Entries Tagged as 'Radiation'
France orders tests on all nuclear power stations after leak
By Henry Samuel in Paris
Last updated: 8:18 PM BST 17/07/2008
Fears over France’s nuclear reactors have been raised as the government orders ground water tests at its 58 power stations, after a uranium leak at one polluted local water supplies.
The safety lapse at a plant in Provence run by French nuclear giant Areva has raised questions over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s drive to roll out reactors around the world – in Britain but also in states with less stringent safety norms.
“I don’t want people to feel that we…
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Tags: Radiation · Pollution · Nuclear Waste · Nuclear Energy
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Jul 07 2008 16:24
Source: www.mg.co.za
A proposed nuclear power station at Thuyspunt would be a disaster for the environment and tourism in Jeffrey’s Bay and St Francis Bay, the Supertubes Surfing Foundation said on Monday.
“Local and international surfers … will not fancy a surf in radioactive waves at one of the best right-handers in the world,” said the organisation, which takes care of beaches and protects sand dunes in Jeffrey’s Bay.
The organisation said seawater would be used to cool the proposed plant’s condensers and then returned to the ocean.
“We are not satisfied that pumping…
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Tags: Radiation · Eskom · Nuclear Energy
published by WISE/NIRS Nuclear Monitor on May 16, 2003
U.S.: strontium-90 in baby teeth near Florida reactors
A study on childhood cancer near nuclear power plants in Florida, U.S., was released in April. According to the study by the Radiation and Public Health Project, levels of fission product strontium-90 in the teeth of children living in southeast Florida had increased with 37% from 1986-1989 to 1994-1997. The highest levels were found near the Turkey Point and St. Lucie reactors. The amount of radioactive strontium-90 appeared to be 85% higher in the teeth of children with cancer than those without. The…
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Tags: Radiation · Nuclear Energy
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL1475395820080414?sp=true
Spain’s recently re-elected Socialist government has pledged to phase out the country’s eight nuclear plants and step up electricity generation from renewable energy sources.Up to 800 people are being examined for contamination after a leak of radioactive material at a nuclear plant in northeast Spain last November, the nuclear watchdog said on Monday. By Martin Roberts
MADRID (Reuters) - Up to 800 people are being examined for contamination after a leak of radioactive material at a nuclear plant in northeast Spain last November, the nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
The Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) said it had…
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Tags: Radiation · Pollution · Alternative Energy · Nuclear Energy
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