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Radiation safety standards decided on by nuclear industry

providing the oversight on themselves–policing their own industry just like the banking and financial industry did before their massive taxpayer bailout.

People Power Trumps Corporate Power:R.I.P Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Counter Currents, Kathleen Krevetski Interviewed By Carolyn Baker01 March, 2010 “…. Kathleen Krevetski – “In the United States, the NRC’s technical and safety regulations governing nuclear power plants are developed by the private nuclear industry using voluntary consensus standards. Continue reading →

March 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radioactive, reactor, uranium | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium causing cancers in U.S. soldiers in Iraq

I believe in my heart that the cancer is a by-product of when my daughter was exposed to depleted Uranium in Iraq.”

Iraq: An Environmental Cesspool, THE HUFFINGTON POST, R. B. Stuart, 1 March 2010, While the war in Iraq winds down, the cases of soldiers being diagnosed with rare, aggressive forms of cancer post deployment heats up. Not only do soldiers have to contend with side stepping roadside bombs during their tour, but radiological dust from depleted Uranium, Continue reading →

March 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iraq, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Utah resisting dumping of depleted uranium radioactive nuclear wastes

Utah gov: 2 trains of SC waste won’t come to Utah, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Brock Bergakis, February 22, 2010. SALT LAKE CITY — About 6,500 tons of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina won’t be coming to Utah as originally planned, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday in announcing a verbal agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy. Continue reading →

February 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Iraq veterans should be tested for radiation poisoning

Use blood tests to check Iraq war vets for radiation poisoning cleveland.com By Anthony Weishar February 11, 2010, How long will the media continue to censor reports on radiation and toxins in Iraq? The Radiation and Protection Center in Iraq released a report on Jan. 23 identifying 42 severely contaminated sites and cities.

Many Iraq war veterans have radioactivity in their systems. The Department of Veterans Affairs refuses to use blood tests to check for radiation poisoning. The urine tests work only within 30 days of exposure — about the time soldiers sit in a safe site waiting to go home. The Radiation Center in Baghdad uses blood tests to determine exposure levels in Iraqis.

When are the Pentagon, the president and Congress going to take care of those who served?

Anthony Weishar Fairview Park

Use blood tests to check Iraq war vets for radiation poisoning | Letters Unlimited – cleveland.com

February 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, USA | antinuclear, cancer, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Strong opposition to importing nuclear waste: opinion poll

Radioactive waste not welcome here: Poll Overwhelming majority says Utah is not the right place for depleted uranium and foreign radioactive waste By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune 02/01/2010 Utahns strongly support a federal ban on importing radioactive waste from foreign nations.

And, even more strongly, they oppose the disposal of thousands of tons of depleted uranium in their state. Continue reading →

February 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Russian protests against Areva and Urenco’s nuclear waste dumping

Areva and its counterpart Urenco, headquartered in Britain, have sent close to 140,000 tonnes of nuclear waste to Russia in the past 15 years.

DEPLETED URANIUM IN RUSSIA Protests as French uranium arrives in Russia Javno 2 Feb 2010 A cargo loaded with depleted uranium from France docked in Saint Petersburg, as Russian activists protested at the nuclear waste exports. Continue reading →

February 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, Russia | antinuclear, AREVA, cancer, depleted, France, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | 2 Comments

Truth being withheld about depleted uranium and cancer

It is abhorrent that the DoD and mainstream media has stood shoulder to shoulder with locked arms blocking this information from the masses — military and civilian –

“Depleted uranium from sea to shining sea”: Cancer kills U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians. THE HUFFINGTON POST R.B. Stuart 29 Jan 2010 As early as 2007, four years after the war in Iraq, the medical journal Lancet Oncology observed a trend: that several cancer registries were being locked out of Veteran’s Administration [VA] data beginning late 2004 (a year after the war in Iraq). For decades the VA had voluntarily shared its data, allowing access to cancer patients. A Centers for Disease Control spokesman said that as a result of the lock out, “Potentially, 40 000 to 70 000 cases were missed nationally each year.” With the national estimate of cases askew, the spike in cancer rates of soldiers being diagnosed with cancer post 2003 deployment — remains unreported. Continue reading →

January 29, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, cancer, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Call for UN to investigate Israel’s use of depleted uranium in Gaza

Israel Uses Depleted Uranium against Palestinians in Gaza TEHRAN (FNA) 24 Jan 2010 – A London-based Palestinian activist announced that the buildings damaged in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli onslaught last year all showed signs of contamination with depleted uranium. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, Israel | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Global Petition against Depleted Uranium Weapons

Stop Phosphorus Bombs & Depleted Uranium Bullets – The Petition Site 25 Jan 2010 “…..Depleted uranium has even more lasting effects. Used as a blunt projectile for armor piercing. The aerosol produced during impact and combustion can be inhaled by civilians or military in a large area near the impact. During a 3 week period in the 2003 Iraq War, 1000 to 2000 tonnes of DU (depleted uranium) was used mainly in cities. The European Parliament has requested a moratorium on the ban of Depleted Uranium weapons. Though they still support the same wars where it is used. The health effects are traumatic and long term, even spreading to family, and unborn children. It is believed that DU can cause major birth defects, and also brain and organ malfunction. Bottom Line: Whether it is a radioactive weapon being used, or a phosphorus gas, this is an unfair way to attack an enemy, and can only be viewed as cruel and inhumane. Stop the use of these harmful weapons now!!

Stop Phosphorus Bombs & Depleted Uranium Bullets – The Petition Site

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, radioactive, uranium | 1 Comment

Depleted uranium and Iraq’s deadly war legacy

Legacy of War: TEHRAN TIMES January 25, 2010 Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds By Martin Chulov Radiation and dioxins, with three decades of war and neglect having left environmental ruin in large parts of the country, an official Iraqi study has found.Areas in and near Iraq’s largest towns and cities, including Najaf, Basra and Falluja, account for around 25% of the contaminated sites, which appear to coincide with communities that have seen increased rates of cancer and birth defects over the past five years. Continue reading →

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | weapons and war | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

USA army’s depleted uranium secret

“The burden should be on the Army to prove no harm. The Army says there is no harm because they haven’t looked and don’t want to look,” said Albertini. “A license to possess depleted uranium is a nuclear waste dump.”

Residents accuse Army of covering up contamination. DEPLETED URANIUM By NANCY COOK LAUER

WES T HAWAII TODAY 15 Jan 2010

ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com

HILO — Four Hawaii residents charged the U.S. Army with trying to cover up its discovery of depleted uranium and then taking a cavalier attitude about cleaning it up during a five-hour hearing Wednesday before a panel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Continue reading →

January 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, USA | antinuclear, cancer, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive, uranium | 2 Comments

You Tube – Nuclear waste company misleading public

Radiation expert blasts EnergySolutions for misleading public You Tube 14 Jan 2010

YouTube – Radiation expert blasts EnergySolutions for misleading public

January 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Utah – depleted uranium to be tested for radioactivity

environmental group says it reviewed shipping manifests for some of the waste and found the barrels contain waste in concentrations higher than state law allows EnergySolutions to accept.

Utah governor orders depleted uranium testing The Associated Press

TheSunNews.com Jan. 13, 2010 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has ordered the testing of barrels of depleted uranium from South Carolina to see how radioactive it is. Continue reading →

January 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium – the ultimate ‘friendly fire’

POISON BULLETS – depleted uranium munitions – the ultimate friendly fire (Video) Free Planet by Mike Philbin 13 Jan 2010
Many American and British soldiers who have returned from Iraq are complaining about Depleted Uranium-related illnesses. They accuse both the Pentagon and the UK Ministry of Defense of covering up the problem.

Poison Bullets follows doctors and experts as they voice their opposing views in the DU controversy and travels to the US, Great Britain, Jordan, Iraq and Spain, where we meet many of those who are victims of both DU-related diseases and the indifference of government officials.

January 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, depleted uranium | antinuclear, cancer, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Court to hear Hawaiian challenge against depleted uranium storage

Hearing next week on challenge to Army license for depleted uranium I Lind.net, Ian Lind, January 6th, 2010

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, an agency of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will hold a hearing next week on challenges filed by four Hawaii residents to an Army license to possess depleted uranium at Schofield Barracks on Oahu and the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island. Continue reading →

January 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment