Many problems at SONGS and in our community

There is a very serious problem going on at San Onofre Nuclear Waste Generating Station but all we hear from SCE & NRC is the same old story they always say “everything is safe, very little if any radioactivity was released,”you will be fine co… Continue reading

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NRC it is time for States to Question your Authority

If you have not read the ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954
 (http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/library/treaties/atomic-energy-act/trty_atomic-energy-act_1954-08-30.htm), I would not only encourage you to do so I would ask you and your colleagues to rec… Continue reading

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Japan Realizes They Don’t Need Nuclear Power

via SimplyInfo.org / January 27, 2012 / Japan is now down to 3 operating nuclear reactors. With an estimated 30% of their electricity coming from nuclear power there were considerable concerns about meeting the power demand. Last summer Japan institute… Continue reading

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Nowhere to Run

via nf2045.blogspot.com / February 1, 2012 / A couple weeks ago I was interviewed on Corbett Report Radio by independent radio journalist James Corbett (see also his blog Fukushima Update). After the interview, I thought of dozens of ways I could have … Continue reading

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SONGS release of radiation

ACTION ALERT: This my letter the city of San Clemente this morning, if you live in a 100 mile area I hope you while join in writing them now. Email at: George” Dear George and members of the city Council,Yesterday’s emergency shutdown at SONGS i… Continue reading

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New Risks for Nuclear Plants Reactors in Central, Eastern U.S. Face Greater Earthquake Threat, Study Finds

By REBECCA SMITH Nuclear reactors in the central and eastern U.S. face previously unrecognized threats from big earthquakes, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. Experts said upgrading the plants to withstand more substantial … Continue reading

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San Onofre Nuclear Reactor Shut Down After Leak

Radioactive water spills into containment dome, yet there is no danger
to the public, officials say.

http://sanclemente.patch.com/articles/operators-shut-down-san-onofre-one-reactor-unit-as-a-precaution#_=

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NUCLEAR CRISIS–9 MONTHS ON / Focus on radiation screenings ended up claiming patients’ lives

NUCLEAR CRISIS–9 MONTHS ON / Focus on radiation screenings ended up claiming patients’ lives : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) NUCLEAR CRISIS–9 MONTHS ON / Focus on radiation screenings ended up claiming patients’ lives The Yomiuri Shimbun This is the second and last installment in a two-part series that looks into problems facing the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, among other issues, and what is needed for a new “nuclear safety agency” to be established in April. It was the early morning of March 14, three days after the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following the massive earthquake and tsunami. The Soso Public Health and Welfare Office in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, was filled with patients … Continue reading

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29 Fetuses Found at Uranium Site

29 Fetuses Found at Uranium Site | News | The Moscow Times 29 Fetuses Found at Uranium Site26 January 2012The Moscow Times Workers uncovered three large jugs filled with the bodies of 29 fetuses as well as other assorted body parts and organs while excavating a radioactive waste site in Kazakhstan, newspaper Express K reported Wednesday. The containers were found by factory workers at the Ulbinsky Metallurgical Factory in the town of Ust-Kamenogorsk, the paper said. Investigators located patient records at a medical facility on the factory’s premises, identifying the origin of the contents, which included stillborn, aborted and abandoned babies, amputated limbs and removed organs. Doctors at the facility told police that the burial practice began after it was discovered that workers had been … Continue reading

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Radiation Bulletin: Nuclear News: Jan. 23rd – 29th 2012

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Every week hundred’s of nuclear news stories are published around the world that the main stream media ignores on purpose. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin is a brief look at just some of nuclear news in the United States and around the world.

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Radiation Bulletin: Fuel Cycle/DOE: Jan 23rd – 29th 2012

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The Nuclear Fuel Cycle is the Achilles heal of the nuclear industry. From uranium mining to the deadly spent fuel of reactors, here’s the news that never makes the national news for a reason. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin includes a lot of Department of Energy news.
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Radiation Bulletin: Government Docs: Jan. 23rd – 28th 2012

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This addition of the Radiation Bulletin focuses on documents submitted by government agencies from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and state documents.
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Radiation Bulletin: Fukushima News: Jan 23rd – 29th 2012

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The US main stream media fails to cover the Fukushima disaster as a favor to the nuclear industry. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin is a day by day listing by title of all the news on Fukushima coming from the english press in Japan.

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San Onofre: An Accident Waiting To Happen

Watch Nuclear Aftershocks on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Travel to three continents to explore the debate about nuclear power: Is it safe?

What are the alternatives? And could a Fukushima-style disaster happen in the U.S.?

One man’s fear mon… Continue reading

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Fukushima mothers and activists face eviction

via BeyondNuclear.org / On Friday, January 27th, the tent occupation in front of METI in Tokyo faces eviction by order of minister Yukio Edano. The eviction order follows a controversial public meeting where government officials met with nuclear indust… Continue reading

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The California Nuclear Initiative

via sanonofresafety.org / About California Nuclear Initiative On November 18, California’s Secretary of State approved the ballot initiative that seeks the closure of the two remaining nuclear power plants in California, thus starting the countdown … Continue reading

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San Onofre Long Term High-level Nuke Waste Repository

Residents Organized for Safe Environment (ROSE) Statement of Concern:

ROSE believes that the NRC’s stated alternative to Change the Waste Confidence away from the small step approach to the long-term Waste Confidence program for 200 years t… Continue reading

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Who knew what when? – The Fukushima saga continues

by James Corbett / FukushimaUpdate.com / January 26, 2012 / Hot on the heels of news that the Japanese government somehow lost its records of its early meetings on the Fukushima disaster comes a leak of a document we previously reported on that outline… Continue reading

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Low-Dose Radiation ? Department of Energy Study (Video)

via GoddardsJournal: Sources cited: DOE: “Supporting Our Nation’s Nuclear Industry” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LkHYerK8y8 DOE low-dose study: http://lowdose.energy.gov/pdf/2011/PNAS.pdf DOE low-dose study press release http://new… Continue reading

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Radiation Bulletin: Nuclear News: Jan 16th – 22nd 2012

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Every week hundred’s of nuclear news stories are published around the world that the main stream media ignores on purpose. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin is a brief look at just some of nuclear news in the United States and around the world.


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Radiation Bulletin: Fuel Cycle/DOE News: Jan 16th – 22nd 2012

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The Nuclear Fuel Cycle is the Achilles heal of the nuclear industry. From uranium mining to the deadly spent fuel of reactors, here’s the news that never makes the national news for a reason. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin includes a lot of Department of Energy news.
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Radiation Bulletin: Government Docs: Jan 17th – 21st 2012

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This addition of the Radiation Bulletin focuses on documents submitted by government agencies from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and state documents.
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Radiation Bulletin: Fukushima News: Jan 16th – 22nd 2012

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The US main stream media fails to cover the Fukushima disaster as a favor to the nuclear industry. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin is a day by day listing by title of all the news on Fukushima coming from the english press in Japan.

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Japan Times: off-clock radiation exposure ignored

via Japan Times / January 23, 2012 / The health ministry is not calculating how much radiation workers at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant absorbed after they evacuated or while off the clock, casting doubt on the adequacy of the current radiation contr… Continue reading

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Calgary Sun: Fukushima fallout hit home

by Michael Platt / Calgary Sun / January 22, 2012 / There’s no need to panic — probably. But not knowing whether to shrug or cower over radioactive iodine falling on Calgary as a result of a meltdown in Japan last year has Canada’s top nuclear cr… Continue reading

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Book Review – Chernobyl: Crime without Punishment

via nf2045.blogspot.com  / January 22, 2012 / Book Review Yaroshinskaya, Alla, A. (2011) Chernobyl: Crime without Punishment. Transaction Publishers. The Chernobyl catastrophe was largely forgotten and dismissed by the world as soon as the smoldering… Continue reading

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What is Happening at Reactor 2?

by James Corbett / fukushimaupdate.com / January 21, 2012 / So what is happening at Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 2? Good question. Last Thursday, TEPCO ran an industrial endoscope into the reactor and found some surprising results. Following is video from… Continue reading

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Corbett Report Radio with Dennis Riches of Nuclear Free by 2045

Listen: Play in new window | Download Joining us tonight from Japan is Dennis Riches of the Nuclear Free by 2045 blog. We discuss the Fukushima crisis, its historical parallels and the largest nuclear accident on US soil: a meltdown at the Santa S… Continue reading

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Will SCE and PG&E do to CA what Entergy is doing to VT?

The New York Times is reporting that the federal judge in a lawsuit has determined that Vermont Yankee does NOT have to close as per the state’s wishes. In a decision that could have ramifications everywhere there are states’ agreements with nucle… Continue reading

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Cancer Risk To Young Children Near Fukushima Daiichi Underestimated

Fairewinds analyzes cancer rates for young children near Fukushima using the National Academy of Science’s BEIR (Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation) … Continue reading

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Cancer Risk To Children Near Nukes

Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds analyzes cancer rates for young children near Fukushima using the National Academy of Science’s BEIR (Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation) VII Report. Based on BEIR VII, Fairewinds determines that at least one in e… Continue reading

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Cancer Risk To Young Children Near Fukushima Daiichi Underestimated

Fairewinds analyzes cancer rates for young children near Fukushima using the National Academy of Science’s BEIR (Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation) … Continue reading

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More Problems at Reactor 4

by Nelle Maxey / Pacific Free Press  / January 15, 2012 / Two more problems (aside from the Unit #4 mystery which I update below) have surfaced in the last week at the Fukushima plant site. First, a temperature sensor in Unit 2 is recording increasing… Continue reading

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New condo’s foundation radioactive

via Japan Times / January 16, 2012 / High levels of radiation have been detected on the first floor of a newly built condominium complex in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, the municipal government said. Crushed stones used in the building’s con… Continue reading

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Radiation Bulletin: Nuclear News: Jan 9th – 15th 2012

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Every week hundred’s of nuclear news stories are published around the world that the main stream media ignores on purpose. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin is a brief look at just some of nuclear news in the United States and around the world.

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Radiation Bulletin: Fuel Cycle/DOE: Jan 9th – 15th 2012

Sunday, January 15, 2012 Las Vegas SUN – We must demand clear answer from Romney on Yucca Mountain – Brian Greenspun Dayton Daily News – Uranium plant in Piketon receives new hope – Jessica Wehrman East Africa: East Africa News Post – Korea to invest $3.5m in Tanzania uranium project Saturday, January 14, 2012 Salt Lake Tribune – A Grand decision Salt Lake Tribune – Letter: The whole camel – Beth Malloy Tri-City Herald – Vit plant workers bite their tongues, assessment says – Annette Cary Tri-City Herald – Hanford tank farms chief retiring – Annette Cary Tucson Citizen – Coverage of Atomic Al Melvin’s proposed nuclear waste dump – David Safier Denver Post – Cotter Corp. adds $6.8 million to uranium mill cleanup as … Continue reading

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Radiation Bulletin: Government Docs: Jan 9th – 13th 2012

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This addition of the Radiation Bulletin focuses on documents submitted by government agencies from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and state documents.
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Radiation Bulletin: Fukushima News: Jan 9th – 15th 2012

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The US main stream media fails to cover the Fukushima disaster as a favor to the nuclear industry. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin is a day by day listing by title of all the news on Fukushima coming from the english press in Japan.

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Fukushima Washing Up On Our Shores

Marine debris is beginning to arrive from Alaska to Oregon. The local authorities there are gearing up for identifying types of debris so that studies can be made. If one wishes to participate locally, organize to ask local administrations to begin… Continue reading

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After Fukushima, Fish Tales

By Alex Roslin / via Montreal Gazette / January 13, 2012 / After the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years, authorities in Canada said people living here were safe and faced no health risks from the fallout from Fukushima. They said most of the … Continue reading

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Arnie Gundersen on Fukushima “Mission Accomplished”

TEPCO Believes Mission Accomplished & Regulators Allow Radioactive Dumping in Tokyo Bay from Fairewinds Energy Education on Vimeo. Is the Japanese government and the IAEA protecting the nuclear industry and not the people of Japan by claiming that … Continue reading

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Garbage In, Anti-Nuclear Propaganda Out: The 14,000 Death Fukushima Lie

by Josh Bloom / Forbes / January 11, 2012 / Josh Bloom is a scholar at the American Council On Science and Health. Here, he writes about a new study on Fukushima’s impact on the U.S. I’ve seen some bad studies in my day, and also some irresponsible… Continue reading

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5 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

The year 2011 marked the first serious accident at a nuclear power plant in a quarter century. After the previous disaster at Chernobyl, the world’s nuclear industry axiomatically predicted that another accident—especially in an advanced countr… Continue reading

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Tepco Said to Seek 2 Trillion Yen in Loans to Stay Solvent

via Bloomberg / January 11, 2012 / Tokyo Electric Power Co. is in talks with banks to borrow as much as 2 trillion yen ($26 billion) to help stave off bankruptcy as it compensates survivors of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and decommissions reactors, … Continue reading

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Fukushima lays bare Japanese media’s ties to top

By David McNeill / Japan Times / January 8, 2012 Is the ongoing crisis surrounding the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant being accurately reported in the Japanese media? No, says independent journalist Shigeo Abe, who claims the authorities, and many… Continue reading

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‘Doomsday clock’ moves forward on Fukushima, Iran, North Korea worries

By Gavin Allen / The Daily Mail / January 11, 2012 / The Doomsday Clock moved one minute closer to midnight after scientists agreed that a global cataclysm was more likely today. The clock, which last moved in January 2010, is a universally recognized … Continue reading

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National poll in Taiwan calls for cancelation of GE nuclear facility

Taiwan’s TPCo (TaiPower co) has been attempting to build a 4th nuclear facility in Taiwan for nearly two decades. The battle over nuclear power in Taiwan has been a national issue for nearly 20 years and has all but been censored off the face of the earth by the international press.  The scale of the battle over nuclear power is on a par with what has been happening in Germany, or what happened in France in 1982.  In other words, the fight over nuclear development in Taiwan could very well be a huge victory for the global anti-nuclear community. Starting with the battle to stop TaiPower from building a high level waste site on Orchid Island the country’s anti-nuclear movement has faced one of the … Continue reading

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Radiation Bulletin: Nuclear News: Jan. 2nd – 8th 2012

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Every week hundred’s of nuclear news stories are published around the world that the main stream media ignores on purpose. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin is a brief look at just some of nuclear news in the United States and around the world.

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Radiation Bulletin: Fuel Cycle/DOE News: Jan. 2nd – 8th 2012

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The Nuclear Fuel Cycle is the Achilles heal of the nuclear industry. From uranium mining to the deadly spent fuel of reactors, here’s the news that never makes the national news for a reason. This edition of the Radiation Bulletin includes a lot of Department of Energy news.
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Radiation Bulletin: Government Docs: Jan 3rd 2012 – 8th 2012

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This addition of the Radiation Bulletin focuses on documents submitted by government agencies from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and state documents.
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