Anti-nuclear movement making waves in Australia
The sad reality is that whoever forms government in Australia on Monday will support expanded uranium mining and radioactive waste dumping at Muckaty.
Whilst we have strong political supporters it is increasingly clear that it is the community and community organisations and resistance that best challenges the atomic agenda
those of us working for a nuclear free future have got some results and made some waves.– Dave Sweeney, 20 August 2010, Continue reading
Uranium mining risk to Alice Springs water
The federal member for the seat of Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, says if re-elected the Government will commit to a study of whether Alice Springs groundwater supplies could be affected by a proposed uranium mine 20 kilometres from the town.
Study into uranium impact on water ‘desperate’, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Anna Henderson, 20 Aug 2010, The Greens say Labor’s promise to investigate the effects of uranium mining on the Alice Springs water supply is a desperate bid to win back the environmental vote. Continue reading
Strict new rules for in-situ uranium projects
the new rules: Require uranium companies to restore groundwater quality to its pre-mining condition or better…Require baseline water quality testing for all in-situ uranium projects during the prospecting phase.
(USA) MINING: Colo. adopts strict regulations on in-situ uranium operations WaterWorld, August 19, 2010, Eryn Gable, Colorado officials have approved the nation’s most stringent water quality protections for in-situ uranium operations Continue reading
Europe worried about lack of information on radioactive fallout from fires
Vice President of the European Parliament Rodi Kratsa said in a letter to the chamber last week that there are “serious risks” of radiation reaching Europe and asked her fellow deputies to find out whether Russia has a “prevention plan … to avoid the release of radioactive particles into the atmosphere.”
Fallout from Russia’s Fires – the ashes of Chernobyl, TIME, Simon Shuster , 20 Aug 2010, – “……..Shoigu changed his line about the risk of radiation and rebuked the RCFH for spreading “false information.” Hours later, the agency’s website went down, and it remained inaccessible until the morning of Aug. 18 — when it went back online with no mention of the Bryansk fires. RCFH deputy director Nikolai Bobrinsky told TIME that the agency was just following a request from the Emergencies Ministry that it stop going public with information about the fires to avoid spreading panic.
For now, all information from the fallout zones comes through the ministry. Continue reading
Northern Territory Labor MP says Muckaty nuclear dump far from certain
Labor’s Mr Snowdon says he is standing up for Territorians and there is no guarantee the dump will be at Muckaty.
Muckaty nuke dump not a done deal: Snowdon, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By David Coady, 17 Aug 2010. Federal Member for Lingiari Warren Snowdon has suggested that building a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory is not a done deal. Continue reading
Australia’s major political parties fail on nuclear waste dumping
“When you attempt to impose nuclear waste dumps on unwilling communities it’s very likely to backfire and the dump won’t be established because community opposition will prevail,”
Anti-nuclear alliance gives thumbs down to parties – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 17 Aug 2010, An alliance opposed to a nuclear industry in Australia says neither the Government nor the Opposition deserves to win the federal election.At a meeting of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance in Alice Springs, traditional owners have raised renewed concerns about a proposal to house a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station near Tennant Creek. Continue reading
Russia’s nuclear chief warns on fires around nuclear centre
“Wildfires have surrounded the nuclear centre from all sides,” said Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, on Sunday
Russian nuclear centre still under threat, THE HINDU, Vladimir Radyuhin, 16 Aug 2010, Russia’s main nuclear centre in the town of Sarov in central Russia is still threatened by forest fires after two weeks of desperate efforts to bring the situation under control. Continue reading
Video tells of Depleted Uranium and Iraqi child cancers
VIDEO SBS Dateline | Iraq s Deadly Legacy Iraqi child cancer ‘linked to US weapons’ SBS World News 16 August 2010 The number of deformed babies and children with leukaemia is increasing in Iraq, with locals blaming Depleted Uranium weapons used in US attacks, SBS’S Dateline reports….World News Australia – Iraqi child cancer ‘linked to US weapons’
Fires close in on Russian nuclear base: USA sends help
U.S. sends help as fires close in on Russian nuclear base. Daily Mail 14th August 2010 The United States is sending firefighting equipment to Russia to help deal with 500 wildfires burning across the country, one of which threatens a nuclear base.
The blazes have been sparked by the hottest summer ever recorded in Russia, Continue reading
U.S. public doesn’t trust govt on nuclear wastes
if President Obama is seeking to promote nuclear energy and find a new waste strategy, the waste panel needs to focus on the issue of public mistrust as well as technological solutions
Address Mistrust, Scientists Urge Nuclear Panel – NYTimes.com, August 13, 2010, lBy LESLIE KAUFMAN “……60,000 tons of radioactive waste are being stored at or near nuclear plants that churned it out, Continue reading
Thousands of firefighters sent to save Russian nuclear research centre
Russia has sent thousands of firefighters to douse wildfires close to its top nuclear research centre in Sarov, a town in the Nizhny Novgorod region still closed to foreigners as in Soviet times.
Fire near Russian nuclear centre grows, Sydney Morning Herald, August 13, 2010 Wildfires raging close to Russia’s main nuclear research centre have grown in size and emergency services are working round the clock to contain the blaze, officials say.
Russia has sent thousands of firefighters to douse wildfires close to its top nuclear research centre in Sarov, a town in the Nizhny Novgorod region still closed to foreigners as in Soviet times.
“The fire which appeared in the eastern part of the nature reserve two days ago after lightning struck a pine tree has grown in size and now presents a certain danger,” the head of the emergencies ministry for Mordovia, Major General Vyacheslav Kormilitsyn, said in a statement on Friday.
Radiation fears rise as Russia downplays wildfire hazard
The Kremlin has a long history of downplaying disasters in a bid to appear in control. State-run television has focused on official efforts to battle the flames.
Russians fear worst as fires reach Chernobyl fallout zone – NZ Herald News, By Miriam Elderm 12 Aug 2010, Radiation levels near Chernobyl could rise and pose long-term health dangers as deadly forest fires spread to land contaminated by the world’s largest nuclear-reactor disaster, Russian environmentalists said yesterday Continue reading
USA weapons grade uranium stolen, lost?
The allegations of mishandling of nuclear materials by the U.S. government does not end there, the Russian Foreign Ministry is also stating that between 1996 and 2001, nearly 1,500 sources of ionizing radiation were lost here in the U.S.
Russia States Weapons Grade Nuclear Material from Los Alamos In the Hands of Drug Dealers in U.S. Moscow, WorldNewsVine, RU (Aug 7) – The Russian Ministry released a statement on their website today inferring, that in 2006 Weapons grade nuclear material, stolen from Los Alamos ended up in the hands of a drug dealing gang. Other accusations from the Russian Ministry include violations of Arms Treaties under the Bush administration. Continue reading
Two soldiers killed fighting wildfires around Russia’s nuclear sites
Russia battles to defend nuclear sites from fires, Google hosted news, By Stuart Williams (AFP) – 11 Aug 2010, MOSCOW — Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites as alarm mounted over the impact on health of a toxic smoke cloud shrouded over Moscow. Continue reading
Sturt Highway to be Australia’s radioactive waste route?
Dr Jim Green says the Government is unlikely to favour a route through Queensland because it is impractical and communities through Dubbo and Broken Hill have previous expressed strong opposition.
Sturt Highway likely route for nuclear waste – ABC Western Plains NSW – Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 Aug 2010, An anti-nuclear group claims the Sturt Highway is likely to be the route that will be used to shift radioactive waste if a proposed dump in the Northern Territory goes ahead. Continue reading
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