Radioactive liquids leaking from Hanford, America’s most contaminated site
Alarm about radioactive leak at most contaminated site in U.S. — “We’ve got a problem, this is big” (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/ap-alarm-about-radioactive-leak-contaminated-site-weve-problem-big
Title: Hanford Nuclear Tank in Wash. Is Leaking Liquids
Source: Associated Press
Author: By SHANNON DININNY and MIKE BAKER
Date: February 16, 2013
“You couldn’t find a more perfect radioactive storm … I am alarmed about this on many levels. This raises concerns, not only about the existing leak … but also concerning the integrity of the other single shell tanks of this age.” -Gov. Jay Inslee
The long-delayed cleanup of the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site became the subject of more bad news Friday, when Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced that a radioactive waste tank there is leaking.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy said liquid levels are decreasing in one of 177 underground tanks at the site.
[…] Inslee said the tank is the first to have been documented to be losing liquids since all Hanford tanks were stabilized in 2005. His staff said the federal government is working to assess other tanks. […]
“We’re out of time, obviously. These tanks are starting to fail now,” said Tom Carpenter of the Hanford watchdog group Hanford Challenge. “We’ve got a problem. This is big.” […]
Youtube: meteorite over a nuclear danger zone in Russia
“We Are Getting Suggestions That The Meteorite Was The Beginning Nose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr0Cck9zhbc
Source: Russia Today News
Date: February 15, 2013
Reporter: We do know that at least 20,000 of the emergency personnel have been told to stay on high alert. I don’t think that order has recalled yet. I think they’re still on high alert because you have to understand as a matter of fact this could be a little teaser of what’s coming….
Reporter: If you look at the history of the area — here we’ve got video of the zinc factory that was hit and just blown out — I you could imagine waking up to this, if you look at the history of the area, this is essentially a giant nuclear facility. There are seven nuclear plants here that produce fuel….
Host: So it’s a danger zone.
Reporter: It’s a very big danger zone. During the soviet are it was basically a nuclear test site. Very heavily protected. So you could imagine that residents thought it was an attack or manmade disaster.
Watch the broadcast here
AUDIOS: nuclear whistleblowers
AUDIOS: Nuclear Whisteblowers: Arnie Gundersen with special guest David Lochbaum… plus more Hanford troubles (AUDIO) http://enenews.com/nuclear-whisteblowers-arnie-gundersen-with-special-guest-david-lochbaum-plus-more-hanford-troubles-audio
Tri-CityHerald, Feb. 19, 2013: Donna Busche accused contractor Bechtel National and subcontractor URS Energy and Construction of working to fire her in retaliation for raising safety issues concerning the operation of the $12.3 billion vitrification plant — charges the company denies.
KLCC Eugene Oregon NPR, Feb. 18, 2013: Donna Busche, is the manager of environmental and nuclear safety for URS. That’s another top contractor on the waste treatment plant project. This month she filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Bechtel and her own company. She’s especially concerned about the plant’s complicated pre-treatment facility. Donna Busche: “I think there are serious issues with the quality, throughout the design and fabrication of that plant. When you have quality indeterminate and safety indeterminate, in the nuclear business, those must be addressed – with unwavering commitment to do the right thing. So I do not believe we have a safety basis for the pretreatment facility.”
Listen to the program here
Fairewinds Energy Education , Feb. 17, 2013: Are Whistleblowers Being Protected By The NRC? Not Really! […] Fairewinds Chief Engineer Arnie Gundersen and special guest David Lochbaum, the Director of Nuclear Safety for the Union of Concerned Scientists, compare experiences about how nuclear whistleblowers are NOT protected by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission if they bring safety concerns forward. They will also discuss examples citing instances of the NRC failing to support the legitimate concerns of whistleblowers in the nuclear industry, including inside the NRC itself.
Uranium Film Festival an eye- opener for Indian audiences
Eye-opening films http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/eyeopening-films/article4427616.ece ANKITA CHAUDHURI, 17 Feb 13
Congenital deformities in newborns, genetic mutation, infertility, high rate of early mortality, cancer and other diseases are tell-tale signs of nuclear contamination.
A three-day film festival dedicated to independent films on nuclear power and the whole fuel chain questioned the value of human life and brings to fore the “callousness of authorities who ignore its dangerous impact”.
The aim was to spread awareness through cinema on issues such as uranium mining, nuclear power plants, nuclear medicine, nuclear waste, atomic bombs and radioactive hazards.
There are 19 nuclear reactors in India which generate 4,560 MW, with four more such plants being constructed. As India is becoming technologically advanced, the use of nuclear power for generating electricity is fast gaining momentum.
The festival sought to address the flipside of nuclear energy production and consumption. The probability of a nuclear accident may be very low but is not zero. Continue reading
VIDEO – Meteorite explosion over old Soviet nuclear test site
“We Are Getting Suggestions That The Meteorite Was The Beginning Nose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr0Cck9zhbc
Source: Russia Today News
Date: February 15, 2013
Reporter: We do know that at least 20,000 of the emergency personnel have been told to stay on high alert. I don’t think that order has recalled yet. I think they’re still on high alert because you have to understand as a matter of fact this could be a little teaser of what’s coming.
Reporter: If you look at the history of the area — here we’ve got video of the zinc factory that was hit and just blown out — I you could imagine waking up to this, if you look at the history of the area, this is essentially a giant nuclear facility. There are seven nuclear plants here that produce fuel.
Host: So it’s a danger zone.
Reporter: It’s a very big danger zone. During the soviet are it was basically a nuclear test site. Very heavily protected. So you could imagine that residents thought it was an attack or manmade disaster.
Watch the broadcast here
Youtube: 70,000 US service personnel exposed to Fukushima radiation
70,000 US Service Personnel Exposed To Radiation: Operation Tomodachi http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kjuWYA4nQko#t=2205s
February 11th, 2013
Title: 70,000 US Service Personnel Exposed To Radiation: Operation Tomodachi 3/11
Source: Nuked Radio with RadChick
Date Published: Feb 9, 2013
Attorney Paul C. Garner, representing U.S. service members who were in Japan after 3/11: They’ve got leukemia, they have growths, they’re undergoing surgery to remove lesions in their brains, a couple of them have had them and have lost the sight in their eye.
One guy has testicular cancer he was aboard the Reagan, he’s 21, he had one of his testicles removed already.
You know what their talking points are, the Tepco people and those in power? It’s all low-level radiation, nothing to worry about. It’s too little to worry about. […] If they get away with this then what did we fight Watergate for?
Watch the program here
AUDIO: Medical issues of US navy sailors affected by Fukushima radiation
AUDIO “I’ve got people who are bleeding from their behinds, who have sores all over their bodies” -Attorney for U.S. Navy sailors exposed to Fukushima radiation (AUDIO) http://enenews.com/ive-people-bleeding-behinds-sores-all-bodies-attorney-navy-sailors-exposed-fukushima-radiation
February 12th, 2013
Title: 70,000 US Service Personnel Exposed To Radiation: Operation Tomodachi 3/11
Source: Nuked Radio with RadChick
Date Published: Feb 9, 2013
Attorney Paul C. Garner, representing U.S. service members who were in Japan after 3/11: Kim Geiseking who was on the Reagan, and she was pregnant at the time and didn’t know it.
Her fetus, her baby is now a couple of years old and doesn’t speak.
I’m not an expert, but experts say the fetus takes up most of the radiation, more than the mother does.
Then I’ve got people who are bleeding from their behinds, who have sores all over their bodies.
More from the U.S. service members:
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Navy Sailors After Fukushima: They’ve got leukemia, testicular cancer, growths… They’ve had surgery to remove brain lesions and lost sight in eye (VIDEO)
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Report: Many U.S. servicemembers’ kids in Japan developed medical issues after 3/11 — “My son went on a vomiting fit of about 3 months… 15-20 times a day” (VIDEO)
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Attorney to Tepco: Please help us, we have troops who are dying, need medical care after 3/11 — Bone marrow transplant at NIH — Another bleeding incessantly (AUDIO)
Youtube: Japan’s media censorship of Fukushima radiation news
Youtube: How Japanese media censors information about Fukushima nuckear radiation Issues of Radioactive Exposure are Considered Taboo on Japanese Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHtbi1Q4aZ8
Watch: Japanese journalists reveal radiation cover-up after Fukushima (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/watch-japanese-journalists-reveal-radiation-cover-up-after-fukushima-video Title: Issues of Radioactive Exposure are Considered Taboo on Japanese Media
Source: World Network for Saving Children from Radiation
Date Recorded: Dec. 20, 2012
Date Published: Feb. 13, 2013
Takashi Uesugi, Journalist: I can only write about the reality of nuclear power […] Anything implying the danger of radiation is not [accepted].
Kazuhiro Haraguchi, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications: It is still taboo to talk about radiation exposure […] In June 2011 […] we also demanded the government evacuate at least women and children. […] I think it is the Japanese government [that made it a taboo to discuss radiation exposure].
Watch the video here
See this: low cost boadband Internet – solar powered – for rural Africa
Video: Microsoft Providing Low-Cost, Solar-Powered Broadband Access In Africa http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3595 15 Feb 13, Early this month, Microsoft Corp announced the launch of a pilot project delivering low-cost wireless broadband access in parts of Kenya via solar-powered base stations.
A project carried out in collaboration with the government of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communications and Indigo Telecom Ltd., the network utilizes TV white spaces to carry broadband signals to previously unserved locations near Nanyuki and Kalema. The project is the first deployment of TV white space technology in Africa.
TV white spaces are well-suited for delivering low-cost broadband access as radio signals in the TV bands can be transmitted over longer distances and penetrate more obstacles than other types of radio signals. As a result, fewer base stations are required.
Microsoft says that as television has begun to switch from analog to digital around the world, even more of this spectrum can be used to relay broadband.
More than 6,000 people will benefit from the project; which is part of theMicrosoft 4Afrika Initiative. In addition, solar power systems with deep cycle battery energy storage will be installed at local schools to supply electricity to their Information & Communication Technology (ICT) labs. Each system will generate 4.5 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy per day, which should provide a small surplus of power above what is required for each lab.
While 4.5 kilowatt hours doesn’t sound like a great deal, it will be sufficient for students to use tablets and eReaders in the labs.
“Solar power addresses the issue of reliability in developing economies and carries low operating costs since panels last a long time and batteries can function for up to three years,” says a statement from Microsoft.
“That makes solar an increasingly affordable way to deliver power, especially in areas that lack infrastructure for both electricity transmission and broadband access.”
Audio: Northern Japan is contaminated
Audio: It’s the reality that Northern Japan is contaminated and radioactive material is constantly being spread elsewhere — “A really creepy, macabre feeling” http://enenews.com/audio-reality-northern-japan-contaminated-radioactive-materials-constantly-being-spread-elsewhere-really-creepy-macabre-feeling
Title: NOT RETURNING TO NORMAL
Source: Fairewinds Energy Education
Date: Feb. 11, 2013
Fairewinds board member Chiho Kaneko from Iwate Prefecture discussing her recent trip to northeastern Japan: It’s the reality that Northern Japan, not just in Fukushima, Northern Japan is contaminated. That’s the reality, and people are transporting the contaminants whenever they travel elsewhere. They’re bringing with them. […]
So what’s happening is there’s a gradual and constant dispersing and spreading of radioactive materials, inadvertently. Nobody wants to do it, but we are doing it. That’s a really creepy, macabre feeling I had when I was in Japan.
Full program here
AUDIO: Life is NOT returning to normal after Fukushima nuclear disaster
http://www.fairewinds.org/content/not-returning-normal NOT RETURNING TO NORMAL
What Is Life Like In Northeastern Japan After the Fukushima Daiichi
Disaster? Arnie and Kevin talk with Fairewinds board member, Chiho
Kaneko, to discuss her recent trip to northeastern Japan. Ms. Kaneko
discusses the difficulties of trying to live there surrounded by
radioactive contamination, and the psychological pressure people
experience as the try to reestablish their lives after the accident.
Blizzard shuts down nuclear power plant in Massachusetts
Local TV: Nuclear plant shuts down after own in-house system lost power due to blizzard — NRC says it was from losing off-site power — 3 feet of snow in some parts of Boston area (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/local-tv-nuclear-plants-own-in-house-system-lost-power-due-to-blizzard-about-3-feet-of-snow-in-some-parts-boston-area-video
Follow-up to: Emergency declared at U.S. nuclear plant as ‘Blizzicane’ hits Boston area — Hurricane force windgust at airport
Title: More than 400K without power in eastern Massachusetts
Source: WWLP
Author: Sy Becker
Date: Feb 9 2013,
The storm that dumped two feet of snow on western Massachusetts treated the eastern part of the state more harshly. More than 400,000 customers in eastern Massachusetts are beginning their Saturday morning without power, and the state’s only nuclear power plant had to shut down. […]
The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth had to be shut down because the plant’s own in-house system had also lost power due to the blizzard conditions.
About three feet of snow fell in some parts of the Boston area, and 28” of snow had already fallen in parts of central Connecticut.
A similar statement was read during the news broadcast: “Even the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth had to be shut down because the plant’s in-house system had also lost power during the storm.”
The AP reports “the NRC says the nuclear power plant experienced an automatic shutdown at around 9:15 p.m. Friday after losing off-site power”.
Watch the WWLP report here
VIDEO documentary reveals secrets of Chernobyl nuclear disaster
it is thanks to these men that the worst was avoided; a second explosion, ten times more powerful than Hiroshima which would have wiped out more than half of Europe. This was kept secret for twenty years by the Soviets and the West alike.
As time went on millions of people suffered radiation related health problems such as leukemia and thyroid cancer and around 4,000 people have died as a result of the long-term effects of the accident.
VIDEO http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-battle-of-chernobyl/#disqus_thread The Battle of Chernobyl It’s a documentary which analyzes the Thursday 26th April 1986 that became a momentous date in modern history, when one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in northern Ukraine, exploded. It was the most significant reactor failure in the history of nuclear power, a Maximum Credible Accident (MCA). Continue reading
Earth Focus Episode 32 – Nuclear Power: Risks and Consequences
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Uploaded on Oct 28, 2011
(Earth Focus: Episode 32) Nuclear Power: Risks and Consequences, an original Earth Focus investigative report, looks at the untold stories behind three of the world’s largest nuclear disasters: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. According to government and industry officials, no one died as a result of Three Mile Island and only low doses of radiation — equivalent to a single chest XRay were released.
But many local residents disagree and cite medical evidence that radiation released from the Three Mile Island reactor was severe enough to cause disease and death. It’s been 30 years but the controversy continues. Chernobyl was the worse nuclear disaster in history.
A new book, Chernobyl: Consequences of a Catastrophe says that almost a million people died as a result of the nuclear accident — not 4,000 as The World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency claim. A screw up or a coverup? Earth Focus looks at evidence that links radioactive exposure to diminished intelligence, premature aging and a variety of other health conditions.
Given the severity of the accident in Fukushima and the inability of the government to provide action to safeguard large portions of its population, the Japanese government moved the goal posts on what is considered safe radiation exposure for children and nuclear workers.
Japanese organized crime, the Yakuza, is now becoming actively involved in the cleanup of radioactive waste.
VIDEO: The situation of San Onofre nuclear power plant
VIDEO Fukushima USA? Inside San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant by grtv
http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2013/02/fukushima-usa-inside-san-onofre-nuclear-power-plant
8 Feb 13
Nuclear energy is responsible for powering nearly 20 percent of the
US, and in Southern California the San Onofre nuclear power plant has
created much debate in the surrounding community.
The station has been closed for about a year due to a leak that was
detected in the steam generator tubes, but despite the wishes of the
people living the area to keep the plant closed, the utility company
is pushing to bring the reactor back online.
Arnie Gundersen, chief engineer for Fairewinds Energy Education,
analyzes the situation.
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