Denver USA. On Tuesday, Republican Presidental Candidate McCain spoke out for worldwide cut of atomic weapons, also in the U.S. Also with China negotiations should be made. He hopes that U.S. atomic weapons can be cut as soon as possible. He also pleads for an offensive to stop circulation of atomic weapons. Source
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Archive for May, 2008
McCain wants to cut atomic weapons worldwide
Posted in Atom, Atombomb, Atomic power, Environment, Hiroshima, IAEA, IPPNW, Iran, McCain, Radiation, USA, WMD, energy, missle, nuclear, reactor, terror on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The CORE program
Posted in APEC, ASN, Atom, Atombomb, Atomic power, Belarus, Cancer, Chernobyl, ETHOS, EdF, Environment, IAEA, ICRP, IPPNW, IRSN, Radiation, accident, energy, nuclear, reactor, Électricité de France on May 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
CORE – or “on how to end Chernobyl (atomic reactor explosion 1986 / radiation) and the resettlement of people in contaminated areas in Belarus”
CORE – from “Cooperation” and “Rehabilitation”. Rehabilitation means: Restoration.
CORE – program launch in Belarus: “Bragin”, “Chetschersk”, “Slavgorod” and “Stolin”.
CORE – the successor program of the failed program “ETHOS”.
The already existing Chernobyl NGO’s [...]
1 Ton of Uranium…
Posted in Atom, Atomic power, Environment, IAEA, ICRP, IPPNW, IRSN, Radiation, South Africa, Strahlenschutz, nuclear, reactor on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1 Ton of Uranium causes 2000 tons of radiative and pollutive waste material.
And fossil fuels are needed for cleaning, preparation, transportation and enrichment.
So, is Uranium and atomic power environmental friendly? Is it cheap?
There was the German Uranium caving Wismut in former Eastern-Germany. Results: Radiation, 7000 cases of lung cancer and more than 20,000 victims, [...]
Explosive found in Swedish atomic power plant
Posted in Atom, Atomic power, Brunsbüttel, E.ON, Environment, Fortum, IAEA, ICRP, IPPNW, IRSN, Kashiwazaki, Krümmel, Oskarshamn, Radiation, Sweden, Vattenfall, energy, nuclear, reactor, terror, tagged Add new tag on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Swedish police arrested two craftsmen in the Swedish atomic power plant Oskarshamn [map], because of arranging a sabotage. During a samples controll the explosive Triaceton Triperoxide was found. The men stayed inside the compound for several days, without custody, as a spokesman said. The atomic power plant Oskarshamn is run by the German E.ON concern [...]
China quake and damaged Chinese atomic reactors
Posted in Atom, Atomic power, China, France, IAEA, ICRP, IPPNW, IRSN, Radiation, Strahlenschutz, accident, energy, nuclear, reactor on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to the French Institute IRSN (radiation protection and nuclear safety) no radiation was measured after the quakes which occured on May 12th 2008 – Source HERE
But it is not out of question, if or if not atomic facilities got damages – they added. Light damaged were small facilities, which had been put offline, before [...]
