Published: September 1st, 2012 at 12:33 am ET
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Here are a few to get things started… leaving comments on the sites publishing this information probably couldn’t hurt.
Title: No big Fukushima health impact seen: U.N. body chairman
Source: Reuters
Date: Feb 1, 2012
The fact that some radioactive releases spread over the ocean instead of populated areas also contributed to limiting the consequences, said Wolfgang Weiss of the U.N. Scientific Committee on the effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).
“As far as the doses we have seen from the screening of the population … they are very low,” Weiss told Reuters. This was partly “due to the rapid evacuation and this worked very well.” [...]
Title: Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC
Source: Reuters
Date: Jan 31, 2012
The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is “very small” because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, U.S. nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday. [...]
Title: Health impact of Fukushima small
Source: Examiner.com
Author: Patrick Mason
Date: Feb 1, 2012
Patrick Mason, reactor engineer in Baton Rouge, LA
[...] The long term goal of TEPCO and the Japanese government at this stage in the game is to ensure that the public is safe and that the areas around Fukushima are cleaned of contamination and made safe for future public use. [...]
Published: September 1st, 2012 at 12:33 am ET
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"Can a nuclear power plant explode?"
"No. That's impossible."
"Even the most serious accident won't affect farm land for more than a few weeks."
From a NEW JERSEY Emergency Management Pamphlet.
http://www.state.nj.us/njoem/farmers.html
Credit original comment by enenews user 'bmurr'.
http://enenews.com/asahi-shimbun-demands-tepco-release-all-footage-related-to-fukushima-disaster/comment-page-1#comment-293421
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ChasAha – I don't know about 'formal legality', but this authoritative, calm, reassurance is criminally negligent to me
"if you need to wash your livestock – wearing clothing used when handling pesticides would be a good choice" should fire off a mental alarm for the farmer, but those who have made a habit of using pesticides will interpret the risks similarly. (In my experience they dismiss pesticide dangers, especially cumulative and long-term. They remind me that "the instructions say it's safe if used properly."
"wind can carry it to where it's less harmful" – suggests it's OK if the neighbors or next county takes the hit!
"Understatement" prevails from start to finish of this document. Emphasis is on "brief" consequences to be dealt with. Wonder when it was last updated? I hope citizens of NJ and elsewhere will approach their state advisory bodies and legislators with evidence from Chernobyl and Fukushima!
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I agree. It is criminally negligent!
The 'understatements' do prevail.
They also use the words, MAY and 'most likely' quite a bit.
Like a 'disclaimer' it probably helps with the 'legalities'.
I wonder what others states radiation pamphlets look like?
That's a project for another day.
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1. "— the heroic workers… barely averted a catastrophic disaster that could have contaminated much of eastern Japan, including Tokyo."
(NOT an understatement: "could have contaminated" should say… "did contaminate". A CATASTROPHIC DISASTER was NOT averted.)
2. "…the workers successfully shut down all of the reactors and averted a catastrophic nuclear chain reaction."
(The 'chain reaction' part is debatable perhaps, but saying that it 'averted catastrophe' is NOT TRUE and misleading at best.)
The 'heroic workers' part is true, but the rest is more than 'disinformation'.
Japan Times article:
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012
"Trip to facility possibly pre-election publicity stunt"
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121007x1.html
See original comments on this article
by 'chargedbarticle' and 'sickputer' here:
http://enenews.com/forum-fukushima-webcam-discussion-thread-june-30-2012-present/comment-page-18#comment-293826
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And one of the real heros..the plant manager..with cancer..is denied workmans comp..as he didnt demonstrate the requirements..they dont care much for their workers at Fukushima.."good by, leave..we dont want to hear about illness". Fake medical exams, fake dosimeters, all a coverup. Sad.
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coughbullshitcough
Nobel laureate debunks radiation myths
http://www.browndailyherald.com/nobel-laureate-debunks-radiation-myths-1.2777592
More proof that having a nobel prize means you sold your soul…
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+10000000000000
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hi jebus
cough!
Nobel laureate debunks radiation myths – Trust in Nobel Peace Prize holders?
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/10/14/nobel-laureate-debunks-radiation-myths-trust-in-nobel-peace-prize-holders/
you dont suppose tony is going for it?
maybe turkey should get it?
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hehe, maybe it should just be called the noble turkey prize…
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couldnt find a picture of tbliar and a turkey
would little george wubblya do?
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Yep, thats a turkey!
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I wonder why he didn't get a nobel prize?
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Here we go again. More dis/mis-information!
From NBCnews – Aug 15, 2012
Story written – By Christopher Wanjek
I hope somebody someday does a google of this guys name and finds this forum. That would make my day.
1. "They found the residents' exposure to be minimal, equivalent on average to less than half of a chest X-ray."
2. "The researchers added that this glimmer of good news about low radiation exposure…"
3. "…few if any people have died from the radiation exposure."
4. "The study is hopeful news for the millions of Japanese in the Fukushima area.."
5. "'"I don't think most people will experience long-term health problems related to the nuclear accident'…" – Tsubokura
JAMA – Journal of the American Medical Association
What?
http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/14/13283029-after-fukushima-residents-spared-of-nuclear-contamination#comments
(The comment war was interesting.)
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Well ChasAha, consider the source.. nbe=GE so no surprise..
NBCUniversal (49% ownership, remaining owned by Comcast)
NBC – National Broadcasting Company
NBC Entertainment
NBC News
TheGrio.com
Peacock Productions
NBC Sports
NBC Studios
NBCUniversal Sports & Olympics
NBCUniversal Television Group
Universal Television
NBCUniversal Television Distribution
NBCUniversal International Television
NBC Owned Television Stations
WNBC 4 – New York
KNBC 4 – Los Angeles
WMAQ 5 – Chicago
WCAU 10 – Philadelphia
KNTV 11 – San Jose/San Francisco
KXAS 5 – Dallas/Fort Worth²
WRC 4 – Washington
WTVJ 6 – Miami
KNSD 39 (cable 7) – San Diego²
WVIT 30 – Hartford
NBC Nonstop
LXTV
EMKA, Ltd.
NBC Universal Digital Media
NBC Universal Cable
A&E Television Networks (co-owned with The Hearst Corporation and Disney/ABC):
A&E
The Biography Channel
Crime & Investigation Network
The History Channel
The History Channel en Español
History Channel International
Lifetime
Military History Channel
Bravo
Chiller (horror-themed cable channel, launched March 1, 2007) [1]
CNBC
CNBC World
MSNBC (co-owned with Microsoft)
mun2
SyFy
ShopNBC
Sleuth
USA Network
Universal HD
Weather Channel Companies – with private equity firms Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group
The Weather Channel
Weatherscan
The Weather Channel Interactive
weather.com
The Weather Channel Mobile
The Weather Channel Desktop
Weather Services International
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cont..
Comcast Sports Group
NBCUniversal Global Networks
NBCUniversal Global Networks
LAPTV (Latin America) – co-owned with Paramount Pictures (Viacom), MGM and 20th Century Fox (News Corporation);
Telecine (Brazil) – co-owned with Globosat Canais, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, MGM and 20th Century Fox;
Universal Channel Latin America (except Brazil)
Universal Channel Brazil (co-owned with Globosat Canais);
Sci Fi Channel (Latin America)
NBCUniversal Global Networks España.
Telemundo
KVEA/KWHY – Los Angeles
WNJU – New York
WSCV – Miami
KTMD – Houston
WSNS – Chicago
KXTX – Dallas/Fort Worth
KVDA – San Antonio
KSTS – San Jose/San Francisco
KTAZ – Phoenix
KBLR – Las Vegas
KNSO – Fresno
KDEN – Longmont, Colorado
WNEU – Boston/Merrimack
KHRR – Tucson
WKAQ – Puerto Rico (independent Spanish station)
Universal Studios (co-owned with Comcast)
Universal Pictures
Focus Features
Rogue
Working Title Films
Universal Studios Licensing
Universal Animation Studios
Universal Interactive
Universal Pictures International
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Home Entertainment Productions
United International Pictures (co-owned with Paramount Pictures/Viacom);
Universal Operations Group
Universal Production Studios
Universal Parks & Resorts
qubo – Qubo Venture,LLC¹
¹Minority interest
²Stations which LIN Television owns a minority interest (24%) in
Be sure to notice GE's partners, Comcast, Hearst, ABC, Microsoft, Paramount, Viacom, Bain…
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atomic rod adams the nuclear mouthpiece
Anyone care to b***h slapp this blind nucleocratic tool with the facts?
He says:
Arnie Gundersen Caught on Video Lying About Risk of Radiation Released During Fukushima Event
Arnie Gundersen, the sole engineer of Fairewinds Associates, continues to tell lies about the radiation released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants. He also continues to lie about the potential effects and seeks to spread fear and uncertainty where neither one are justified. He is a dangerous man on a mission to make money by harming the industry that once employed him – until he was fired for poor performance of his assigned duties.
http://atomicinsights.com/2012/07/arnie-gundersen-caught-on-video-lying-about-risk-of-radiation-released-during-fukushima-event.html
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Rod is just jealous of Arnie's expertise. And angry because his little dream of getting rich building small reactors never got any interest.
We all know how he would fare in an open discussion on TV with Arnie… Rod would be exposed as the liar and an ass to boot.
Get over yourself Rod, you've got nothing they want to hear at CNN. You should have stayed in the Navy a few more decades. Life underwater is exsctly where you fit in best…with a bunch of manly men.
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Lol, thats what I'm talkin about. Das Boot! Gives new meaning to his name. I bet he enjoyed "collecting the garbage" on that big deep diving submarine.
I always wonder about the ones who back up their words with "check my resume listed, it proves I know what I'm talking about"
And I apologize for giving a tiny little man riding on a tiny little reactor any more exposure than his tiny little blog gives him…
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[[ "Fukushima has stopped releasing radioisotopes into the air, and radioactivity in the sea seems to have dispersed with little effect." - author Brumfiel ]]
Nature – Fukushima's legacy of fear
written March 2012
http://www.nature.com/news/japan-s-nuclear-crisis-fukushima-s-legacy-of-fear-1.10183#comments
My comment:
"2013-01-19 10:50 AM
#53982
ChasAha said:
This is about as inaccurate as it gets. Obviously the author is not researching the reports from TEPCO or anywhere else for that matter. IMO – this is an outright lie!
Dis or Mis information stated is bordering on criminal, as many could suffer as a result of this horrible inaccuracy."
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My biggest fear is that misinformation, such as this clown is spewing, will cause harm. It goes beyond negligent.
Note: My observation. The FEAR factor, radiophobia, seems to be a media push over the last several weeks.
IMO – If meltdowns did nothing more than cause mass psychological damage, then that itself is too much. A broken windmill has never caused mental stress to an entire population.
Also: His latest piece of rhetoric:
Read or please leave a comment there:
Title – Fukushima: Fallout of fear
written 16 January 2013
"After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan kept people safe from the physical effects of radiation — but not from the psychological impacts." – author Geoff Brumfiel
http://www.nature.com/news/fukushima-fallout-of-fear-1.12194
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DR. FORREST J. REMICK
Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat…
False claims alert…
Is this the path you will choose, Gregory Jaczko?
Or will it be the path less travelled?
Nuclear energy opponents use scare tactics
The storage of used fuel at Limerick is another Cuthbert fear-mongering tool. The pools are safe by strict NRC standards. We saw at Fukushima that even a huge earthquake and tsunami did not result in fuel overheating in the pools.
DR. FORREST J. REMICK
State College
http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20130211/OPINION02/130219986/nuclear-energy-opponents-use-scare-tactics
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DR. FORREST J. REMICK
Forrest Remick is a Senior Nuclear Safety Consultant to Talisman. He completed a five-year term as a Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on June 30, 1994 and is now a private consultant to various government, industry and university clients.
When appointed to the Commission by President Bush, Dr. Remick was Associate Vice President for Research and Professor of Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He was also serving as Chairman of the NRC's independent statutory Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. During his tenure as a Commissioner of the NRC, the relicensing rule was written and adopted. Dr. Remick was intimately involved in the development of the rule and was instrumental in resolving differences between the NRC staff and the nuclear power industry. At his request, a series of meetings were held between the staff and representatives of the industry to rewrite certain provisions in the final rule to make it acceptable to both parties.
http://www.talisman-intl.com/bio.php?username=fremick
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More false claims from 2010…
Who's spreading false facts?
DR. FORREST J. REMICK
Nuclear energy opponents spread fear and disinformation
The size of the equipment in such a plant including how nuclear plants are generally similar to other steam-electric plants except: (1) that the source of energy necessary for the process comes from the fissioning of uranium in contrast to the combustion of coal, oil, or natural gas; and, (2) that there are no unmonitored or polluting gases, particulates or other material released to the atmosphere.
That all steam-electric plants require cooling, mostly by the use of water; that not only nuclear plants use cooling towers; that cooling towers are used to reduce the amount of heat discharged to nearby streams for environmental protection reasons; and, that the discharge from the cooling towers is water vapor containing no pollutants.
http://paenergyalliance.com/913
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+1
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