Australia’s heritage secret old nuclear target: how many secret new ones?
“Many Territorians would not even be aware of this priceless nugget of Cold War history right in their backyards.”
‘Top secret’ Cold War seismic vault heritage-listed “…….. ABC News by James Glenday May 18, 2010
The Spencer Hill Seismic Vault has been heritage listed…… A seismic vault, which was used to detect nuclear tests during the Cold War, has been heritage-listed……………Michael Wells from the Northern Territory Government’s heritage branch says the equipment was used to detect nuclear tests in the former Soviet Union.…. Between 20 to 30 US soldiers worked at the facility but many of their activities were kept secret from the Australian people…. ‘Top secret’ Cold War seismic vault heritage-listed – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legal action by Indian radiation victims
“Their bone marrows were terribly suppressed….”
Radiation victims plan legal action against Delhi University , The Times of India, May 19, 2010, “…. Deepak and Ajay Jain, the two scrap dealers who were battling for life at Army hospital till a month ago, now plan to take legal action against Delhi University (DU), Continue reading
Murky history of Australia’s exposure to radiation from French nuclear tests
Prime Minister Whitlam sent HMAS Supply to witness the French Tests. A Royal New Zealand Naval vessel also took position and watched. Thus more ANZAC nuke vets were created by the exposures they suffered…….The same mistakes which caused the Black Mist incident and all other incidents in Australia to go unreported in the 1950s were still in play in the 1970s…………
Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, 19 May, 2010, On 22 July 1973 French atmospheric nuclear testing recommenced at Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific. Continue reading
Scientists doubt safety of full body airport radiation scanning
“There really is no other technology around where we’re planning to X-ray such an enormous number of individuals. It’s really unprecedented in the radiation world”..
Scientists question safety of airport full body scanners, Gadling.com, by Scott Carmichael May 18th 2010 “…..Since the first of these machines made it to an airport, the TSA has been very vocal about telling the traveling public that they are 100% safe, and that we have nothing to worry about.
Except for the risk of too much exposure to ionizing radiation that is.. Continue reading
Millions of jobs in carbon cuts and green technologies
”The report shows regional areas, even those which produce coal and generate electricity will have more jobs if we take strong action to cut pollution, but only if we act now,”
Carbon scheme ‘will create millions of jobs’ The Age, TOM ARUP, May 19, 2010, BIG cuts to carbon emissions and heavy investment in green technologies will create 3.7 million jobs across Australia by 2030, economic modelling commissioned for unions and green groups shows. Continue reading
Quiet beginning to clean up dead nuclear reactor
Little fallout from nuclear clean-up (they hope) PS News 19 May 2010,
Obsolete facilities to be decommissioned, Work is due to commence soon on decommissioning obsolete nuclear facilities at the Lucas Heights Science and Technology Centre and the National Medical Cyclotron… Continue reading
Pro nuclear indoctrination needed in Indonesia?
‘near-fraudulent accounting practices endemic within the
nuclear industry that continue to blind people to the true economic costs and penalties involved in nuclear power’? If nuclear power was really as safe, clean, cheap and reliable as its supporters insist, there’d be no need to ‘socialize’ anybody.
Socializing the dangers of nuclear power Greenpeace International, by jmckeati – May 18, 2010
Indonesia is committed to have a nuclear power plant soon as new source of energy, officials said here on Monday. For the purpose, Indonesia has allocated 7 billion rupiah (about 769,633 U.S. dollars) for nuclear power plant socialization to curb fear among people. Continue reading
Review: Nuke waste resisted, Radiation and Breast Cancer
Australia: Muckaty Aboriginal owners take their fight internationally. To public outcry, Paul Howes pushes for uranium mining in Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. Martin Ferguson manages to avoid supporting real progress in renewable energy. Tony Abbott promises to slow renewable energy. Calls to phase out Victoria’s brown coal, and move to job intensive renewables.
International: Renewed concern over special cancer dangers for women and the young, from ionising radiation. Water issues threaten nuclear industry’s future. UK’s new govt raises doubts on new nuclear. Iran does uranium swap deal with Turkey. Cannes film festival launches “Countdown to Zero”. Indian community action stops uranium mining in National Park.
Muckaty nuclear waste battle goes to a global audience
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcuNpT84Ov
The proposed waste dump law excludes the Muckaty Traditional Owners from procedural fairness and appeal rights, removes Aboriginal Heritage and environmental protections and overrides any Commonwealth, State and Territory laws that could be used to oppose or challenge the dump plan.
From the campfire to cyberspace: Radioactive waste concerns go global, Natalie Wasley, 18 May 2001 Aboriginal Traditional Owners opposed to a radioactive waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory of Australia have taken their campaign to a global online audience. Continue reading
Nuclear power a “no-go” in a water-short world
“The best alternatives from a water perspective are wind and photovoltaics, that require effectively no water”
Water Adds New Constraints to Power, NYTimes.com By ERICA GIES May 17, 2010 “……In the United States, thermoelectric power generation — mainly coal, nuclear and natural gas — accounted for 41 percent of U.S. freshwater withdrawals in 2005, U.S. Geological Society data show………..
But there is a growing awareness in California and throughout the United States that the use of water for energy generation may be reaching its limits. Continue reading
Tony Abbott – No to increased funding for renewable energy
Tony Abbott – Address in Reply, Budget 2010 “…..the Coalition would not proceed with the budget increase to the renewable energy future fund and will cut government advertising by 25 per cent. These savings will pay for the Coalition’s direct action on climate change policy,…”
Nuclear industry’s future in UK looking doubtful
nuclear plants are not needed if the government will invest enough in energy conservation.
Will the new U.K. government support nuclear energy? The Energy Collective, by Dan Yurman, 17 May 2010, Energy & Climate Minister pledges “not one atom of help” from the government The future of nuclear energy in the U.K. does not look bright based on the rhetoric coming from Chris Huhne, the new government’s Energy & Climate minister and key advisor to Conservative Party coalition partner David Cameron. Continue reading
Paul Howes, like Martin Ferguson, a Nuclear Salesman
A loyal class-war warrior | The Australian, 18 May 2010, “ THE Secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union, Paul Howes, …….. Perhaps the most controversial position Howes has taken, one that puts him at odds with the Labor government, is his staunch support for nuclear energy in this country.He has spoken on the issue in a number of public forums, and received front-page newspaper coverage for the stance, including in The Australian. Continue reading
An Inconvenient Film about Nuclear Weapons
Queen Noor – “I believe this film needs to be seen throughout the world, and help those populations mobilize to put pressure on political leaders or support political leaders who support the elimination of nuclear weapons.”
Cannes 2010: Queen Noor and Valerie Plame Wilson on Nukes – THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, May 17, 2010 Continue reading
Save Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary from uranium mining, says Liberal Senator
Arkaroola too precious to mine: Minchin , The Independent Weekly, 14 May, 2010 South Australia’s Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is too precious to turn over to uranium mining, South Australian Senator Nick Minchin says.
The Liberal Senator says he is appalled that the Australian Workers Union is in favour of opening the sanctuary to the uranium industry. Continue reading
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