Explosion at French nuclear site serves as another reminder of the grave risks; Help us Freeze our Fukushimas
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Explosion at French nuclear site serves as another reminder of the grave risks
One worker died, and four were injured, one seriously, when an oven exploded at the EDF-operated Centraco radioactive waste treatment plant in Southern France on Monday. Officials claim no release of radioactivity to the outside environment and so far, the independent French radiological laboratory, CRIIRAD, with whom Beyond Nuclear also works, is not recording abnormal levels. However, the accident at the multi-facility nuclear site – where plutonium is also mixed into reactor fuel (MOX) and tritium is produced to “refurbish” the French nuclear weapons stockpile – serves as yet another warning that the stakes are too high to continue gambling with the prolongation of nuclear power. More
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“Freeze our Fukushimas” – ACT NOW to close down dangerous reactors!
It’s time to suspend operations at the 23 Mark I Boiling Water Reactors in the US! You can join us to "Freeze Our Fukushimas" by becoming a co-signer of our petition to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. More than 6,000 have already signed. Signing the petition gives you a right to engage directly. The next opportunity – when the NRC holds its final review board meeting – will be October 7, 2011, from 10am to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time. NRC is opening three special toll-free telephone bridge lines to accommodate call-ins from co-petitioners and Beyond Nuclear staff and featured speakers. NRC is web-casting the proceeding for public viewing on the internet. If you have not yet become a co-petitioner, there is still time to sign up to "Speak Truth to Power." More
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Reminders
"I Have a Scream!" Halloween rally at DOE HQ in DC, 12 noon on Mon., Oct. 31st; comments needed to Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future; screen Into Eternity in your community!
Thanks for taking action. And please also consider making a donation to Beyond Nuclear today. Your support will help us build a grassroots movement to close dangerous nuclear plants and create a safe energy future for our children. |
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