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Nuclear waste company subjected black workers to more radiation

EEOC: Black workers got more radiation MEMPHIS, Jan. 16 (UPI) — A Tennessee company that processes nuclear waste has agreed to settle federal claims black employees were subjected to higher levels of radiation than others.
The Studsvik Memphis Processing Facility, formerly known as Radiological Assistance Consulting and Engineering, or RACE, has signed a consent agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported.

The EEOC alleged the company assigned black employees to work with radioactive waste and manipulated dosimeters to show lower levels of radiation than the actual ones. Black employees were also paid less and subjected to other kinds of discrimination.

EEOC: Black workers got more radiation – UPI.com

January 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Fishing community in India fights nuclear power

At a recent protest meeting in Sakhri Nate, activists managed to gather the entire village, including the women who rarely speak up. Hamid Abdur Rehman says: “We don’t want this project. Our future generations will be affected.”….

Fisherfolk join the fight against nuclear plant in Jaitapur THE HINDU SAKHRI NATE, Ratnagiri district, January 18, 2010 Meena Menon The narrow roads in this fishing village wind down to a crisp blue creek full of frenetic activity. Across the creek is the location of the proposed Jaitapur project being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)…………. Continue reading →

January 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Risk to air travelers with full-body radiation scanners

Full Body Scanners Pose Health Risks to Travelers, Says Czech Nuke Official YOP NEWS by Surjit Singh 01/16/2010 –The Chief of the Czech nuclear watchdog has insisted that she is against the use of full-body scanners as an airport security measure as these pose threats to the travelers’ health. Continue reading →

January 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, health | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Heart disease and stroke linked to moderate ionising radiation

Moderate Radiation Tied to Heart Disease, Stroke Study does not clarify whether exposure from scans raises risk Business Week Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) –– New research based on the experiences of atomic-bomb survivors has found a link between exposure to moderate levels of radiation and higher levels of heart disease and stroke………….. Continue reading →

January 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, health | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Nuclear company was ‘purveying misinformation’

at the least, the company was guilty of purveying misinformation.………Did the underground system of pipes ever get a look? How can the plant be called safe if it didn’t? How vulnerable are the pipes? Is Vermont’s groundwater in danger? Why did everyone overlook the pipes in the first place?

Pressure builds: Rutland Herald Online January 17, 2010 The revelation that the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been leaking radioactive tritium Continue reading →

January 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Thousands of underground nuclear pipes may be failing

“Under current regulations, miles and miles of buried pipes within nuclear reactors have never been inspected and will likely never be inspected,”

Nuclear plant pipe failures can threaten safety | The Orange County Register January 15, 2010 By TERI SFORZA

A rash of recent failures in the buried piping systems of nuclear reactors – including one at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station – Continue reading →

January 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Where to store Nuclear Waste for hundreds of thousands of years?

politics, and not the welfare of future generations, is at the center of the nuclear waste issue. To protect those generations, a site must be found where radioactive waste can be allowed to slowly decay over hundreds of thousands of years, far away from any living creatures

Germany’s Endless Search for a Nuclear Waste Dump SPIEGELONLINE 15 Jan 2010 Germany has been looking for a permanent storage site for its nuclear waste for over 30 years. The history of the Gorleben salt dome, a potential nuclear repository, is one full of deception and political maneuvering. And if opponents to the plans have their way, the search might even have to start again from scratch………….. Continue reading →

January 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Germany, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment

Colorado anti-uranium movement gets a legal boost

Uranium Mining Lawsuit Gets a Boost as Judge Unlocks Feds’ Records Center for Native Ecosystems 15 Jan DURANGO, Colo.— A ruling handed down in federal court Thursday has significantly bolstered a legal challenge to the revival and expansion of uranium mining on public lands in the American West. Continue reading →

January 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Terahertz waves in full-body radiation scanners – especially harmful

the type of radiation the scanners emit is particularly harmful. Terahertz waves, the type of radiation emitted, have been described by Los Alamos researchers as “ripping DNA apart.”

Scanners Aren’t the Solution DISSIDENT VOICE Joshua Fulton / January 14th, 2010 “…….The astonishing thing was that hardly anyone in the mainstream media mentioned that a full-body scanner would not have been able to detect the chemical Abdulmutuallah brought onto the plane with him. Continue reading →

January 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

When is it OK to get workers to drink uranium?

a recommendation that new and clear procedures stipulating when and how it is permissible to carry out medical experiments on workers be established. You read that right. The scientists at Dimona need to be told when and how it’s ok to make workers drink uranium.

More Atomic Tales: Uranium with juice. Nuclear Reaction – 16 Jan 2010
Here’s a story . Last August, Haaretz revealed that workers at the [Israel’s] Dimona nuclear reactor had been required to participate in an experiment in which they drank a certain quantity of uranium mixed with juice¦ Continue reading →

January 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Aborigines finally get back radiation tainted land

The worst contamination came not from the bombs blasted, but from the so-called “minor trials” of weapons components that took place for another six years.………….Australia did not recognise the aborigines’ claims to the land

Atomic amends Jan 15th 2010 | MARALINGA The Economist
A blighted site is handed back to the people displaced by British bombs FROM the air, Maralinga looks much like the rest of Australia’s outback: vast, red and empty. Up close, there are differences. Continue reading →

January 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Atomic radiation standards exclude many victims

Minister: A-bomb disease law too narrow TOKYO, Jan. 15 (UPI) — Japan needs to recognize more people who suffer from radiation disease caused by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Continue reading →

January 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, Legal | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | 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

Uranium mining endangers Grand Canyon – to feed Korea’s nukes

Uranium mining resumes near Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Trust News January 14, 2010 by gctrust

Denison Mines, a Canadian company, recently revived operations at the Arizona 1 uranium mine on the Arizona Strip adjacent to Grand Canyon. This industrial activity threatens not only the visitor experience at Grand Canyon National Park, but the water supply for twenty-five million people in Nevada, southern California, and Arizona, as well as seeps and springs in the park. Worse yet is the fact that much of the uranium will be shipped to Korea.

January 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Doctor recommends radio wave airport scanners, not X-ray radiation ones

Sorry, Uncle Sam, I refuse to be ionized, The Daily Observer (Canada) By DR. GIFFORD-JONES15 Jan 2010

“………Transport Canada reports that more than 40 scanners will be installed in Canadian airports. Fortunately, all of these scanners will use “millimeter wave” technology. This means travellers will be exposed to radio frequency waves that produce a three-dimensional image of a person’s body to detect hidden weapons or explosives. Radio waves are not the same as harmful X-ray ionizing radiation to be used in the U.S. Continue reading →

January 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment