Recent World nuke headlines: Radiation at Prague playground caused by metal rod — Future of Chernobyl health studies in doubt — 80 members of German opera refuse to visit Japan

AFP: Reigning champ showering with bottled water while in Japan — Another rider considers leaving all his clothes behind

Nearly 500 times more radiation involved in explosion at Marcoule nuke plant than previously admitted — Level 1 on INES scale

SOURCE: kmaschke

Area around Prague playground sealed off after gov’t experts find radiation 5 times over limit

Switzerland votes to abandon nuclear power — Will close all reactors and develop more hydro-electricity

SOURCE: Herbi Ditl

The Day in Nuclear: Drunk fishermen ram atomic sub, damaging hull — Reactors for Nigeria, UAE, Pakistan

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Report: Marcoule victim was irradiated, buried in shielded coffin — Locals disagree with French gov’t radiation story — Failure to disclose what was burned during explosion

SOURCE: kmaschke

Siemens quitting nuclear business — CEO: “A response to the clear position of the German public and government”

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French nuclear giant Areva temporarily shuts down 2 uranium plants in wake of Fukushima

French Report: Radioactivity 10 times normal in Avignon — Cause of “anomalous increase” could be directly linked to explosion at Marcoule (CHART)

SOURCE: spiritsoleil.com

Gov’t scientists: Cesium from Fukushima to reach Atlantic Ocean

Strange: Nuclear waste being processed during explosion in France had radioactivity of 17 becquerels/kg — 30 times less contaminated than what Japan considers safe to eat

Criticality? Nuclear chain reaction may have caused explosion at France MOX plant, says French nuke expert

Gard: “no risk radioactive”, Europe1.fr/AFP, September 12, 2011

AFP: “Risk of a radioactive leak” after explosion at French MOX plant — No radiation has made it outside “for the time being” says spokesman — Security perimeter set up

Explosion at French nuclear plant — At least one dead — Produces MOX fuel

Argentum-110m detected in marine life: China researchers — All water samples contain strontium-90

Xinhua: Gov’t says “waters in China have been affected by the radioactive materials” from Fukushima — Contamination levels higher than what Japan claims

Surprise? Researchers say radioactivity levels detected by air monitoring stations were higher than computer models had predicted

Report: 17 microsieverts/hr detected on cars from Japan — Russia rejects shipment

“Gleeful Vultures”? England’s Sellafield plutonium (MOX) facility to close because of Fukushima — 50% of fuel was for TEPCO

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