No Nukes News: Radiation Probe

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No Nukes News

July 4, 2010

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"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, 

 Nothing is going to get better. It's not." 

-- Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

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Radiation exposure triggers industry-wide probe; Regulator asks all of
Canada's nuclear-power generators to investigate after as many as 195
workers at Ontario plant are put at risk

Emerging details of accidental radiation exposure at an Ontario nuclear
power plant have triggered an order to investigate the possibility of
similar incidents across the country, while raising doubts about safety at
Canada's only privately owned operator

In an internal newsletter obtained by The Globe and Mail, Bruce Power chief
executive officer Duncan Hawthorne expresses concerns that cost overruns and
delays could hinder the company's ability to win additional refurbishment
projects from the Ontario government. The $4.25-billion price tag for
upgrading the two units is $1.5-billion higher than the original estimate,
and the project is more than a year behind schedule. 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/radiation-exposure-at-o
ntario-nuclear-plant-prompts-industry-wide-investigation/article1623607/ 

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Saskatchewan, Quebec can produce medical isotopes without nuclear reactors
or uranium!

It is increasingly clear that the production of medical isotopes for nuclear
medicine does not require nuclear reactors or uranium.

http://ccnr.org/isotope_shortage.html .

CLS may produce medical isotopes

The Canadian Light Source thinks it can help solve the medical isotope
shortage 

in Canada without using a nuclear reactor or weapons-grade uranium.

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/produce+medical+isotopes/3204429/story.
html

A Complementary Solution for Production of Medical Isotopes - Researchers
from Sherbrooke succeed in producing technetium 99m with a cyclotron

http://www.advancedcyclotron.com/news/complementary-solution-production-medi
cal-isotopes-researchers-sherbrooke-succeed-producing-tec 

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Chalk River reactor to restart in July

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. says it estimates that the National Research
Universal reactor will resume medical isotope production by the end of July.
The NRU reactor in Chalk River, Ont., has been off-line for more than a year
for repair of a radioactive water leak.

<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/01/aecl-chalk-river-isotopes-july.ht
ml#ixzz0sRka1mdM>
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/01/aecl-chalk-river-isotopes-july.htm
l#ixzz0sRka1mdM

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Wind-turbine power is far healthier than coal or nuclear

If we take seriously the protection of human health, we have to phase out
coal- and nuclear-powered electricity. 

The verdict: wind turbines are not perfect. They need to be carefully sited
and allow for appropriate setbacks. But the current science -- from
Ontario's top doctor -- suggests they do not threaten human health. Unlike
coal, they are not destroying our climate and killing hundreds of Canadians
every year. Unlike nuclear, they are not associated with cancer -- nor do
they condemn the next 1,000 generations to the menace of radioactive waste. 

http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/article/800272

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Water Scarcity: Nuclear Power's Achilles' Heel

Water scarcity has widespread implications for our nation. As a recent New
York Times (Global Edition) article notes, water scarcity is increasingly a
major constraint for the production of electricity. But what, in particular,
does this mean for the nation's fleet of nuclear power plants?

Generating electricity with nuclear power is extremely water intensive,
which is why nuclear plants are typically built on the shores of rivers,
lakes and oceans. Many plants rely on submerged intake pipes to draw water
-- hundreds of millions to a few billion gallons per day -- for use in
cooling and condensing steam after it has turned the plants' turbines.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle-rabin/water-scarcity-nuclear-po_b_628294.
html

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Imminent Canada-India nuclear pact heightens tensions

Impending deal could be worth billions for Canadian industry, but it has
already become a source of concern in Pakistan

An imminent deal that would open the door for Canadian exports of uranium to
India, could add to nuclear tensions in South Asia, some experts say.

The deal could be worth billions for Canadian industry and would formally
end the mistrust that followed India’s nuclear test in 1974, when it became
apparent that India had misused a Canadian research reactor to obtain
weapons-grade plutonium. 

Some experts on nuclear technology say the new deal could repeat history,
however, with Canada unwittingly adding to the nuclear tensions in the
region by easing India’s shortage of uranium.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/imminent-canada-india
-nuclear-pact-heightens-tensions/article1617240/

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4,037 cities demand the elimination of nuclear weapons

Mayors for Peace proudly announced today that 4,037 member cities in 144
countries and regions have joined the campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons
by 2020. 

http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/english/index.html

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Why Nunavut needs a public inquiry into uranium mining 

A position statement from Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit

Nunavut is in danger of being on the receiving end of one of the biggest
snow jobs in its history. The uranium industry has come to town, and the
elected leaders of our public government may be willing to let bureaucrats
in Nunavut and Ottawa decide whether or not its arrival is in our public
interest. 

Some other jurisdictions in Canada have concluded that it is not in their
best interest. In British Columbia, Nova Scotia and the City of Ottawa,
elected leaders and citizens have debated the wisdom of uranium mining and
nuclear power. They have decided that the risks outweigh the rewards, and
they have banned uranium exploration and mining in their jurisdictions.
Similarly, the new government in Greenland banned uranium mining in the
country as one of its first acts upon taking office last November.

Contrary to the messaging coming from the heads of land claims organizations
and some senior government officials, Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit believes
that a uranium industry in Nunavut would pose serious risks to the
environment, to public health and safety, and to Inuit traditions and
practices. 

For whatever reasons, the elected leaders of our public government have not
been willing or able to publicly acknowledge those risks - or examine
whether Nunavut is ready to deal with them. 

http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/why_nunavut_needs_a_public_inq
uiry_into_uranium_mining/

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No nuclear energy revival in the EU

A hearing on the risk of a nuclear renaissance in the EU was held at the
European Parliament on April 7th. It discussed three projects for new units
at existing nuclear power plants that are under planning or construction in
Europe. While one project was withdrawn, one was caught in legal
entanglements and a third was facing massive cost overruns and delays. 

http://www.bellona.org/news/news_2010/no_eu_nuclear

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$1-billion deal in wind; Three mega wind farm projects reinforce the
region's reputation and boost manufacturing

A $1.1-billion wind farm development slated for Southwestern Ontario would
be the largest of its type in the province and cement the region's
reputation as a wind energy centre. 

Next Era Energy, North America's largest energy company, is proposing to
build three wind farm projects in Lambton and Huron counties. Combined,
they'd dwarf other farms -- adding up to 300 wind turbines to the landscape
and generating 490 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 144,000 homes. 

http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/29/14561346.html

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G8/20 – Not-to-miss speakers – Wow!

On June 25, an incredible line-up of speakers assembled at Massey Hall,
Toronto, all critiquing the G8/20.  Vandana Shiva spoke about the nuclear
deal with India.

Naomi Klein, Vandana Shiva, John Hilary, Pablo Solon, Maude Barlow,
Clayton-Thomas Muller, Amy Goodman

Rabble.tv posted them all – catch them here:

http://www.livestream.com/rabbletv/video?clipId=flv_b3f2fd15-3e4e-463d-b3fb-
751779d13a3c
<http://www.livestream.com/rabbletv/video?clipId=flv_b3f2fd15-3e4e-463d-b3fb
-751779d13a3c&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb>
&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb

Also, catch Naomi Klein in a 15 min. video interview with Amy Goodman of
Democracy Now:
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/28/naomi_klein_the_real_crime_scene 

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Environmental Groups Frustrated with Climate Change and Energy Outcomes of
the Muskoka G8

After having stalled climate action in Canada over the last 4 years, the
Harper government has successfully stalled it at the G8 level.

http://www.publicvalues.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00712

Clean Energy Hoovered out of G20 Final Communique 

http://www.publicvalues.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00718

Toronto G20 communiqué: Leading Environmental Groups respond to the climate
change and energy aspects 

http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/news/2010/release/index.php?WEBYEP_DI=4
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Leaked G20 documents: Canada won't cut extra subsidies for fossil fuels

http://climate.pembina.org/blog/98

G8 / G20 Briefing Document: A Climate Change Agenda for Canada

Greenpeace, Canada outlines how to deal with fossil fuel subsidies, carbon
capture and storage subsidies, climate finance, and the climate gap

http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/Global/canada/report/2010/6/g20/A_Climate_C
hange_Agenda_for_Canada.pdf 

Sigh the petition for an Independent Review of G20 Security Measures 

http://www.amnesty.ca/iwriteforjustice/take_action.php?actionid=449
<http://www.amnesty.ca/iwriteforjustice/take_action.php?actionid=449&type=In
ternal> &type=Internal

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Angela Bischoff

Outreach Director

Ontario Clean Air Alliance

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625 Church Street, #402

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