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NASA’s friend Paul McCartney condemns their radiation testing on monkeys

The Former Beatle is unhappy about NASA using poor animals for outer space radiation testing.

Paul McCartney asks NASA to stop animal testing Oneindia , 27 Aug 2010, Beatles Superstar Sir Paul McCartney and NASA have a strong relationship but right now they are involved in some monkey business. Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Uranium mining executives on “independent” uranium study panel

The Southern Environmental Law Center, for instance, objects to Henry A. Schnell, who is with the mining business unit of Areva, the French-owned nuclear services company. The company is the world’s largest producer of uranium

Questions raised about Va. uranium study members, BusinessWeek, By STEVE SZKOTAK , RICHMOND, Va. As an independent scientific panel is assembled to study the risks of uranium mining in Virginia, environmental groups are questioning whether some of its provisional members can be impartial because of their ties to the nuclear power industry or mining interests. Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

Uranium mining – a nightmare scenario for water supplies

Canada has no national program to deal with contaminated sites. Abandoned mines and tailings ponds create toxic nightmares, contaminating rivers, lakes and surrounding lands. Local communities are left with the toxic legacy.”

Saskatchewan uranium mines create toxic legacy, Digital Journal by ■ Kyle Ashmead , 28 Aug 2010, The Keepers of the Water, held a five day conference in Wollaston Lake Saskatchewan. Uranium mining in northern Saskatchewan, as well as other issues were discussed…..Conference attendees discussed many issues affecting the north, not least among them, was uranium mining in Saskatchewan…. Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, Uranium, water | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Dangerous nuclear wastes – what a mess at Hanford!

“This is one of the most challenging cleanup projects at the Hanford Site, because the records don’t tell us exactly what’s buried here,

Hazardous materials removed from burial ground in Hanford – KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA , 27 Aug 2010, RICHLAND, Wash.— Workers are making their first entry into one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s most hazardous waste burial grounds containing radioactive and hazardous materials at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state. Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Cold war replay as nuclear boys play with their underwater toys

Russian subs stalk Trident in echo of Cold War – Telegraph UK, 28 Aug 2010, Russian submarines are hunting down British Vanguard boats in a return to Cold War tactics not seen for 25 years, Navy chiefs have warned. By Thomas Harding, 27 Aug 2010 Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

India’s nuclear deal to create financial burden for India in the future

Today, nobody in India including Dr. Manmohan Singh would know what would be the exact investment cost in the nuclear power projectsand what would be the cost of generated nuclear power that the country would get , after investing thousands of crores of rupee in the nuclear power projects and importing the machinery and fuel at a price that would be dictated by the overseas business houses.

India has now a nuclear burden to carry, by N.S.Venkataraman Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) August 27, 2010 Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has realized his single point agenda of passing nuclear bill in parliament and bringing nuclear power projects to India at any cost. While he may be happy and satisfied man now, the burden caused due to his single point agenda has to be carried on by his country men for long period after Dr. Manmohan Singh would cease to be the Prime Minister of India. Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, India | antinuclear, nuclear costs, reactors | Leave a comment

Growing resistance to radioactive waste shipments on the Great Lakes

In addition to the radiological risks of one of these barges sinking — including stigma impacts on economic sectors such as Great Lakes tourism and fisheries, even if there is not a radioactive release — there is also the precedent setting nature of this proposal.

Resistance builds to radioactive waste shipments on Great Lakes, Beyond Nuclear, 26 Aug 2010, The Great Lakes United (GLU) Nuclear-Free/Green Energy Task Force has taken the lead in shining a spotlight on the proposal by Bruce Nuclear Power Complex in Ontario to barge 16 radioactive steam generators out the Great Lakes, and across the Atlantic, to Sweden for “recycling” the metal for un-restricted re-use in consumer products. Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, environment | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

Time for nations, including U.S. China, India, to ratify Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

nine key states, namely China, North Korea, Egypt, India, Indonesia Iran, Israel, Pakistan and the United States, still need to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) before it can come into force.

India, others asked to ratify nuclear test ban treaty The Economic Times, 26 Aug 2010, VIENNA: A UN-backed monitoring group on Thursday asked nine countries, inluding India to ratify a worldwide ban on atomic test blasts ahead of the International Day against Nuclear Tests this weekend. Continue reading →

August 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Britain can’t really afford its billions pounds nuclear missile system

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Treasury are in a spat over who should foot the 20 billion pound ($31 billion) bill to renew the Trident submarine-based nuclear missile system.

UK defence industry asks who will pay for nuclear deterrent , LONDON Aug 27 (Reuters) – Continue reading →

August 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Obama urged by Nobel Laureates to attend Hiroshima Peace Summit

The 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates is scheduled to be held in Hiroshima from Nov. 12-14. While Obama is not scheduled to attend the event, he does appear set to visit Japan in the same time period.

Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Renew Nuclear Disarmament Campaign, NTI: Global Security Newswire -, Aug. 26, 2010 Five recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize are urging U.S. President Barack Obama to renew efforts toward global nuclear disarmament by making a high-profile trip to Hiroshima, the Japanese city where an atomic weapon was first used in war, the Associated Press reported yesterday. Continue reading →

August 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, peace, peaceful | Leave a comment

Hezbollah wants nuclear energy for Lebanon

Hezbollah chief calls for nuclear energy, August 25 2010 PoliJAM , Lebanon, (UPI) — Lebanon has the right to consider nuclear power as a way to address an energy crisis in the country, the Hezbollah secretary-general declared….. I call on the government to consider building a nuclear plant for peaceful energy,” he was quoted by Hezbollah’s al-Manar news agency as saying.
Nasrallah’s patrons in Iran during the weekend began operations at the Bushehr nuclear power plant with the help of Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom.
The Hezbollah chief said that Lebanon should follow Iran’s example and embrace nuclear energy as a cost-saving measure.

Hezbollah chief calls for nuclear energy

August 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | MIDDLE EAST, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs | Leave a comment

After the Bhopal gas disaster, who can trust compensation for nuclear accidents?

The tale of two liabilities , Hindustan Times New Delhi, August 24, 2010 Assume: A reactor blows up in India because of a defective component supplied by a foreign company. If the present nuclear liability Bill is passed, says its opponents, victims of this blowout will get compensation only from the Indian government, even though the government is not to blame. The foreign supplier of the component will get away scot-free………….

Johnm Who with a straight face can claim that survivors of a nuclear accident will get ‘appropriate compensation’ as per ‘normal product liability’ from an international supplier of defective reactor components after going through the courts? Please review the outcome of Bhopal, and explain again to us how successful the system has been, if you can. I for one don’t see it happening.

August 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Award winning media investigation into medical radiation

the newspaper reported on a fast-evolving medical world in which safety has lagged behind technical innovation. It found that financial incentives have driven the medical radiation boom,…..The award recognized papers that creatively used digital tools in the role of being a community’s watchdog

NY Times’ radiation investigation wins APME award, Google hosted news, (AP) –26 Aug 2010, NEW YORK — An investigation into the dangers of the increasing use of radiation in diagnosing and treating disease earned The New York Times a Public Service Award Wednesday from the Associated Press Managing Editors association. Continue reading →

August 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | media, USA | antinuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation | Leave a comment

Review of “Chain of Decay” – film on nuclear power

CHAIN OF DECAY — IndieGoGo Chain of Decay is a feature-length documentary that brings together a series of discrete but thematically-linked short documentary and animation segments to create an engaging and provocative portrait of a world most of know precious little about – the world of civil nuclear power. Continue reading →

August 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, renewableenergy, uranium | Leave a comment

Whole body scanning at airports raises radiation risks

certain travelers may be particularly vulnerable to emissions from the scanners including seniors, women prone to breast cancer, expectant mothers and children for which the impact hasn’t been fully evaluated….…

(USA) Lawmakers continue to voice concerns over whole-body imagers | Center for Investigative Reporting, G. W. Shultz, August 24, 2010, It wasn’t a lead story when scientists from the University of California at San Francisco first publicly expressed their unease earlier this year about the possible negative health effects caused by full-body airport scanners now being used across the United States to stop explosives from making it onto jet airliners. Continue reading →