Archive for January, 2010
January 29, 2010
Why do nuclear companies always start by denying there is a problem when there is a problem, only admitting it when there is a lot of pressure hoping the issue is already forgotten? For years AREVA denied the problems in Niger and now in Brazil! With such track record do they really expect us to believe anything they say?
Greenpeace, by Rianne Teule, 29 Jan 2010 In October 2008,……Greenpeace published data showing that drinking water around the Caetité uranium mine in the state of Bahia, Brazil was contaminated with uranium levels up to seven times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendations. The Bahia Institute of Water Management and Climate (Ingá) opened its own investigation in the matter. In November 2009 they suspended the use of water from six wells preventively, because radioactivity in the wells was found to be above allowed limits. (more…)
Tags:antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear issues, nuclear secrets, radiation, radioactive wastes, secrets and lies, uranium
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January 29, 2010
Taxpayers have given a one billion dollar bailout to uranium companies to clean up past mill sites, just in the state of Colorado,”s.hauser@krdo.com
Bill Announced To Crack Down On Uranium Mills NEWSCHANNEL 13 by Sean Hauser Jan 27, 2010 FREMONT COUNTY – A major bill was announced in Canon City Tuesday to deliver a message to Uranium Mills in Colorado that enough is enough. (more…)
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January 29, 2010
Depleted uranium gets more and more hazardous for at least 1 million years. In contrast, most of the Class A waste at the Utah site is supposed to pose virtually no radiation risk after 100 years………..
Public largely critical of depleted uranium disposal - State has already borne a heavy burden from the nuclear industry, one Utahn says. By Judy FahysThe Salt Lake Tribune: 01/26/2010 Utah’s depleted uranium regulations should ensure no harm will come to the public or the environment as long as the waste remains dangerous — and that, said some Utahns on Tuesday, means the radioactive waste does not belong in a shallow disposal site in western Utah. (more…)
Tags:depleted, nuclear issues, radiation, radioactive wastes, uranium, wastes
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January 29, 2010
the term uranium market was even quieter, with no new demand…
Uranium Continues Its Retreat ninemsn Money 27/01/2010 By Andrew Nelson With only a handful of deals reported last week, the uranium spot price continued its new year retreat. Industry consultant TradeTech’s U3O8 Spot Price Indicator showed a decline of US$1.25/lb to US$42.50/lb over the course of last week……………. (more…)
Tags:antinuclear, business and costs, nuclear, nuclear issues, uranium
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January 29, 2010
A credible safeguards regime for Australian uranium exports depends on having a credible safeguards agency. Sadly, the federal government’s Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) is anything but.
Nuclear Safeguards and Australian Uranium Export Policy — Friends of the Earth Australia, by Jim Green 25 Jan 2010 There is a long history of nuclear power facilitating nuclear weapons programs …….The larger part of the problem is real or feigned interest in nuclear power providing a rationale for the acquisition of enrichment plants, reprocessing plants and research reactors and a rationale for the development of cadres of nuclear scientists and engineers whose skills can be put to use in weapons programs………… (more…)
Tags:antinuclear, Australia, nuclear issues, nuclear secrets, nuclear weapons, weapons and war
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January 29, 2010
Relevant to the proposed BHP Roxby new open pit and to the Ranger expansion – will they leave nothing but waste and cleanup bills (comment from David Noonan)
Call to levy mining firms for green fund KIM MACDONALD, The West Australian January 26, 2010,
Former scientist of the year Jorg Imberger has called for a five per cent levy on mining companies to pay for social and environmental programs, amid revelations only a fifth of export sales money stays in WA. (more…)
Tags:antinuclear, Australia, BHP Billiton, BHPB, nuclear issues, Olympic Dam, uranium
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January 29, 2010
France dicovers legacy of its uranium mining League of Individuals for the Environment, 24 Jan 2010 Recently, uranium wastes in France have been receiving more and more attention in the media. Among some of the headlines: “Many uranium mill tailings deposits found to be illegal”; “200,000 nuclear waste casks found in mined-out uranium mines”; “severe contamination of the environment with transport of uranium ores and uranium mill tailings”……...a significant long-term hazard to ground water......published by WISE News Communique on January 31, 1992 Amsterdam -
France produces about one half of its reactor-related uranium needs from domestic mines, in addition to the uranium needed for nuclear weapons…………. (more…)
Tags:water
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January 21, 2010
Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium 11 March 2010
Appomattox Area Calendar By Linda on 18 January 2010 Join Friends of the Earth for a Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium in Richmond, VA. The goals of the symposium are to examine the health and socio-economic impacts of proposed uranium mining in Virginia.
The conference will provide participants with information about experiences with uranium mining all over the world. Specific attention will be given to the water quality and quantity impacts of uranium mining, alternatives to uranium mining, health consequences of uranium mining to local populations, and new versus old techniques of uranium mining.
(Note: The conference will not focus on the pros and cons of nuclear reactors and power plants). For more information, please contact Brent Blackwelder, President emeritus, Friends of the Earth at 202-966-3451 or by email at “tbbackwelder @ yahoo.com” (remove quotes and spaces).Location TBD (near the State Capitol) Richmond, VA10am-5pm6pm receptionWho Should Attend?State And Local Officials, The Media, Concerned Citizens, Planners, Those Living In Potentially Impacted Areas
Speakers:
- Doug Brugge, Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine at Tufts University
- Gordon Edwards Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
- Manuel Pino Director of American Indian Studies, Scottsdale Community College
- Paul Robinson Research Director, SW Research & Information Center (N.M.)
Sponsoring Organizations:
- Friends Of The Earth
- Piedmont Environmental Council
- Sierra Club, Virginia Chapter
- Southern Environmental Law Center
Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium
Tags:antinuclear, general news, radiation, radioactive wastes, uranium
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January 21, 2010
“All of our efforts to reduce emissions, to conserve energy, will be undone by just one company, one project” The Advertiser DAVID NOONAN, 20 Jan 2010
The science of climate change demands action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. BHP Billiton’s proposed new open-pit mine at Roxby Downs would blow out SA’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 12 per cent. (more…)
Tags:antinuclear, Australia, BHP Billiton, BHPB, global warming, nuclear, nuclear issues, nuclear secrets, Olympic Dam, uranium
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January 20, 2010
Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium 11 March 2010
Appomattox Area Calendar By Linda on 18 January 2010 Join Friends of the Earth for a Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium in Richmond, VA. The goals of the symposium are to examine the health and socio-economic impacts of proposed uranium mining in Virginia. (more…)
Tags:antinuclear, health, nuclear issues, radiation, radioactive wastes
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