Tag Archives: health effects

A Conversation with Helen Caldicott via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2018/06/15 by nfield

[…] Dan Drollette: That jumps straight into something I was curious about. I noticed there seem to be a lot of people in the anti-nuclear weapons movement with medical backgrounds. Helen Caldicott: It’s a medical problem. And explaining the medical … Continue reading →

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High school alums demand answers, wondering if sickness was caused by radioactive waste via KPLR11

Posted on 2018/05/28 by nfield

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO – Waste worries have some former Francis Howell High School alumni demanding answers. Many of them came together for a meeting Wednesday night raising concerns that exposure to radioactive waste material may have made them sick. … Continue reading →

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Nursing care insurance premium rises to average 5,869 yen for FY2018-2020 via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/05/22 by nfield

[…] The village of Katsurao in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture stood out for its highest premium at 9,800 yen a month. Among the 11 towns and villages ranked in the top 10 for their high nursing care insurance premiums, seven … Continue reading →

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US high court to take up issue of whether Virginia can ban a uranium mine　via UMT online

Posted on 2018/05/21 by nfield

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether Virginia has the right to ban a uranium mine, reviving discussion about a deposit on the state’s southern border that’s said to be the nation’s richest source of the mineral … Continue reading →

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Poisoning fears as Japan plans to use radioactive Fukushima soil to build roads　via Citizens for Legitimate Government

Posted on 2018/05/18 by nfield

Poisoning fears as Japan plans to use RADIOACTIVE Fukushima soil to build roads | 29 April 2018 | There are fears people could be poisoned amid plans to use radioactive soil from Fukushima to build roads. The country’s Environment Ministry wants to … Continue reading →

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Injustice at sea via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2018/05/17 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter American sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan were exposed to radiation from Fukushima. Many are sick. Some have died. Why can’t they get justice? “Coverage of the USS Ronald Reagan has been astoundingly limited,” wrote Der Spiegel in … Continue reading →

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Fleeing from Fukushima: a nuclear evacuation reality check via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2018/05/17 by nfield

By Dr. Ian Fairlie If another severe nuclear accident, such as Windscale (in 1957), Chernobyl (1986) or Fukushima (2011) were to occur, then the most important response, in terms of preventing future cancer epidemics, is evacuation. The other main responses … Continue reading →

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“When they called me a ‘germ’ I wanted to die” via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2018/05/15 by nfield

On October 25, 2017, 15-year old former Fukushima resident Natsuki Kusano (not his real name and he has asked not to be pictured) testified before the Tokyo District Court. He was among a number of Fukushima evacuees seeking compensation from … Continue reading →

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WIPP: Full air filtration mode a ‘conservative decision’ to protect environment, workers via Carlsbad Current Argus

Posted on 2018/05/13 by nfield

Air in the underground facility of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant continues to be heavily filtered to prevent radioactive particles from reaching the outside air, despite research that suggests it is not longer needed. Filtration reduces the amount of work … Continue reading →

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Leave uranium in the ground via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2018/05/08 by nfield

By Günter Wippel Just over 30 years ago — on April 10, 1988 — seven indigenous activists from different parts of the world set out on a three-week public awareness tour through Germany. They called their tour “Leave Uranium in … Continue reading →

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