No Nukes News: 3 reactors melted down in Japan
Angela Bischoff-OCAA
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Tue May 24 17:45:48 EDT 2011
No Nukes News
May 24, 2011
When it comes to the oceans, however, the impact of Fukushima exceeds
Chernobyl. - Ken Buesseler
<http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/following-fukushima-how-much-radioactiv
ity-oceans> , a chemical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution.
And just as the world is now wondering how the Japanese could ever have been
foolhardy enough to build something as inherently dangerous as nuclear power
plants above earthquake fault lines, future generations will one day look
back with bewilderment and dismay at the craziness of locating nukes in the
heart of the Great Lakes, home to 20 percent of the world's fresh surface
water. - Curt Guyette
<http://metrotimes.com/news/godzilla-and-the-great-lakes-1.1148138>
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Company Believes 3 Reactors Melted Down in Japan
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/world/asia/25nuclear.html?_r=1
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/world/asia/25nuclear.html?_r=1&hp> &hp
Japan Reports More Radiation Leakage
At least 250 [more] tons of radioactive water spilled into the Pacific Ocean
from Japan's earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials
said.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/05/22/Japan-reports-more-radiati
on-leakage/UPI-28701306071295/
Nuclear plant workers suffer internal radiation exposure after visiting
Fukushima http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110521p2a00m0na021000c.html
Japan radiation fears prompt firms to move employees back
Foreign firms are evacuating staff from Japan, after fears of radiation
leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi plant escalated further.
http://www.xfmnewscenter.com/news/news.php?cat=International
<http://www.xfmnewscenter.com/news/news.php?cat=International&title=Japan+ra
diation+fears+prompt+firms+to+move+employees>
&title=Japan+radiation+fears+prompt+firms+to+move+employees+
Situation at Fukushima out of control
4 min. news video: http://rt.com/news/situation-fukushima-no-control/
Background: The engineering details of the Fukushima tragedy are beginning
to be admitted publicly, while the biomedical details are still being
glossed over. With fuel melting, vastly greater amounts of radio-active
materials are released from the core than occur with the lesser types of
fuel damage that had been postulated earlier.
Dozens of different species of radioactive materials were released in the
form of vapours or particulates, susceptible for inhalation or ingestion by
humans and animals, likely to be tracked into homes, schools and offices
after being deposited in clothing, skin or hair. See
http://ccnr.org/hlw_chart.html .
The discovery that almost 5000 atomic workers have now shown signs of
internal radioactive contamination after simply visiting the Fukushima site
guarantees that Japanese citizens of all ages from the nearby areas have
also experienced some degree of internal deposition of radioactive materials
in their bodies. Nursing mothers are now showing measurable amounts of
radioactive contamination from Fukushima in their milk.
The decision of the Japanese government to allow children in dozens of
schools to be exposed to levels of atomic radiation up to 20 millisieverts
per year is irresponsible and deserves to be denounced. (20 millisieverts
per year is the maximum radiation dose permitted for an atomic worker in a
German nuclear power plant, and actual doses are normally kept well below
that regulatory limit.)
Not only are children much more susceptible to the harmful effects of
radiation exposure than adults, but they are much more likely to track
radioactive contaminants into their homes and schools in the form of dirt
and dust, soiled hands and fingernails, and dirty play-clothes.
The world cannot afford to let the biomedical consequences of nuclear energy
-- especially catastrophic accidents like Fukushima -- be mishandled and
trivialized by the physical scientists who deal with the machinery and the
measurements but who have little to offer to the population or even to the
workers in the way of protection and understanding of the pathways of all
the radioactive emissions. - Gordon Edwards.
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Godzilla and the Great Lakes - Why nuclear plans for our water wonderland
must be opposed
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Introduced to the world by Japanese filmmakers in the 1950s, the monstrous
mutant created by nuclear detonations serves as a fitting metaphor for the
horrors currently unfolding at the badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors.
http://metrotimes.com/news/godzilla-and-the-great-lakes-1.1148138
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Dr. Gordon Edwards Keynote Talk on Radioactivity
This is the keynote address of Dr. Gordon Edwards of the Canadian Coalition
for Nuclear Responsibility at the International Roundtable on "Nuclear
Threats to the Great Lakes and Transition to Clean Safe Energy" on May 14,
2011, in Dearborn, Michigan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGV62tvCLo4
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGV62tvCLo4&feature=email> &feature=email
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In disaster there is opportunity: How the Fukushima disaster is leading to a
more sustainable future
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/climate-blog/2011/05/in-disaster-there-is-o
pportunity-how-the-fukushima-disaster-is-leading-to-a-more/
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Fukushima chills uranium development in Nunavut
The Japanese nuclear disaster has renewed worries about safety though a
job-hungry territory may not care
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/fukushi
ma-chills-uranium-development/article2025353/
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Anti-nuclear protests in Switzerland attract 20,000
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Anti-nuclear_protests_attract_20,000.
html?cid=30291990
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India Could Build More Nukes, Former Leader Warns
http://gsn.nti.org/gsn/nw_20110520_5896.php
Background: India exploded its first atomic bomb in 1974, using plutonium
produced in a research reactor which was given to India as a gift from the
Government of Canada. Canada announced that it was breaking off all nuclear
cooperation with India because of that country's use of civil nuclear
facilities for military purposes.
In the intervening years India has built dozens of reactors which are
essentially clones of the Canadian CANDU design, produced a large stockpile
of separated plutonium from these reactors, and created an arsenal of 70-80
nuclear weapons.
In 2009, despite the fact that India refuses to sign the Non-Proliferation
Treaty, refuses to eliminate its arsenal of nuclear weapons, and even
refuses to forego building more nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Harper of
Canada resumed nuclear cooperation with India. Canada is actively seeking
to sell nuclear power reactors and Canadian uranium to that country. This
arrangement makes a mockery of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and
sends a terrible message to the rest of the world.
A nuclear-weapons-free world cannot be built on a foundation of hypocrisy.
A sustainable and peaceful future can never emerge if it is to be based on a
double standard. - Gordon Edwards
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The Fight over Coal Mining is a "Fight About Democracy"
30 min. interview on Democracy Now
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/23/fight_over_coal_mining_is_a
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Denmark's Road to a Low-Carbon, Energy-Efficient Economy
Denmark is aiming to become fully independent of fossil fuels by 2050,
instead meeting its energy needs with renewable energy. Here's how.
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/revolt/denmark%E2%80%99s-road-to-a-low-carbon-en
ergy-efficient-economy/
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Solar Schools
Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Trustees have approved a landmark
partnership that will see solar panels installed on 450 school rooftops,
generating electricity while offsetting the costs of major roof maintenance.
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=5wybjucab
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&v=001UDahdbFKBLk03mGdXja7VsodTM-5jv1aXliZV2_xSgNRR01ktN3yPYN6E13_1DAvzIpaVG
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Nuclear nightmare: From Chernobyl to Japan - with Bradley Hughes
Sun. May 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Part of the conference: Marxism 2011. Recession. Resistance. Revolution.
27 to 29 May 2011 | Ryerson Student Centre | 55 Gould Street, Toronto
Register online: <http://www.marxismconference.ca/>
http://www.marxismconference.ca/ | Facebook: <http://on.fb.me/M2K11>
http://on.fb.me/M2K11
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Home is Where the Heat Is
Tues. May 31. 7 p.m.
Metro Hall, Room 314 (John and King)
Post Carbon Toronto in collaboration with the Toronto Zeitgeist Movement
presents an evening's investigation into what can be done on the home front.
Whether we are talking about our creature comforts, pocketbook, or
greenhouse gasses, our homes are central to the issue.
Greg Allen, David Elfstrom and Peter Shepherd are our presenters. Between
them they have decades of learning and experience in the realms of energy
efficiency and home energy retrofits. Whether you are a homeowner,
planning to be a homeowner, or simply interested in what can be done, this
event promises to be a "must see".
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for a Moratorium on New Nuclear Projects in ON
http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php
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http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_order_pamphlets
Thank you for helping get the word out!
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Angela Bischoff
Outreach Director
Ontario Clean Air Alliance
Tel: 416 260-2080 x 1
160 John St., #300
Toronto, ON M5V 2E5
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