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Monthly Archives: October 2015

Stop Ukraine’s Zombie Nuclear Reactors! It’s Not Just a Halloween Problem! It’s Everyday!

October 31, 2015

From Bankwatch.org: “STOP UKRAINE’S ZOMBIE REACTORS Right at Europe’s doorstep, Ukraine is extending the lifetimes of its soviet-era nuclear reactors …

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Ukrainian Court Backs State Attempt to Stifle Public Debate on Ageing Nuclear Fleet

October 31, 2015

From Bankwatch.org: “Ukrainian court backs state attempt to stifle public debate on ageing nuclear fleet October 29, 2015 Kiev – …

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USNRC Value of Death Update: All Tricks, No Value of Life, No Medical Care or Caregiver Costs

October 30, 2015

Reassessment of NRC’s Dollar Per Person-Rem Conversion Factor Policy Docket ID: NRC-2015-0063Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NRC-2015-0063 This comment deadline, …

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Unsolved Mystery of Radioactive Cesium 137: From Houston Area Ditch to Nearby Landfill; Ditch Was Still Contaminated; True Source Unknown But Case Closed Anyway

October 29, 2015

Street-corner mentioned in USNRC Report Would anyone be expecting Cesium 137 in a drainage ditch here? How did it get …

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Holtec Nuclear Fuel MPCs Certificate of Noncompliance with ASME; Apparent Misrepresentation of Standards by Holtec owner Kris Singh

October 28, 2015

“NRC-2015-0134 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International, HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, …

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Nuclear Waste (SNF) Heat Removal System Blocked? Take Your Time to Unblock It; Check for Radiation Dose and Transfer Thin Cask to Thicker Transport Cask- Huh? Holtec Certificate of Compliance, Comment Deadline TONITE, Oct. 28th, 11.59 pm US ET (NY-DC)

October 28, 2015

“NRC-2015-0134 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International, HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, …

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USNRC Comment Deadlines (as of October 26, 2015, ET)

October 27, 2015

Below are US NRC documents to comment, as of October 26th. Probably there will be more tomorrow. Most of these …

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Significant Hurdles Remain for Franco-Chinese Nuclear Reactors in Britain

October 27, 2015

From Nuclear Free Local Authorities: “NFLA Media release – for immediate release, 21st October 2015 NFLA notes only a participation …

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Nevada Radioactive Waste Dump Fire: 47 Pounds of Plutonium Buried at the Beatty “Low Level” Waste Site; Foreshadow of Things to Come Due to Continued Burial of Radioactive Waste in N. America and Europe

October 26, 2015

“According to American Ecology, about 47 pounds of plutonium was disposed of at the Beatty, Nevada, facility. Also, US Ecology’s …

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Is Petition for Increasing Public Exposure to Radiation a USNRC Inside Job? Retired NRC Counsel: Carol Marcus Wrote Another Petition at the Request of NRC Staff

October 25, 2015

Comment by November 19th against the attempts by the USNRC to increase public exposure to radiation: Docket ID: NRC-2015-0057Agency: Nuclear …

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French-Chinese Nuclear Power Station in the UK Makes No Sense

October 24, 2015

From Greenpeace: “Hinkley Deal Makes No Economic Sense: Greenpeace LONDON – Commenting on the agreement struck by French-owned EDF and …

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S. Korea: 10 Reactor Nuclear Power Station – 3.8 million people in 30 km Evacuation Zone

October 24, 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kori_Nuclear_Power_Plant Streetview near Kori NPS From Greenpeace: “When the risks are so high, what would you do? Blogpost by Daul …

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“Hormesis” Advocates Dodge Scientific Rigor with “Special Pleadings” – Ties to Tobacco Industry & Koch Brother Exposed by CHP Emeritus: Comment Deadline Looms

October 23, 2015

It is unfortunately not an exaggeration to say that the proposed 100 mSv put forth by the US NRC is …

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Nuclear Worker Study Affirms that Low Doses of Radiation are Deadly: Increased Cancer Risk Much Worse Than Previously Believed

October 22, 2015

Update re this post: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/another-look-at-the-recent-low-dose-radiation-exposure-study-inworks/ The new low dose radiation exposure results, showing high cancer risks at low doses, which …

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New Study of US-UK-French Nuclear Workers Supports Linear No Threshold Model – Radiation is Bad for You: Increased Dose is Increased Risk; “Hormesis” Debunked; Funding from Pro-Nuclear Govts-Nuclear Industry

October 21, 2015

Update-clarification of the study below found here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/another-look-at-the-recent-low-dose-radiation-exposure-study-inworks/ Just in time to debunk the US NRC proposal for increasing radiation …

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VP of the French National Assembly-British MEP Warn Against Franco-Chinese Nuclear Project

October 20, 2015

A recent UK poll showed that more than 1/3rd (34%) of the British public oppose the Hinkley Point project, and …

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Russia Dissolves Non-Profits Working for Transparency on Nuclear and Environmental Issues

October 20, 2015

Former Soviet Secret Police, KGB, officer Putin, is now Russian President Putin. Putinophiles take heed – the more things change, …

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Health Consequences of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

October 19, 2015

From JapanFocus.org: “The Human Consequences of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accidents The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 13, Issue. 38, …

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Thyroid Cancer in Fukushima Children: 2011 to 2014

October 18, 2015

Original here: http://journals.lww.com/epidem/Abstract/publishahead/Thyroid_Cancer_Detection_by_Ultrasound_Among.99115.aspx etable 1: http://links.lww.com/eDe/a968 etable 2: http:// links.lww.com/eDe/a968

Recent Chernobyl “Study” Contaminated by US-UK Nuclear Funding

October 17, 2015

http://science.energy.gov/~/media/ber/berac/powerpoint/Bertsch.ppt Click to access S0960-9822(15)00988-4.pdf “The Savannah River Site was constructed during the early 1950s to produce the basic materials …

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Holtec Nuclear Fuel Storage Raises Concerns; US NRC Says Comments “Outside the Scope”; Still Lets Slip Interesting Facts Suggesting False Advertising by Holtec

October 16, 2015

Holtec Dry Casks for Spent Nuclear Fuel (i.e. High Level Nuclear Waste) Diablo Canyon Dec. 2005 or 06; NRC or …

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Is the Missouri Landfill Fire a US Chernobyl or Fukushima in the Making?

October 15, 2015

Is the Missouri Landfill Fire a Chernobyl or Fukushima in the Making? Initially this seems like an odd question, and …

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Dangerous US Nuclear Reactor to Close in a Few Years; Continues to Endanger Public Safety; Mimics Swiss Decision

October 14, 2015

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station near Boston Massachusetts, owned by New Orleans based Entergy, will be shut down in 2019, apparently …

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Biological Consequences of Nuclear Disasters: From Chernobyl to Fukushima

October 13, 2015

Slides from Mousseau’s May 2014 presentation at the US Library of Congress: “Biological Consequences of Nuclear Disasters: From Chernobyl to …

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Challenge to Cameco’s Crow Butte Uranium Mine Continues: Impact on Water Resources – Hearing Starts Oct. 23, 2015; You may listen by telephone

October 12, 2015

Canadian Mining Company Cameco’s Crow Butte ISL Uranium mine in Nebraska, across the border from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation …

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Unidentified Problem Impacting Nuclear Reactor Control Rod Insert Speed? Change the Rules; Hide Info Under Guise of Proprietary Rts; Waterford Near New Orleans

October 11, 2015

[How to intervene, and information about impacts, around mid-way in this post; search in page New Orleans.] Entergy, which owns-operates …

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The Ongoing Saga 62: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

October 9, 2015

This Ongoing Saga post ran from Oct. 9 to Oct. 29th., 2015. Order is inverted with the most recent update …

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US Congressional Hearing: Areva MOX-Plutonium Horror Story; Joker Witnesses Kowtowing to Russia

October 8, 2015

http://youtu.be/kJQsYiY6O1Q Audio-Video doesn’t start until after 30 minutes in. Oct 07 2015 3:30 PM Plutonium Disposition and the MOX Project …

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High Cost of Nuclear Waste – Chickens Home to Roost; Squabbles over Who Pays

October 7, 2015

Sellafield B-29 Facility – The Ecologist Sellafield B 30 The Ecologist Google Aerial View of Sellafield Fuel Pool America’s most …

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100% Renewable Energy by 2050? Why wait?

October 6, 2015

The ancestor of this Spanish solar power station was US DOE (taxpayer funded) Solar One, part of Jimmy Carter’s push …

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High Level Nuclear Waste Action Alert: Vote on Installation of Experimental Holtec Underground Casks in California on Tuesday

October 5, 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Onofre_Nuclear_Generating_Station From SanOnofreSafety: “Action Alert: Coastal Commission meeting Tuesday, October 6, 2015 12:00 p.m, Long Beach. Commission to vote on …

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What to do when your government is organising war crimes….

October 4, 2015

Originally posted on southwestagainstnuclear:
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/story/2015-09-08/two-anti-nuclear-protesters-appear-in-court/ On Tuesday 8th September Nikki Clark & Theo Simon were cleared of aggravated trespass at…

Majority of American Voters Oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (September 24-27, 2015 Survey)

October 2, 2015

GlobalTradeWatch, TPP Leesburg Rally, September 9, 2012, Creative Commons-Flickr From Coalition for Better Trade, Sept. 30, 2015: MAJORITY OF AMERICAN …

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US Nuclear Reactor Effluent Summary Points – Comment Deadline Tonight; Why Deadline Should Be Extended

October 1, 2015

US Nuclear Reactor Effluent Comment Deadline for 11.59 PM Eastern (DC-NY) Time, TONIGHT, October 1st: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NRC-2014-0044 Summary of some noteworthy …

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Recent Posts

  • Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki Discusses Russian Invasion of Ukraine in Interview (2 Feb. 2023) February 3, 2023
  • Russia Attempting to Advance in Four Directions, Suffering Heavy Losses in Ukraine February 3, 2023
  • US House Oversight and Science Chairs Request Docs Related to DOE-National (Nuclear) Labs Targeted by Russian Hackers Known to Support Russian Gov Ops February 3, 2023
  • US House Oversight Chair Hearing Investigating Billions Lost to Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Pandemic Programs February 3, 2023
  • Biden Sec. of State Blinken Postpones China Trip After Chinese Surveillance Balloon Flies Over US Airspace February 3, 2023
  • Major Russian Offensive in Ukraine Expected within Weeks February 2, 2023
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Calls on World to Save Former President of Georgia Saakashvili February 2, 2023
  • Republican US Senator Wicker on Weapons Deliveries to Ukraine: “More, Better, Faster” Needed; Wicker Explains to Americans Why Ukraine Matters February 1, 2023
  • FDR’s National Security Fireside Chat “The Arsenal of Democracy” (29 December 1940) – A Must Read and/or Listen Today February 1, 2023
  • Former UK PM Boris Johnson to Western governments: Save Time, Money, Lives, and Give Ukraine Weapons it Needs as Fast as Possible February 1, 2023
  • Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Exposed Large-Scale Embezzlement Schemes of 40 billion hryvnias ($1 Billion) by Former Management of PJSC “Ukrnafta” and PJSC “Ukrtatnafta”Oil Company-Refinery February 1, 2023
  • Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s Father was a Soviet Russian Trained Colonel in the Somali Communist Military Dictatorship; Why was He Allowed to Immigrate to the USA? How Many More Are There? February 1, 2023
  • Estonia’s Prime Minister Joins in Making Camouflage Nets for the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Estonia is the Top Donor to Ukraine as Percentage of GDP January 31, 2023
  • The Battle of Kruty (1918) – Ukrainian Student Volunteers Fought Valiantly Against Russian Invaders January 30, 2023
  • Ukraine Remembers the Heroes of Kruty Fighting for Ukraine Against Russian Invasion in 1918 January 29, 2023
  • Russia Launched Massive Artillery Strike on Kherson (Ukraine) Residential Areas and Hospital; Injuries and Deaths Reported; Urgent Request for Blood Donations January 29, 2023
  • Former Senior NATO Commander Petr Pavel Wins Landslide Victory in Czech Presidential Elections January 28, 2023
  • Iron Spear 2022 Video Showing Why Ukraine Needs Main Battle Tanks to Retake its Territory and Repel Russian Forces January 27, 2023
  • Russia Launched Massive Missile and Drone Attacks on Ukraine; Majority Shot Down; Injuries and Death(s) Still Occurred January 26, 2023
  • Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Bei Mir Bistu Shein) January 25, 2023
  • Abrams Tank Training Academy Officially Opened in Poland on August 10, 2022; Biden Announces Abrams Tanks for Ukraine (Today) January 25, 2023
  • Lithuanian FM: “It’s Official 👍Tanke Schön”; Germany Finally Approves Sending Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine on President Zelenksyy’s Birthday January 25, 2023
  • FBI Agent Who Worked on Russian Counterintelligence-Counterespionage & Russian Organized Crime Matters Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia on Behalf of Russian Oligarch; Additional Charges Related to $225,000 Cash Received from Former Intelligence Officer January 24, 2023
  • Estonia Calls on Other Countries to Follow its Lead and Contribute More Than 1% of GDP to Ukraine Defensive Aid; Sends Largest Military Aid Package to Date January 23, 2023
  • US Congressman McCaul Frustrated With “Cowardly Decisions” to Once Again Withhold ATACMS From Ukraine and Leopard 2 Tanks; US Senator Wicker Says Biden Too Slow in Providing Advanced Weapons January 23, 2023

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