Uranium’s toxic legacy in Texas
Nukes mean mines
Are we digging a new toxic legacy before the last one’s filled in?CURRENT By <!– –>Greg Harman 16 Sept 09
“……………..an official of the Railroad Commission’s Surface Mining & Reclamation Division wrote that uranium mill tailings at the edge of his lake emit “up to” 850 micro-Rem of radioactivity per hour. In the time it takes you to thread a worm on a hook and reel in a catch, your body could be hit with nearly twice the average annual dose of ionizing radiation you receive from natural and medical sources……. Continue reading
France has no solution for nuclear wastes
European Expert: U.S. Policymakers Are ‘As Wrong As They Can Be’ About The French Experience With Nuclear Power Marignac Says
REUTERS WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-
“…………………French nuclear power is not “safer” . . . and the nation does not have a long term solution to waste storage. The operators of the 200 nuclear facilities in France declare a very large number of events – considered relevant for safety – every year. EDF alone declares between 10,000 and 12,000, of which 700 to 800 are deemed “incidents” or “significant events”. Continue reading
AREVA’s flagship nuclear reactors – costs are out of control
European Expert: U.S. Policymakers Are ‘As Wrong As They Can Be’ About The French Experience With Nuclear Power Marignac Says
REUTERS WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
………………..The French EPR Reactor is a new reactor design developed by the company Areva in cooperation with the German firm Siemens. Serious doubts have been raised about the safety and cost of the EPR. Experience in the construction at the two sites where EPRs are being built, in Finland (Olkiluoto 3) and France (Flamanville 3), has revealed serious and fundamental weaknesses in design, problems during construction phases and soaring costs. Continue reading
US govt warned on failure of France’s nuclear system
European Expert: U.S. Policymakers Are ‘As Wrong As They Can Be’ About The French Experience With Nuclear Power Marignac Says “Far From Being a Model, France Should be a Powerful Cautionary Tale for the U.S. about the Folly of a Headlong Rush into More Nuclear Power” Continue reading
Overwhelming public opposition to nuclear power in Saskatchewan
Many Saskatchewan residents fear nuclear power, so government promises to move cautiously: report
By Angela Hall, Leader-PostSeptember 15, 2009
REGINA —The Saskatchewan Party government should develop a public report outlining all power generation options and their costs, and review research on the health impacts of nuclear power, recommends a report released today…. Continue reading
US nuclear wastes a burden to taxpayers
Homeless nuclear waste
Some 60,000 metric tons of radioactive waste is stored at nuclear power plants across the country, awaiting federal action that’s already a decade late.
By Colin Woodard , Christian Science Monitor/ September 15, 2009“…………….The massive concrete containment dome, the spent fuel storage pool, and the six-story-high turbine hall were all torn down earlier this decade, leaving a rain-soaked meadow of grass. The engineers and technicians who tended the 900-megawatt reactor packed up and left town a decade ago, when the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station stopped producing power.All that’s left is radioactive waste: Continue reading
French expert debunking the myths of the nuclear “renaissance”
Leading European Industry Expert to Debunk Myth of ‘French Nuclear Model’
REUTERS 14 Sept 09
For U.S. 50 Years of French Failings in Nuclear Power Seen As Poor Model for U.S.; Nation’s Nuclear Woes Seen Escalating in Huge Cost Overruns at Finnish, Flamanville Reactor Projects Continue reading
Grim financial outlook for nuclear power
The medical and economic costs of nuclear power
OnLine opinion By Helen Caldicott – 14 September 2009
“………………Turning from the human health costs to the monetary, another relevant study related to the nuclear power debate examined the economic feasibility of a “nuclear renaissance” at this time. The World Nuclear Industry Status Report published in August 2009 states that the nuclear industry continues to face steadily increasing construction costs and future cost estimates. Continue reading
Germany: Nuclear power an issue pre-election
Merkel, Steinmeier Clash on Jobs, Taxes in TV Debate
and Foreign MinisterBy Tony Czuczka and Brian Parkin Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) — Chancellor Angela MerkelFrank-Walter Steinmeier clashed on jobs, taxes and who can best steer Germany’s economy out of the crisis during their only television debate before Sept. 27 elections…………………. Continue reading
Court finds depleted uranium caused soldier’s cancer
Soldier’s cancer linked to Gulf War, inquest
A report is to be sent to the Defence Secretary after an inquest jury found a former soldier’s cancer was caused by service during the 1991 Gulf War.
Telegraph.co.uk By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent
10 Sep 2009 The death of Stuart Dyson, a 39-year-old former soldier, from a rare from of cancer was caused by his exposure to depleted uranium used in military munitions, an inquest jury ruled.
The jury heard that Mr Dyson, a lance corporal in the Royal Pioneer Corps, cleaned tanks after the first Gulf War during a five-month deployment to the war zone.
His widow Elaine told the hearing that her husband’s health had deteriorated after he left the Army in 1992 and that he was diagnosed with colon cancer, which spread to his liver and spleen, in 2007.
Mrs Dysion, 41, said her husband, from Brownhills, West Midlands, had been “convinced” before his death that his cancer was linked to his service in the Gulf.
After the verdict was returned at Smethwick Council House, Black Country Coroner Robin Balmain said he intended to send a report on the death to the Secretary of State for Defence.
legal action to stop Grand Canyon mine
Groups say they’ll sue to stop Grand Canyon mine
Legal News September 8th, 2009
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Environmental groups have given notice that they’ll sue the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen near the Grand Canyon.
Canadian mining company Denison Mines Corp. says it could reopen its mine about 20 miles north of the canyon by the end of the year. Dennison received the final state permit it needed last week………………he Center for Biological Diversity, the Grand Canyon Trust and the Sierra Club argue that the BLM is relying on an old environmental analysis and isn’t considering potential impacts on endangered species.
The notice the groups filed Tuesday says they plan to file a lawsuit in 60 days.
Kazakhstan radiation hotspot
The world’s worst radiation hotspot
THE INDEPENDENT 10 September 2009
At the start of the Cold War, Stalin chose one of the furthest outposts of his empire to test the Soviet Union’s first nuclear bombs. Sixty years on, their cancerous legacy is still being felt. Jerome Taylor reports from Kurchatov Continue reading
Oyster Creek nuclear plant aging and problematic
Nation’s oldest nuclear plant showing its age
Google News By WAYNE PARRY (AP) 10 Sept 09 LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — As the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant shows its age, some call it Oyster Creak.The latest problems — a series of radioactive water leaks — were found just days after the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station got a new 20-year license that environmentalists bitterly fought for four years. Continue reading
UK Nuclear power is the last straw
Nuclear power is the last straw
The Guardian, Professor David Elliott 9 September 2009
Nuclear power s not the answer to climate change (Guilty greens admit they could do more, 2 September). Indeed it could well undermine the development of the real solutions – energy efficiency and renewable energy. And yet the Labour government has moved from a position of supporting a programme of replacing older nuclear plants to one of a radical expansion, with talk of a UK nuclear contribution of 35-40% “beyond 2030″…………………..The new policies on nuclear will, I believe, lead to major long-term global security problems. The policies could also undermine energy security and environmental sustainability, since money, manpower and other resources will be diverted away from renewables and energy efficiency.
Letters: Nuclear power is the last straw | Environment | The Guardian
Nuclear power’s uncertain prospects
The New Nukes
The WALL STREET JOURNALBy REBECCA SMITH
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
“…………..nuclear is far from a sure thing. Yes, the plants of tomorrow—some of which could enter construction as soon as 2012—go at least part way toward solving some of the problems of yesterday. But they are still more expensive than fossil-fuel plants, and they still generate waste that must be stored safely somewhere. Continue reading
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Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/2352741955560
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Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko
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