Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

ERA uranium shares fall, less output and lower grade ore

Energy Resources Shares Fall After Drop in Uranium Oxide Output By James PatonJan. 13 (Bloomberg) — Energy Resources of Australia Ltd., the uranium producer controlled by Rio Tinto Group, fell the most in 2 1/2 months after saying fourth-quarter output dropped 30 percent as it processed lower grades of ore. Continue reading →

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Radiation exposure in early life and breast cancer

Ionizing radiations including x-ray used in medical diagnostics, mammogram screenings, air port whole body scanning, and cancer treatment are recognized by the U.S. National Toxicology Program as cancer-causing agents.

Cancer News: Early radiation exposure raises breast cancer risk Jan 11, 2010 (foodconsumer.org) — Exposure to radiotherapy or radiation-based diagnostics like computed tomography (CT scans) in early childhood increases breast cancer risk in adulthood, a new study in the Jan 2010 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention…… Continue reading →

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Aboriginal’s sacred land versus AREVA’s uranium

Jeffrey just wants to go fishing  Live, smile, and breathe  12 Jan 2010 The following article was first written by Lindsay Murdock on July 14, 2007.

Who wants to be a billionaire? I don’t JEFFREY Lee is not interested in the soaring price of uranium, which could make him one of the world’s richest men.”This is my country, look, it’s beautiful and I fear somebody will disturb it,” he said, waving his arm across rocky land surrounded by the Kakadu National Park, where the French mining giant Areva wants to extract 14,000 tonnes of uranium worth more than $5 billion. Continue reading →

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“Backscatter” airport scanners and ionising radiation

“The X-rays are a form of ionizing radiation, that is, radiation powerful enough to strip molecules in the body of their electrons, creating charged particles that cause cell damage and are thought to be the mechanism through which radiation causes cancer.”

Radiation and whole-body scanners Budget Travel  by: Sean O’Neill,Jan 12,” …………….. a short Q&A on the topic of cancer risk and whole-body scanning machines. Continue reading →

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The facts on both types of airport scanners

(USA)  Imaging Technology  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 13 Jan 2010
“…….Use of advanced imaging technology is optional to all passengers.

Millimeter Wave

  • Millimeter wave technology beams millimeter wave radio frequency (RF) energy in the advanced imaging spectrum over the body’s surface at high speed from two antennas simultaneously as they rotate around the body.
  • The energy reflected back from the body or other objects on the body is used to construct a three-dimensional image.
  • The three-dimensional image, with facial features blurred for privacy, is displayed on a remote monitor for analysis.

Backscatter

  • Backscatter technology uses low level X-ray to create a two-sided image.
  • TSA is testing backscatter with an algorithm applied to the entire image to further protect passenger privacy.

TSA: Imaging Technology

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