Medical radiation doses to be recorded in California
provide physicians the information they need to track dosage levels and prevent patients from receiving overdoses of radiation.”
California bill to record radiation dose moves forward August 30, 2010 by Heather Mayer, DOTmed News In a move to protect patients from excess radiation exposure during CT scans, the California State Assembly last week approved a bill that would require radiation dosage levels to be recorded on the scanned image and in a patient’s health record, as well as reporting those doses to patients, their physicians and the California Department of Health. Continue reading
Ionising radiation from Russia’s forest wildfires
“Yet thousands of tons of radioactive deadwood still litter the forest floor, ….The wood could release a cloud of radiation if ignited
Medical: Wind & Radiation from Russian Fires; Times’ article Bryansk : Russia | Aug 30, 2010By Dorothy Marie Kucera RUSSIA: they are reporting fires under control but the excerpt from the first URL below shows thousands of acres are still burning Continue reading
Safety lapses at UK’s Trident nuclear weapons facility
Health and safety practices at the UK’s main nuclear weapons base are under intense scrutiny just weeks before it is expected to be granted permission for a multibillion-pound facility to conduct a new generation of radioactive tests.
Nuclear arsenals under scrutiny for safety lapses, fires and flood Group calls for planners to think twice about a major new facility at Trident warhead base at Aldermaston in Berkshire Jamie Doward The Observer, Sunday 22 August 2010 Continue reading
Ionising radiation – areas in Iraq contaminated by depleted uranium
Some of these areas are so irradiated that they will be uninhabitable for millions of years. And this is one of the main issues of the Iraq war, but no one wants to talk about it.
A war on the past, present, and future
tehran times : By Hamid Golpira, 31 Aug 2010, “……..the Iraq war is also a war on the future since the U.S. military has used the mutagenic weapon depleted uranium, which is definitely a war crime, a crime against humanity, and an act of genocide. Continue reading
India to place nuclear-capable ballistic missiles near Tibet?
India mulls nuclear-capable missiles near China’s border – Tibetan Review Aug 30 2010 India is considering deploying nuclear-capable ballistic missiles in the North-East, close to its border with Chinese occupied Tibet, in an attempt to enhance its military preparedness, said a PTI report Aug 28. The plan follows the recent release of the US Defence Department’s annual report on China which said Beijing had moved its new advanced, longer range CSS-5 missiles closer to India’s border and developed contingency plans to shift airborne forces to the region at short notice.
The report cited sources in India’s Defence Ministry as saying New Delhi was considering the deployment of the 2,000 km range Agni-II and 350 km range Prithvi III surface to surface ballistic missiles for this purpose…… India mulls nuclear-capable missiles near China’s border – Tibetan Review
“Temporary” nuke waste disposal becoming Permanent, and expensive
If the plant closes in 2012, it would be mothballed, or put into SAFSTOR, until its decommissioning fund reaches the level necessary to clean up the site, which could take up to 60 years.
NRC considers long-term on-site storage of waste, Brattleboro Reformer, By JOSH STILTS, Aug. 30 2010 BRATTLEBORO – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted earlier this month to explore the option of storing nuclear waste at decommissioned sites past the current 30-year standard……. Continue reading
A new anti-nuclear wave
the increased support for nuclear energy will melt away when utilities announce where they intend to build. No one..wants to live near a nuclear plant.”The groundswell (against nuclear power) will come when they announce the nuclear sites
Older activists, younger crowd team to fight nukes. Google Hosted News, 29 Aug 2010, By MELANIE S. WELTE (AP) – MOINES, Iowa — It’s been 33 years since Raye Fleming’s arrest outside Southern California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, near the height of the anti-nuclear power furor.That was the first arrest of many and, Fleming believed, such actions paid off as a generation of Americans turned against nuclear power. Continue reading
Indian government’s dangerous rush to get nuclear power
the Indian government tried to limit liability to only if it could be proved that a supplier had done an act ‘with the intent to cause nuclear damage’. This astounding insertion left a huge loophole for contractors doing shoddy work to wriggle out of paying any damages if things go wrong………Given India’s pervasive culture of poor management and corruption, Mr Singh’s government should think carefully before plunging headlong into a risky track from which there is no going back.
Dangers in India’s path to nuclear energy, THE BUSINESS TIMES, By YOGI AGGARWAL, August 31, 2010, THERE have been few acts by the Indian government in recent months that have given rise to as many misgivings as its attempt to push through the nuclear liability Bill. Continue reading
Egypt’s nuclear plant a ‘grave regional threat’
the new plant will be a “grave regional threat.
Greenpeace Blasts Egypt for Nuclear Plans, Israel National News by Hillel Fendel, 30 Aug 2010, The international environmental organization Greenpeace has targeted Egypt for its plan to build a nuclear energy plant off the Mediterranean coast. Continue reading
Kuwait fears radiation from Iran’s nuclear plant
Equipment to detect radiation levels in air, water, soil and food samples has been provided to Kuwaiti laboratories
Kuwait unveils plan to tackle possible radiation accidents, The National Newspaper, James Calderwood, August 29. 2010 KUWAIT CITY Kuwait’s ministry of health has announced a plan to deal with accidents involving radioactive pollution, one week after Kuwaiti officials expressed concern with the proximity of Iran’s new nuclear plant.. Continue reading
10 years to ‘clean up’ Iraq’s nuclear sites?
the clearing operation which had been estimated to take up to 10 years. So far scientists have only cleared one site in central Baghdad.
EU to help Iraq dismantle old nuclear facilities . (Reuters), By Aseel Kami. Aug 29, 2010 BAGHDAD, – The European Union signed a 2.5 million euro ($3.2 million) agreement with Iraq on Sunday to help Iraqi scientists’ dismantle, decommission and decontaminate nuclear facilities built under dictator Saddam Hussein……. Continue reading
Demands to scrap plans for nuclear plant in Jaitapur
The most important point that has come from the discussions with the NPCIL is the information that the project does not have proper disposal or storage mechanism for nuclear waste and the information in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), prepared by the NEERI about the nuclear waste storage and disposal, is completely false,”
Jaitapur nuclear plant needs thorough regulatory scrutiny’, The Hindu , 29 Aug 2010, The Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS), which is opposing the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant (JNPP) in Ratnagiri, has said that several questions on the project remain unanswered. Continue reading
USA’s grand solar opportunity depends on USA Senate
One factor could snarl that time line: the expiration of federal incentives, specifically the Treasury Dept.’s cash grant program, which currently covers 30% of a project’s costs, as long as construction has begun by the end of 2010. SEIA and other groups are pushing to have the qualifying construction start date extended by two years, to the end of 2012…….
Members of the US Senate Finance Committee didn’t return calls asking when they would vote on extending the program…….
Solar power: Brighter long-term investment outlook, The Economic Times, 29 Aug 2010, With utilities adopting standards to increase the amount of solargenerated electricity in coming years, the US could bolster its presence in the global solar-power market. The quickening growth pace could present attractive opportunities for investors, Continue reading
Farmers in India fight to keep their land from nuclear power plant
“There is only one important demand — land should be compensated by providing land and employment. No matter how much money is given, it will vanish after a generation.” The Hindu : News / National : Fatehabad farmers see nuclear plant as a liability
Doctor urges more caution in radiation breast screening
Unfortunately, she said, “this is something that isn’t well understood, not just by the public — but by physicians who order the tests.”….
Radiation, Risks Are Focus of Breast Screening Studies, New York Times, By RONI CARYN RABIN : August 24, 2010 When Dr. Deborah Rhodes orders a diagnostic test that involves radiation, she consults a chart in her office that lists the amount of radiation exposure from each test. She considers the patient’s total past exposure, and then carefully weighs the risks and benefits of each test and any alternative approaches she can take. Continue reading
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Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/2352741955560
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Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko
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