USA “Tea Party” campaign against nuclear weapons control
conservative nationwide campaign to convince ordinary Americans to actively oppose the new nuclear reductions treaty with Russia
Tea Party activists come out against START The Cable, By Josh Rogin Friday, July 23, 2010 – A lobbying group affiliated with the Tea Party has joined the effort to derail President Obama’s new arms-control agreement with Russia, launching a grassroots campaign by spreading misleading information about the pact to the general public. Continue reading
France admits to Tritium health risks from nuclear facilities
Tritium – Government nuclear authority admits tritium health risks could be underestimated, Beyond Nuclear, 24 July 2010, – The risks of tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen, could be underestimated because it could bind to DNA, recognizes the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) in a recent white paper. In light of this possibility, the ASN wants new investigation into hereditary effects from tritium exposure, better monitoring and more restriction of tritium releases from nuclear facilities. Reported in Le Monde.
South Korea wants to recycle nuclear “spent” fuel
Washington is concerned that allowing the country to process the fuel for reuse may discourage North Korea from giving up its weapons programme,
South Korea seeks US accord to reprocess spent nuclear fuel, Industrial Fuels and Power, July 23rd, 2010 Continue reading
Indian govt urged to drop Nuclear Liability Bill
the “bill does not protect the interests of the Indian people nor assure their lives and safety”……The party has decided to mobilise public opinion against the entry of foreign direct investment (FDI)
Drop nuclear liability bill, CPI-M tells government, Politics News, 23 July 2010, Continue reading
Support for US attack in Iran shown in USA poll!
Polls:Wide Support for an Attack on Iran, Fox News, July 16, 2010 – by: Yonat Friling A poll by TIPP, the polling unit of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence, a U.S. research firm of both syndicated and custom Market Research solutions, offers a surprising angle on an Israeli attack on Iran:56% of American would back an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. According to the poll, 43 percent of U.S. Democrats approve of Israel taking military action against Iran to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, while 40 percent disapprove. However, when Republicans were asked the same question, 74 percent voiced approval while 17 percent disapproved…….
n a TV interview for the Israeli Channel 2 News last week, President Obama when asked if about the possibility of Israel’s attack on Iran’s Nuclear facilities, said “neither of us tries to surprise each other.”
Unreliable information from International Commission on Radiological Protection
their dose estimates are based on the “average man” in spite of the fact that young children and pregnant mothers are at a much greater risk from ionising radiation.
Latest documents advocating the ban of depleted uranium. By Jerry Mazza Online Journal, 23 July 2010, “……International Commission on Radiological ProtectionThe ICRP is an undemocratic, self-sustaining body, which issues recommendations to governments and supranational bodies on radiological protection. Continue reading
Burma has ambitious, but inexpert, nuclear programme
“information has replaced rumour with hard data” and concluded that Myanmar’s nuclear programme is “overly ambitious with limited expertise”.
Myanmar’s nuke site found?, TODAY, Jul 23, 2010 HANOI – Fresh evidence has surfaced to support allegations that the Myanmar government is pursuing a nuclear weapons programme – a charge that Myanmar denies. Continue reading
Uranium spill shuts US highway
U.S. Highway 412 at Bouse Junction east to State Highway 58 at Ringwood has been shut down for containment purposes. They initially reported that the chemical spilled was uranium
Uranium Accident Prompts Road Closure , Evacuations Reported Near Fairview KOCO Oklahoma City, July 22, 2010 An accident involving a vehicle carrying cesium has forced the closure of a road in Major County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. According to a news release from the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, U.S. Highway 412 at Bouse Junction east to State Highway 58 at Ringwood has been shut down for containment purposes. They initially reported that the chemical spilled was uranium.Fairview police said there have been evacuations about 1,000 feet around the area. It has not been determined whether anything is leaking.Authorities at the scene are waiting for officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to arrive from Tulsa.Chemical Accident Prompts Road Closure – Oklahoma City News Story – KOCO Oklahoma City
Nuclear fusion going nowhere very slowly and expensively
proposal may yet be scuppered by EU governments……….it is far from clear whether the best way of countering this trend in energy funding is to plough yet more money into the fusion project, with its vested political interests, at the expense of less prominent scientific endeavours.
Funding for nuclear fusion Expensive Iteration, The Economist,, A huge international fusion-reactor project faces funding difficulties Jul 22nd 2010.VIABLE nuclear fusion has been only 30 years away since the idea was first mooted in the 1950s. Continue reading
Nowhere for Hanford’s high level nuclear waste to go
Hanford’s high level radioactive waste has been expected to go to Yucca Mountain, but the Obama administration is shutting the project down…..
HANFORD: Yucca Mountain funding voted down, Tri-City Herald, 22 July 2010, Annette Cary, Richland An amendment to restore money to license the Yucca Mountain, Nev., nuclear repository failed in the Senate Appropriations Committee today Continue reading
Nuclear weapons not an economic security option
in reality nuclear weapons supplemented conventional weapons and the United States developed enormous arsenals of both, wiping out any potential savings envisioned by those who championed a large and robust nuclear arsenal.
Are Nuclear Weapons Really More Bang for the Buck?, THE HUFFINGTON POST, by Russ Wellen, 22 July 2010, “……….Conventional thinking holds that nuclear weapons are cheaper than non-nuclear weapons. Continue reading
No funding for Yucca Mt nuclear waste dump
US Senate panel OKs DOE funding bill with no Yucca Mountain money Washington (Platts)–22Jul2010 The US Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a spending bill for the Department of Energy that provides $10 billion in loan guarantee authority for nuclear projects and, in keeping with the Obama administration’s request, eliminates funding for the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. Continue reading
Baby deaths link to maternal radiation in childhood
Scientists found that radiotherapy to the pelvic region during childhood increased a mother’s risk of stillbirth or infant death up to 12 times……
Radiation ‘linked to baby deaths'( Google hosted news, UKPA) –23 July 2010, Women cancer survivors who had radiation treatment as children are far more likely than average to lose a baby, research has shown. Continue reading
Photos – reminders of Church Rock uranium accident
PHOTOS CENSORED NEWS: Photos: Church Rock Uranium Spill 31st Anniversary CENSORED NEWS: 22 July 2010. New uranium mining targets Church Rock, where the soil and water remain heavily contaminated Photos by Garrett Brennan Stewart, Navajo…… Continue reading
Time to retire all nuclear weapons
it is well past the time for the U.S. government (and all governments, for that matter) to retire nuclear weapons all of them.
Nuclear Weapons are 65 Years Old: It’s Time to Retire Them, OpEdNews , By Madelyn Hoffman, 22 July 2010, On July 16, 1945, the first nuclear test, code-named “Trinity,” took place in the desert north of Alamogordo, New Mexico……
July 16, 2010 marked the 65th anniversary of the first atomic bomb explosion. Continue reading
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petition to oppose the rapid increase of space-military industry threatening Jeju Island and the region.
[Petition by April 19th (KST)] Stop the joint military-Hanwha Systems-Jeju Provincial Government Sea Launch!
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
of the week–London Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko
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