19 Dec wrap of Australian nuclear news
Investigative journalism lives! In this media climate of the 24 hr news cycle, and of journalists losing their jobs – it can still happen! This week:
McClatchy News Service’s Washington Bureau’s Rob Hotakainen, Lindsay Wise, Frank Matt and Samantha Ehlinger spent a year, over 100 interviews across USA, and analysing over 70 million records in a federal database obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. for this story: At least 33,480 American nuclear workers dead from radiation-caused illness
The Center For Public Integrity’s India’s nuclear industry pours its wastes into a river of death and disease, and also India’s repression of activists who protest about its poor safety record.
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA NUCLEAR FUEL CHAIN ROYAL COMMISSION has gone very quiet, following its low key rural community propaganda meetings earlier this month. It’s getting ready to release findings in February. I note A couple of good Submissions. Aboriginal, environmental, public health groups produced a composite report on assessing the Commission:
The report raises serious concerns about the Royal Commission, from the unrepresentative and unbalanced composition of the Expert Advisory Committee, conflicts of interest, the Royal Commission’s unwillingness to correct factual errors, to a repeated pattern of pro-nuclear claims being uncritically accepted and promoted.
FEDERAL SEARCH FOR WASTE DUMP SITE for Lucas Heights’ returning nuclear wastes. Aboriginals near Alice Springs, and medical experts fight nuclear dump plan, but they’re up against complete stupidity! Even more stupid, the Shire of Leonora, Western Australia is enthusiastic for nuclear waste dump. Hill End community (NSW) not satisfied with MP John Cobb’s attitude to nuclear waste dump proposal. Lithgow, New South Wales, is very concerned about transport of radioactive trash.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Yeelirrie uranium proposal poses genuine extinction threat.
QUEENSLAND Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners continue to fight $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine. Queensland Premier says “focused on solar and wind’ but also ‘committed to coal’
CLIMATE CHANGE. Prime Minister Turnbull returns from Paris Summit with the same old Abbott fossil-fuel pleasing policies, but with an unnerving jollity “great optimism and faith in humanity’s genius”.
RENEWABLE ENERGY new wind farms to go ahead as Turnbull removes barrier to Clean Energy investment. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding new solar technology to reduce solar costs. In Australian Capital Territory panasonic home battery trial launched.
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