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Birthers Shameful Racist Roots
Seeded on Tue May 3, 2011 11:02 PM EDT (The Boston Globe)
James Carrol puts the current paranoid birther hatred directed at President Obama in historical context.
Donald Trump's List of Top "Appropriate Activities" for an American Statesman
Mon May 2, 2011 12:32 PM EDT
It has been a tough few days for "The Donald". First he was forced to trumpet the (final?) debunking of the birther nonsense a "victory" despite looking like a deluded and bitter fool to all but a small minority of Americans on the lunatic fringe.
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Gundersen Postulates Unit 3 Explosion May Have Been Prompt Criticality in Fuel Pool on Vimeo
Seeded on Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:27 PM EDT (Fairewinds Institute)
Nuclear expert discusses explanations for the much larger explosion at Fukushima Unit 3, compared to the other units. Also, how unit 3 blew large pieces of fuel rods from the fuel pool over two miles and aerosolized plutonium as far as New England.
Renewable Energy Passes Nuclear Power Capacity
Seeded on Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:38 AM EDT (kyodo news)
As of 2010 the total electricity produced by clean and renewable power sources surpassed the total from nuclear power. Not only is renewable energy the future, it is the present as well.
Japanese Nukes Use Mobsters to Enforce Silence, Beat Workers, and Falsify Radiation Reports
Seeded on Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:40 AM EDT (The New York Times)
In a shocking report, the NY Times reveals how the Japanese nuclear corporations are in league with violent criminal gangs (Yakuza) who silence anyone who would tell of the illegal dangers workers and the public are exposed to.
Japan Nuclear Truth Revealed
Seeded on Sat Apr 9, 2011 8:47 AM EDT (Fairewinds Institute)
Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen explains the true story behind the information, and disinformation, being given to the media, as well as the secret internal industry discussions.
Lack of Data Heightens Japan's Nuclear Crisis
Seeded on Sat Apr 9, 2011 8:29 AM EDT (The New York Times)
One month into the Nuclear crisis in Japan sketchy data and conflicting reports have many unsure what, and who, to believe. Japanese authorities have downplayed every risk while outside experts see far worse possibilities.
LEAKED NRC REPORT: Reactor Situation More Serious Than Previously Revealed
Seeded on Fri Apr 8, 2011 9:10 AM EDT (NRC)
This highly technical internal NRC document contains some very disturbing facts about containment damage, core melt, cooling water obstruction, explosion dangers, and other major hazards that have been denied by public authorities.
Internal NRC Documents Reveal Doubts About Measures to Ensure U.S. Plants Survive Fukushima-Type Events
Seeded on Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:04 AM EDT (Union of Concerned Scientists)
While publicly asserting that U.S. reactors can handle any and all threats from power outage to earthquake, NRC experts privately express major concerns and doubts about what could happen here in the event of a blackout or other accident.
Pieces of Fuel Rods Blown Out Onto The Ground Buried With Bulldozer as Powerful Aftershock Complicates Japan's Nuclear Efforts
Seeded on Thu Apr 7, 2011 3:13 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The workers struggling to bring the slow-motion meltdowns underway at the damaged nuclear plant are forced to use bulldozers to hastily bury highly radioactive pieces of the fuel rods that have been blown out of one or more of the fuel pools or reactors.
Core of Stricken Reactor Probably Leaked, U.S. Says
Seeded on Thu Apr 7, 2011 2:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)
U.S. experts said today that extremely high radiation levels under the pressure vessel likely indicate that a portion of the fuel core has melted through the vessel, potentially creating a catastrophic new set of problems for Japan and the planet.
Secret NRC Report Details New Grave Dangers at Fukushima Nuke Plant
Seeded on Wed Apr 6, 2011 8:19 AM EDT (The New York Times)
A report prepared by engineers sent by the U.S. to assist in the emergency work to avert even greater releases of radioactivity confirms many fears about the highly unstable situation.
Fishermen: Utility's actions in Japan nuclear crisis 'unforgivable'
Seeded on Wed Apr 6, 2011 6:18 AM EDT (CNN)
Japanese fishermen have joined the chorus of voices condemning the actions of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) in failing to ensure safety and dumping dangerous radioactive waste into the air and water.
Radiation Monitoring Official: Plant Workers Exposed to Immeasurably High Radiation
Seeded on Tue Apr 5, 2011 5:15 PM EDT (NHK)
A worker responsible for monitoring the levels of radiation at the troubled reactor sites tells Japanese media that radioactive coolant leaking from the damaged reactor core #2 has caused exposures to exceed the levels that their equipment can measure.
Danger of one Plane Crash? Ground The Fleet. Danger of Meltdowns? Twiddle Thumbs, Release Misleading Talking Points to Public
Mon Apr 4, 2011 1:48 PM EDT
I applaud the actions of Southwest Airlines in light of the revelation of possible cracks in more planes in their fleet. The recognize that they missed a problem, and took the steps to prevent a situation where the risk to a small number of people was slightly elevated.
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FDA's Comparison of Radiation in Milk to Everyday Exposures Called 'Improper'
Seeded on Mon Apr 4, 2011 11:44 AM EDT ()
A number of watchdog groups and a former Cabinet Advisor from the U.S. Dept. of Energy are calling the FDA comparison of radioactive contamination in milk to natural radiation improper. Food contamination is far more dangerous than external radiation.
Tepco Nuke Plant to Dump New Massive Surge of Radioactive Waste into Ocean
Seeded on Mon Apr 4, 2011 7:37 AM EDT (Kyodo News)
In an admission that they are once again caught flat-footed and unprepared, the nuclear establishment admits that there is no next step to take other than just pouring the highly radioactive waste that has leaked from the damaged reactor cores and fuel storage pools directly into …
Nuke Workers Not Given Radiation Monitors at Fukushima,
Seeded on Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:37 PM EDT ()
TEPCO, the Japanese utility company responsible for the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear complex, has reportedly been forcing workers to be exposed to dangerous radiation levels without radiation exposure monitors as required by law.
GE Plant Engineer: Containment Breach Meltdown Underway
Seeded on Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:14 PM EDT (NIRS/Guardian Newspaper)
3:30 pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Richard Lahey, head of safety research for boiling-water reactors at General Electric when the company installed the units at Fukushima, told the Guardian workers at the site appeared to have "lost the race" to save the reactor.
Plutonium Release Confirmed at Japan Plant
Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:29 PM EDT
In the latest of a string of disturbing reports coming out of the Japanese nuclear crisis, plutonium contamination has been confirmed outside of reactor building #3, which contained fuel assemblies made with mixed-oxide fuel.
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Meltdown Update: "Plant Meltdown Underway BEFORE Tsunami" says Nuke Plant Designer
Seeded on Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:23 AM EDT (NIRS)
According to Nuclear industry sources, including a chief design engineer at the Fukushima plant, the meltdown at Unit 1 was already underway before the Tsunami hit.
"Large" Crack in Reactor Vessel #3 Says Senior Japanese Nuke Official as Evacuation Zone Grows
Seeded on Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Ominous new developments are being revealed by the minute. A senior Japanese nuclear official admitted today that there was confirmation of a "large vertical crack" in the reactor containment vessel leaking dangerous gasses and fluids.
France Airlifts Tons of Boron to Japan Nuke Plant as Japan Now Prepares for Chernobyl Style Sarcophagus
Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:09 AM EDT
The news out of Japan continues to be a troubling mix of dire factual news and glib assurances out of the so-called experts who are both the only regulators and largest cheerleaders for nuclear power.
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Last Nuke Plant Workers Pulled Out Amid Massive New Radiation as Reactors, Fuel Pools Appear to Burn
Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:10 PM EDT
When I heard that the earthquake was an 8.9 (now upgraded to a 9.0) I was almost instantly hit with a wave of nuclear dread.
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Military: Burn pits could cause long-term damage to troops - CNN.com
Seeded on Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:52 PM EST (CNN)
he military is backing off its previous position and acknowledging that some troops exposed to the burning of refuse on military bases could be susceptible to long-term health effects.
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Gundersen Postulates Unit 3 Explosion May Have Been Prompt Criticality in Fuel Pool on Vimeo
Renewable Energy Passes Nuclear Power Capacity
Japanese Nukes Use Mobsters to Enforce Silence, Beat Workers, and Falsify Radiation Reports
Japan Nuclear Truth Revealed
LEAKED NRC REPORT: Reactor Situation More Serious Than Previously Revealed
Internal NRC Documents Reveal Doubts About Measures to Ensure U.S. Plants Survive Fukushima-Type Events
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Pieces of Fuel Rods Blown Out Onto The Ground Buried With Bulldozer as Powerful Aftershock Complicates Japan’s Nuclear Efforts
Core of Stricken Reactor Probably Leaked, U.S. Says