India not prepared to cope with nuclear and radiation issues
‘The radiation mishap has exposed the unpreparedness and ill preparedness of the nation.
Government on defensive on Delhi radiation exposure | CalcuttaTube New Delhi, April 20 While asserting that adequate safeguards would be put in place to prevent a recurrence, the government Tuesday found itself on the defensive in the Rajya Sabha as members across the spectrum questioned how people had been exposed to radiation in Delhi. Continue reading
Atomic Energy authorities culpable in India’s radiation case
Delhi radiation case: AEC, AERB also culpable, Rediff.com India News, Dr A Gopalakrishnan, April 22, 2010 The Atomic Energy Commission and its subordinate organisations have the mandate to put in place a comprehensive plan to ensure nuclear safety in the country, but that does not seem to have been done, writes Dr A Gopalakrishnan, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. Continue reading
Opposition to uranium mining in Indian national park
Former Lok Sabha threatens agitation against uranium mining Prokerala.com Shillong, April 22 Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Thursday threatened to launch an agitation against the central government’s proposal to conduct exploratory drilling for uranium inside the Balpakram National Parkin the South Garo hills of Meghalaya.The 400-sq km BNP is a known habitat for the Asian elephant, tiger and other endangered animals such as, Hoolock Gibbon and Slow Loris, apart from being home to rare and endemic plants. Continue reading
Nuclear colonialism – sending radioactive wastes to developing countries?
Radioactive Waste Came From Abroad, Officials Say | India, THE FASTER TIMES, Jeremy Kahn, 19 April 2010, Last week, I reported on the disconcerting case of a bunch of radioactive Cobalt 60 turning up in a West Delhi scrap dealer’s shop, resulting in the poisoning of at least six people and a considerable amount of panic.Now,
The Wall Street Journal talks to nuclear scientists investigating the incident. They say that while they have not yet determined the source of radioactive metal, they are certain that it did not come from an Indian source…….As I mentioned in my initial post on this – the developing world has unfortunately become the dumping ground for all sorts of hazardous waste from the developed world. Radioactive Waste Came From Abroad, Officials Say | India
India’s Bill for nuclear insurance meeting political opposition
Nuclear liability bill hinges on Kolkata municipal elections! LiveMint.com by Liz Mathew on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 The fate of the proposed Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill is closely linked to the municipal elections in Kolkata! Unbelievable? But not impossible…. at least according to some Congress leaders! Continue reading
India has no compensation for victims of ionising radiation
Need law for damages to radiation victims’ indian express.com 21 April 2010, The government on Tuesday admitted its helplessness in providing adequate compensation to victims of radiation exposure in Mayapuri market in the absence of a specific law backing compensation to victims of radioactive accidents. Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan told the Rajya Sabha that such a law needs to be enacted ……………Opposition parties said the incident was a “regulatory failure” and had exposed the government’s lack of preparedness to deal with radioactive incidents.
Dramatic effects of radiation exposure shown in India
In all the affected persons, the platelet count and TLC count have shown a sharp drop. Jain’s bone marrow is significantly suppressed and his condition is quite serious.
Hospital sounded radiation alarm on Apr 5, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2010, NEW DELHI: Scientists from various government institutions, including Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, visited the area in Mayapuri where radiation exposure was reported on Thursday. Continue reading
India’s doctors ignorant of health effects of ionising radiation
“In their reply to the questionnaire developed by us to test their knowledge, most replied that MRI and ultrasound involves radiation exposure which is completely wrong,”
Doctors ignorant of radiation exposure effects: AIIMS, Press Trust of India, , Apr 19, 2010 Doctors who regularly subject patients to X-rays and CT scans are ignorant of the harmful effects of radiation exposure, a study at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has found. Continue reading
Lots of loopholes in India’s proposed nuclear liabilities bill
Many anomalies in n-liabilities Bill: Lawyers, activists, Business Standard, Kanika Datta / New Delhi April 20, 2010, Getting the requisite numbers to pass the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the Lok Sabha may be the least of the United Progressive Alliance’s problems. Lawyers and legal experts, including those who support the legislation, say there are many instances of poor drafting and anomalies that have the potential to generate more controversy if the Bill is passed in its current form. Continue reading
Police recognise radiation risk, seek warning devices
Local residents in Myapuri tested for radiation contamination
Myapuri residents tested for radiation exposure, LittleAbout , 16 Apr 2010 Thirteen people underwent medical examinations at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in New Delhi Friday to check whether they have been exposed to harmful radiations, an INMAS official told IANS. Continue reading
Continued anxiety over radioactive contamination at Mayapuri, India
NDMA warns soil at Mayapuri could be contaminated, The Times of India,
Dwaipayan Ghosh, TNN, Apr 16, 2010, Even as experts from BARC claimed that no “new sources” of radioactive cobalt-60 were found in the market on Thursday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) sent out a note of caution saying that the soil has been “contaminated” at various locations……. “Those who are admitted at hospitals are still not fit enough to answer our questions,” said the DCP. NDMA warns soil at Mayapuri could be contaminated – Delhi – City – The Times of India
Community opposes uranium exploration in Balpakram National Park
Uranium exploration opposed in BNP, Nagaland Post, SHILLONG, APR 15: A proposal to de-notify 8 sq km of forest for an exploratory drilling at a newly-surveyed uranium site inside the Balpakram National Park (BNP) has been opposed.
According to a report in UNI, the 400-sq km BNP in Meghalayas South Garo Hills district is habitat for Asian elephant, tiger and other endangered animals such as, Hoolock Gibbon and Slow Loris, apart from being home to rare and endemic plants.
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has requested for de-notification of 8 sq km of forest under the national park for an exploratory drilling in the ecologically fragile Rongcheng plateau of the Park.
The Rongcheng Plateau is one of the ‘most potential’ sites for ‘high grade, large tonnage uranium deposits’, which requires confirmation.
The exploration exercise is aimed at to confirm feasible uranium deposits in the area, a DAE official said.
However, the Ministry of Forest and Environment is yet to issue a clearance certificate to the DAE….The Kylleng-Pyndenhsohiong-Mawthabah uranium mining project in Meghalayas West Khasi hills is lying pending since 1992 after several anti-nuke groups and political parties opposed the project citing radiation effect on human health and environmental degradation. Uranium exploration opposed in BNP – Regional – Nagaland Post
Police at India’s radiation leak area might be affected
Cops at radiation leak site may be ‘mildly’ affected, to be monitored , Indian Express 15 April 2010, A Day after one more source of radiation was detected at Mayapuri and the seventh affected person was hospitalised, it emerges that some police officials deployed at the site of radiation leakage last week could also be affected. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is now forming a team to conduct a ‘chromosomal study’ on all police personnel deployed at Mayapuri since April 8, when six pieces of radioactive material were found in a scrap shop there. Cops at radiation leak site may be ‘mildly’ affected, to be monitored
Another mysterious case of radiation in India
One more case of mysterious radiation in capital, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2010 NEW DELHI: One more suspected source of radiation has been detected in the sprawling scrap market at Mayapuri here in the Capital where two scrap dealers and five workers were taken ill this past week after being exposed to Cobalt-60 radioactive isotope. Continue reading
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