We’ll be assured that “strict’’ safeguards will “ensure’’ peaceful use of Australian uranium. The problem is that IAEA safeguards inspections in India will at best be tokenistic…..the 118 countries of the Nonaligned Movement voiced objections to nuclear trade with non-NPT countries at the NPT Review Conference in New York last May.
Australia should switch sides and work with those countries attempting to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Rolling the nuclear dice with Australian uranium, THE PUNCH, by Jim Green, 15 Dec 10, Secret US cables concerning nuclear politics in South Asia provide important context for debates over Australia’s uranium export industry. Continue reading →
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For the study, the researchers looked at about 86,000 people who survived the bombing of Nagasaki……..the recent study gave credence to the fact that radiation even at moderately low doses was hazardous.
A-bomb survivors still getting sick | hc2d.co.uk | Healthcare News16th Luisetta Mudie December 2010 People who survived the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki during World War II still get radiation-related illnesses, according to a recent Japanese study. Continue reading →
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We the undersigned Australian non-government organisations are united in our opposition to the nuclear industry including uranium mining, uranium enrichment, nuclear power reactors and nuclear reprocessing.
Accurate information and considered arguments regarding Australia’s energy options J oint Australian Non-government Organisations Statement on the Nuclear Industry and Climate Change, December 2010 Continue reading →
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showing that, at least in children, the risk of cancer due to radiation exposure continues for a median of 57.5 years.
Decades after childhood radiation, thyroid cancer a concern, Physorg.com, December 16, 2010 When children are exposed to head and neck radiation, whether due to cancer treatment or multiple diagnostic CT scans, the result is an increased risk of thyroid cancer for the next 58 years or longer, according to University of Rochester Medical Center research. Continue reading →
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Full-body scanners will be installed in Australian airports by the end of 2011, potentially using the same technology that has caused angst in the US.
Nude scans on agenda, | NT News , DAVID WOOD | December 15th, 2010 THE Federal Government has not ruled out installing scanners that create “nude” images of passengers in Darwin airport. Continue reading →
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VIDEO “Duck and cover” Nuclear attack survivable if you stay inside, U.S. government says | Posted | National Post Nuclear attack survivable if you stay inside, U.S. government says National Post, 17 Dec 10, Is it the return of “Duck and Cover”? Continue reading →
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