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USA: S3322 legislation to promote nuclear industry

Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) called for a “nuclear renaissance” and introduced S. 3322 to establish the United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation. …..The legislation has transparent ties to the nuclear industry….are they truly nonpartisan representatives of the public or are they already in the pockets of the nuclear industry?.

The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future: Doing Important Work or Already Irrelevant?, DC Bureau,  08 October 2010,  by Hannah Karns President Barrack Obama established the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC) by presidential memorandum on January 20, 2010 to review and recommend solutions to a problem that has plagued the nuclear weapons and power industry for generations: how to safely dispose of radioactive waste. Continue reading →

October 8, 2010 Posted by | USA, wastes | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yucca nuclear waste project dead in the water

Yucca project review halted NRC chief tables viability study of nuclear waste site, ReviewJournal.com, By STEVE TETREAULTSTEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREA, 7 Oct 10,

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission tossed water on the embers of the Yucca Mountain project this week, directing agency scientists to halt a formal review of the nuclear waste site. Continue reading →

October 8, 2010 Posted by | general | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Greenpeace dumps nuclear waste problem on European Parliament

The nuclear sector has no idea what to do with this waste, let alone the far more dangerous and long-lived waste that also continues to pile up. As the vast majority comes from the power sector, the only logical step is to phase out nuclear power.

Greenpeace takes radioactive waste to the European Parliament, International Media-Newswire.com, by Jack Hunter, 8 Oct 2010,  – Greenpeace delivered radioactive waste to the door of the European Parliament today to remind MEPs in their last plenary session before considering a new nuclear waste law that there is no solution to nuclear waste. Continue reading →

October 8, 2010 Posted by | EUROPE, wastes | , , , , | Leave a comment

Radiotherapy has risks to heart and brain

A patient would have to have 50 CAT scans or 25,000 normal chest X-rays to be exposed to 0.5 Gray but a cancer patient receiving radiotherapy treatment is likely to be exposed to several Gray

Radiation treatment should be minimised over heart fears: advisers – Telegraph UK, Doctors who treat cancer patients with radiotherapy are being urged to keep the doses to a minimum over fears the treatment raises the risk of heart disease. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor
07 Oct 2010 Government advisers have urged caution as studies have shown high doses of radiation affect the blood vessels causing them to thicken. Continue reading →

October 8, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, health | , | Leave a comment

Nevada’s 1,360 radioactive square miles need robot guards

The Nevada National Security Site is the location of a thousand nuclear weapons tests that have left the site contaminated with tens of millions of cubic feet of low-level radioactive waste. The site spans 1,360 square miles

Robo Tanks to Guard Nuclear Facility. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |   Discover Magazine,7 Oct 10, Who needs people to guard a nuclear weapons facility when you can build an autonomous robot to do it? Continue reading →

October 7, 2010 Posted by | safety, USA | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Federal judge asked to approve nuclear cleanup plan for Hanford

Court asked to OK new Hanford cleanup schedule  | ajc.comBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSThe Associated PressSPOKANE, Wash. — State and federal agencies asked a federal judge Wednesday to approve a new cleanup schedule for the Hanford nuclear reservation, the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons site. Continue reading →

October 7, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Doctors being educated on radiation risks of CT scans

Approximately 7 million CT exams are performed on children each year

How to limit patients’ exposure to radiation, Times Union, By Robert J. Rapoport, September 28, 2010 I applaud state Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines and Dr. Howard A. Freed, director of the department’s Center for Environmental Health, for their recent mailing to 16,000 New York pediatricians and other physicians on how to combat the growing public health problem of patient medical radiation exposure from CT scans. Continue reading →

October 7, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , | Leave a comment

Ballooning costs of nuclear waste cleanup at Savannah River Site

Also, $600 million of the $1.4 billion cost increase has little to do with the actual cleanup – it’s money the Energy Department is spending to make up for recessionary losses in SRS worker pensions, the GAO said…..

Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste at SRS to Cost More Than Expected, wltx.com | Columbia, SC News, By RAJU CHEBIUM ,Tony Santaella : 9/14/2010 WASHINGTON (Gannett News Service) – Emptying, cleaning and sealing 22 underground nuclear-waste storage tanks at Savannah River Site will cost substantially more and take longer than previously thought, a new report says. Continue reading →

October 7, 2010 Posted by | USA, wastes | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Taxpayer cops endlessly rising costs of decommissioning nuclear reactor

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said that costs changed over time and were constantly being reassessed.

Cost of clearing Suffolk nuclear plant set to soar to nearly £1bn – Norfolk News – EDP24, 4 Oct 10, The estimated cost of clearing the Sizewell A nuclear power station site on the east coast is now a massive £927m, according to new figures.Taxpayers will pick up most of the bill Continue reading →

October 5, 2010 Posted by | decommission reactor, UK | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions secretive about radiation incident

Delay clouds SRS probe | The Augusta Chronicle, by Rob Pavey, 4 Oct 10, A Savannah River Site contractor’s refusal to share timely information clouded the Energy Department’s inquiry into a June accident in which a worker was contaminated with plutonium. Continue reading →

October 5, 2010 Posted by | general | , , | Leave a comment

Insurance for losses related to nuclear reactors – no way!

it is very clear that general insurance will not cover coastal property owners from losses related to nuclear plants.

NO INSURANCE FOR COASTAL – or any – PROPERTY NEAR NUCLEAR REACTORS | Coalition Against Nuclear Energy 4 oct 10, Energy Minister Dupuo Peters said that by the time a nuclear plant was constructed in SA, this country would not be able to afford enriched uranium.She also raised the valid point that coastal homes would be affected, since nuclear power plants would be built on the coast. Continue reading →

October 4, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, South Africa | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear cooling pond an environmental and terrorist danger

Not only does nuclear waste pose an environmental risk, opponents say, the ever-growing collection of spent fuel rods inside the power plant also makes it an inviting target for terrorists…..

Nuclear waste to lingerTown unhappy as Pilgrim rods stay, PLYMOUTH The Boston Globe By Robert Knox October 3, 2010 A new ruling by nuclear power regulators that concludes it’s safe to store nuclear waste at a nuclear power plant for 60 years after the plant closes — the previous limit was 30 years — has led Plymouth officials to concede that nuclear waste will remain in town longer than anybody wants. Continue reading →

October 4, 2010 Posted by | USA, wastes | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dangerous ionising radiation lingers at Scottish beach

Some of the particles found on the foreshore near a sailing club used by thousands of families are so highly radioactive that they could be lethal if they found their way inside the body. According to Sepa, outside the body they are “hot” enough to cause radiation burns on exposed skin.

Visitors at risk as MoD stops radiation monitoring at resort – Herald Scotland | News, Rob Edwards,  3 Oct 2010The health of visitors to one of Scotland’s most popular coastal resorts is being put at risk from radioactive contamination because the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stopped monitoring the area. Continue reading →

October 4, 2010 Posted by | environment, UK | , , , , , | 1 Comment

Breast cancer increase due to radiation, environmental factors

widely understood risk factors for breast cancer such as genetic mutations, reproductive history and lifestyle factors do not address a considerable portion of risk. “A substantial body of scientific evidence indicates that exposures to common chemicals and [ionising] radiation also contribute to the unacceptably high incidence of breast cancer,

New Report Catalogues Chemical and Radiation Links to Breast Cancer, PR Newswire, 1 Oct 10, Scientists, health advocates call for national breast cancer prevention plan SAN FRANCISCO, – A report released today by the Breast Cancer Fund presents a comprehensive summary of the scientific data on the environmental causes of breast cancer. Continue reading →

October 2, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

Law to protect patients from radiation overdose

Cali law will protect patients from radiation overdose, Dot Med News, September 30, 2010 by Heather Mayer, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Wednesday that will protect hospital patients from radiation overdoses – a response to more than 260 accidental overexposures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The events were publicized in a New York Times series looking at overexposure risks.
The law would require hospitals to disclose radiation overdoses during computed tomography exams and to record the doses from all scans in the patient’s medical records. The bill’s author, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), noted that while the dose appears on the CT operator’s computer screen, there was no requirement to make that information available to the patient. DOTmed.com – Cali law will protect patients from radiation overdose

October 1, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

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