Manipulating Public Health Research: The Nuclear and Radiation Health Establishments RUDI H. NUSSBAUM, PHD Industry, government, and the military have systematically suppressed or manipulated epidemiologic research showing detrimental effects on human health from accidental or occupational exposures to ionizing radiation. … Continue reading
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by Major John P. Shannon The exemption that the Navy claims is actually no exemption at all. The exemption the Navy claims comes from Executive Order 12344, written by none other than Ronald Reagan [the hero of the right wing … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Flats workers appeal aid ruling They decry delay in providing help to ill employees By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News September 26, 2007 Government officials didn’t follow the law and made serious errors in denying … Continue reading
Navajo downwinders face uphill battle for RECA compensation – Kathy Helms By Kathy Helms Dine Bureau Gallup Independent WINDOW ROCK – Fifteen years ago this past Sunday, the last underground nuclear weapons test took place at Nevada Test Site. The … Continue reading
Tri-City Herald: Mid-Columbia news Mid-Columbia news Agency calls for compensation for sick Hanford workers Published Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 ANNETTE CARY HERALD STAFF WRITER A federal review is recommending that some Hanford workers exposed to radioactive americium or thorium … Continue reading
Heavy lobbying by Duke Energy aims to prevent costly legislation | Local News | News for Charlotte, North Carolina | WCNC.com | Local Business 03:20 PM EDT on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy Corp. … Continue reading
US gets more countries to join in GNEP nuke-energy programme-Europe-World-The Times of India 16 Sep 2007, 1714 hrs IST,AFP Print Save EMail Write to Editor VIENNA: Eleven countries joined the United States and four other key nuclear fuel nations on … Continue reading
Nuclear Power is Not the Answer Global Research, September 15, 2007 Common Dreams – 2007-09-11 Email this article to a friend Print this article Taxpayers alert! The atomic power corporations are beating on the doors in Washington to make you … Continue reading
John Gofman’s Nuclear Courage – Yahoo! News Joseph J. Mangano Fri Sep 14, 3:11 PM ET The Nation — The life of eminent nuclear scientist and physician John Gofman ended last month just short of age 89. The New York … Continue reading
Independent – September 13, 2007: RECA reform; Navajo stands behind ban on uranium mining Gallup Independent By Kathy Helms Diné Bureau WINDOW ROCK — When the Navajo Nation approved a ban in 2005 on uranium mining and processing within Navajo … Continue reading
Petition Seeks Emergency Prep Checkup for Aging Plants   September 12, 2007   Contact:Eric Epstein   ericepstein@comcast.net (717)-541-1101       NRC Asked to Review Emergency Planning  Prior to Relicensing     Suspension of Licensing Proceedings Sought … Continue reading
Associated Press Gov't Plans Plutonium Consolidation By H. JOSEF HEBERT 09.05.07, 4:05 PM ET < Popular Videos Most Popular Stories WASHINGTON (AP – The Energy Department plans to send plutonium in Washington state and at research laboratories in … Continue reading
CALL STENY HOYER, THEN YOUR OWN CONGRESSMEMBERS! Â NO TAXPAYER LOAN GUARANTEES FOR NEW REACTORS! Â House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is the second-ranking House Democrat, behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi. While he is not as well known nationally … Continue reading
California Republican Party Unanimously Supports Nuclear Power INDIAN WELLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In a unanimous Sunday morning vote, hundreds of members of the California Republican Party agreed to work to end the state’s 31-year ban on the construction of new nuclear power … Continue reading
How Britain's nuclear chief Bill Coley left the US under a cloud – Telegraph By Richard Northedge, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 12:02am BST 10/09/2007 Page 2 of 2 Why? The enjoyment diminished after the run-in with the regulator, he admits. … Continue reading
Business Report – Cost overruns and long delays cool hopes for nuclear renaissance September 9, 2007 By Alan Katz Paris – Martin Landtman hunches forward in his shirtsleeves as a June storm on Finland’s Baltic coast drenches the construction site … Continue reading
No Its spin vs more spin! APP.COM – Supplying electricity needs isn’t “Us vs. Them” . . . | Asbury Park Press Online . . . Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/9/07 BY EDWARD H. SALMON Story Chat … Continue reading
Las Vegas SUN: Federal judge says drilling must stop at nuke dump site in Nevada September 04, 2007 Federal judge says drilling must stop at nuke dump site in Nevada By KEN RITTER Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) – … Continue reading
Economics of nuclear power are rethought — baltimoresun.com www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-te.bz.nuclear04sep04,0,2384711.story baltimoresun.com Economics of nuclear power are rethought Loan guarantees could transform energy industry By Paul Adams Sun reporter September 4, 2007 A year ago, the leaders of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group … Continue reading
The Tribune – Reader Submissions I, too, worry about uranium mining Guest Commentary September 2, 2007 Comment Comments (0) Print Friendly Print Email Email EDITOR’S NOTE: We received word late Friday afternoon that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had agreed to … Continue reading
Russia Stores Plutonium With U.S. Help | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Friday August 31, 2007 7:31 PM By DOUGLAS BIRCH Associated Press Writer YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) – Amid tense relations between the United States and Russia, two prominent American … Continue reading
Print Story – canada.com network Canada contemplates nuclear solution to quell climate change Randy Boswell CanWest News Service Friday, August 31, 2007 Canada is poised to join an elite club of “advanced nuclear nations” that — led by U.S. President … Continue reading
NRC Proposes to Skip Public Debate on Dangerous Uranium Mining Proposals Act Now! Tell NRC that “one-size-fits-all” permitting for in-situ uranium mines doesn’t fit our communities, or our water Dear , The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is writing a “generic” … Continue reading
Lawmakers Want Openness at Nuclear Site | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle By DUNCAN MANSFIELD Associated Press Writer © 2007 The Associated Press ERWIN, Tenn. — U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and U.S. Rep. David Davis said they support openness at a … Continue reading
URGENT ACTION ALERT ON SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB August 29, 2007 Dear Friends, We need your help to get the Santa Susana Field Lab cleaned up properly and enduringly. This site is heavily contaminated with radionuclides and toxic chemicals from … Continue reading
America’s Hackable Backbone – Forbes.com America’s Hackable Backbone 08.22.07, 6:00 PM By Andy Greenberg The first time Scott Lunsford offered to hack into a nuclear power station, he was told it would be impossible. There was no way, the plant’s … Continue reading
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/images/I45355-2005Apr11 Nuclear Plants Not Keeping Track of Waste GAO Study Faults Federal Government for Failing to Implement Safeguards By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 12, 2005; Page A19 Pervasive problems plague the control of radioactive waste … Continue reading
Herald News Official: Dead fish not unusual at power plants Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant August 23, 2007 By KIM SMITH STAFF WRITER BRACEVILLE — Thousands of fish have gone belly-up recently at the Braidwood cooling lake. While some local fishermen … Continue reading
The Enquirer – Fernald secrets now in the open * For decades the uranium processing plant at Fernald was a dirty secret. Now, 17 years after the facility in northwest Hamilton County was closed, some of those secrets will be … Continue reading
Desperately seeking uranium :: SANDERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD. by Michael Petek – Die Welt Aug/17/2007 Against the background of the increasing importance of nuclear energy worldwide, French nuclear company Areva is short of raw materials. Experts believe this could … Continue reading
CTV.ca | Radioactive waste cleanup behind schedule: report Updated Sun. Aug. 19 2007 1:43 PM ET Canadian Press PORT HOPE, Ont. — A planned cleanup of low-level radioactive waste near the shores of Lake Ontario — the largest project … Continue reading
US conceals from public usage of enriched uranium at plant – Pravda.Ru US conceals from public usage of enriched uranium at plant Front page / World 08/21/2007 01:29 Source: AP © U.S. national security kept the public … Continue reading
Nuke doubts still at the core – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review  By Bonnie Pfister TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, August 19, 2007The renewed push for nuclear energy may be an economic boon to Western Pennsylvania, as reactor designer Westinghouse Electric Co. hires hundreds of high-end … Continue reading
The State | 08/19/2007 | Barnwell leaks worse than feared Radioactive tritium in groundwater exceeds EPA safe-drinking levels By SAMMY FRETWELL – sfretwell@thestate.com AN ANALYSIS OF TRITIUM A look at why health regulators are concerned about tritium in drinking water. … Continue reading
lamonitor.com: The Online News Source for Los Alamos Zone of contentionInterest grows on all sides over Area G ROGER SNODGRASS Monitor Assistant Editor It is the last milestone on the current list of cleanup chores for Los Alamos National Laboratory. … Continue reading
Nuke group eyes shielding kids | Wilkes-Barre News | timesleader.com – The Times Leader Alert: Send comments to the NRC on expanding evacuation zones to 15 miles around reactors – post by theenergynet … Continue reading
Nuke group eyes shielding kids | Wilkes-Barre News | timesleader.com – The Times Leader Nuke group eyes shielding kids Eric Epstein, of Three Mile Island Alert, is petitioning the NRC for a 15-mile radius in event of meltdown. By Rory … Continue reading
Browns Ferry sends radioactive canister to Valley Recycling By Eric Fleischauer eric@decaturdaily.com · 340-2435 A small canister of radioactive material from Browns Ferry set off truck-monitor alarms at Tennessee Valley Recycling on Tuesday. The 4-ounce can contained pipe soldering compound … Continue reading
Top Story: Researchers seek breast-feeding mothers to participate in study | kirk, study, perchlorate : Portales News-Tribune Researchers seek breast-feeding mothers to participate in study By Casey Peacock: PNT Staff Writer August 15 2007 9:33 PM PNT Photo: Casey Peacock … Continue reading
The Cincinnati Post – UC shares Fernald radiation data UC shares Fernald radiation data Research conducted over 17 years By Terry Kinney Associated Press Zoom AL BEHRMAN/Associated Press file photo In 2006, Lisa Crawford talked about the $4.4 billion cleanup … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News – Hearings on tap for ill Flats workers By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News August 16, 2007 Congressional hearings are on the horizon to figure out why ill nuclear weapons workers from Rocky Flats and elsewhere are … Continue reading
Isanti County News – More nuclear plants needed? More nuclear plants needed? PDF Print E-mail Wednesday, 15 August 2007 By T.W. Budig ECM capitol reporter Beneath the yellow circle on the floor the fuel of the universe silently roars — … Continue reading
Kyiv Post. US firm to build new storage site by Nazar Kudrevsky, Kyiv Post Staff Writer Aug 15 2007, 22:31 Holtec International, a US energy consultancy and contractor, has commenced work on a project to complete construction of a … Continue reading
After past failures, TVA again puts faith in nuclear – Nashville, Tennessee – Monday, 08/13/07 – Tennessean.com Ex-officials of utility raise concerns By ANNE PAINE Staff Writer TVA is gearing up to provide more electricity by splitting more atoms, … Continue reading
USEC Spent $1.8M Lobbying in 2007 – Forbes.com Asociated Press USEC Spent $1.8M Lobbying in 2007 Associated Press 08.15.07 WASHINGTON – Uranium enrichment company USEC Inc. spent nearly $1.8 million in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal … Continue reading
MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK – The people speak: Nuclear industry acts in state of denial The people speak: Nuclear industry acts in state of denial Last month, the Japanese Kashiwazaki nuclear plant was hit by an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude. Seven … Continue reading
Local News | Appeals-court ruling opens doors for Hanford plaintiffs | Seattle Times Newspaper Appeals-court ruling opens doors for Hanford plaintiffs By SHANNON DININNY The Associated Press YAKIMA — In a sweeping ruling Tuesday, a federal appeals court overturned a … Continue reading
EPRI, NEI, NRC Inaction Killing Nuclear Workers? August 14, 2007 at 08:16:00 by Sherwood Martinelli Page 1 of 1 page(s) http://www.opednews.com Tell A Friend Monday, August 13, 2007 What EPRI, NEI, NRC and Nuclear Industry Do Not Want Reactor Workers … Continue reading
Bradenton.com | 08/14/2007 | Tallevast leaders look to EPA for support By DONNA WRIGHT and DUANE MARSTELLER Herald Staff Writers TALLEVAST — Tallevast leaders, saying efforts to clean up toxic waste beneath their community are not addressing residents’ health … Continue reading
Kyoto, Gore and the Atomic Lobby Nuclear Saviors? By JEFFREY ST. CLAIR S triding into Kyoto in December of 1997 claiming to be a mighty warrior in the battle against global warming was a familiar beast, the nuclear power industry. … Continue reading