There being apparently no other way, after 20 futile months, for concerned citizens worldwide to gain the attention of the Japanese and American government, the corporate and regulatory nuclear authorities, as well as their world print and broadcast media lackeys, it seems reasonable to me to conclude that direct protest action may be the next available step, and I thus propose that citizens and volunteers consider the delivery of tsunami debris washing ashore on the SoCal U.S. west coast beaches, to the steps of the main entrance to the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, at:
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
And, that calls be made to TEL: (213) 617-6700 after Consul Genl. of Japan offices reopen Nov. 13 after Veterans Day, to protest the inaction of Japanese authorities, and the hazard being presented to lives worldwide.
SoCal beachgoers with radiation detectors collecting over-limit debris as it washes ashore in the next few weeks or months may also consider calling the above number, and pressing '4', and asking for attention of the Japanese Consulate-General specialists as to whether such incoming radioactive debris constitutes, in their opinion, an emergency requiring their attention:
A coordinated delivery of 100-200 pieces of tsunami debris to the entrance of the Japanese C-G L.A. office, announced in advanve to the city TV and media, if not completely blacked-out, might start the awakening of public concern for the growing danger of the Nukushima worldwide nuclear debacle.
Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant shuts down after transformer fire
by Laura Hand
Posted: 1 hr, 45 mins ago
An 'unusual event' declared this morning after the Main Transformer caught fire, at Scriba's Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant.
The Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba declared an unusual event early Sunday morning, and the reactor shut down automatically, after a fire in its main transformer.
The fire was reported at 5:46, and was out by 6:30. Firefighters from outside the plant were called in, and had cleared the scene by after 8am. Entergy, the plant owner, stresses there was no nuclear involvement in the incident, which is now under investigation. http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=823980#.UJ_GvdM_iy4
(some history of spin) Repairs complete on problems at Nine Mile Point Unit 1, FitzPatrick nuclear plants
By Debra J. Groom, The Post-Standard
on November 08, 2012 at 4:49 PM, updated November 08, 2012 at 4:51 PM Email | Print
Scriba, NY — Repairs have been made to problems that knocked Nine Mile Point Unit 1 and the James FitzPatrick nuclear plants out of service in the last six days.
Jill Lyon, speaking for Nine Mile’s owner Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, said Nine Mile Unit 1’s repairs are complete but the plant has not returned to the grid. Repair work was done to fix a problem with a water level change in the reactor’s pressure vessel. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/repairs_complete_on_problems_a.html
LYCOMING, NY (WSYR-TV) – An "unusual event" was declared at the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County after a transformer fire Sunday morning.
The fire broke out in a main transformer and was put out by 6:30 a.m.
An Entergy spokesperson says the power plant is in a safe condition an the incident posed no threat to the health and safety of its employees or the public.
I'm sure this has been posted before, but it deserves the light…
The Real Cost of Nuclear Power
Debunking UK government estimates on the low cost of nuclear power
Few nuclear power plants have been built in Europe or America over the past twenty years. That's not because of the dangers of nuclear energy, which governments have persistently played down, but simply a matter of economics. Nuclear has not been competitive with other sources, especially coal and gas (see [1] Nuclear Renaissance Runs Aground and other articles in the series, SiS 40).
But as we are committed to reducing our use of fossil fuels, the nuclear industry is trying to make a comeback. A recent UK White Paper tells us that it is the most cost-effective low-carbon generation technology [2].
We've been here before. When the first nuclear power plants were being built in the UK, we were promised that they were going to be a uniquely economical way of producing electricity. There were even claims that electricity meters would soon be obsolete because the price would be so low it wouldn't be worth measuring how much we used. In fact, nuclear power has turned out to be very expensive, which is why the Thatcher government was not able to sell the nuclear power stations when it privatised the rest of the electricity supply industry. The taxpayer was left to pick up the tab for the cost of decommissioning and disposing of the waste, and the bill is £72bn and rising (see [3] Nuclear…
The taxpayer was left to pick up the tab for the cost of decommissioning and disposing of the waste, and the bill is £72bn and rising (see [3] Nuclear Industry's Financial and Safety Nightmare , SiS 40).
This time, the g overnment assures us, things are going to be different. Nuclear energy will not be too cheap to meter, but it will produce clean electricity at a competitive price. That will make it an attractive investment for private industry, which will bear the costs of building, operating and decommissioning the plants. The government will only have to give a clear go-ahead so the process can begin, streamline the planning process to avoid ‘unnecessary' delays, and set up some scheme whereby a small fraction of the money paid by the consumers will be put aside to cover the costs of decommissioning and waste disposal. The government will neither have to contribute any taxpayers' money nor get involved in organising new ways of producing and distributing electricity. It will be a simple matter of disconnecting the old coal and gas powered stations and plugging in the new nuclear plants [2].
I live about 50 miles downwind of it, but it's not in my jurisdiction politically so I have no say whatsoever in whether it exists (not that such things matter in practice).
yeah, it's even more dangerous time to be a hairdresser.
It's like doing decontamination work with bare hands touching the wastes (radioactive hair) then go home and cook a meal for your family, not to mention breathing in fair amount of radioactive dusts :O
Possible Sabotage at Southern California Nuclear Plant
"Yet more problems for San Onofre: According to Southern California Edison, a possible case of sabotage at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant is being investigated. Gundersen and Hurley discuss how coolant liquid at the plant may have found its way into an unrelated system and threatened the backup power supply. – San Onofre has a long history of employee concerns, and recent layoffs may have exacerbated their employee problems. – The nation’s oldest running Nuclear Plant, Oyster Creek, may remain shut down for longer than expected following the discovery of a crack in the reactor head. – The NRC to back a new study which will re-evaluate earthquake risks and probabilities at U.S. nuclear plants…." http://www.fairewinds.org/content/november-11-2012-fairewinds-energy-education-podcast…"
EDF Plan to Toughen Concrete Base of Oldest Reactor May Be Model
By Tara Patel – Nov 12, 2012 12:36 AM PT
Electricite de France SA’s plan to bolster the concrete base of its oldest reactor would be a world first and could be extended to the rest of its French reactor fleet, the atomic safety regulator said.
EDF, which operates all of the country’s 58 reactors, has submitted a plan to the Autorite de Surete Nucleaire to carry out a project to thicken the base of the 900-megawatt Unit 1 of the Fessenheim plant in eastern France. The regulator, which ordered EDF to improve safety or shutter the reactor by the middle of 2013, could rule within two months on whether the plan is viable… Fessenheim has emerged as a flashpoint for debate over France’s future dependence on nuclear power. President Francois Hollande, who campaigned to cut reliance on nuclear generation to 50 percent by about 2025 from more than three quarters at present, has ordered a permanent shutdown of the plant at the end of 2016. The safety authority said EDF won’t automatically gain approval to operator reactors for 60 years. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-12/edf-plan-to-toughen-concrete-base-of-oldest-reactor-may-be-model.html
UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied an environmental group’s request to amend San Onofre’s license.
The NRC is deciding whether it’s safe to restart San Onofre’s Unit 2 reactor at reduced power.
But the Washington D.C.-based group Friends of Earth, wants more. It wants a license amendment that requires judicial-style hearings with testimony under oath.
David Freeman, Senior Advisor to the group, says that’s because the new steam generators that Southern California Edison installed two years ago were different than those put in under the original operating permit.
“If you think of it as a big tent they took the tent pole out and stuffed more tubes in there, and then their modeling was all wrong and when they turned the things on they started doing a hula hoop dance,” said Freeman.
….In the SCE statement, the company said "the NRC-established review process for Unit 2 restart, which will include a thorough investigation by the NRC and public meetings, is the appropriate process for confirming that SCE’s restart plan is fully consistent with protecting public safety. As part of this process, the NRC is holding a public business meeting and webcast on Nov. 16 in Dana Point." http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2012/11/08/10983/feds-consider-san-onofre-nuclear-plant-license-iss/
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Japan and US Governments Along With Nuke Industry Push “Decontamination” as a Solution to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Meltdowns
One Day in Fukushima
by STEVE ZELTZER
When a doctor told a Fukushima mother recently that the chance of her child having cancer was only 1 in 100. This mother had let her children evacuate to Yamagata after two of her children had gotten 3 milimeter thyroid cists in their throats had answer to the doctor. For her she said, it is not 1 in 100, but it is 1 in 1.
This epitomizes the continuing nightmare the people of Fukushima face as Tokyo Electric Power Company TEPCO, the Japan and US government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continue a full press campaign to convince people that the three Fukushima nuclear plant meltdowns can be “overcome”. This was the statement in fact of a politician last year running for parliament in the city of Sendai, which is about 60 miles from the plant meltdowns.
‘The TEPCO Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident was the result of collusion between the government, the regulators and TEPCO’. So said the official report from Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, which labeled the accident as ‘man made’….” http://environmentalresearchweb.org/blog/2012/11/choosing-energy-technology.html
" The safety authority said EDF won’t automatically gain approval to operator reactors for 60 years."
Bloomberg careless typo in case you were confused by this sentence. The word "operator" (a noun) is improperly used instead of the verb "operate".
$70 billion to tighten up safety for the Frenchie death machines is not going to make the bankers (anywhere on earth) happy. The military influence on governments is one of the most intractable driving forces keeping their plutonium dope suppliers up and running. Cut that cord and the industry collapses like a cardiac patient running his first marathon race. Stone cold dead.
It's hard to come up with everything you want to say in an interview, but Majia did her part as a world patriot for people suffering from nuclear poison everywhere. Great comments despite the mysterious phone jamming during the interview.
Her family is proud of her and the Enenewser family is proud of her.
primarily what motivated me to post this. Glad you caught that 'our' majia was involved in this article/interview. I've long been in awe of her brilliance…amongst others out here…
Tomorrow, November 13, 2012 is the 28th anniversary of Karen Silkwood’s death.
She would be 66 years old today. February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974
She died before Three Mile Island and 12 years before Chernobyl. Her car wreck remains a mystery as to whether it was a nucleocrat hit job or just an accident.
There is an excellent Karen Silkwood documentary uploaded two years ago to YouTube. If you get some free time watch some of the segments:
The film gives a good overview of her life and explains and refutes some of the negative aspects written in the Wikipedia account of her life.
Karen was a young Texan who died trying to fight the nucleocrats. She wasn’t perfect, wasn’t a good mother, but she discovered the ugly side of the nuclear industry.
Karen died under very unusual circumstances as the result of being a nuclear industry whistleblower. She died trying to expose the secret about unsafe nuclear worker conditions and also 44 pounds of missing plutonium at the Oklahoma nuclear fuel plant where she was employed.
Karen Silkwood truly was a modern Joe Hill. Songs should be written about her.
More proof that radiation causes cancer, even if it's radium…
Expert report: cancer levels twice as high near toxic Dalgety Bay beach
GOVERNMENT scientific advisers have discovered a near-doubling in the incidence of cancers among people living near Dalgety Bay in Fife, which is contaminated by radioactivity.
An expert report for a Department of Health advisory committee on radiation has found a marked increase in liver and blood cancers close to the site of the contamination, the Sunday Herald can reveal.
The scientists have recommended an investigation into potential links between the radioactive site and cancer levels.
The report pointed out that liver cancers were concentrated in communities near the polluted foreshore. This "reinforces the suspicion" they were linked to the discarded radium that has littered the area for decades, the report said.
How much proof does the world need to understand that the scourge of radionuclide contamination on this planet earth is the primary cause for the increasing cancer rates across the planet?
Breaking! Imports from Tanzania grown with Uranium dust from Uranium mining for Global supermarkets? UK and India affected?
The project was recently visited by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, whoviewed the project as an innovative approach that shows that using the country’s traditionalculture is not a barrier to economic progress and supports his point that sustainable economichealth in Africa depends on working with local customs and practices.
13 French Associations band together to stop uranium mining abuses in Niger
This action is urgent because what is organized in the shadows, is the abandonment of the site by the operator and the transfer responsibilities and problems in the community. So that people do not have to pay the bill or suffer contamination, it is essential to apply the principle of “polluter pays” principle, to obtain the decontamination dwellings and areas affected and the continued responsibility of waste producers as long no permanent containment solution have been made.
US NRC panel does NOT support mandatory filters at nuclear units -Too expensive?
Requiring filtered containment vents for the reactors in question is “a no-brainer,” said Mary Lambert, head of the group Pilgrim Watch in Massachusetts. Entergy’s 728-MW Pilgrim reactor in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is one of the 31 units that the proposed order would cover.
Requiring the vents would put the US in line with most other countries operating BWRs, said Jim Riccio, a nuclear policy analyst with Greenpeace in Washington.
The new measures, if approved by the commission, would apply to certain models of General Electric-designed reactors.
Activists urge Congress to ‘constrain’ work on uranium processing facility -Oak Ridge
John Eschenberg, the federal project director for UPF, …. and said it will be “much more than just a bomb plant.” Eschenberg said the new production facility will be needed no matter the size of the nation’s future nuclear arsenal, noting that the same facility used to build new parts for old weapons will also be used to dismantle weapon systems and recycle or otherwise process the materials.
If exposure to low level ionizing radiation is minor, then why are leading organizations concerned enough to call a conference on cardiac imaging procedures with exposure to ionizing radiation?
MedSolutions Co-Sponsors Upcoming Conference on Radiation Exposure and Cardiac Imaging
The NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH-NHLBI), American Heart Association (AHA), American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), along with Dr. Leslee Shaw of Emory University School of Medicine, are serving as conference hosts.
Shouldn't these organizations be speaking out about man made radionuclide contamination of our environment of are they just not going to bite the hand that feeds?
think they are using the uranium for fertiliser, left a link to that vidence on the bottom of my the uk uranium fed european supermarkets..
cucmber seeds from tanzania? remember last years cucumber poisoning in germany etc? made me wonder..hmmm?
USA World’s most powerful laser becomes nuclear weapon project -now only half research for peaceful uses
….Unfortunately, the reality is that actually turning this technology into a sustainable and reliable energy source is something that will take decades, if it even happens at all.
[...]
The NIF will now only be able to spend 50% of its resources on ignition research. And, as a trade-off, it will now be mandated to spend more time with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
Does anyone here think this wikipedia paragraph on Fukushima should be edited —>
"Long term effects
Experts on the ground in Japan agree that Mental health challenges are the most significant issue. Stress, such as that caused by dislocation, uncertainty and concern about unseen toxicants, often manifests in physical ailments, such as heart disease. So even if radiation risks are low, people are still concerned and worried. Behavioral changes can follow, including poor dietary choices, lack of exercise and sleep deprivation, all of which can have long-term negative health consequences. People who lost their homes, villages and family members, and even just those who survived the quake, will likely continue to face mental health challenges and the physical ailments that come with stress. Much of the damage was really the psychological stress of not knowing and of being relocated, according to U.C. Berkeley's McKone."
"According to the analysis of Citizens’ nuclear information center, 80 Bq/Kg of cesium134/137 was measured from tea leaves produced in Kagoshima prefecture, where is the furthest western part of Japan except for Okinawa." Fukushima Diary
SP: This comes on the heels of yesterday's FD article about schools in far western Japan (1300 miles from Daiichi) buying Fukushima food for students since 2011.
Kagoshima is 1400 miles away from Fulushima NPP. Transported contaminated food to Kyushu island along with fallout at Kagoshima. There is no safe place in the Japanese archipelago. US troops at Okinawa are at risk and thd bases in central, southern, and northern Japan are far worse.
Yoichi Shimatsu had it right on Rense radio in October 2011 when he said cesium was everywhere in Japan. 13 months later the contamination has steadily worsened.
There is no place to run, no place to hide. Japan is without doubt the world's largest radiological disaster in history.
"Japan has restored consumer trust in its food products through strict radiation inspections introduced after the Fukushima nuclear accident last year and the country's exports can expand, according to German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner"
SP: Wow…you would think this would be an unlikely match of trading partners…especially for the Germans. But one official does not speak for all Germans. Right cousin?
"From December 1st to 10th, in Onami District in Fukushima City! Real deal! What's the "Festival" for? Decontaminating one of the most contaminated districts in Fukushima City with the district residents for 10 days.
Here's part of the organizer's message about radiation and radiation exposure from the decontamination in Oonami District:
We will arrange for the protective clothing for all participants. You are free to wear it, but use your own judgment if you wear it, and understand fully that by wearing the protective clothing and doing the decontamination you may cause fear and intimidation among the local residents. Please don't forget the residents of Onami District live there, in the areas designated for decontamination, without any protective clothing.
…Also, just to remind you, injuries and accidents, sicknesses after the work, radiation damages, and other problems are all your responsibility. Please apply, with full understanding of this fact."
SP: In other words….this town is nuclear toast, but go anyway to scape a little nasty cesium crust off the roofs and gutters. And don't wear any protection because it will make the residents feel bad. But if you get sick from radiation (and you will) don't come looking for medical help from us!
Insanity reigns in Japan…home to government nuclear assassins
Finland Toxic Spill Worst Ever in History (Video)
“Tero Varjoranta of the Radiation and Nuclear Authority (STUK) said that uranium levels were elevated, but not a danger to humans. The samples tested most recently showed levels at 350 microgrammes per litre, while the recommended limit is 100 microgrammes.”
“The local health people say that the levels of radiation from the uranium are below levels that would damage health – unless the radioactive material gets into the drinking water supply. That means that people cannot use the water from lakes, streams or rivers in the area for cooking or drinking. Due to the possible impact on skin, it is also recommended that people not use the water in their saunas.”
Arclight – thank you for your tireless and massive output of information on nuclear as the abomination that it is.
From your notes:
"…Radiation and Nuclear Authority (STUK) said that uranium levels were elevated, but not a danger to humans"
followed by:
"samples tested most recently showed levels at 350 microgrammes per litre, while the recommended limit is 100 microgrammes."
and
"“The local health people say that the levels of radiation from the uranium are below levels that would damage health – "
followed by:
"unless the radioactive material gets into the drinking water supply."
The insanity practically jumps up off the page and punches us in the nose – and still – "we" (many) do not get the message!
The World Health Organization max recommendation is actually 40ug/l (1bq/l), raising questions about the 100ug/l limit. So the measure amount is 8,75 times WHO recommendation, and 8,75 Bq/l.
It should be noted that uranium is naturally occurring isotope in stone, such as granite (those with a geiger counter can measure higher geiger counts off it). This is also the cause for radon, which is primary contributor to background radiation. The raw rock at Talvivaara is said to contain around 20 parts per million of uranium, so the concentrations in the effluent are seriously heightened. Talvivaara is effectively largest uranium mine in Europe.
The concentration of natural uranium in the waters is not considered a radiological hazard (by the Radiation and Nuclear Authority) though it's higher than many of the waste waters stored at Fukushima for example. It's definitely a biological hazard, however, though the Radiation and Nuclear Authority is telling people to go ahead and drink it occasionally as long as they don't make a habit of it. There are also no restrictions on fishing or recreational use of the waters.
While Uranium is on-topic for here, it's important to remind the effluent from the tailings-dam leak has concentrations of other poisons that are biologically far more hazardous.
Here's the independent information (currently quite out of date, but I have no doubt they'll update it in time; this is a general site of interest on uranium mining): http://www.wise-uranium.org/upfi.html#SOTKAMO
Talvivaara uses a process called bio-heap-leaching for heavy metals extraction, which intentionally renders the heavy metals into highly soluble state. Thus most people's contention that the heavy metals aren't soluble and thus not likely to get into the environment at large are incorrect.
In addition the process liquid is very acidic, maintaining the solubility. The large lifting helicopters on loan from Finnish and Swedish military have been mainly used for dispersing lime (calcium hydroxide) into the rivers and forests surrounding the area to neutralize the effluent and reduce the solubility of the heavy metals; this itself is creating environmental hazards.
13 French Associations band together to stop uranium mining abuses in Niger
This action is urgent because what is organized in the shadows, is the abandonment of the site by the operator and the transfer responsibilities and problems in the community. So that people do not have to pay the bill or suffer contamination, it is essential to apply the principle of “polluter pays” principle, to obtain the decontamination dwellings and areas affected and the continued responsibility of waste producers as long no permanent containment solution have been made.
Due to their radiotoxicity, their business and their life, these waste categories are TFA-VL and FA-VL which impose a series of requirements to prevent the transfer to the biosphere and people.
However, none of the rules are respected.
The actions taken at the local level encounter power AREVA and its relationship with the state.
In addition, lawsuits are even more difficult than the regulation was put in place to encourage operating cost of uranium deposits. It is one thing to see and pollution operations unacceptable, is quite another to be able to take legal action. This is shocking and illegal but is not necessarily illegal.
Finland company is known for its process"which pioneered the use of bacteria to extract nickel"–wonder if this bacteria is now in the leaking waste water….
Even Low-Level Radioactivity Is Damaging, Scientists Conclude
The organisms studied included plants and animals, but had a large preponderance of human subjects
The scientists reported significant negative effects in a range of categories, including immunology, physiology, mutation and disease occurrence. The frequency of negative effects was beyond that of random chance.
These data provide fairly strong evidence that there is no threshold — radiation effects are measurable as far down as you can go, given the statistical power you have at hand."
"And the truth is, if we see effects at these low levels, then we have to be thinking differently about how we develop regulations for exposures, and especially intentional exposures to populations, like the emissions from nuclear power plants, medical procedures, and even some x-ray machines at airports."
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Fukushima News 11/10/12:Tsunami Debris May Reach US Next Month; Tepco Decontamination Plans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjolEzHjfO8
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There being apparently no other way, after 20 futile months, for concerned citizens worldwide to gain the attention of the Japanese and American government, the corporate and regulatory nuclear authorities, as well as their world print and broadcast media lackeys, it seems reasonable to me to conclude that direct protest action may be the next available step, and I thus propose that citizens and volunteers consider the delivery of tsunami debris washing ashore on the SoCal U.S. west coast beaches, to the steps of the main entrance to the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, at:
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
And, that calls be made to TEL: (213) 617-6700 after Consul Genl. of Japan offices reopen Nov. 13 after Veterans Day, to protest the inaction of Japanese authorities, and the hazard being presented to lives worldwide.
SoCal beachgoers with radiation detectors collecting over-limit debris as it washes ashore in the next few weeks or months may also consider calling the above number, and pressing '4', and asking for attention of the Japanese Consulate-General specialists as to whether such incoming radioactive debris constitutes, in their opinion, an emergency requiring their attention:
http://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/e_web/e_m01_01.htm
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A coordinated delivery of 100-200 pieces of tsunami debris to the entrance of the Japanese C-G L.A. office, announced in advanve to the city TV and media, if not completely blacked-out, might start the awakening of public concern for the growing danger of the Nukushima worldwide nuclear debacle.
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Worker at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant: Firm sent crews into danger
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/01/14848483-worker-at-japans-tsunami-hit-fukushima-nuclear-plant-firm-sent-crews-into-danger?lite
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Cesium levels in fish off Fukushima not dropping
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2012/10/29/cesium-levels-fish-off-fukushima-not-dropping/qWvVTXgYl1ko2LNcWDaUDN/story.html
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Fukushima on Steroids: "Japan is in the Process of Contaminating the Entire Pacific Ocean"
http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/Fukushima-on-Steroids–Ja-in-Best_Web_OpEds-121110-599.html
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Fukushima has turned Australians off nukes
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/fukushima-has-turned-australians-off-nukes-20121111-2960s.html
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Anna, I hope Australia will also stop mining for uranium:
http://www.aua.org.au/Content/australianuraniumindustry.aspx
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JustmeAlso, we have just such a protest in Sydney tomorrow.
I've got my day off work to go.. anyone else ?
http://enenews.com/upcoming-meetings-gatherings-demonstrations/comment-page-5#comment-303026
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Hi Richard – please report back, so pleased you can attend!
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Me, miss a chance to rave about a demonstration? Not likely.
You can be sure I intend to post pics and a report Maggie
It's part of what I like doing.
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in fact, since you may be interested, I'll do a live stream broadcast from my phone.
So.. in about 22 hours from this post time, the stream will be up.
I'll provide link details over at the original posting soon.
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Excellent! Richard – Thanks – I/we look forward to this!!!
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Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant shuts down after transformer fire
by Laura Hand
Posted: 1 hr, 45 mins ago
An 'unusual event' declared this morning after the Main Transformer caught fire, at Scriba's Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant.
The Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba declared an unusual event early Sunday morning, and the reactor shut down automatically, after a fire in its main transformer.
The fire was reported at 5:46, and was out by 6:30. Firefighters from outside the plant were called in, and had cleared the scene by after 8am. Entergy, the plant owner, stresses there was no nuclear involvement in the incident, which is now under investigation. http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=823980#.UJ_GvdM_iy4
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(some history of spin) Repairs complete on problems at Nine Mile Point Unit 1, FitzPatrick nuclear plants
By Debra J. Groom, The Post-Standard
on November 08, 2012 at 4:49 PM, updated November 08, 2012 at 4:51 PM Email | Print
Scriba, NY — Repairs have been made to problems that knocked Nine Mile Point Unit 1 and the James FitzPatrick nuclear plants out of service in the last six days.
Jill Lyon, speaking for Nine Mile’s owner Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, said Nine Mile Unit 1’s repairs are complete but the plant has not returned to the grid. Repair work was done to fix a problem with a water level change in the reactor’s pressure vessel. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/repairs_complete_on_problems_a.html
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LYCOMING, NY (WSYR-TV) – An "unusual event" was declared at the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County after a transformer fire Sunday morning.
The fire broke out in a main transformer and was put out by 6:30 a.m.
An Entergy spokesperson says the power plant is in a safe condition an the incident posed no threat to the health and safety of its employees or the public.
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Fire-breaks-out-at-FitzPatrick-Nuclear-Station/ADZb8Zto40yIlm21HZUAgA.cspx
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"Decontamination" aired on 9th Nov 2012.
A documentary which isn't shown in Japanese. Need I say…it's selective. Keeping Japanese uninformed…
WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_rksDBssw
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I am sad that parents are making decision to safeguard their property over children's life. They think they are above the power of radiation.
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"High lupus rates near former uranium ore plant"
http://www.omglobe.com/2012/11/10/high-lupus-rates-near-former-uranium-ore-plant/
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Fault zones under, near Monju fast-breeder to be probed
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121111b4.html
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33,000 tons of debris to land in June
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121111b8.html
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I'm sure this has been posted before, but it deserves the light…
The Real Cost of Nuclear Power
Debunking UK government estimates on the low cost of nuclear power
Few nuclear power plants have been built in Europe or America over the past twenty years. That's not because of the dangers of nuclear energy, which governments have persistently played down, but simply a matter of economics. Nuclear has not been competitive with other sources, especially coal and gas (see [1] Nuclear Renaissance Runs Aground and other articles in the series, SiS 40).
But as we are committed to reducing our use of fossil fuels, the nuclear industry is trying to make a comeback. A recent UK White Paper tells us that it is the most cost-effective low-carbon generation technology [2].
We've been here before. When the first nuclear power plants were being built in the UK, we were promised that they were going to be a uniquely economical way of producing electricity. There were even claims that electricity meters would soon be obsolete because the price would be so low it wouldn't be worth measuring how much we used. In fact, nuclear power has turned out to be very expensive, which is why the Thatcher government was not able to sell the nuclear power stations when it privatised the rest of the electricity supply industry. The taxpayer was left to pick up the tab for the cost of decommissioning and disposing of the waste, and the bill is £72bn and rising (see [3] Nuclear…
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The taxpayer was left to pick up the tab for the cost of decommissioning and disposing of the waste, and the bill is £72bn and rising (see [3] Nuclear Industry's Financial and Safety Nightmare , SiS 40).
This time, the g overnment assures us, things are going to be different. Nuclear energy will not be too cheap to meter, but it will produce clean electricity at a competitive price. That will make it an attractive investment for private industry, which will bear the costs of building, operating and decommissioning the plants. The government will only have to give a clear go-ahead so the process can begin, streamline the planning process to avoid ‘unnecessary' delays, and set up some scheme whereby a small fraction of the money paid by the consumers will be put aside to cover the costs of decommissioning and waste disposal. The government will neither have to contribute any taxpayers' money nor get involved in organising new ways of producing and distributing electricity. It will be a simple matter of disconnecting the old coal and gas powered stations and plugging in the new nuclear plants [2].
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/The_Real_Cost_of_Nuclear_Power.php
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Local media are too vague on Fukushima radiation risk
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20121111pb.html
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Nuke plant restart imminent in New Brunswick, Canada – late and way over budget, needless to say.
Among the many "oopsies" with this one, they dropped a turbine into the ocean.
"Point Lepreau was commissioned in 1983 and was the world’s first Candu-6 reactor to begin commercial production of electricity."
http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/169376-point-lepreau-upgrade-nears-completion
I live about 50 miles downwind of it, but it's not in my jurisdiction politically so I have no say whatsoever in whether it exists (not that such things matter in practice).
SHUT THEM ALL DOWN
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[Human hair more contaminated than food] Over 100 Bq/Kg from hair of Fukushima citizen
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/11/human-hair-more-contaminated-than-food-over-100-bqkg-from-hair-of-fukushima-citizen/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
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yeah, it's even more dangerous time to be a hairdresser.
It's like doing decontamination work with bare hands touching the wastes (radioactive hair) then go home and cook a meal for your family, not to mention breathing in fair amount of radioactive dusts :O
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Over 9.999 μSv/h in Edogawaku Tokyo
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/11/over-9-999-%ce%bcsvh-in-edogawaku-tokyo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
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LET THEM MARCH
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20121111a2.html
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Possible Sabotage at Southern California Nuclear Plant
"Yet more problems for San Onofre: According to Southern California Edison, a possible case of sabotage at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant is being investigated. Gundersen and Hurley discuss how coolant liquid at the plant may have found its way into an unrelated system and threatened the backup power supply. – San Onofre has a long history of employee concerns, and recent layoffs may have exacerbated their employee problems. – The nation’s oldest running Nuclear Plant, Oyster Creek, may remain shut down for longer than expected following the discovery of a crack in the reactor head. – The NRC to back a new study which will re-evaluate earthquake risks and probabilities at U.S. nuclear plants…."
http://www.fairewinds.org/content/november-11-2012-fairewinds-energy-education-podcast…"
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EDF Plan to Toughen Concrete Base of Oldest Reactor May Be Model
By Tara Patel – Nov 12, 2012 12:36 AM PT
Electricite de France SA’s plan to bolster the concrete base of its oldest reactor would be a world first and could be extended to the rest of its French reactor fleet, the atomic safety regulator said.
EDF, which operates all of the country’s 58 reactors, has submitted a plan to the Autorite de Surete Nucleaire to carry out a project to thicken the base of the 900-megawatt Unit 1 of the Fessenheim plant in eastern France. The regulator, which ordered EDF to improve safety or shutter the reactor by the middle of 2013, could rule within two months on whether the plan is viable… Fessenheim has emerged as a flashpoint for debate over France’s future dependence on nuclear power. President Francois Hollande, who campaigned to cut reliance on nuclear generation to 50 percent by about 2025 from more than three quarters at present, has ordered a permanent shutdown of the plant at the end of 2016. The safety authority said EDF won’t automatically gain approval to operator reactors for 60 years. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-12/edf-plan-to-toughen-concrete-base-of-oldest-reactor-may-be-model.html
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UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied an environmental group’s request to amend San Onofre’s license.
The NRC is deciding whether it’s safe to restart San Onofre’s Unit 2 reactor at reduced power.
But the Washington D.C.-based group Friends of Earth, wants more. It wants a license amendment that requires judicial-style hearings with testimony under oath.
David Freeman, Senior Advisor to the group, says that’s because the new steam generators that Southern California Edison installed two years ago were different than those put in under the original operating permit.
“If you think of it as a big tent they took the tent pole out and stuffed more tubes in there, and then their modeling was all wrong and when they turned the things on they started doing a hula hoop dance,” said Freeman.
….In the SCE statement, the company said "the NRC-established review process for Unit 2 restart, which will include a thorough investigation by the NRC and public meetings, is the appropriate process for confirming that SCE’s restart plan is fully consistent with protecting public safety. As part of this process, the NRC is holding a public business meeting and webcast on Nov. 16 in Dana Point." http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2012/11/08/10983/feds-consider-san-onofre-nuclear-plant-license-iss/
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WEEKEND EDITION NOVEMBER 9-11, 2012
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Japan and US Governments Along With Nuke Industry Push “Decontamination” as a Solution to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Meltdowns
One Day in Fukushima
by STEVE ZELTZER
When a doctor told a Fukushima mother recently that the chance of her child having cancer was only 1 in 100. This mother had let her children evacuate to Yamagata after two of her children had gotten 3 milimeter thyroid cists in their throats had answer to the doctor. For her she said, it is not 1 in 100, but it is 1 in 1.
This epitomizes the continuing nightmare the people of Fukushima face as Tokyo Electric Power Company TEPCO, the Japan and US government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continue a full press campaign to convince people that the three Fukushima nuclear plant meltdowns can be “overcome”. This was the statement in fact of a politician last year running for parliament in the city of Sendai, which is about 60 miles from the plant meltdowns.
This past week, I went to the city of Fukushima to see how this plan is working.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/11/09/one-day-in-fukushima/
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‘The TEPCO Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident was the result of collusion between the government, the regulators and TEPCO’. So said the official report from Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, which labeled the accident as ‘man made’….”
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/blog/2012/11/choosing-energy-technology.html
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" The safety authority said EDF won’t automatically gain approval to operator reactors for 60 years."
Bloomberg careless typo in case you were confused by this sentence. The word "operator" (a noun) is improperly used instead of the verb "operate".
$70 billion to tighten up safety for the Frenchie death machines is not going to make the bankers (anywhere on earth) happy. The military influence on governments is one of the most intractable driving forces keeping their plutonium dope suppliers up and running. Cut that cord and the industry collapses like a cardiac patient running his first marathon race. Stone cold dead.
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From last month..minimal views..sad.
This city will be vanished by nuclear power business
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYhAzzQmHw&feature=relmfu
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And another..
The Fact of shock!! Fukushima of rice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy8z_BqbtlE
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in case you haven't seen it:
Fukushima: Radiation, Politics and Public Relations II
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/11/11/fukushima-radiation-politics-and-public-relations-ii/
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It just dawned on me —
ENENewser majia is the majia being interviewed in this article.
Congratulations to majia!
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Yes, she did great.
It's hard to come up with everything you want to say in an interview, but Majia did her part as a world patriot for people suffering from nuclear poison everywhere. Great comments despite the mysterious phone jamming during the interview.
Her family is proud of her and the Enenewser family is proud of her.
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primarily what motivated me to post this. Glad you caught that 'our' majia was involved in this article/interview. I've long been in awe of her brilliance…amongst others out here…
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+1
wtg –
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http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/13/usa-fukushima-radiation-politics-and-public-relations-ii-veterans-today/
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Tomorrow, November 13, 2012 is the 28th anniversary of Karen Silkwood’s death.
She would be 66 years old today. February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974
She died before Three Mile Island and 12 years before Chernobyl. Her car wreck remains a mystery as to whether it was a nucleocrat hit job or just an accident.
There is an excellent Karen Silkwood documentary uploaded two years ago to YouTube. If you get some free time watch some of the segments:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPP6IIeoeKo 8 min 26 sec.
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMWQ381xpkM 7 min 55 sec.
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCzByOOsxNA 8 min 8 sec.
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI0pYGXAwyc 9 min 33 sec.
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O60Oh1-1TQ 9 min 34 sec.
The film gives a good overview of her life and explains and refutes some of the negative aspects written in the Wikipedia account of her life.
Karen was a young Texan who died trying to fight the nucleocrats. She wasn’t perfect, wasn’t a good mother, but she discovered the ugly side of the nuclear industry.
Karen died under very unusual circumstances as the result of being a nuclear industry whistleblower. She died trying to expose the secret about unsafe nuclear worker conditions and also 44 pounds of missing plutonium at the Oklahoma nuclear fuel plant where she was employed.
Karen Silkwood truly was a modern Joe Hill. Songs should be written about her.
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The nuke industry, started in death, maintained by death, will end in death.
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Sorry…typo…make that the 38th anniversary of her death. Karen Silkwood was 28-years-old when she died.
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More proof that radiation causes cancer, even if it's radium…
Expert report: cancer levels twice as high near toxic Dalgety Bay beach
GOVERNMENT scientific advisers have discovered a near-doubling in the incidence of cancers among people living near Dalgety Bay in Fife, which is contaminated by radioactivity.
An expert report for a Department of Health advisory committee on radiation has found a marked increase in liver and blood cancers close to the site of the contamination, the Sunday Herald can reveal.
The scientists have recommended an investigation into potential links between the radioactive site and cancer levels.
The report pointed out that liver cancers were concentrated in communities near the polluted foreshore. This "reinforces the suspicion" they were linked to the discarded radium that has littered the area for decades, the report said.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/expert-report-cancer-levels-twice-as-high-near-toxic-dalgety-bay-beach.19385880
How much proof does the world need to understand that the scourge of radionuclide contamination on this planet earth is the primary cause for the increasing cancer rates across the planet?
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All of Japans food supply is contaminated to some degree…
Levels of radioactive contaminants in foods tested in respective prefectures.
Levels of radioactive contaminants in foods reported on 1 November 2012 (Test results carried out since 1 April 2012)
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/2011eq/level_nov01.html
Note: This data sheet compiles individual test results shown in corresponding press release written in Japanese, available at
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/houdou/2r9852000001hb77.html
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Breaking! Imports from Tanzania grown with Uranium dust from Uranium mining for Global supermarkets? UK and India affected?
The project was recently visited by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, whoviewed the project as an innovative approach that shows that using the country’s traditionalculture is not a barrier to economic progress and supports his point that sustainable economichealth in Africa depends on working with local customs and practices.
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/12/breaking-imports-from-tanzania-grown-with-uranium-dust-from-uranium-mining-for-global-supermarkets-uk-and-india-effected/
13 French Associations band together to stop uranium mining abuses in Niger
This action is urgent because what is organized in the shadows, is the abandonment of the site by the operator and the transfer responsibilities and problems in the community. So that people do not have to pay the bill or suffer contamination, it is essential to apply the principle of “polluter pays” principle, to obtain the decontamination dwellings and areas affected and the continued responsibility of waste producers as long no permanent containment solution have been made.
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/12/13-french-associations-band-together-to-stop-uranium-mining-abuses-in-niger/
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US NRC panel does NOT support mandatory filters at nuclear units -Too expensive?
Requiring filtered containment vents for the reactors in question is “a no-brainer,” said Mary Lambert, head of the group Pilgrim Watch in Massachusetts. Entergy’s 728-MW Pilgrim reactor in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is one of the 31 units that the proposed order would cover.
Requiring the vents would put the US in line with most other countries operating BWRs, said Jim Riccio, a nuclear policy analyst with Greenpeace in Washington.
The new measures, if approved by the commission, would apply to certain models of General Electric-designed reactors.
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/12/us-nrc-panel-does-not-support-mandatory-filters-at-nuclear-units-too-expensive/
Activists urge Congress to ‘constrain’ work on uranium processing facility -Oak Ridge
John Eschenberg, the federal project director for UPF, …. and said it will be “much more than just a bomb plant.” Eschenberg said the new production facility will be needed no matter the size of the nation’s future nuclear arsenal, noting that the same facility used to build new parts for old weapons will also be used to dismantle weapon systems and recycle or otherwise process the materials.
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/12/activists-urge-congress-to-constrain-work-on-uranium-processing-facility-oak-ridge/
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If exposure to low level ionizing radiation is minor, then why are leading organizations concerned enough to call a conference on cardiac imaging procedures with exposure to ionizing radiation?
MedSolutions Co-Sponsors Upcoming Conference on Radiation Exposure and Cardiac Imaging
The NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH-NHLBI), American Heart Association (AHA), American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), along with Dr. Leslee Shaw of Emory University School of Medicine, are serving as conference hosts.
http://www.bioportfolio.com/news/article/1230672/Medsolutions-Co-sponsors-Upcoming-Conference-On-Radiation-Exposure-And-Cardiac-Imaging.html
Shouldn't these organizations be speaking out about man made radionuclide contamination of our environment of are they just not going to bite the hand that feeds?
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According to the UK's "Environment Agency", it's all within the legal limit, it's all safe levels, it's all good…
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/110353.aspx
What a bunch of tossers on the same level as the BBC pervs…
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word!!
thhey are making me eat uranium too! jebus
think they are using the uranium for fertiliser, left a link to that vidence on the bottom of my the uk uranium fed european supermarkets..
cucmber seeds from tanzania? remember last years cucumber poisoning in germany etc? made me wonder..hmmm?
tossers! great use of the vernacular
peace!
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double word!! and I want to cash in ALL my vowels!
They are making US eat a smorgasbord of radionuclides and have completly fuku'd our westside "pond"!
Read all this and read down about the FIOA request on what we all already ate after '86…
http://www.nuclearcrimes.org/fukushimaupdates.php
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The True Battle of Chernobyl Uncensored
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKKz45ORPQQ&feature=related
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USA World’s most powerful laser becomes nuclear weapon project -now only half research for peaceful uses
….Unfortunately, the reality is that actually turning this technology into a sustainable and reliable energy source is something that will take decades, if it even happens at all.
[...]
The NIF will now only be able to spend 50% of its resources on ignition research. And, as a trade-off, it will now be mandated to spend more time with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/13/usa-worlds-most-powerful-laser-becomes-nuclear-weapon-project-now-only-half-research-for-peaceful-uses/
the world at war eh?
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November 11, 2012: Possible Sabotage at Southern California Nuclear Plant
Fairewinds Energy Education
CLICK>>http://www.fairewinds.com/content/november-11-2012-possible-sabotage-southern-california-nuclear-plant
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the community protest outside NSW Parliament today for the Uranium Free NSW community campaign
http://enenews.com/upcoming-meetings-gatherings-demonstrations/comment-page-5#comment-304518
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"Japanese Seniors Thwarted in Fukushima Clean-Up Effort"
"Nuclear Hotseat interviews Yastel Yamada, the man who helped start the Skilled Veterans Corps for Fukushima."
http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/japanese-seniors-thwarted-in-fukushima-clean-up-effort/
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@All –
Does anyone here think this wikipedia paragraph on Fukushima should be edited —>
"Long term effects
Experts on the ground in Japan agree that Mental health challenges are the most significant issue. Stress, such as that caused by dislocation, uncertainty and concern about unseen toxicants, often manifests in physical ailments, such as heart disease. So even if radiation risks are low, people are still concerned and worried. Behavioral changes can follow, including poor dietary choices, lack of exercise and sleep deprivation, all of which can have long-term negative health consequences. People who lost their homes, villages and family members, and even just those who survived the quake, will likely continue to face mental health challenges and the physical ailments that come with stress. Much of the damage was really the psychological stress of not knowing and of being relocated, according to U.C. Berkeley's McKone."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_reaction_to_Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
What about the long-term radiological effects?
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McKone, I thought I recognized that name.
I filed him under FORUM: Links to news articles, reports, and posts that contain FALSE or MISLEADING information, a long time ago.
See this and you will understand his position:
(with photo)
http://enenews.com/forum-links-articles-reports-posts-contain-false-misleading-information-related-energy-issues/comment-page-1#comment-232097
or go directly here:
U.S. Safe From Japan Radiation,
Berkeley Lab Expert Says
(Guess who?)
March 22, 2011
http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/03/22/mckone-q-a/
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Good grief. Thanks, ChasAha.
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"Nuclear Plant Standoffs Accelerate Creation of Radioactive Graveyards"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12527-accelerating-the-creation-of-radioactive-graveyards
Interesting info in this article.
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That article is a keeper for future reference. Thanks Mack. +311
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"According to the analysis of Citizens’ nuclear information center, 80 Bq/Kg of cesium134/137 was measured from tea leaves produced in Kagoshima prefecture, where is the furthest western part of Japan except for Okinawa." Fukushima Diary
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/11/contamination-reached-far-western-japan-80-bqkg-of-cesium-from-tea-leaves-produced-in-kagoshima/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
SP: This comes on the heels of yesterday's FD article about schools in far western Japan (1300 miles from Daiichi) buying Fukushima food for students since 2011.
Kagoshima is 1400 miles away from Fulushima NPP. Transported contaminated food to Kyushu island along with fallout at Kagoshima. There is no safe place in the Japanese archipelago. US troops at Okinawa are at risk and thd bases in central, southern, and northern Japan are far worse.
Yoichi Shimatsu had it right on Rense radio in October 2011 when he said cesium was everywhere in Japan. 13 months later the contamination has steadily worsened.
There is no place to run, no place to hide. Japan is without doubt the world's largest radiological disaster in history.
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"Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
Headline: Germans trust Japanese food again
"Japan has restored consumer trust in its food products through strict radiation inspections introduced after the Fukushima nuclear accident last year and the country's exports can expand, according to German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner"
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121114a9.html
SP: Wow…you would think this would be an unlikely match of trading partners…especially for the Germans. But one official does not speak for all Germans. Right cousin?
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EX-SKF has this gem of a story:
"From December 1st to 10th, in Onami District in Fukushima City! Real deal! What's the "Festival" for? Decontaminating one of the most contaminated districts in Fukushima City with the district residents for 10 days.
Here's part of the organizer's message about radiation and radiation exposure from the decontamination in Oonami District:
We will arrange for the protective clothing for all participants. You are free to wear it, but use your own judgment if you wear it, and understand fully that by wearing the protective clothing and doing the decontamination you may cause fear and intimidation among the local residents. Please don't forget the residents of Onami District live there, in the areas designated for decontamination, without any protective clothing.
…Also, just to remind you, injuries and accidents, sicknesses after the work, radiation damages, and other problems are all your responsibility. Please apply, with full understanding of this fact."
http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2012/11/10-day-genki-cheer-and-vitality.html#comment-form
SP: In other words….this town is nuclear toast, but go anyway to scape a little nasty cesium crust off the roofs and gutters. And don't wear any protection because it will make the residents feel bad. But if you get sick from radiation (and you will) don't come looking for medical help from us!
Insanity reigns in Japan…home to government nuclear assassins
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Finland Toxic Spill Worst Ever in History (Video)
“Tero Varjoranta of the Radiation and Nuclear Authority (STUK) said that uranium levels were elevated, but not a danger to humans. The samples tested most recently showed levels at 350 microgrammes per litre, while the recommended limit is 100 microgrammes.”
“The local health people say that the levels of radiation from the uranium are below levels that would damage health – unless the radioactive material gets into the drinking water supply. That means that people cannot use the water from lakes, streams or rivers in the area for cooking or drinking. Due to the possible impact on skin, it is also recommended that people not use the water in their saunas.”
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/14/finland-toxic-spill-worst-ever-in-history-video/
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Arclight – thank you for your tireless and massive output of information on nuclear as the abomination that it is.
From your notes:
"…Radiation and Nuclear Authority (STUK) said that uranium levels were elevated, but not a danger to humans"
followed by:
"samples tested most recently showed levels at 350 microgrammes per litre, while the recommended limit is 100 microgrammes."
and
"“The local health people say that the levels of radiation from the uranium are below levels that would damage health – "
followed by:
"unless the radioactive material gets into the drinking water supply."
The insanity practically jumps up off the page and punches us in the nose – and still – "we" (many) do not get the message!
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The World Health Organization max recommendation is actually 40ug/l (1bq/l), raising questions about the 100ug/l limit. So the measure amount is 8,75 times WHO recommendation, and 8,75 Bq/l.
It should be noted that uranium is naturally occurring isotope in stone, such as granite (those with a geiger counter can measure higher geiger counts off it). This is also the cause for radon, which is primary contributor to background radiation. The raw rock at Talvivaara is said to contain around 20 parts per million of uranium, so the concentrations in the effluent are seriously heightened. Talvivaara is effectively largest uranium mine in Europe.
The concentration of natural uranium in the waters is not considered a radiological hazard (by the Radiation and Nuclear Authority) though it's higher than many of the waste waters stored at Fukushima for example. It's definitely a biological hazard, however, though the Radiation and Nuclear Authority is telling people to go ahead and drink it occasionally as long as they don't make a habit of it. There are also no restrictions on fishing or recreational use of the waters.
While Uranium is on-topic for here, it's important to remind the effluent from the tailings-dam leak has concentrations of other poisons that are biologically far more hazardous.
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Here's the independent information (currently quite out of date, but I have no doubt they'll update it in time; this is a general site of interest on uranium mining):
http://www.wise-uranium.org/upfi.html#SOTKAMO
News collection of the Finnish activist group which has been opposing Talvivaara mine:
http://stoptalvivaara.org/fi/newsstream.html
Talvivaara uses a process called bio-heap-leaching for heavy metals extraction, which intentionally renders the heavy metals into highly soluble state. Thus most people's contention that the heavy metals aren't soluble and thus not likely to get into the environment at large are incorrect.
In addition the process liquid is very acidic, maintaining the solubility. The large lifting helicopters on loan from Finnish and Swedish military have been mainly used for dispersing lime (calcium hydroxide) into the rivers and forests surrounding the area to neutralize the effluent and reduce the solubility of the heavy metals; this itself is creating environmental hazards.
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13 French Associations band together to stop uranium mining abuses in Niger
This action is urgent because what is organized in the shadows, is the abandonment of the site by the operator and the transfer responsibilities and problems in the community. So that people do not have to pay the bill or suffer contamination, it is essential to apply the principle of “polluter pays” principle, to obtain the decontamination dwellings and areas affected and the continued responsibility of waste producers as long no permanent containment solution have been made.
Due to their radiotoxicity, their business and their life, these waste categories are TFA-VL and FA-VL which impose a series of requirements to prevent the transfer to the biosphere and people.
However, none of the rules are respected.
The actions taken at the local level encounter power AREVA and its relationship with the state.
In addition, lawsuits are even more difficult than the regulation was put in place to encourage operating cost of uranium deposits. It is one thing to see and pollution operations unacceptable, is quite another to be able to take legal action. This is shocking and illegal but is not necessarily illegal.
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/12/13-french-associations-band-together-to-stop-uranium-mining-abuses-in-niger/
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Finland company is known for its process"which pioneered the use of bacteria to extract nickel"–wonder if this bacteria is now in the leaking waste water….
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PG&E wants to blast the sea floor near Diablo Canyon NPP, Central California Coast potentially killing tons of sealife.
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Diablo-Canyon-seismic-safety-vs-sea-life-4035463.php
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Israeli warships have fired missiles into Gaza Strip as Israel launches a major military offensive against the Palestinian enclave.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/11/14/272250/israeli-warships-fire-missiles-on-gaza/
no details on casualties but isreal got hit by 90 rockets with some casualties..
no news on palestinian casualties
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Even Low-Level Radioactivity Is Damaging, Scientists Conclude
The organisms studied included plants and animals, but had a large preponderance of human subjects
The scientists reported significant negative effects in a range of categories, including immunology, physiology, mutation and disease occurrence. The frequency of negative effects was beyond that of random chance.
These data provide fairly strong evidence that there is no threshold — radiation effects are measurable as far down as you can go, given the statistical power you have at hand."
"And the truth is, if we see effects at these low levels, then we have to be thinking differently about how we develop regulations for exposures, and especially intentional exposures to populations, like the emissions from nuclear power plants, medical procedures, and even some x-ray machines at airports."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134224.htm
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Pacific albacore carry small traces of Fukushima
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