Tag Archives: Uranium

There’s Radioactive Waste On Michael Reese Site That City Is Marketing via DNA Info

Posted on 2016/10/03 by kojimaaiko

The city is courting developers for the long-vacant Michael Reese Hospital land, but potential builders will have to grapple with radioactive waste discovered on the site. In 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigated the site and found 3 acres were contaminated … Continue reading →

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Protect the Colorado Plateau from Uranium Poisoning via Grand Canyon Trust

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

Uranium mining and milling on the Colorado Plateau have left a toxic legacy. Today, you can help protect our communities, lands, and waters from toxic and radioactive uranium poisoning. Please raise your voice to protect the Grand Canyon and Colorado … Continue reading →

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Why the President Must Ban Grand Canyon Uranium Mining via Huffington Post

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

Mark Udall Former U.S. Senator from Colorado; Board member, Grand Canyon Trust   Throughout my career in the private sector and politics, I’ve seen people fight consensus and wage unwinnable battles. If there’s one piece of advice I’ve given my … Continue reading →

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Uranium-mine cleanup on Navajo Reservation could take 100 years via azcentral

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

CHURCH ROCK, N.M. — Twin plateaus of radioactive rock and dirt stand as monuments to the daunting and expensive cleanup ahead. The piles from two former uranium mines — Northeast Church Rock and Quivira — rose steadily on opposite sides … Continue reading →

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Uranium Mines Dot Navajo Land, Neglected and Still Perilous via New York Times

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

CAMERON, Ariz. — In the summer of 2010, a Navajo cattle rancher named Larry Gordy stumbled upon an abandoned uranium mine in the middle of his grazing land and figured he had better call in the feds. Engineers from the … Continue reading →

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Westinghouse shuts down part of S.C. nuclear fuel plant over safety concerns via Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Posted on 2016/08/17 by norma field

Anya Litvak Nuclear regulators are investigating why Westinghouse Electric Co. ended up with three times the safe amount of uranium stuck inside a scrubber at its nuclear fuel factory in Columbia, S.C., and why it took the company more than … Continue reading →

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Pilanguru people to fight on as uranium mine gets environmental approval via The Guardian

Posted on 2016/08/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Traditional owners say the Indigenous community has not been adequately consulted about Vimy Resources’ planned Mulga Rock open-pit mine Traditional owners have vowed to fight a proposed uranium mine at Mulga Rock, about 240km west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, which … Continue reading →

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Uranium contamination: ‘Radiation has been killing Adamawa villagers for years’ via Daily Trust

Posted on 2016/07/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Babies born deformed in Michika areas […] The villages include Garta, Futudou, Himike, Sina-Kwande Nkala and Ghumthi, all in Michika area. Zira, a geologist from one of the affected villages, drew the attention of his audience comprising of a group … Continue reading →

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Radiation Alert: L.A. Gas Well Spewing LETHAL LEVELS Of Breathable Nuclear Material: “Fukushima Class Disaster” via SHTF

Posted on 2016/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

n a breaking development that has been completely ignored by mainstream news sources, the leaking natural gas well near Los Angeles, California is now reportedly spewing lethal levels of radioactive material, according to a report from Steve Quayle and a … Continue reading →

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BREAKING [1/11]: Uranium concentrate spill shuts down Highway 4 north of SC via Southwest Booster

Posted on 2016/01/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

RCMP say the vehicle involved in a single-vehicle rollover 10 km north of Swift Current on Highway 4 was a tractor trailer hauling uranium concentrate. Rural RCMP responded to the call just after 12:30 p.m. and secured the scene, along … Continue reading →

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