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Federal Regulator Halts Move to Toughen Radiation Exposure Limits via Counter Punch

Posted on 2017/01/16 by nfield

By John Laforge Work has been halted on two rulemaking projects that would have reduced the amount of radiation the government permits workers and the public to be exposed to without their consent. The improved limits would have been in … Continue reading →

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Are the EPA’s Emergency Radiation Limits a Cover for Fukushima Fumbles?　via Truthout

Posted on 2017/01/11 by nfield

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to issue guidelines that would set radiation limits for drinking water during the “intermediate period” after the releases from a radioactive emergency, such as an accident at a nuclear power plant, have been … Continue reading →

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Baby Teeth of Iraqi Children Tell Troubling Tale of War’s Toxic Impacts via Common Dreams

Posted on 2016/08/11 by norma field

In an effort to learn more about the impacts of long-term exposure to heavy metals and other toxins associated with warzone bombardments and military installations, a new study released Friday examined a sample of donated teeth and discovered that the … Continue reading →

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Is exposure to deep space radiation killing off Apollo-era astronauts? via gizmag

Posted on 2016/07/29 by norma field

Florida State University Professor Michael Delp has identified a link between deep space radiation exposure, and a high rate of mortality due to cardiovascular problems in astronauts who flew beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) during the Apollo program. Research based on … Continue reading →

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Tearful Koizumi backs U.S. vets suing over 2011 nuclear disaster via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/05/19 by norma field

CARLSBAD, California–Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi broke down in tears as he made an emotional plea of support for U.S. Navy sailors beset by health problems they claim resulted from radioactive fallout after the 2011 nuclear disaster. More than 400 … Continue reading →

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Tell World Leaders: No Fukushima 2020 Olympics via Nuclear-News

Posted on 2016/04/10 by norma field

ON BECQUEREL AWARENESS DAY, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016, FUKUSHIMA FALLOUT AWARENESS NETWORK (FFAN) LAUNCHES ITS PETITION/CAMPAIGN TO URGE WORLD LEADERS TO SAY NO TO HOSTING THE 2020 JAPAN OLYMPICS/PARALYMPICS IN FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE! Children are now in training to compete at … Continue reading →

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Braving danger and radiation for chance to earn 11,000 yen a day via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/04/05 by norma field

Editor’s note: An army of workers, 6,000 or so, battles daily on the front line of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to get the site ready for the decades-long process of decommissioning the reactors. An overwhelming majority … Continue reading →

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Home News Real Life Stories British Army Families still suffering birth defects and cancer from relatives serving during nuclear bomb　via The Mirror

Posted on 2016/03/06 by norma field

BY SUSIE BONIFACE British scientists exploded nuclear bombs in the South Pacific in the 1950s. Today, 153,000 of the servicemen’s descendants cursed by birth defects, miscarriages and cancer are still battling for compensation. Illness finally caught up with one veteran … Continue reading →

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15,000 Abandoned Uranium Mines. Native American “No-Nukes” Protests in Washington DC via Global Research

Posted on 2016/01/30 by norma field

We are the Miner’s Canary’: Indigenous Organizations Call for Clean Up of ‘Homegrown’ Radioactive Pollution Crisis. On Thursday, January 28 at 12:30 PM, representatives of Indigenous organizations from the Southwest, Northern Great Plains, and supporters called for “no nukes” in … Continue reading →

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Nuclear War Theme Parks: Mass Destruction for the Whole Family via Counterpunch

Posted on 2015/09/07 by norma field

By John Laforge […]Hoping perhaps to show that the bomb from hell can be transformed from a vengeful, self-destructive, nightmare demon, into a benign, peace-loving, fairy-tale prince, nuclear propagandists and their friends in Congress are establishing nuclear war theme parks … Continue reading →

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