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Nuclear waste dump rejected by Australian Aborigines

Australian aborigines reject nuclear waste plant, fullstory, Canberra, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Aborigines from northern Australia rejected government plans to build a plant for nuclear waste storage in their territories.Diane Stokes, an indigenous woman from the Warumungu and Warlmanpa tribes in the Northern Territory Muckaty Station, about 125 miles north of Tennat Creek town, opposed to the discharging of radioactive waste on their land.The government now seeks to build a permanent facility to house the nuclear waste that Australia used in hospitals, industries, agriculture and research.In 2007, the Labour Party promised a new study to select the site based on inclusion and consent of the community through a process of solid and transparent principles.Activist Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation, declared there is a lot at stake with radioactive waste that lasts thousands of years and can cause cancer and genetic changes

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April 30, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

VIDEO on India’s radiation victims

At least eight persons involved in the scrap business were exposed to gamma radiation from radioactive cobalt-60 earlier this month after they tried to …

Video: Doctors lose hope on radiation victims NDTV.com

April 29, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, India | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Resuscitation of nuclear industry in peril with no solution to radioactive wastes

DOE announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission of nuclear experts who will spend the next 18 months working to evaluate policy options for the management of spent nuclear fuel.

Nuclear Waste Issue Persists as New Plants Forge Ahead | ecopolitology, by Timothy B. Hurst on April 28, 2010 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Energy are preparing for a new era of American nuclear power plants.

The United States electric industry is gearing up to build new nuclear power plants for the first time in decades. Whether and when any of these new plants are actually completed depends on the outcome of many issues, including regulatory, financing and the ultimate disposal of spent nuclear fuel…… Continue reading →

April 29, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

International Atomic Energy Agency warns on childrens’ CT scans and cancer

UNIAE Warns: Kids Exposed More to Radiation in CT Scans TopNews, by Jason Ramsey on Wed, 04/28/2010 The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency has forwarded a word of warning by stating that, kids in various nations, are being largely exposed toradiation, when they undergo computed tomography scans, which increases their risk of developing cancer.A latest report submitted by the agency established that even though specialists have cautioned against the practice, for almost a number of years, yet the kids have been getting adult –sized radiation dosages, at the time of scanning. UNIAE Warns: Kids Exposed More to Radiation in CT Scans | TopNews United States

April 29, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, health | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Guam’s nuclear bomb test victims might be compensated, at last

US legislation a “first step” in compensation process for Guam nuclear radiation victims Radio NewZealand, 28 April, 2010 UTCThe Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors, or PARS, has welcomed a new bill in the US senate which would allow Guam residents exposed to nuclear tests decades ago to claim as much as US$150,000 each in damages.The bill looks to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include Guam on the list of affected areas where victims can make claims alongside the likes of Nevada, Utah and Arizona.One of the bill’s co-sponsors, Guam’s congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, says many people in so-called “downwinder” areas like Guam have been affected by nuclear testing……
“We’ve never been compensated. The Marshall islands were compensated partially and they, evidently, ran out of money through their trust fund and now they’re… ignored. If we (Guam) weren’t a US territory out here, I don’t think they (US lawmakers) would even entertain it.” US legislation a “first step” in compensation process for Guam nuclear radiation victims

April 29, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | OCEANIA, weapons and war | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | 3 Comments

India’s radiation victim dies

Indian Man Dies After Radiation Exposure, New York Times, By JIM YARDLEYPublished: April 27, 2010, NEW DELHI — A man hospitalized for radiation exposure died Monday night from multiple organ failure, the first fatality stemming from a major case of radiation exposure earlier this month that forced authorities to temporarily cordon off an industrial area near the heart of the national capital….. Continue reading →

April 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, India | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Residents near nuclear plant to be given anti-radiation pills

the pills should not be considered full protection against a nuclear event.

State to give out anti-radiation pills THE NEWS & OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N.C. | SARAH AVERY AND JOHN MURAWSKI , Apr 27, -The 123,000 residents within 10 miles of the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant will be offered a new batch of potassium iodide pills next month, Continue reading →

April 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive, reactor | Leave a comment

Study being developed on cancer risks near nuclear plants

a number of epidemiological studies carried out near nuclear facilities in the U.S. and abroad found elevated cancer rates

Details emerge on study of cancer near U.S. nuclear plants, FACING SOUTH, By Sue Sturgis on April 27, 2010

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently asked the National Academy of Sciences to study cancer risk for people living near nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities, Continue reading →

April 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Uranium miners might be forced to clean up radioactive wastes

Colo. Senate gives initial backing to uranium bill, Washington Examiner, Associated Press0 4/27/10 DENVER — The state Senate has given initial backing to requiring uranium mines and mills to clean up nuclear waste before accepting more radioactive material. Continue reading →

April 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Bone marrow transplant for Indian radiation victim

Radiation patient to undergo bone marrow transplant fullstory New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Radiation patient Deepak Jain is likely to undergo a bone marrow transplant at the Army Hospital Research and Referral following no improvement in his condition, doctors said today…..fullstory

April 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, India | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

India: families’ fears about radiation victims

AIIMS admits it can’t treat radiation victims, Abhishek Anshu April 28, 2010. New DelhiDeath triggers fear among kin of other patients The death of a radiation victim on Monday, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS, has created panic among families of other victims. Kin of four critically ill victims, undergoing treatment in AIIMS, Apollo and Army hospitals, are doubtful about their recovery. Most of the victims are the sole bread-winners for their families…

The Pioneer > Online Edition : >> AIIMS admits it can’t treat radiation victims

April 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Chernobyl nuclear reactor still a serious threat to Europe

Ukraine leader says Chernobyl reactor a threat, THE HUFFINGTON POST, ANNA MELNICHUK | April 26, 2010 KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president warned Monday on the 24th anniversary of the world’s worst atomic accident that the Chernobyl nuclear reactor remains a serious threat to Europe. Continue reading →

April 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, EUROPE | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons, radioactive, reactor | Leave a comment

Russia – a nuclear security danger!

the plant designs promoted by Russian companies (in particular, the floating stations) present high proliferation and environmental risks because they use uranium of a very high enrichment level, have caused accidents in the past, and create a byproduct that scientists are yet to learn how to dispose of.

Russia: A Nuclear Security Leader? Partnership for a Secure America , by Volha Charnysh |26 April 2010, Considered the Pandora’s box of nuclear security issues for decades, Russia is now being recast as a nuclear security leader……. However, Russia’s active and at times reckless pursuit of nuclear business contradicts its claim to nuclear security leadership and could weaken the commitments made at the Summit. Continue reading →

April 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Russia, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, plutonium, radiation, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

In absence of radiation safeguards, India’s contamination could be wider

Experts fear presence of more radioactive sources in Mayapuri, The Hindu, Mumbai, April 25, 2010 “…….So far eight victims have suffered in this month after exposure of radioactive material in Mayapuri. All of them are still in a critical condition with dangerously low platelet counts and depleted bone marrows.Besides this, thousands of people in the area now live in fear. Continue reading →

April 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, India | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Hanford toxic nuclear waste – cleanup deadlines proposed

New Hanford radiation cleanup deadlines proposed , Seattle pi. 23 April 2010, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The Department of Energy and its regulators have agreed to new cleanup deadlines for radioactive waste that has been temporarily buried since 1970 at the Hanford nuclear reservation.The Tri-City Herald reports the deadlines would allow more time for some work but also add new deadlines. They include deadlines for when some of the waste must be shipped to a national repository in New Mexico known as WIPP, for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant….The cleanup changes have been in discussion for more than a year. A 45-day public comment period begins May 3. New Hanford radiation cleanup deadlines proposed

April 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment