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Nuclear Posture Review plans nuclear weapons for Air Force

Nuclear Upgrade for the Pentagon’s Gajillion-Dollar Fighter Wired.com Danger Room |By Nathan Hodge Email Author * April 7, 2010 As part of a newly unveiled Nuclear Posture Review, the Pentagon has made public plans to make its all-purpose stealth fighter capable of carrying nuclear weapons. According to the review, the Air Force wants to “retain a dual-capable fighter” that can drop both conventional and nuclear weapons as the F-16 Fighting Falcon is phased out and replaced by the F-35….. Continue reading →

April 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Indian Point nuclear power plant fails water quality certificate

Nuclear power plant’s water permit denied, POWER-GEN WorldWide. 7 April 2010-– The New York Department of Environmental Conservation denied Entergy’s request for a water quality certificate for the Indian Point nuclear power plant, saying the plant “will not comply” with the state’s water quality standards. Continue reading →

April 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, radioactive, reactors, water | Leave a comment

Secret moves to permit higher levels of ionising radiation

“This critical debate is taking place entirely behind closed doors…”

Radiation Exposure Debate Rages Inside EPA Plan to Radically Hike Post-Accident Radiation in Food & Water Sparks Hot Dissent, YubaNet.com, By: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)Washington, DC Apr. 5, 2010 – A plan awaiting approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would dramatically increase permissible radioactive releases in drinking water, food and soil after “radiological incidents” is drawing vigorous objections from agency experts, according to agency documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Continue reading →

April 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Obama’s new nuclear weapons policy

White House to Unveil More Restrictive Nuke Policy CA-GOV TPMDC April 6, 2010The Obama administration is set to unveil a new policy on nuclear weapons, which narrow the circumstances under which the United States would use such weapons. The Associated Press reports: “The U.S. officials said the administration’s new policy would stop short of declaring that the United States would never be the first to launch a nuclear attack, as many arms control advocates had recommended. But it would describe the weapons’ purpose as ‘primarily’ or ‘fundamentally’ to deter or respond to a nuclear attack. The officials said the document would say it is a U.S. goal to move toward a policy in which the ‘sole purpose’ of nuclear weapons is to deter or respond to nuclear attack. That wording would all but rule out the use of such weapons to respond to an attack by conventional, biological or chemical weapons. Previous U.S. policy was more ambiguous.”

CA-GOV: April 2010 | TPMDC

April 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Navajo heroes fight uranium’s radioactive pollution

VIDEO: 7th Southwest Uranium Forum CENSORED NEWS:April 6, 2010 Listen and watch the Native American environmental movement icons of this era!Norman Patrick Brown, Navajo, says there’s over 1,000 radioactive tailings sites today on the Navajo Nation. “How does one heal a land, how does one heal a person’s DNA? How does one reclaim a sacred site?” Continue reading →

April 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Environment Department fines Medical Centre for violating ionising radiation controls

Consuming Interests: Pollution violations around Maryland: Naughty Businesses of the Week baltimoresun.com 6 April 2010, The Maryland Department of the Environment issued 28 enforcement actions with penalties totaling more than $637,000 last week…………..Fairfax Cardiac Imaging – Hanover, Anne Arundel County: On March 3, 2010, MDE issued a Complaint and Administrative Penalty for $50,000 for alleged violations of Maryland regulations for the control of ionizing radiation from the use of radioactive materials (radioisotopes).

Consuming Interests: Pollution violations around Maryland: Naughty Businesses of the Week – News and tips for consumers on shopping, saving money, deals and credit – baltimoresun.com

April 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive | Leave a comment

Censorship about radiation dangers?

FDA Scientist Loses His Job For Saying Cancer Screenings Might Give You Cancer – Science – io9, 5 April 2010, There’s been a lot of concern lately about the routine use of radiation-heavy scans to identify early signs of cancer. Could cancer detection actually give you cancer? One Food and Drug Administration researcher said yes… so the FDA fired him. Continue reading →

April 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Historic uranium cleanup legislation in Colorado

Uranium mill cleanup bill sails through House by 62-2 vote Colorado Independent, By David O. Williams 4/5/10 A bill that would require uranium mills to clean up past toxic pollution before applying to expand processing operations passed the state House on third reading Monday, sailing through on a 62-2 vote. Continue reading →

April 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | Leave a comment

U.S. Energy dept in legal trouble over nuclear wastes, and still no solution

Utilities sue Energy Department to stop nuclear waste management fees, The Hill, By Ben Geman – 04/05/10 Nuclear power companies and state utility regulators are suing the Energy Department.The companies filed the lawsuit to force the suspension of a fee that utility customers pay for federal management of nuclear waste……….The Obama administration has abandoned plans for the long-delayed Yucca Mountain waste site, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu has created a “blue ribbon” commission to help create a new long-term waste policy. Continue reading →

April 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

American Presidents’ limited ability to reduce nuclear weapons

Obama’s dream of a nuke-free world will encounter the stiffest resistance at home—from the people who make and safeguard nuclear weapons.

Why Obama Can’t End Nukes, The Doomsday Dilemma This Spring, Barack Obama will push toward his goal of a nuclear-free world. But the stiffest resistance may be at home.By John Barry and Evan Thomas | NEWSWEEK Apr 3, 2010 “…..Ever since the dawn of the atomic age at Hiroshima in August 1945, American presidents have been trying to figure out how to climb off the nuclear treadmill…….. Continue reading →

April 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Indian Point Nuclear Reactor – A Dead End For Future Energy Needs

Indian Point (and Nuclear Power) Take a Hit | Climate Change, By Bill Hewitt April 4 10″…….Indian Point, if you don’t know, is one of the oldest nuclear power facilities in the US. Unit 1 opened in 1962 and ran until 1974, but Units 2 and 3, opened in the mid-1970s and are still running. Indian Point, by the way, is just downriver from Storm King Mountain over which one of the first big victories of the environmental movement was won…… “‘That power is replaceable,’ said Alex Matthiessen, president of environmental group Riverkeeper. ‘The evidence for why the plant doesn’t meet state water-quality standards is overwhelming,’ he said, adding Indian Point accounts for the deaths of about a billion fish a year and that the group estimates cooling towers could be constructed for $200 million to $300 million.”Beyond Indian Point, Matthiessen’s assertion about nuclear power being replaceable is completely correct. We really ought not to be going further down this dead end road when there is already so much proven potential in renewables, energy efficiency, and all the other clean tech approaches that are coming so rapidly into play.

Indian Point (and Nuclear Power) Take a Hit | Climate Change

April 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY, USA | Leave a comment

Make uranium mills accountable for their radioactive devastation

the legacy of uranium mills was that operators worked them until the money was gone, then closed up shop, claimed bankruptcy and left radioactive waste behind for taxpayers to clean up. The waste then threatens and harms groundwater, streams, wildlife and communities.

Make uranium milling cleaner With the nation considering more nuclear energy, a bill that requires mill operators to clean up as they go is a smart move.The Denver Post 04/04/2010 Given the atrocious environmental record of uranium mills in Colorado and the West, a bipartisan effort in the General Assembly designed to keep mill operators from leaving behind costly piles of toxic waste makes good sense. Continue reading →

April 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Navajo and other nuclear victims sought for compensation

Program Aims To Find Victims Of Radiation Exposure. cbs4denver.com, FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press Apr 4, 2010, FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) ― Some toiled in uranium mines, transported the extracted ore and carried it home on their clothes. Others participated in nuclear weapons testing or lived downwind from test sites.Not all have been compensated, let alone know about a federal program that does so. Continue reading →

April 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, cancer, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

US taxpayers can save with energy efficiency and renewables

Tax Incentives Promote Energy Efficiency, Renewable Power A Look at Ways Savvy Homeowners Can Save Money Now and in the Future, SolveClimate.com, by Renee Cho – Apr 4th, 2010
With taxes on the mind this month, some homeowners are discovering just how much investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy can pay off. Continue reading →

April 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY, USA | energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables | Leave a comment

Obama’s Nuclear Posture Review will ‘chip away’ need for nuclear weapons

Administration to Signal Shift Away From a Nuclear Future « The Washington Independent, by Spencer Ackerman, 2 April 2010, Set for release early next week, the Obama administration’s long-awaited statement on the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile won’t provide a roadmap for their elimination, according to administration officials. But it will chip away at the strategic justification for the stockpile and shift the country’s defense away from nuclear weapons, Continue reading →