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Nuclear radiation leak in China kept secret

The report said a large amount of radioactive iodine was released into the air.

It said the plant’s management had kept the incident secret

China nuke leak ‘kept secret’ The Australian From: AFP June 16, 2010 HONG KONG: A nuclear plant in China’s southern Guangdong province has recorded a small leak, the Hong Kong government said yesterday, after the incident was exposed by a US-based radio station….. Continue reading →

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Community protest has prevented uranium mining in Balpakram

Uranium Mining Project in Balpakram, PRAGOTI, 15 June 2010, KPM uranium project in West Khasi Hills district is not the only source of uranium related controversy in Meghalaya as UCIL plans to explore uranium in Rongcheng Plateau of Balpakram National Park in South Garo Hills district of the state. However, the Environment Ministry’s National Board on Wildlife (NBWL) has rejected the uranium mining project in Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya after stiff opposition from various quarters. The decision to reject the proposal of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was taken in New Delhi at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the NBWL headed by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh (PTI, May 13, 2010).

KPM Uranium Mining in Meghalaya: A Controversial Project | PRAGOTI

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, radiation, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Cancers from uranium mining – the quiet catastrophe

Cancer deaths do not occur suddenly, inside a mine. Instead, they happen slowly and at a remove from the time and place of exposure.

Let’s not forget the hidden costs of uranium mining High Country News Infographic/Photo Essay – June 15, 2010 by Jen Jackson “…….With the epic oil spill in the Gulf causing many to question our current energy policies and to begin viewing nuclear power in a more favorable light, the uranium industry’s slow resurgence may turn into another spike in growth. But at what cost? Continue reading →

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, health | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Rio Tinto’s Australian uranium mine radioactively pollutes national park

The Green Gauge: Rio Tinto takes a hit , Reuters, 7 June 2010, “……..Global miner Rio Tinto enters the spotlight this week as one of its uranium mines in Australia leaks toxins into a river leading to the wetlands of the Kakadu National Park,…..Rio Tinto PLC has recently faced controversies concerning the impacts of two of its subsidiaries on their surrounding communities. Reports have emerged that a uranium mine operated by Energy Resources of Australia, which is owned by Rio Tinto, has been leaking high levels of uranium, sulphate and radium into a river flowing into the world-heritage wetlands of the Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia….”

The Green Gauge: Rio Tinto takes a hit | Analysis & Opinion |

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, water | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

China doing a quiet nuclear deal with Pakistan

China on verge of unveiling nuclear deal with Pakistan Pakistan Daily, Pakistan Jun 15, 2010 China is on the verge of unveiling a nuclear deal with Pakistan that will, in effect, be “cocking a snook” at the world as it will be outside the purview of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a noted security expert said.After the exception the NSG accorded to India in 2008 to enable the implementation of its civilian nuclear pact with the US, Pakistan had sought a similar deal from Washington and after having been turned down, “it now appears that China will soon announce its deal with Pakistan to export two nuclear reactors”. China on verge of unveiling nuclear deal with Pakistan | Pakistan Daily

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Grassroots movement to abolish uranium mining and nuclear industry

“If we are going to stop the weapons, then we need to stop the mining of uranium altogether,”

Unhappy Anniversary for the Atomic Bomb, Streetvibes Newspaper , June 15, 2010 Anti-nuclear activists want it to retire By Jeremy Flannery “,,,,,, Rhianna Bahee, a member of the Navajo and Inuit tribes, joined Think Outside the Bomb when she visited New York City for a May 2 rally calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Uranium company’s poor prospects

Tax gains from bad apples: reduce your tax bill | The Australian, 16 June 2010, “… Guadagnuolo sees little prospect of a sustained recovery for uranium miner Energy Resources Australia ………”Further, we think the market has overestimated the scarcity of uranium, while advances in reactor technology will limit demand as reprocessing becomes increasingly effective, with the added benefit of limiting the proliferation of nuclear materials,” he says…..PRIME CANDIDATE FOR TAX LOSS SELLING……Energy Resources of Australia (ERA): Down 43 per cent since June 30.

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, business and costs | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

Colourful Swedish protestors demonstrate nuclear reactor risks

VIDEO Renewable energy protesters say no to nuclear in Sweden | Greenpeace International Greenpeace International by adavies – June 14, 2010 ‘……

Our man in Sweden says:

“The Swedish parliament is risking the country’s reputation and position as a progressive leader in clean and safe energy development. All the evidence shows that nuclear power is a dangerous, expensive and dead-end distraction from the real solutions to climate protection and energy security. Reactors are standing in the way of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.”
— Ludvig Tillman, energy campaigner for Greenpeace Nordic.

Renewable energy protesters say no to nuclear in Sweden | Greenpeace International

Swedish police arrest 50 activists after Greenpeace protest at nuclear plant, Google hosted news, , By Malin Rising (CP) – 15 June 2010, STOCKHOLM — Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, Sweden | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, reactor | Leave a comment

Obama’s all too cosy circle of pro nuclear advice and money

..Ultimately, Obama remains as mired in nuclear energy as he is in the Gulf oil mess. Let’s hope it doesn’t take a nuclear accident to change his mind.

Obama’s nuclear family. AlterNet, by lindagunter 14 June 2010,
June 14, 2010In case we were hoping that the BP oil disaster would open the Obama administration’s eyes to the equal if not likely greater risks of nuclear energy, we can quickly disillusion ourselves. ….. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, uranium | Leave a comment

Radioactivity in India – lax anti-pollution measures

Anti-pollution laws only on paper in Punjab’, The Times of India, 15 June 2010, “…….. In Muktsar, the home district of Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, a state health department survey revealed that 1,074 people died of cancer between 2001 and November 2009 and 668 others are on their deathbed.

In Lambi, the home constituency of Badal, 211 residents lost their lives and 164 got afflicted with cancer in the last eight years, revealed health department survey report. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, India | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Texas Attorney General heavily financed by nuclear waste company

For Sale: One Used Attorney General?, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Barbara Ann Radnofsky: 15 June 2010, As taxpayers we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests. What happens when the very companies that our elected officials should regulate enter the six- and seven-figure levels in their generous campaign contributions? Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes | Leave a comment

Apparently, uranium prices staying flat

Spot Uranium Quiet, International Business Times, 15 June 2010,
Sorry, ya gotta pay up to read this one, and http://www.nuclear-news.net has no funds for such

Spot Uranium Quiet – International Business Times

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs, general | antinuclear, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

Italy’s terrorist danger from nuclear waste dumps, and neighbouring reactors

Terrorism report warns of ‘dirty bomb’ risks, says Italy’s nuclear waste deposits vulnerable, The Canadian Press:By The Associated Press (CP) – 15 June 2010, ROME — Italy’s dumps of nuclear waste and other radioactive material are vulnerable to terrorists and should be kept under strict security, a terrorism report released Monday said. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Italy, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Bill Gates promoting untested and unlikely, nuclear technology

Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup TerraPower Piles on Investors , 14 June 2010, Is this really the best Gates can do as far as energy bets goes? This one is still in simulation mode with a best ‘estimate’ they might be able to demonstrate a prototype plant by 2020? Surely there are some more ‘realistic’ energy start-ups Gates could also be ‘pushing’ as well.

Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup TerraPower Piles on Investors

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Russia building Belarus nuclear plants without consulting neighbouring countries

Lithuanian president criticizes Russia over new nuclear plants | World | RIA Novosti, 15 June 2010, The sites for two new nuclear power plants, in Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave and in Belarus, were selected with no environmental assessment and without consulting neighboring countries, Lithuania’s president said on Monday. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Belarus, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment