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How America Can Slow Israel’s March to War,

NYT, 17 Aug 12 By DENNIS B. ROSS Washington OBAMA administration officials have made it clear that they believe
there is still time and space for diplomatic efforts to succeed in stopping Iran  from achieving a nuclear weapons  capability. But Israel ’s deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon , has said it is time to declare that “diplomacy has failed.”…… Continue reading →

August 18, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Israeli President Shimon Peres rejects idea of attacking Iran

Israel’s Peres against any solo Iran attack, trusts Obama August 17, 2012 Business Recorder  Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday came out against any go-it-alone Israeli attack on Iran, saying he trusted US President Barack Obama’s pledge to prevent Tehran from producing nuclear weapons.

His comments appeared to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak, who have both raised the prospect of a unilateral Israeli strike, despite assurances from Washington it will not let Iran get the atomic bomb.

“I am convinced this is an American interest. I am convinced (Obama) recognises the American interest and he isn’t saying this just to keep us happy. I have no doubt about it, after having had talks with him,” Peres told Channel Two television. “Now, it’s clear to us that we can’t do it alone. We can delay (Iran’s nuclear programme). It’s clear to us we have to proceed together with America. There are questions about co-ordination and timing, but as serious as the danger is, this time at least we are not alone.” …..

August 17, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Climate change: understanding grows as climate ‘sceptics’ won over by the evidence

Climate sceptics shifting their views, SARA PHILLIPS ABC 15 AUG 2012 ”……..among those who deny that climate change is real, there appears to have been a palpable shift away from a refusal to accept the climate is warming and towards those who doubt the severity of the damage.

It’s a subtle but important shift, and suggests that holding the view that climate change is not occurring is intellectually untenable in the long-term.

American physicist Richard Muller is one climate sceptic who has recently changed his mind after reviewing the evidence.
Muller crunched a bunch of numbers to do with global temperatures and announced in the New York Times that he is a “converted sceptic”. It was this opinion piece in arguably the world’s most influential paper that set tongues wagging about climate change all over again……
Over time, it seems that the weight of evidence is pushing those who disbelieve climate science further and further towards the view of the majority of researchers working in the area. Few so-called climate sceptics now doubt that humans play a role; fewer still doubt that temperatures are rising.

The roadblocks that have slowed or prevented action to reduce the effects of climate change are being smoothed.
While there will always be hold-outs who cling to their own beliefs despite the evidence, the trend away from complete denial can only be positive news for those on the road to addressing climate change.
http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2012/08/15/3568554.htm

August 17, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Pakistan’s nuclear weapons may fall into hands of terrorist: Leon Panetta, Economist, 15 AUG, 2012,  WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta fears that there is a danger of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists if terrorism is not controlled in the country.

“The great danger we’ve always feared is that if terrorism is not controlled in their country, than those nuclear weapons could fall into the wrong hands,” Panetta told reporters at a Pentagon news conference here yesterday….
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/pakistans-nuclear-weapons-may-fall-into-hands-of-terrorist-leon-panetta/articleshow/15503123.cms

August 16, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Plutonium releases from Fukushima plant highlighted in final sentence of butterfly mutation study

http://enenews.com/plutonium-releases-from-fukushima-plant-highlighted-in-final-sentence-of-butterfly-mutation-study/comment-page-1#comment-279833

Title: The biological impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the pale grass blue butterfly
Source: Scientific Reports (via Nature)
Authors: Atsuki Hiyama, Chiyo Nohara, Seira Kinjo, Wataru Taira, Shinichi Gima, Akira Tanahara
& Joji M. Otaki
Published: August 9, 2012

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“…In view of the detection of plutonium released from the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP44, the possible risk of internal exposure from ingestion should be investigated more accurately in the near future….”

August 15, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Skydivers held by US military after accidentally landing on nuclear submarine base when wind blew them off course

  DAILY MAIL  14 August 2012 | Two skydivers were detained by the US military after accidentally landing on a high-security nuclear submarine base in Georgia when wind blew them off course.
The US Navy didn’t look kindly on the two intruders — even though they said they only drifted onto the base on Sunday by mistake.
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, along Georgia’s coast, is home to eight nuclear subs — including six with ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
The situation was further complicated when the military found that one of the parachutists was not a US citizen and did not have his passport with him, the Florida Times-Union reports. …….  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2188361/Skydivers-held-US-Navy-accidentally-landing-nuclear-submarine-base.html#ixzz23f4hrbSf

August 15, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Uranium One profit falls on lower uranium price Aug 14, 2012  (Reuters) – Canada’s Uranium One Inc’s quarterly earnings fell 2 percent as it sold less uranium at lower prices…. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/uraniumone-results-idINL4E8JD5KK20120813

August 14, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

The insidious effect of ionising radiation, over time

Radiation poses a long-term danger because it mutates DNA, rewriting the genetic code in ways that can lead to cancerous growth of cells.

 workers at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant absorbed 0.4 to 1 Sv of radiation per hour while contending with the nuclear disaster last March. Although they survived in the short term, their lifetime cancer risk increased

Limits Of The Human Body: How Much Sleep Deprivation, Radiation & Acceleration Can We Survive? HUFFINGTON POST, : 08/13/2012  By: Natalie Wolchover One hears epic accounts of people surviving bullets to the brain, 10-story freefalls or months stranded at sea. But put a human anywhere in the known universe except for the thin shell of space that extends a couple of miles above or below sea level on Earth, and we perish within minutes. As strong and resilient as the human body seems in some situations, considered in the context of the cosmos as a whole, it’s unnervingly fragile. Continue reading →

August 14, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Fukushima radiation harmed second generation of butterflies more than first

 Fukushima radiation spawned mutant butterflies  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-13/fukushima-mutant-butterflies/4194240  By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy
 August 13, 2012 Researchers in Japan say radioactive fallout from the Fukushima meltdowns has created abnormalities among the nation’s butterfly species.The researchers collected hundreds of butterflies in the weeks and months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. They found abnormalities – including unusually small wings – in more than 10 per cent of the butterflies they surveyed.

The rate of abnormalities then rose to more than 33 per cent with the second generation, with some butterflies dying before reaching adulthood. In an article published in the British journal Nature , the scientists conclude that nuclear fallout caused the mutations. They have called for further research to be conducted on other animal species.

August 13, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Call to attend Washington Senate briefing 22 September

The U.S. Senate: Attend the briefing on nuclear power
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-u-s-senate-attend-the-briefing-on-nuclear-power 11 Aug 12,  As your constituent, I urge you to attend a critical briefing on nuclear safety organized by Rep. Dennis Kucinich. The meeting is scheduled for Thurs, Sept. 20th, 2012 from 2 – 4 pm on Capitol Hill in the Cannon Building, Room 121.

Why attend this briefing? There is an ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan. Prior to this disaster, the regulators in Japan said they had all the safety measures possible in place. Our Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has said the same thing about our 104 aging nuclear power plants.

Despite the assurances from Japan, a major nuclear disaster happened. A large part of Japan is now uninhabitable.

Nuclear disasters are NOT unique to Japan. Continue reading →

August 11, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Vogtle nuclear power plant to go ahead – but could be stalled later

The NRC’s effort to resolve the nuclear waste dilemma, however, could yield new regulations that would affect Plant Vogtle’s completion date

Spent fuel from decades of operating Plant Vogtle’s units 1 and 2, meanwhile, has nearly filled the available storage space in the pools.

NRC nuclear licensing freeze won’t stall Vogtle The Augusta Chronicle By Rob Pavey, Aug 10,    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision this week to suspend final approval of new nuclear power plant licenses leaves just two projects – including Plant Vogtle – fully authorized to build and operate the first new U.S. reactors in a generation.

The moratorium, which also stalls license renewals for existing plants, will remain in
place while regulators re-evaluate the safety and environmental impacts of storing spent nuclear fuel at commercial reactor sites. Continue reading →

August 11, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

New Japan anti-nuclear rally

New Japan anti-nuclear rally Google News (AFP)  11 Aug 12,  TOKYO — Hundreds of protesters staged a weekly anti-nuclear rally outside Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s residence Fridaydespite the approach of a summer break and soaring temperatures.

The crowd chanted slogans against Noda’s decision to restart nuclear power plants following a total shutdown in the wake of last year’s atomic crisis at Fukushima…..http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gcmZk_gggxWy4VeRD105I6lnSzXg?docId=CNG.48554042d68428db81e8bede5026a24a.141

August 11, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

September – Washington rally for a nuclear free future

http://ecowatch.org/2012/dc-rally-nuclear-free/

Coalition Against Nukes Thousands of anti-nuclear activists from across the U.S. will converge on Washington, D.C. this Sept. 20 – 22 for aRally for a Nuclear-Free Future.

The three-day event, brought together by the grassroots network Coalition Against Nukes (CAN), will feature a Congressional briefing on nuclear dangers attended by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH), a peaceful demonstration at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), a presentation of petitions at the embassies of Japan and India, and a demonstration at the Capitol to increase awareness of the dangers of nuclear power plants and spread of global radiation. Continue reading →

August 10, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Nagasaki calls for worldwide nuclear abolition treaty

Nagasaki calls for worldwide nuclear abolition treaty  Japan Times, 9 Aug 12,  Kyodo NAGASAKI — Nagasaki urged world leaders Thursday to conclude a treaty banning nuclear weapons at a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of its atomic bombing.

Prayer for peace: Nagasaki atomic-bombing survivor Shigeko Iwamoto prayed for the dead in front of the Peace Statue on Thursday morning as the city marked the 67th anniversary of the attack on Aug. 9, 1945. KYODO Continue reading →

August 10, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Belgium Halts One Nuclear Reactor On Suspicion of Cracks

Belgium Halts One Nuclear Reactor On Suspicion of Cracks – Regulator Fox Business August 08, 2012 Dow Jones Newswires Belgium has temporarily shut one of its seven nuclear power reactors on suspicion that one of its components might be cracked, the
country’s atomic power regulator said Wednesday.
“We have found anomalies,” said Karina De Beule, spokesman for the ACFN, the federal agency for nuclear control….. GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR), the French energy giant that operates Belgian nuclear plans through its unit Electrabel, confirmed that the reactor will remain closed. “The reactor has been halted since June for regular control. Halt for maintenance has been extended, to allow additional inspections,” a company spokesman said.
The reactor that’s been shut is expected to be decommissioned in 2022.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/08/08/belgium-halts-one-nuclear-reactor-on-suspicion-cracks-regulator/#ixzz235hmrmgc

August 10, 2012 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

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