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Your Comments Needed on Cancer Risk Study;

US Renewables Eclipse Nuclear

Important cancer risk study needs YOUR input!

Phase one of the NRC-commissioned National Academy of Sciences investigation into cancer risks around NRC licensed facilities is almost complete. We are asking you to comment before the February 2012 report release date. Beyond Nuclear has already provided comments highlighting the vulnerability of children and our gene pool to radiation exposure. Plus, a major epidemiological study published in the January 2012 edition of The International Journal of Cancer indicates there is “a possible excess risk” of acute leukemia and a doubling of incidences among children living in close vicinity to French nuclear power facilities. Read more.

And Now the Good News...

Renewable Energy Eclipses Nuclear In The US

Renewable energy sources – including wind and solar – now provide a greater share of the US energy supply than nuclear power. According to the Energy Information Administration, both production and consumption of renewable energy were higher than nuclear power in the last nine months of 2011. The shift came despite a tough year for renewable energy which saw the implosion of solar manufacturer, Solyndra. In the equivalent periods in 2009 and 2010, nuclear held a significant lead over renewables but declined in 2011.


(About the image: Painting by Hana, 9, from Japan, with Japan-based English artist, Geoff Read. Part of the exhibition, Strong Children, featuring art and short essays by Japanese children affected by the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster.)

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