarapur nuclear plant in Maharashtra. Continue reading →
January 10, 2011
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“People who have faced the effects of a nuclear power project in their vicinity told us that this is a devastating project. They said that our next generation will have nothing to live and survive on…There is a sense of mistrust against the government. People here say they were not taken into confidence regarding the project, their lands were forcefully taken away, and their democratic protests were illegally thwarted.
Villagers protest against Jaitapur nuclear power plant, NDTV (India) , Ketki Angre, Prachi Jawadekar Wagh, 28 Dec 10, Ratnagiri: As farmers’ protests boil over in Ratnagiri, threatening to delay the 9,900 megawatt Jaitapur nuclear power plant – said to be the world’s largest – a concerned Maharashtra government dispatched a Congress team to Ground Zero………. Continue reading →
December 29, 2010
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WikiLeaks has taught us valuable lessons about the suppression and manipulation of information, and how such activities pose a threat to the common good.
VIDEO Don’t shoot the messenger, award him the Nobel Peace Prize – Eureka Street Don’t shoot the messenger, award him the Nobel Peace Prize, Eureka Street, Michael Mullins, December 06, 2010 WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange are being demonised by what appears to be a slanderous propaganda campaign being waged at the highest levels of governments around the world. Continue reading →
December 6, 2010
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More than a few cables noted Washington’s efforts to prod Beijing to be more active in opposing nuclear proliferation…….The Chinese government’s immediate response to Wikileaks was predictable. Within 24 hours, the tightening began. The Wikileak website was blocked and media outlets seem to have been given the usual marching orders not to say anything unless specifically instructed to
Wikileaks and a Divided China – China Real Time Report – WSJRussell Leigh Moses, 3 Dec 10, This was the week of leaks. And the deluge of documents spared no one, not even China… Continue reading →
December 4, 2010
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Sarah Palin says: target WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange like the Taliban Comments come as Interpol attempts to track down Assange for alleged offencesBy Leo King | Computerworld UK 01 Dec, 10 Continue reading →
December 2, 2010
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Monte Bello Veteran « Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, By Mr N.R. Batley , 30 Nov 10, “I served on HMS Narvik for the Monte Bello Islands tests the only protection we had was a piece of negative film in a flat badge type holder that we pinned on to our clothes by means of a safety pin that was allways coming lose and being lost the badge that is. At no time did we have any medical check ups or questions as to how we felt. I have a photo that would show how close to the bombs being tested we were with the only safeguard roll your sleeves down and turn your collar up on our no8 shirts. If required I would give evidence but be quick I have cancer heart trouble.” Monte Bello Veteran « Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog
November 30, 2010
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HMS Cavalier « Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, By SIDNEY FANNING :November 28, 2010 In 1963 whilst on HMS Cavalier we was ordered to go to Christmas Island for five days on the way home from the FES. When the ship eventually got home, tests upon the eyes were carried out, which I have been told is to find out whether you have been eradiated or not. Many of my shipmates have died in the 50′s and 60′s, and those of us that are left have many diseases, some associated with radiation. HMS Cavalier « Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog
November 30, 2010
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The Government of the day had to discover the effects a nuclear bomb would have, not only on the infrastructure but the effects it would have for the human race over a prolonged period of time. It was decided the Armed Forces would be used as ‘Human Guinea Pigs’ in order to discover the effects radiation would have on the Human Body.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BRITISH NUCLEAR TESTS, Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, by Dave Whyte One of the ‘Human Guinea Pigs’ 26 Nov 10, After WWII the British Government decided they would develop their own nuclear deterrent and made plans to conduct the tests at remote areas in Australia and the Pacific as they were not fully aware of the devastating power these devices were capable of producing. Continue reading →
November 26, 2010
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we look back now at the veterans of atom bomb tests and conclude that, whatever the law says, these men were exposed to unnecessary risk.
Soldiers deserve better treatment, Manchester Evening News, November 23, 2010 “…..All but one of ten test cases were deemed to have been brought to court too late, and with veterans unable to prove the Ministry Of Defence was negligent, and that radiation was the probable cause of illness. So the veterans fail at law. Continue reading →
November 26, 2010
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Unions representing both groups are advising their members not to go through the scanners because of concerns about radiation exposure. The dose per scan is trivial, but radiation exposure is cumulative.
(USA) TSA Sexism: Pilots’ Junk Off-Limits; Flight Attendants’ Fair Game, Big Think, Lindsay Beyerstein on November 22, 2010, Pilots who shun full body scans are exempt from the TSA’s new “enhanced” body searches. Flight attendants are not. Their respective unions complained about the searches, but only pilots got an exemption. Continue reading →
November 23, 2010
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scientists had long been concerned about workers’ exposure to radiation, essentially from plutonium. The analysis required a complex procedure in which organs were rendered to ash in a furnace and then dissolved in acid.
Families Shocked To Find UK Nuclear Workers’ Organs Were Removed For Secret Tests Peacefmonline.com, 17-Nov-2010 THE families of nuclear workers in the UK whose hearts, lungs and other organs were secretly tested for radiation for almost 40 years were let down by the authorities. Continue reading →
November 17, 2010
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Several prominent figures, including a former Supreme Court judge, Justice P B Sawant, former Magsaysay award winner Admiral Ramdas were intending to join the protests, but are reported to have been arrested on the highway, about 20km from the site.
600 people arrested in India for opposing nuclear plant, hundreds more voluntarily risk jail | Greenpeace International, by Justin – November 1, 2010, World’s largest nuclear park is planned in Jaitapur, in Ratnagiri district on the coast of southern Maharashtra. The park would comprise up to six large nuclear reactors bought from the French nuclear giant- Areva. In addition to the inherent hazards of nuclear power, the project threatens the livelihoods of about 10 000 farmers and fishermen and their families. Continue reading →
November 2, 2010
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