Title: No big Fukushima health impact seen: U.N. body chairman
Source: Reuters
Date: Feb 1, 2012
The fact that some radioactive releases spread over the ocean instead of populated areas also contributed to limiting the consequences, said Wolfgang Weiss of the U.N. Scientific Committee on the effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).
“As far as the doses we have seen from the screening of the population … they are very low,” Weiss told Reuters. This was partly “due to the rapid evacuation and this worked very well.” [...]
Here are a few to get things started… leaving comments on the sites publishing this information probably couldn’t hurt.
Title: Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC
Source: Reuters
Date: Jan 31, 2012
The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is “very small” because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, U.S. nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday. [...]
Title: Health impact of Fukushima small
Source: Examiner.com
Author: Patrick Mason
Date: Feb 1, 2012
Patrick Mason, reactor engineer in Baton Rouge, LA
[...] The long term goal of TEPCO and the Japanese government at this stage in the game is to ensure that the public is safe and that the areas around Fukushima are cleaned of contamination and made safe for future public use. [...]
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Nuclear plants more capable of dealing accidents than thought in past | Richmond Times-Dispatch
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They are constantly spinning the facts. Take the comment about the Pacific ocean absorbing all of the radiation, a rational person would ask why this is a good thing. If this were true and all of the radiation went into the Pacific ocean and continues to go into the ocean then all of the worlds oceans will die. An intelligent person would ask how those miles high radiation discharges did not get into the upper atmosphere? The people who spin these lies have a very low opinion of people. Maybe with some reason as most people prefer to believe the lies.
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Oh-ho…how about this: “Nuclear reactors operating in the United States are safe. They pose no threat to the people who live near them, even in the event of a severe accident.
Though many pro nuclear advocates believe that the above statements are true, we are generally reluctant to use those simple, declarative statements. Instead, we often obscure the truth with eye rolling complexity. We hedge our bets by talking about probabilistic risk models, worst case scenarios, and fault tree logic.”
Or this (!!):
“Nuclear reactors that have been built in the United States, operated by well-trained, licensed operators inculcated in a safety culture, and overseen by the watchful, always questioning Nuclear Regulatory Commission are safe neighbors. That statement is true even if an accident happens that is not mitigated by any protective actions other than the robust materials chosen during the initial design. If there is any effective operator action, the probability of damage is non-existent. Even in the event of a severe accident, areas near the plant will be suitable for human habitation.
Their liability insurance coverage is more than adequate.”
***OMFG this guy! These people!**** I am calming down before I attack. Hoooo.
http://atomicinsights.com/2012/02/nrc-releases-draft-of-reactor-accident-consequences-study-for-public-comment.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AtomicInsights+%28Atomic+Insights%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
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http://adams.nrc.gov/wba/ NRC’s newest: “State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Report”
(SOARCA)
Under “Content Search”, enter: ML120250406 in “Search”
From the nice man who authored the above article…
save it while you can.
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“The release of the SOARCA project report should calm a lot of fears, especially since the models can be validated by correlation to the accidental “theory to practice” events at Fukushima. The low probability accident of an extended total loss of electrical power has happened; there are reasonably detailed timelines available. Knowledge of reality can provide a sense of calm and reassurance to replace the fear of the unknown. It is like turning on the light for a child after they have had a scary dream so you can show them that there really is not a monster in their closet.”
“Have an Atomic Day!”
*hiss*
the comments on these articles are astounding.
http://atomicinsights.com/2011/08/spreading-calm-certainty-and-reassurance-about-nuclear-energy-counteracting-focused-fud.html
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New generation of nuclear reactors could consume radioactive waste as fuel | Environment | The Guardian
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Another genius idea……FML
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Dan Linssen column: We must get started on nuclear energy plan | Green Bay Press Gazette | greenbaypressgazette.com
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The sustainability deception.
From the above article:
“To wean off fossil fuels and make a dent in greenhouse gas emissions, the world would need to add about 25 new plants per year for 40 years. But only about four new plants are being built annually. Why the resistance?”
Dan’s pro-nuclear, anti-blame! How convenient!
http://foremostpress.com/readers/linssen_d/blame.html -his book about this “addiction” of ours
“Then, for those who want to reduce the catastrophic impact of blame, Linssen maps out a pathway to more effective methods for dealing with bad events. He even provides a rescue plan for you when you’re the one caught in blame’s crosshairs.
We all live along society’s “fault line.” So, if you want to survive the blame earthquake, you’d better read this book”
He also runs a company that sells sustainable food containers:
http://www.corporationwiki.com/Wisconsin/Green-Bay/tosca-limited/30044434.aspx
“Sustainability” and nuclear power go together like … sheep’s clothing and wolves.
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This book associates blame with an interesting selection of words: “catastrophe”, “rescue plan”, “fault line”, “cross hairs”. What an emergency for people to be identified as guilty parties!
He has subverted terminology typically used in association with nuclear, geographic, and other emergencies, and attached them to the new societal epidemic of accountability.
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Nuclear expert overseas Fukushima clean-up – Lennox Herald:
Dr McKinley added: “Luckily, the releases from Fukushima were greatly limited [...]
He continued: “We know where the contamination is and that it is generally well immobilised onto surfaces such as roofs, roads and fields. All that is needed is to either wash it off or scrape away contaminated material and the job is done.
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“Dr”? Surely it must be a typo…
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“TOKYO —
A self-governing body in Tokyo which was tasked with carrying out a test incineration of radioactive debris from Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, announced Wednesday that radiation emitted by the incineration falls below the government’s legal limit.”
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tokyo-to-begin-incinerating-tsunami-debris-after-test-burn-ash-deemed-below-legal-limit
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We cannot wish Britain’s nuclear waste away | George Monbiot | Environment | The Guardian
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http://enenews.com/journal-70000-reports-suspected-health-damage-every-year-germany-among-nuclear-workers-exposed-20-millisv#comment-198347
theres a whole load of evidence of british university compliance with the nuclear industry to minimise the studies already done in nelarus by the japanese.. a report by yamashita is cited around the world by the likes of geraldine thomas and the statistion richard wakeford..
its also popular in the usa as evidence of low mortality and no low dose damage..
thanks to mika noru who worked in belarus and provided the clinching evidence for me to the manipulation of this data ..
now.. george monibiot knows where to put the radioactive waste.. the same place he does the talking (his arse)
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My apologies for going nutso in this great idea for a new thread. I didn’t mean to hijack it with batshittiness. Having a rough time the last few days missing my daughter terribly, not sleeping well if at all, cabin-fever…the usual excuses, I know.
This week has left me sheer- sorry you saw that.
Just so you know: I did not go today to pick fights in the very nest of trolls that is Atomic Insights; this would have only worked in their favor
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Radiology benchmarks for food “too harsh” liberal Ministry Council
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0202/TKY201202020675.html
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http://news.yahoo.com/chernobyl-experts-hopeful-fukushima-154948774.html
Chernobyl expert claims residents will be able to move back to Fukushima.
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ER’s to be flooded due to health reform, they say.
“Hospitals brace for ED overload, enhance primary care”
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospitals-brace-ed-overload-enhance-primary-care/2012-01-12?utm_campaign=twitter-Share-NL
Maybe it’s true and maybe it will also be a convenient excuse when mass mystery sickness (radiation sickness) shows up in the ER’s.
“But not everyone is convinced health reform will lead to overcrowded EDs. That may be because the reform law focuses on boosting primary care services to direct non-emergent patients to less costly channels, according to The Gainesville Sun.”
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An initial spike in ER visits that will taper off as the population decreases and sterility increases?
So government increases number of people covered, but a lot of them will soon be gone, so it will all even out in the wash.
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(meant to be sarcastic btw – it’s a grim picture)
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Will have to go back and pick up the links to all the info. on ICRP and how “effects of low level radiation” standards got established …. Reviewing credentials of founders of ICRP, AEC (now the NRC), IAEA, etc. is instructive on how we got into this mess. Reviewing how health physics was established as a discipline, and why they reject the Linear No-Threshold Model of radiation exposure is also instructive. Many have posted at EneNews on this subect. IMHO it would be good to gather all of that info. and post it here.
I’ll work on it as time allows. Suggestions?
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Good idea. Our collective comments on the Fukushima wildlife chromosome thread seem to have the key elements of the story. Just when I thought we had it figured out, someone came out with more background info!
I would think it’d make for a long post, though, unless we stack them directly down (instead of the indented monsters I’ve made a few times, unless people don’t mind those).
I might want to add specific stuff to it, but I’m aiming to take a break for a few days from all this. Aiming being the key word.
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