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Nuclear power stations cause childhood leukemia – and here’s the proof via The Ecologist

Posted on 2014/08/24 by norma field

The core issue is that, world-wide, over 60 epidemiological studies have examined cancer incidences in children near nuclear power plants (NPPs): most (>70%) indicate leukemia increases. I can think of no other area of toxicology (eg asbestos, lead, smoking) with … Continue reading →

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Insight – The cost of caring for Europe’s elderly nuclear plants via Reuters

Posted on 2014/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Europe’s ageing nuclear fleet will undergo more prolonged outages over the next few years, reducing the reliability of power supply and costing plant operators many millions of dollars. Nuclear power provides about a third of the European Union’s … Continue reading →

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TEPCO to Scrap Areva Decontamination Device at Fukushima N-Plant via Jiji.com

Posted on 2014/08/11 by norma field

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that it will scrap decontamination equipment made by Areva SA of France that was used for treating water contaminated with radioactive materials at its Fukushima No. 1 plant for some … Continue reading →

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The EU’s nuclear links with Russia via BBC News

Posted on 2014/07/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Following the loss of the Malaysian airliner last week, European leaders are once again wrestling with the question of how to respond to Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. They are reluctant to get tough, much more so … Continue reading →

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The Fukushima disaster and the seven principles of national-nuclearism via Raison présente

Posted on 2014/07/04 by norma field

By Thierry Ribault Analyzing how the unfinishable Fukushima disaster was managed, we present the seven principles on which national-nuclearism is based. This marks a new phase in the march towards morbidity. First principle – Making all risks acceptable […] The … Continue reading →

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Don’t destroy the monument of the victims of nuclear tests in French Polynesia via Avaaz.org

Posted on 2014/06/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Why this is important to me Gaston Flosse, the current president of French Polynesia has decided to remove the monument tha was erected in Papeete in memory of victims of nuclear testing. This monument was inaugurated by Mr Oscar Temaru, … Continue reading →

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Japan underreports 80 nuclear bombs-worth of plutonium to IAEA via RT

Posted on 2014/06/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan has failed to mention having about 640 kg (1,411 lbs) of unused plutonium in reports it submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 2012 and 2013. The unreported amount is enough to make about 80 nuclear bombs. … Continue reading →

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At Chernobyl, Hints of Nature’s Adaptation　via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/05/07 by norma field

In dozens of papers over the years Dr. Mousseau, his longtime collaborator, Anders Pape Moller of the National Center for Scientific Research in France, and colleagues have reported evidence of radiation’s toll: higher frequencies of tumors and physical abnormalities like … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power undermines nuclear security via The Ecologist

Posted on 2014/05/02 by norma field

Opponents of nuclear power rightly focus on issues of cost, operational danger and waste disposal, writes David Lowry. But they should not forget the towering ‘elephant in the room’ – nuclear security and the risk of proliferation and terrorist attacks. … Continue reading →

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Marshall Islands sues nine nuclear powers over failure to disarm via the Guardian

Posted on 2014/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Pacific nation that was site of 67 nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958 accuses states of ‘flagrant denial of human justice’ Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, where a 15-megaton device equivalent to a thousand Hiroshima blasts, detonated in 1954. Photograph: US … Continue reading →

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