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South Australians join British Class Action over Nuclear Waste

100 South Australians join class action against Britain for Maralinga-related deaths Adelaide Now, BRYAN LITTLELY INVESTIGATIONS EDITORFrom: The Advertiser March 01, 2010, SECRET records detailing the fate of dozens of babies born in the shadow of Maralinga’s nuclear testing hold the key to a case building as the state’s largest class action

More than 100 South Australians have joined a class action against the British Ministry of Defence over deaths and disabilities they believe were caused by nuclear testing at Maralinga more than 50 years ago. Continue reading →

March 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

The hidden costs of nuclear power

We know about the ever-increasing costs of building a nuclear reactor. Everyone talks about these “central”, or middle costs. But what about the hidden costs at the “front end” and the “back” end of the nuclear fuel cycle? – our theme for March 2010

February 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, cancer, energy efficiency, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Uranium mining threatens Public Health and Indigenous Sacred Lands

Uranium Mining Begins Near Grand Canyon: Thousands of Claims Threaten Public Health & Sacred Lands :: Peace, Earth & Justice News Feb 24, 2010 Grand Canyon, AZ — In defiance of legal challenges and a U.S. Government moratorium, Canadian company Denison Mines has started mining uranium on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, USA | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

After decades, uranium mining areas still radioactive

Enviros: Uranium mines still too hot CYNDY COLE AZ Daily Sun , February 20,
Local environmentalists said Thursday’s findings on past uranium mining confirmed what they suspected: That it led to uranium contamination on the Arizona Strip north of the Grand Canyon, and that mining is not safe. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA | cancer, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Bloody coup in Niger – all about uranium

Uranium Fueling Niger Coup? By Melissa Pistilli- Uranium Investing News, 23 Feb 2010 Last week in Niger, a military junta led by Platoon Comander Salou Djibo calling itself the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) launched a bloody coup against the elected government of President Tandja Mamadou…. Continue reading →

February 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Niger, politics | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

AREVA’s deceptive nuclear spin

AREVA tells only half the story, NUCLEAR REACTION, 24 Feb 2010, “….it’s business as usual at AREVA’s mines in Niger despite the military coup that took place in the country last week.The industry also needs to show us all that it can deal with the highly radiaoctive waste that nuclear reactors produce in a safe, clean fashion. AREVA in particularly are singularly failing in that regard. Again, is the implication that we shouldn’t worry or care about wat happens at end of the nuclear chain? Continue reading →

February 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, spinbuster | antinuclear, AREVA, cancer, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Utah resisting dumping of depleted uranium radioactive nuclear wastes

Utah gov: 2 trains of SC waste won’t come to Utah, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Brock Bergakis, February 22, 2010. SALT LAKE CITY — About 6,500 tons of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina won’t be coming to Utah as originally planned, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday in announcing a verbal agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy. Continue reading →

February 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Australia: nuclear waste dumping for aborigines, not whites

Australia’s nuclear waste policy is not so much ‘evidence-based’ and ‘out of sight, out of mind.’

How to site a nuclear waste dump – Crikey.

by Bernard Keane

22 February 2010 Apart from the dispute between traditional owners, there’s a more fundamental question of why remote areas are preferred for nuclear waste dumps. The prerequisites routinely mentioned – geological stability and distance from groundwater – can readily be achieved elsewhere, without the expense and danger of transporting nuclear waste thousands of kilometres. Continue reading →

February 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, uranium | 1 Comment

Nuclear industry – dirty and no solution to climate change

Nuclear power is too risky – CNN.com Mark Z. Jacobson, 22 Feb 2010 “……The on-the-ground footprint of nuclear power, through its plants and uranium mines, is about 1,000 times larger than it is for wind. Continue reading →

February 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, uranium | Leave a comment

Oh goodie, a bloody coup in Niger will lift uranium prices!

Niger military coup good for uranium? Financial Post.: February 19, 2010, by Eric Lam A bloody military coup is “potentially positive” for uranium prices, a note from Edward Sterck with BMO Capital Markets says….. Continue reading →

February 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, uranium | Leave a comment

First Uranium posts Q3 loss on higher costs, forex loss Feb 16 (Reuters) – First Uranium Corp (FIU.TO) posted a quarterly loss, hurt by higher corporate expenses and a $7.4 million foreign currency loss.

For the third quarter ended Dec. 31, the company reported loss of $14.4 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1.3 million, or 1 cent a share, a year ago……… In January, South African authorities withdrew environmental authorization for a new tailings storage facility at First Uranium’s key Mine Waste Solutions tailings recovery project.

UPDATE 1-First Uranium posts Q3 loss on higher costs, forex loss | Reuters

February 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, South Africa | nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

Uranium mining continues to damage indigenous communities

Déline is known as the “village of widows’ because most of the men who worked as labourers in the mines have died of some form of cancer.

The impacts of uranium mining on indigenous communities.-Peace, Earth and Justice News Heather Tufts February 13, 2010 – “….. Uranium mining speculation lacks comprehensive health and safety regulations while the ethics of Canadian exported uranium, which can lead to depleted uranium used in zones of war, needs greater scrutiny. Continue reading →

February 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, indigenous issues | antinuclear, cancer, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

U.S. Britain to face lawsuit over depleted uranium in Iraq

Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted uranium bombs Pakistan Defence Forum 12 Feb 2010 Iraq’s Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Continue reading →

February 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iraq, Legal | antinuclear, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Iraq veterans should be tested for radiation poisoning

Use blood tests to check Iraq war vets for radiation poisoning cleveland.com By Anthony Weishar February 11, 2010, How long will the media continue to censor reports on radiation and toxins in Iraq? The Radiation and Protection Center in Iraq released a report on Jan. 23 identifying 42 severely contaminated sites and cities.

Many Iraq war veterans have radioactivity in their systems. The Department of Veterans Affairs refuses to use blood tests to check for radiation poisoning. The urine tests work only within 30 days of exposure — about the time soldiers sit in a safe site waiting to go home. The Radiation Center in Baghdad uses blood tests to determine exposure levels in Iraqis.