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Japan's nuclear leak: earthquakes, fire and fault lines

Posted by bex — 19 July 2007 at 1:59pm - Comments

On Monday, an earthquake hit Kashiwazaki in north-western Japan, killing nine people and injuring hundreds more. Already a disaster for the citizens of Kashiwazaki, thousands of whom are now living in shelters, things could have been much, much worse.

Kawashaki is the location of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant – the site of seven nuclear reactors. At first it was thought that the 6.8 magnitude earthquake had just caused a fire at the plant and Tepco – the nuclear company - initially said no radioactivity was released. "No harm" was done, said a spokesperson.

Then we were told that in fact there had been a leak, but it was only 1.5 gallons of radioactive water. On Tuesday, it emerged that just a smidgen more radioactive water might have leaked than 1.5 gallons. About 243 times more. And the water was 50 times more radioactive than had been stated.

Article tagged as: japan, nuclear accidents, nuclear power, radioactive waste

"Attention commuters! The next train to arrive will be a nuclear waste train"

Posted by bex — 26 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments
Greenpeace activists warn commuters about a nuclear waste train passing through Kensington Olympia

Greenpeace activists warn commuters about a nuclear waste train passing through Kensington Olympia

End of the line for nuclear transports

Megaphone mania has hit stations around London as Greenpeace activists took to giant megaphones to alert commuters to the hidden hazard in their midst: terror targets on wheels.

Article tagged as: direct actions, nuclear power, nuclear transports, radioactive waste, terrorist attack

Greenpeace's response to CORWM

Last edited 27 April 2006 at 8:00am
27 April, 2006

Responding to the Committee on Radioactive Waste's recommendations about UK nuclear waste disposal Greenpeace campaigner Jean McSorley said:

"CORWM is recommending we bury radioactive waste in a big hole in the ground somewhere in the UK. This is an environmental time bomb for future generations because the waste will inevitably degrade and leak. The least dangerous option would be to keep the waste on the reactor sites in accessible storage."

Article tagged as: CoRWM, nuclear, press releases, radioactive waste, tony blair

Greenpeace accuses government of failure to deliver as Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is born

Last edited 31 March 2005 at 9:00am
31 March, 2005

Greenpeace today accused the government of 'squandering an opportunity' to tackle the UK's radioactive decommissioning and clean up problems.

Article tagged as: BNFL, decommissioning, NDA, nuclear power, press releases, radioactive waste, reprocessing, sellafield

Local Authority offsite emergency planning for UK nuclear power plants

Last edited 27 November 2002 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: November 2002

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Article tagged as: nuclear accidents, nuclear waste, radioactive waste, radioactivity, reports

Nuclear Power: the new threat

Last edited 5 August 2002 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: August 2002

Summary
In May 2002, the government began a consultation process to decide how the UK's future energy needs could be met.

The nuclear industry are keen to build at least ten more nuclear power stations. And despite the apparent openness of the consultation process, government and nuclear industry lobbyists are already setting weak targets for renewable energy and undermining democracy.

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Article tagged as: nuclear power, radioactive waste, renewable energy, reports

The UK's most "challenging" radioactive wastes - the official documentation

Last edited 1 July 2002 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: 1 July 2002

Summary

Almost 90 per cent of Britain's hazardous nuclear waste stockpile is so badly stored it could explode or leak with devastating results at any time, reported The Observer newspaper on Sunday 30th June 2002.

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Nuclear power and radioactive waste

Last edited 9 November 2001 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
9 November, 2001

Radioactive substances are produced at every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining, to the operation of reactors, to the reprocessing of spent fuel. These include plutonium, caesium, ruthenium, iodine, krypton and strontium. Most will remain hazardous for thousands, and in some cases millions, of years. Despite decades of discussion, the nuclear industry has failed to come up with a safe way of dealing with them. So, as they are released into the environment, building up in the food chain and human bodies, they leave a poisonous legacy to future generations.

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