NRC says uranium wastes radioactive for 1000 years
The [uranium mining waste] design must provide “reasonable assurance of control of radiological hazards to be effective for 1,000 years, to the extent reasonably achievable, and, in any case, for at least 200 years,” according to the NRC.
Risk assessment a complex task – Experts described the top threat from uranium mining, and regulators cited thorough efforts, League of Individuals for the Environment, Inc, By Duncan Adams, 23 March 2010, One thousand years. If uranium mining and milling of ore happens someday near Chatham, Va., Virginia Uranium or another company involved could be required by Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations to design a disposal system that can safely impound mining wastes for a millennium. Continue reading
Aboriginal opposition to National Land Council’s Nuclear Waste Dump Agreement
“You and your organisation should be embarrassed hiding behind legislation that suspends the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (1976).”
N-dump anger The Guardian , 24 March 2010. Darren Coyne, Opposition is mounting against a proposal to site a national radioactive dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory despite the Northern Land Council (NLC) insisting it has the support of traditional owners. Meetings, protests and angry statements have been the fall-out since a recent announcement by Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson………… Continue reading
Canadian doctors make a stand against uranium mining
Residents have expressed concern that tailings from uranium mining and exploration could affect the quality of the air and contaminate local drinking water.
(Canada) Anti-uranium doctors renew threat to resign, March 22, 2010 CBC News
Nearly two-dozen doctors in Sept-Îles, Que., are renewing their threats to resign and leave the province after the government rejected calls for a moratorium on uranium mining and exploration in the region. Continue reading
Australian Aboriginals audio: No to Nuclear Waste Dump at Muckaty
Censored news, indymedia.org.au, 20 March 2010
Australian Aboriginals Audio: No to Nuclear Dump at Muckaty
AUSTRALIA: MUCKATY STATION NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP
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Audio from Public meeting
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Nuclear waste dump becoming an Australian election issue
Mr McCarthy predicts an electoral backlash against his federal colleagues over their plan to put the waste dump in Central Australia. He says it could become an election issue.
MP predicts electoral backlash over waste dump, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Alison Middleton Mar 19, 2010
The Senate committee in charge of the inquiry into the Federal Government’s proposed nuclear waste dump legislation has decided not to hold hearings in Tennant Creek.
Public hearings will be held in Darwin and Canberra, but not in Central Australia, where the Government is planning to put the dump. Continue reading
Australia says will not sell uranium to India (but can we believe this government?)
Australia remains firm against sale of uranium to India, The Hindu, AP March 19, 2010
Any Australian uranium sales to Russia would meet non-proliferation requirements, but the government remains firmly against sales to India, Trade Minister Simon Crean said on Friday. Continue reading
Strange deals – Aboriginals and Olympic Dam Uranium Mine Expansion
The Kokatha-Mula appear to have become the “Land Council” for the traditional Kokatha people of the Western Desert, since the traditional Kokatha people walked out on Native Title and BHP Billiton several years ago!
Kokatha ”Mula”, sounds catchy and similar but on researching the internet found no historic reference to this name.
MARK ALDRIDGE: WHO’S BEHIND THE INDEPENDENT ABORIGINAL CANDIDATES? , Coober Pedy Regional Times, 19 March 2010, ANTaR SA is helping Lynette Crocker and Dylan Mastrosavas to stand as ‘Independent SA Change’ to bring forward your Aboriginal Voices. Continue reading
Colorado endangered by uranium mining’s radioactive wastes
(USA) Colorado lawmakers trying to tighten uranium cleanup rules, KDVR, By Associated Press, March 18, 2010, DENVER (AP) — State lawmakers are worried a new national focus on nuclear energy will allow uranium mines in Colorado to postpone cleanup of radioactive wastes. Continue reading
Hypocrisy of Rudd government on selling uranium to Russia
Never mind that they got elected on promises to repeal Howard’s plans to dump nuclear waste on Northern Territory aboriginal land.
Never mind that the Rudd government’s own Senate inquiry recommended that selling uranium to Russia was unsafe, could increase nuclear weapons proliferation.
But – the sheer hypocrisy of Kevin Rudd, posing as the world’s great disarmament leader (with another old pro-nuker, Gareth Evans), and then deciding to send nuclear fuel to Russia!
Right at the time when the world tries to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and while Russia is now supplying Iran’s nuclear power plant!
Rudd prepares to open the uranium floodgates to Russia
Scott Ludlam 18th March 2010, On the eve of the most important international disarmament negotiations in a generation, the Rudd Government has foreshadowed uranium sales to Russia, which holds the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Russia getting Iran’s nuclear power going
Iran nuclear plant launch set for summer, The Age, SERGEI VENYAVSKY, March 19, 2010 – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Iran’s Russian-built nuclear power plant will be launched in the northern summer, even as the US calls for Russia to delay the start-up.US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Moscow on an official trip, urged Russia not to launch the plant until Tehran proves it’s not developing atomic weapons.
Rann government cannot be trusted on environmental protection
In a submission to government this week, state museum scientists said their cross-discipline analysis was in no doubt: uranium mining there will cause species extinction.The Rann Government says it can be trusted to make the right decision on the Arkaroola Wilderness uranium mine after the election on March 20. It might allow it, it might not, is its present policy….”
Antinuclear campaign growing in India
Campaigners from around India have now joined the resistance movement set up by farmers and fishermen
India’s government withdraws nuclear power legislation – Nuclear Reaction 14 March, 2010, .”…….’Indian farmers battle against nuclear plant A robust people’s movement against a major nuclear power project has built up in a cluster of small villages on India’s picturesque Konkan coast. Continue reading
Aboriginals and Uranium Mining – Quiet Deals Going On?
Just who are the Kokatha Mula Land Nations Council Inc and the Kokatha Olympic Dam Agreement Association Inc?
No, they are not the Kokatha people, but a newer and vaguer mob.
Anyway, they’re having their “Annual general Meeting” on March 27th
Do I smell a BHP Billiton front rat?
Obama’s nuclear promotion stalled in India
government is keen to pass the bill before the next meeting of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to US President Barack Obama scheduled in April. According to government, there is need to pass this bill for completing the 123 civil nuclear pact with US as the private companies in the US are not willing to sell any nuclear equipment to India without such a law in place.
Govt. defers tabling of nuke liabilities bill in Lok Sabha, NEWSTRACK India, New Delhi, 15 March, 2010, Continue reading
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