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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

Nuclear contamination from Tritium – dangerous and super-costly to fix

the Environmental Protection Agency’s tritium standards are far too liberal…..the real focus should be on tritium and the nuclear industry’s continued release of the isotope into the environment,

Expert: No level of tritium safe Times Argus By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau : January 27, 2010 MONTPELIER – The federal government may have set a safe drinking water standard for tritium, but no amount of that radioactive isotope, which is now leaking from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, is safe, according to a national expert. Continue reading →

January 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Lack of proper rules on radiation medical errors

the number of errors may be massively underreported due to a lack of enforcement of reporting requirements.

Severe and Fatal Radiation Medical Errors Often Unreported – AboutLawsuits.com January 27th, 2010 Medical errors from the use of radiation therapy can lead to severe and sometimes fatal injuries, Continue reading →

January 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation | Leave a comment

Utah’s heavy burden from uranium

Depleted uranium gets more and more hazardous for at least 1 million years. In contrast, most of the Class A waste at the Utah site is supposed to pose virtually no radiation risk after 100 years………..

Public largely critical of depleted uranium disposal – State has already borne a heavy burden from the nuclear industry, one Utahn says. By Judy FahysThe Salt Lake Tribune: 01/26/2010 Utah’s depleted uranium regulations should ensure no harm will come to the public or the environment as long as the waste remains dangerous — and that, said some Utahns on Tuesday, means the radioactive waste does not belong in a shallow disposal site in western Utah. Continue reading →

January 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Greenpeace blocks nuclear waste shipment in France

Activists block nuclear shipment in France Google News (AFP) – 26 Jan 2010 CHERBOURG, France — Greenpeace activists said Monday they were blocking a train transporting nuclear waste to the French port of Cherbourg from where it was to be shipped to Russia.Four activists who had chained themselves to the railway line near the harbour were removed early Monday morning by police but more activists were blocking the line at a different location, they said. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, politics | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Bribery pushing along nuclear industry comeback in Illinois

Nuclear industry bribes its way to a comeback Corrente, Lambert 26 Jan 2010 * Exelon Corp. * Illinois * McClatchy * Other * player * President Sun, Hey, guess who the biggest player is and where they’re from? That’s right: More recently, the industry has been reaching out to newly empowered Democrats, among them Clyburn, whose state is among the nation’s leading nuclear-power producers. (The president’s home state of Illinois is the biggest, and Obama and some of his closest political allies have long relationships with Exelon Corp., the country’s biggest nuclear power company.)Well, heck. Corporations are people, too! If only the Republicans were no longer in power! Oh, wait…

Nuclear industry bribes its way to a comeback | Corrente

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes | Leave a comment

Dim future for nuclear industry in Florida

Are dark days ahead for nuclear energy in the sunshine state Florida regulators slam on the brakes over rate increases Idaho Samizdat Nuke Notes 26 Jan 2010

The two major nuclear utilities in Florida, Progress Energy (NYSE:PGN) and Florida Power & Light (FPL) (NYSE:FPL), came away Jan 13 from a meeting with the Public Service Commission (PSC) with a lot less than they asked for to build new nuclear power plants. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

USA’s nuclear weapons policy is two-faced

“If we send a signal that nuclear weapons are essential for use in our national security strategy for other than deterrence, it obviously tells other nations that if the most powerful nation sees the need for them, then they ought to develop them too.”

U.S. nuclear weapons policies headed in opposite directions News Essentials January 25, 2010 By Joshua McElwee The Obama administration is moving ahead with the development of new nuclear weapons components at three key weapons facilities at the same time it is conducting a sweeping review of U.S. nuclear weapons policies that could lead to further slashing the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

China calls for diplomacy in resolving Iran’s nuclear issue

Room exists for diplomatic effort in Iran nuclear issue: Chinese FM English.news.cn 2010-01-21 19: BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Room for diplomatic efforts still exists in resolving the Iran nuclear issue, a Chinese diplomat said Thursday.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remarks in response to a question on last week’s nuclear talks and China’s stance over sanctions against Iran.Diplomats from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States made no decisions in their talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in a closed-door meeting in New York.

Room exists for diplomatic effort in Iran nuclear issue: Chinese FM

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international | nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | 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

‘Pakistan nukes are also Saudi nukes’

Exposed: Saudi Arabia’s secret nuke stash World Net Daily Riyadh ‘confident’ it has an atomic option January 26, 20101 By Aaron Klein
JERUSALEM – Pakistan’s nuclear weapons project was partially financed by Saudi Arabia, with the two countries sharing nuclear technology, a senior Egyptian security official told WND. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Saudi Arabia, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Secret nuclear agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?

DOES SAUDI ARABIA ALSO HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS? Prophecy Updates and Commentary Stephen Collins 26 jan 2010 “……….. reports that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have a secret agreement where Pakistan, a nuclear power, will share its nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Saudi Arabia, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Governments seriously pursue nuclear power despite unsolved waste problem!

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The response below should be widely read. It is relevant for all places where new nuclear projects are planned, (as well as where longer life for aging reactors is planned.)

As a simple member of the “peasantry” “the great unwashed”, the “hoi polloi”, I am puzzled that the Experts and the Powers That Be – anywhere, can seriously contemplate going ahead with this new nuclear charade.

I fear that their inability to deal with existing nuclear waste is somehow propelling them into making more of the stuff – just so that future generations will have to cope with the problem, – as if, somehow, that gets today’s leaders off the hook, for now.

I know that this is weird and twisted logic – but IS IT THEIR LOGIC, anyway?

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes, politics, UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

UK’s Nuclear Policy is a farce, especially re waste disposal

The document concludes: In short, the Government’s conclusion “…that effective arrangements will exist to manage and dispose of the waste that will be produced from new nuclear power stations” is not supported by the evidence. The Nuclear National Policy Statement is, therefore, not “fit for purpose”.

Stop oldbury: Response to Consultation on Nuclear National Policy Statement, Philip Booth 23 Jan 2010 “…..Reactor designs being discussed lead to additional concerns For example the French ‘European Pressurised Reactor’ proposed will use intensive ‘high burn-up fuel’ increasing the risk of high quantities of radiation in a serious accident. This fuel is so hot and radioactive it will also need to be stored on site for 160 years, long after the power company has ceased generating electricity, creating an additional local hazard. Continue reading →

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster, UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Is the tide turning against nuclear power?

Nuclear power licensing requests flood federal offices McClatchy By Judy Pasternak | Investigative Reporting Workshop 24 Jan 2010
“………..But is the tide turning again? David Matthews, who oversees safety reviews, got an unexpected call last February. A vice president of Exelon, the Illinois utility, told Matthews to put his company’s application for a new project in Victoria County, Texas, on ice. Continue reading →

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes | Leave a comment