Child Leukemia Death Rates Increase Near U.S. Nuclear Plants
New York, Nov. 11, 2008
Leukemia death rates in U.S. Children near nuclear reactors rose sharply (vs.the national trend) in the past two decades, according to a recent study. The greatest mortality increases occurred near the oldest nuclear plants, while declines were observed near plants that closed permanently in the 1980s and 1990s. The study was published in the most recent issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care.
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) "Back to the Future"
NWMO has taken us back to square one, to the late 1970's, to achieve the industry goal for deep underground burial of irradiated nuclear fuel waste.
There appear to be only two significant changes in the NWMO goals as compared with those pursued by Federal Crown Corporation, Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.(AECL) some 30 years ago.
One: Now, virtually any old rock will do for an underground nuclear waste dump.
Two: A longer time frame to soften up the public is projected to achieve the underground burial goal.
Articles and comments on nuclear waste and related nuclear topics
An unbelievable proposal by Ontario Power Generation for a deep underground radioactive waste repository a half mile from the shore of Lake Huron is in the works. If the plan succeeds, all of Ontario's low and intermediate level radioactive garbage, will eventually be transported to and buried at the site, which is also at the extensive Bruce nuclear reactor complex.
Some of the "intermediate" level waste requires special handling and can pose risks for hundreds and thousands of years.
My comments on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency draft guidelines for
the preparation of an environmental impact statement questions the rationale for
the whole project-
Proposed Radioactive Waste
Dump on Lake Huron!
Nuclear Waste and Terrorism
Expansion of nuclear energy can only increase security risks as terrorism also continues to expand around the world
The prospect of "dirty bombs" and even rudimentary atomic bombs in the hands of terrorist
groups cannot be ignored. The so-
Nuclear Energy
The nuclear industry would have you believe that nuclear power is a clean and green solution for electricity production. The industry has been very active in promoting itself as an environmental savior.
The industry does not tell you about all the downsides and risks of this "unforgiving" technology. What of uranium mining, refining and milling, radioactive waste, links to weapons proliferation, accidents, earthquakes and more?
It is not.
NWMO Nuclear Waste Dump Siting Process
It is a serious mistake to proceed any further with a process which is intended to ultimately lead to permanent underground emplacement of irradiated nuclear fuel waste.My comments on the NWMO proposal
Nuclear Summer?
Did the world nuclear establishment instigate the concept of global warming in order to insure its own survival and potential expansion?
Some may think “instigate” is too strong a word. However, the influence of the nuclear
establishment on the development and perpetuation of the global warming-
Downsides and Risks of
Water, Rocks and Nuclear Waste
Water and Nuclear Waste do not mix! The presence of groundwater in granite, tuff, limestone and other geological formations mitigates against the permanent underground burial of these lethal substances for the eons of time required.
Accelerator Transmutation of Nuclear Waste (ATW)
ATW is a process in which long-
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Response to the UDP Report -
Dr. Bill Adamson, a retired University of Saskatchewan professor and member of the
Saskatchewan Inter-
The Little Reactor that Couldn’t
The history of small reactors in Canada includes some very
expensive “lemons,” something that should give pause to anyone seriously contemplating getting into that kind of business.
As an example, one of those not so successful small reactor efforts was the SLOWPOKE 3, a brainchild of Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd. (AECL).
The moral of this story is that there is no such thing as an inherently safe nuclear reactor. Those who contemplate going down that road should carefully assess the lessons from the past. If they do so, they might very well choose other, more preferable alternatives.
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Straws in the wind
There are now some early signs that the permanent burial option may be losing some of its lustre.
Someone should tell President Obama about the elephant in the room; that his encouragement
and financial assistance for the development of more nuclear energy in his own country
runs directly counter to his weapons-
Elephant In the Room
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