2010 March 03 « Antinuclear

Justice sought for “Woomera babies”, aborigines, servicemen

“We are dealing with generations of people who have been affected by radiation from the fallout and who have never had that acknowledged,”

“The medical science now exists in order to prove these injuries are linked to the tests.”

Aborigines to sue British Government over nuclear tests Telegraph.co UK By Bonnie Malkin, 02 Mar 2010 “…..Among the Australians seeking compensation are families of the “Woomera babies” – 60 infants who died, some without explanation, during the decade of testing. Woomera lies 600km west of the test site at Maralinga and some believe the town could have been affected by fallout from the nuclear blasts.

Other alleged victims of the blasts have told of a “black mist” of fallout descending on their homes after the explosions. Continue reading →

March 3, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, legal | aboriginal, antinuclear, Australia, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive | 2 Comments

Pacific islanders fear radiation at nuclear test islands

Abon sees resettlement of Rongelap Atoll as “impossible” because only a small part of the atoll has had its nuclear contamination cleaned, while the population has grown significantly, meaning they need to use more islands to comfortably resettle.

ISLANDERS LOATH TO RETURN TO NUKED HOME, PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT March 2, 2010,
“….March 1 is a national holiday that recognizes Nuclear Victims Day in the Marshall Islands. This year, which marks the 25th year since Rongelap Islanders’ self-evacuated their radioactive islands, islanders are facing a U.S. ultimatum: move back to Rongelap in 2011 or face cutoff of funding support for the “temporary” community at Mejatto Island in Kwajalein Atoll, where about 400 islanders have lived since their 1985 evacuation….. Continue reading →

March 3, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1 | aboriginal, antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Gloomy long term trend for uranium prices

Two Death Crosses on price charts for Australia’s two leading producers of uranium. What does this tell investors?

A Death Cross For Global Uranium Stocks

FNArena News – March 02 2010 , By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck A recent sector report by Canadian stockbrokers Haywood Securities has revealed that price charts for many international uranium stocks carry the so-called “Cross of Death”. This is when a shorter term trendline moves below the longer term trendline and stays beneath it.

From a technical-market momentum point of view, such occurrence indicates the underlying trend has now become negative (bearish), Continue reading →

March 3, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, business, uranium | Australia, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | 1 Comment

Nuclear power plant costs likely to treble

paints a very risky picture for nuclear investment.

The State of the Nuclear Industry in Canada and Abroad – Pt 1. Enviralment by: Aizen | March 2, 2010″…while the decision on whether to order new nuclear plants will be taken on a range of considerations, it is important idea of economics behind nuclear power so it can be properly gauged against other options… Continue reading →

March 3, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1 | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs | Leave a comment