Selected articles and comments on nuclear waste and related nuclear topics
Nuclear Summer?
Did the world nuclear establishment instigate the concept of global warming in order to insure its own survival and potential expansion?
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Accelerator Transmutation of Nuclear Waste (ATW)
ATW is a process in which long-
Child Leukemia Death Rates Increase Near U.S. Nuclear Plants
New York, Nov. 11, 2008
Leukemia death rates in U.S. Children near nuclear reactors rose sharply (vs.the national trend) in the past two decades, according to a recent study. The greatest mortality increases occurred near the oldest nuclear plants, while declines were observed near plants that closed permanently in the 1980s and 1990s. The study was published in the most recent issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care.
Nuclear Waste and Terrorism
Expansion of nuclear energy can only increase security risks as terrorism also continues to expand around the world
The nuclear industry would have you believe that nuclear power is a clean and green solution for electricity production. The industry has been very active in promoting itself as an environmental savior.
It is not!
Downsides and Risks of Nuclear Energy
NWMO Nuclear Waste Dump Siting Process
It is a serious mistake to proceed any further with a process which is intended to ultimately lead to permanent underground emplacement of irradiated nuclear fuel waste.My comments on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization proposal.
Water, Rocks and Nuclear Waste
Water and Nuclear Waste do not mix! The presence of groundwater in granite, tuff, limestone and other geological formations mitigates against the permanent underground burial of these lethal substances for the eons of time required.
Response to the UDP Report -
Dr. Bill Adamson, a retired University of Saskatchewan professor and member of the
Saskatchewan Inter-
The Little Reactor that Couldn’t
The history of small reactors in Canada includes some very
expensive “lemons,” something that should give pause to anyone seriously contemplating getting into that kind of business.
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The Unholy Connection
Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste Reprocessing and Nuclear Weapons
It is truly amazing how many nuclear energy advocates naively believe that all you need do with nuclear waste is “recycle it.” to pave the way for a nuclear power “renaissance.” This simplistic notion completely overlooks the harsh realities surrounding nuclear waste reprocessing.
Getting Rid of the Shaft? Maybe!
The underground research laboratory developed in the 1980's, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., (AECL) was officially decommissioned on November 17, 2010. Or so it seems!
Siting an Underground Nuclear Garbage Dump
Back to the Future, II
Now, NWMO is going back to the future in its approach to selecting a site for a repository. Aside from using a lot of smooth talk, it is dangling big bucks as an enticement to municipalities and other groups.
An unbelievable proposal by Ontario Power Generation for a deep underground radioactive waste repository a half mile from the shore of Lake Huron is in the works.
Proposed Radioactive Waste
Dump on Lake Huron!
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) "Back to the Future"
NWMO has taken us back to square one, to the late 1970's, to achieve the industry goal for deep underground burial of irradiated nuclear fuel waste.
Straws in the wind
There are now some early signs that the permanent burial option may be losing some of its lustre.
Tipping Point
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Energy Agency-
Grandfolkies dedicates this saga to the well being of future generations
My formal comments to the Darlington Environmental Assessment Panel
The proponent has given me no reason to believe that the objective of producing 4500 megawatts from new nuclear reactors at Darlington cannot be met over the same, or shorter, time frame and for less cost from the accelerated development of alternative renewable sources of energy and from significant conservation efforts.
Nuclear Waste and Predictions of Things to Come
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