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Friday
Apr152011

Merkel: Nuclear exit 'as soon as possible'

"Germany will drop nuclear power as soon as possible, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday, in a major policy reversal that will alter the energy mix in Europe's largest economy.

The German government, backed by the governors of the 16 German states, will decide by mid-June how long the country's 17 nuclear power reactors are allowed to remain online, Merkel said. Berlin also will spell out what this means for the future German energy mix." UPI

Thursday
Apr142011

"Chernobyl: A Million Casualties" April 23.

A television program investigating what could be the baseline for how many people are killed from the radioactivity being discharged from the Fukushima nuclear plant complex will be broadcast nationwide on Free Speech TV Saturday, April 23.

Interviewed is Dr. Janette Sherman, a toxicologist and contributing editor of “Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for the People and the Environment.” The study was authored by Dr. Alexey Yablokov, Dr. Vassily Nesterenko and Dr. Alexey Nesterenko. The interviewer is Professor Karl Grossman of the State University of New York/College at Old Westbury, a specialist in investigative reporting on nuclear technology.

Thursday
Apr142011

Expert: Despite Japanese Gov’t Claims of Decreasing Radiation, Fukushima a "Ticking Time Bomb"

"Radiation is continuing to leak out of the reactors. The situation is not stable at all," says Dr. Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York and the City College of New York. "The slightest disturbance could set off a full-scale meltdown at three nuclear power stations, far beyond what we saw at Chernobyl." Democracy Now!

Wednesday
Apr132011

Radiation risks from Fukushima 'no longer negligible'

"The risks associated with iodine-131 contamination in Europe are no longer 'negligible,' according to CRIIRAD, a French research body on radioactivity. The NGO is advising pregnant women and infants against 'risky behaviour,' such as consuming fresh milk or vegetables with large leaves."

"The document, published on 7 April, advises against consuming rainwater and says vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant or breastfeeding women should avoid consuming vegetables with large leaves, fresh milk and creamy cheese.

"However, the institute underlines that there is absolutely no need to lock oneself indoors or take iodine tablets.

"If more fires are reported or if the operators are forced to release more steam in order to prevent hydrogen explosions, new massive waste releases will occur, the institute warned. Euractiv

Wednesday
Apr132011

Radioactive strontium detected more than 30 km from Fukushima plant

April 13, 2011 This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility in Japan on Monday, March 14, 2011."Minute amounts of radioactive strontium have been detected in soil and plants in Fukushima Prefecture beyond the 30-kilometer zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the science ministry said Tuesday.

When strontium enters the human body, it tends to accumulate in bones and is believed to cause bone cancer and leukemia.

Samples of soil and plants were taken March 16 to 19 from a number of locations in Fukushima Prefecture." The Mainichi Daily News