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How workers’ uranium exposure levels can be fudged

levels of residual radiation at the site AFTER the structure itself was removed and buried in Piketon, Ohio, were used to approximate radiation doses of workers when it was in operation…..“there’s no reason to believe that host decontamination measurements would be meaningful to reconstruct doses 18 years earlier during operations.”

Panel Discussing Raising Huntington Radiation Exposure Levels at Atomic Plant Some Could Jump Ten Fold By Tony Rutherford, Huntingtonnews.net, 21 July 2010, Continue reading →

July 22, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, Uranium, USA | antinuclear, enriched, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, radiation, radioactive, recycling, reprocessing, uranium | Leave a comment

Why is the media spouting nuclear energy propaganda?

If something looks too good to be true, it usually is. Journalists need to look further than industry press releases and the word of nuclear boosters. If they want to write propaganda for the industry then they should quit their jobs and go and work there.

Clean’ nuclear power is just a dirty rumour, Greenpeace International, by jmckeati – July 20, 2010 Despite it being a complete fiction, it looks like the meme of nuclear power being a ‘clean’ energy source is taking hold in the media.

The latest news outlet to pass on the virus is Bloomberg… Continue reading →

July 21, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, media | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, uranium | 1 Comment

“Countdown to Zero” – a film that calls for action

Please check out the film’s official website here for all pertinent information and to find out how you can do more. One way to get your family and friends talking about this paramount issue is to download and read the Countdown to Zero discussion guide.

Countdown to Zero: Combating a Very Real Threat – Government Accountability Project, by Dylan Blaylock on July 20, 2010, The Government Accountability Project has a long, storied history of working with whistleblowers within the nuclear industry to bring public awareness to the most serious of safety threats.
With that in mind, GAP is partnering with other public interest organizations to raise awareness about an important new film. Countdown to Zero is a documentary about the escalating global nuclear arms crisis, making clear that the nuclear threat is very real – and not a bygone issue that died with the Cold War. Continue reading →

July 21, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, peace | 1 Comment

Global uranium, nuclear industry in serious trouble – Australian Senator

“Recently we have been hearing a lot about ‘surging uranium prices’ and a ‘global nuclear renaissance’ but you only need to chart uranium miners’ share prices and the world uranium price to see the reality is strangely at odds with the hype,” Senator Ludlam said.“The year started with BHP Billiton cutting estimated production from its proposed Yeelirrie project by a third, Mega Uranium delaying commencement of its proposed Lake Maitland project by two years and Toro Energy dropping plans to mine uranium at Napperby in the Northern Territory.

“Worldwide, the global civil nuclear industry is in serious trouble and nuclear weapons disarmament negotiations are suppressing world uranium prices.
“The Australian Greens continue to be the one political party that opposes uranium mining and nuclear energy at a State and Federal level.”

Greens step up anti-uranium mining campaign, 21st July 2010, Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam will deliver a straightforward message to uranium miners and investors at the Australian Uranium Summit in Fremantle today

“The industry remains unsafe, unwanted and uneconomic. Pursuing investments in this least sustainable of industries will end in tears,” Senator Ludlam said……. Continue reading →

July 21, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, business and costs | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Uranium, asbestos: the continuing history of corporate denial

The uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries are just the latest in a long list of corporate deniers.

ETU STATE COUNCIL BANS MEMBERS FROM WORKING IN NUCLEAR INDUSTRY | Coober Pedy Regional Times, 17 July 2010, “….. Corporate denial of the dangers of various substances and products has a long history. Continue reading →

July 20, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, spinbuster, Uranium | AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Airport scanning could be done without ionising radiation

Contraband such as a weapon or some kind of concealed explosive would show up as dark spots using the TS4, but the shape of the body would be one multicolored blur (which eliminates the need for same-sex operators) and there’s no radiation involved.

Next-gen body scanner sees through clothes without radiation | DVICE, By Kevin Hall Jul 19, 2010 With full body scanners people have two big concerns: the amount of harmful radiation involved, and if it will reveal the details of one’s body. A company called ThruVision is demoing a next-gen system that’s radiation-free and doesn’t give anything away. Continue reading →

July 20, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, health | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

USA used tactical nuclear weapons in Iraq/Afghanistan

just one small group of US Naval vessels dropped here the equivalent of many thousands of Nagasaki bombs…

Did US drop tactical nuclear weapons on Iraq/Afghanistan – You bet!, Cplash, Peter Eyre19 July 2010 “….. the US , UK , NATO and Israel have been using WMDs on an almost daily basis since the conflict in the Balkans in the 1990s. In fact it started well before this when the Israelis went to war with Egypt … this was the first time WMDs had been used on mass with weapons purchased from the US and with US technicians acting in an advisory role… Continue reading →

July 20, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Afghanistan, Iraq, weapons and war | antinuclear, cancer, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium | 5 Comments

South Africa’s Pelindaba nuclear plant and theft of nuclear material

Pelindaba was involved in another mysterious incident in 2007, when its highly guarded operations center was broken into by two armed gangs. One official was shot during the attack, which some believe was aimed at stealing highly enriched uranium. The case remains unsolved…….

South Africa’s ‘dirty bomb’ mystery, The Washington Post, Jeff Stein, 20 July 2010, If dirty bombs are such an overblown threat, and radioactive material so easily available, why are people still trying to steal it?South African police are investigating what the five mokes busted with a Cesium-137 device at a Pretoria gas station last week were up to.All of them are South African citizens, but not much else is known about them, police said Continue reading →

July 20, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, South Africa | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors | Leave a comment

Navajo’s stand against uranium mining supported by scientists

“I’ve never seen such poor science, poor accountability and poor traceability,” said Mike Wallace, a groundwater hydrologist who has worked in the nuclear industry at WIPP in New Mexico and the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada.

Scientists Back Navajos’ Uranium Mining Fight: Tribe fears contamination of drinking water BRENDA NORRELL Indian Country 19 July 2010, RED ROCK, N.M. – Navajos fighting proposed uranium mining in an area once devastated by a radioactive spill, were bolstered by scientists who criticized the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for approving new uranium mining that could result in the contamination of drinking water for 15,000 Navajos and ultimately lead to kidney failure.” Continue reading →

July 20, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, radiation, radioactive, uranium, water | Leave a comment

Why New Zealand ports should not allow uranium shipments

……the risks are there, and the risks are genuine. Accidents do happen, especially at sea. Fires can rage for days, and cargo can move around on board, splitting open containers. Our ports and our port workers are not equipped to deal with radioactive spills.

Feature Columnist: Gareth Hughes | Craccum, 19 July 2010, Recently, the Paranagua Express, carrying tonnes of radioactive uranium ore, was berthed at the Port of Auckland.. Continue reading →

July 20, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | New Zealand, safety, Uranium | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

USA must end the production of nuclear wastes

If the Obama administration and congressional democrats are serious about shutting down the Yucca Mountain project, then they need to double down on that instinct by ending the production of nuclear waste altogether. But funding a new generation of nuclear reactors with taxpayer dollars while harpooning all plans to store the associated waste is short-sighted and dangerous.

Radioactive Yucca Mountain Politics Power 2010 Campaigns | Environment | Change.org, by Ben Buchwalter July 17, 2010 When the Obama administration announced in March that it would make good on a campaign promise to close the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste depository, it had to know this would be an uphill battle. Continue reading →

July 19, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

Arab nations likely to develop nuclear weapons

This is causing unease in Washington …….The Americans have sought to ensure that none of the Arab states will seek to enrich uranium to weapons-grade level.

Ready to Churn out Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons: Arab States « international environmental law, 17 July 2010, Saudi Arabia’s decision last week to sign a nuclear cooperation pact with France marks a major step forward for a pan-Arab drive toward nuclear power, even as the United States strives to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Continue reading →

July 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | MIDDLE EAST, politics international | antinuclear, enriched, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Iranian nuclear scientist – a spy for USA or for Iran?

Was Iranian Nuclear Scientist a Double Agent? | The Atlantic Wire, By Max Fisher July 15, 2010, Alleged Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri has returned to Iran after 13 months in the U.S. It’s still unclear what happened during his stay and why he returned home. We may never know the full truth, but several new reports point to the possibility that he was an Iranian double agent all along. Under this theory, Amiri would have faked his defection to the U.S. (or allowed himself to be abducted, depending on whose story you believe), where he either fed the U.S. false information or acquired information to send back to Iran or both. Here’s what we know…….

Was Iranian Nuclear Scientist a Double Agent? | The Atlantic Wire

July 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, enriched, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

CIA paid Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million

denied he knew any secrets or even that he was a nuclear scientist at all. However, the US officials told The Washington Post that the money would not have been paid for nothing.

Iranian scientist was ‘paid $5 million by CIA’ for nuclear secrets, Telegraph, 15 July 2010, The scientist who claims he was abducted by US spies was paid $5 million by the CIA to disclose Iran’s nuclear secrets, American officials have said. Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent Continue reading →

July 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, enriched, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Claim of illegal uranium mining in Papua

a Papua Legislative Councillor, Yan Mandenas, claimed that Freeport had been covertly mining uranium for at least eight months.

Indonesia demands inquiry into reports Freeport illegally mines uranium, Radio New Zealand International, 16 July, 2010 Indonesia’s House of Representatives has demanded an immediate investigation into accusations that PT Freeport Indonesia is illegally secretly mining uranium in Papua.The Jakarta Globe reports that the House said the multi-national company would need to provide clarification on the matter.The chairman of the House’s United Development Party, Hazrul Azwar, says that if the allegations are true, Freeport could be penalised, including changes to their operating contract with the Government.His statement comes after a Papua Legislative Councillor, Yan Mandenas, claimed that Freeport had been covertly mining uranium for at least eight months.

Indonesia demands inquiry into reports Freeport illegally mines uranium

July 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | OCEANIA, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Uranium | antinuclear, nuclear secrecy, uranium | Leave a comment