Published: November 8th, 2011 at 7:41 pm ET
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KTLA News at 6:28 pm ET: The Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Energy Department nuclear research site in eastern Idaho, said on Tuesday that 17 employees have been exposed to plutonium.
Deseret News at 6:12 pm ET: “There is no evidence of a release of contamination outside the facility, emergency command officials said.”
Deseret News at 6:12 pm ET: “The employees were working inside the Zero Power Physics Reactor when a container was opened for scheduled work, resulting in the contamination.”
KTLA News at 6:28 pm ET: “A statement issued by officials at the lab… said that ‘based on the information obtained so far, there is no risk to the public.’”
Reuters at 6:55 pm ET: “The exposed workers underwent initial decontamination procedures at the complex before they were taken to a medical facility elsewhere on the lab grounds for “further evaluation,” the lab said. Details of their condition were not immediately provided.”
h/t Anonymous tip
Published: November 8th, 2011 at 7:41 pm ET
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Plutonium health effects as per Dr. Helen Caldicott:
1. Plutonium is highly mutagenic.
2. Plutonium lodges in the testicles (it has a prediliction for the testicles) and emits alpha radiation which can mutate genes in the sperm and induce genetic disease and mutations for up to 20 generations.
3. The body thinks plutonium is iron so it stores it in the liver, where it can cause liver cancer.
4. Plutonium will store in bone marrow and can cause bone cancer and leukemia.
5. Plutonium crosses the placenta into the developing embryo.
6. Plutonium is an “Ubiquitous really dangerous isotope.”
@8:30 on this video:
http://www.linktv.org/video/6986/dr-helen-caldicott-on-fukushima-and-the-perils-of-nuclear-power
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oh man,some shit is better left unsaid!!..I feel like I just got kicked in the ‘nads!! oh the horror,oh the horror!!! Didn’t anyone ever hear the phrase “too much information”!!!??? Oh the horror…..
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Well, well….
So
Same ole, same ole words and reassurances—
Frankly Scarlett, I’d rather hear that there IS Evidence showing there IS NO release!
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No evidence?
Well, that’s always the important thing for the industry, isn’t it?
See 01:19 below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VkOptU6ngM&feature=related
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based on the information obtained by now- translation : we will tell you that the public has been exposed in a few months when there is nothing anyone can do about it, and the facts will be so fuzzy no one will know who may have been exposed.
These guys have the shortest play book ever written.
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You’re right…the playbook contains two words:
Lie
Deny
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playbook contains one more word:
Laugh
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don’t forget the constant refrain:
“no IMMEDIATE harm to public health”
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that one is my favorite. they always throw in immediate like no one will notice
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This might cheer you up 11/09:
IEA Warns Of Nuclear Power Decline By 2035 Due To Fukushima
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111109-705797.html
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More severe weather…or rather record breaking weather.
http://theintelhub.com/2011/11/08/massive-storm-with-possible-35-foot-waves-to-strike-alaska/
Becareful up there, AKDave!
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GOVERNMENT: You will eat *this* food. All other food is illegal. Pour bleach on that other food.
citizen: Well, where is *this* food from that I have to eat?
GOVERNMENT: Japan.
[Sounds rediculous. This could never happen.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFSdsffCgQ
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@occiferdave
WOW! Does it make one wonder who owns America? Clearly it is not us. That was sickening to watch. Was the arrogant woman who made them destroy the food wearing a brown shirt? They WANT us fat. Corn IS in virtually everything we eat. Read the labels. Eat organic or grow it yourself.
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very dissapointing..
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My boy Celente talking up a good “WWIII is coming” story, radio host mentioning people getting a clue and moving to safer locations around the world where there is no nuclear, CME storm coming and may cause massive Fukushimageddon in US…etc. A very good listen.
http://revolutionarypolitics.tv/video/viewVideo.php?video_id=16561
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@occiferdave
I agree with all he said. Everyone should listen to this and act accordingly. It’s pretty much my own assessment of the situation.
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I hope my mom will be okay! She is in Bethel, Alaska
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/09/arctic-hurricane-slams-alaska/
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Hope she’ll be ok too OD.
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OD did you know this? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/08/obama-alaska-gulf-drilling_n_1082191.html
I am so angry I’m spitting my coffee here.
He’s turned into “Drill Baby Drill”?
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hey dave hope everything is ok!!
@whoopie did you see this?
http://enenews.com/forum-discussion-thread-november-8-14-2011/comment-page-1#comment-153158
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@Whoopie
I believe he always was “drill, baby drill.”
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Yeah Arc. It IS a good idea. Move my comment there.
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My mom is okay…they had a lot of wind last night tho, but all is well in Bethel now.
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Let us know ocifferdave…Hope that no one is hurt.
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AC with new one:
TEPCO procrastinated even after tsunami threat shown
http://australiancannonball.com/2011/11/09/tepco-procrastinated-even-after-tsunami-threat-shown/
Why am I not surprised.
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I missed this yesterday:
11/08 US RADIATION MONITORING MAY HAVE BEEN HANDED OFF TO NUCLEAR LOBBYISTS http://www.youtube.com/user/corbettreport
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good post whoops.. so did i!!
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If true, this is one of the most important stories on the radiation monitoring data in the U.S. !!
Everyone should read it!
“Lucas W Hixson may have uncovered a major abuse of the public trust by the NRC. In late March 2011 the NRC issued a directive that allowed the nuclear industry lobbyist group NEI to supply radiation monitoring data to the NRC who would then forward it to the EPA. March 24th the NRC discussed handing over radiation monitoring to nuclear industry lobbyists, April 14th RadNet was shut down and went back to routine monitoring schedules. This meant no ongoing food,water and air filter testing. Only the radiation level monitors were left operating. The EPA claimed that levels were going down as the reason for shutting down the expanded monitoring, but places like Idaho did not have the decreases seen at other sites.
The NRC directive put commercial nuclear power plant owners in charge of voluntarily providing the public with radiation monitoring data but it would be run through their nuclear industry lobbyists before it would then be provided to the NRC. Raw data was not provided directly to the NRC. Considering the massive US nuclear industry offensive to flood the media with propaganda downplaying the Fukushima nuclear disaster, they are hardly a reliable source to tell the public what the radiation levels are.”
http://fukushimaupdate.com/us-radiation-monitoring-may-have-been-handed-off-to-nuclear-industry-lobbyists/
Here’s the orignal story from Enformable:
http://enformable.com/2011/11/march-23rd-2011-the-epa-took-radnet-down-because-they-were-getting-data-from-more-reliable-sources/
Continued: —->
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Quote from the relevant NRC memo that Lucas got thru FOIA:
“The purpose of this e-mail is to ensure your awareness of a verbal agreement between the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the NRC staff. In summary, I understand that NEI has agreed to facilitate the collection and transmission of environmental data from operating reactor sites that is reasonably attributable to events in Japan, subsequent to March 11, 2011. Once this information has been collected and organized, NEI will forward this information to the NRC staff. NRC staff will ensure that this information is forwarded to the lead government agency, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for monitoring this type of information.
In the past, the EPA has stated that, “environmental radiation data supplied by NRC licensees were instrumental in understanding particular aspects of the US radiological situation and in answering concerns of US citizens relative to gaseous radioiodine in the air.”
http://enformable.com/2011/11/march-23rd-2011-the-epa-took-radnet-down-because-they-were-getting-data-from-more-reliable-sources/
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Why didn’t ENENEWS cover this story?^^^
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Hi Mack, put it in the submission box and our lovely Admin will surely react shortly!
I just read the first few things on enformed, and my jaw dropped (and is dropping still)!
WHAAAAT?
This seems to be a huge story, and that bunch of liars is even more corrupt than I thought…
Excellent find, thanks for posting it here. Wow.
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good point!! and good points! mack
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getting the info now…
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““The purpose of this e-mail is to ensure your awareness of a verbal agreement between the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the NRC staff . . .”
Doh! You’re not supposed to put “verbal agreements” in writing. Someone might see the smoking gun . . . err, document . . .
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These emails are dated March 24 and 25.
What was the last date that the EPA tested for plutonium and uranium?
March 24
I wonder if this is more than coincidence.
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http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/docs/rert/radnet-cart-filter-final.pdf
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Thanks B&B and arc, but the corbett link came from Whoopie. I further researched it because it did seem concerning.
If you read the comments section in Enformable’s article, the last comment from Lucas is very interesting:
http://enformable.com/2011/11/march-23rd-2011-the-epa-took-radnet-down-because-they-were-getting-data-from-more-reliable-sources/
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Hi Mack, good work done by Lucas, who called himself “information architect” back in April and has now upgraded himself as “Nuclear researcher”, lol.
But, fair enough. These are the investigations we need!!
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lol Yes, he’s done some good research, for sure.
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Hi Mack, finally had a chance to come here and read conversation…thanks for your direction. I’m still stunned by this even though it shouldn’t be surprising at this point in passage down the rabbit hole. And this part of NRC draft doc:
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTIFICATION
A notice of opportunity for public comment on this RIS was not published in the Federal Register because it pertains to an administrative aspect of the regulatory process that involves the voluntary submission of information on the part of addressees.
Congressional Review Act
The NRC has determined that this action is not a rule as designated by the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 801-808) and, therefore, is not subject to the Act.
They have so much power…
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Oopsie…tha boys got caught red-handed. Maybe the presidential candidates will make use of it, but I doubt it. The lobbyists never back a loser because they grease the wheels for every candidate…win or lose.
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