THE BEYOND NUCLEAR BULLETIN
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New NRC study downplays cancer risks from hypothetical nuclear accident in US
In the midst of mounting public health concerns in Japan over radiation releases from the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently released its “State-of-The Art Reactor Consequences Analysis” (SOARCA). In an outrageous downplaying of the very real risks- as demonstrated in Japan - the SOARCA report states that reactor accidents are likely to occur slowly, giving plenty of time for evacuation, and that the public health impacts will be significantly smaller than previously forecast, in fact, near “zero.” There are many concerns with the report not the least of which is that it does not evaluate the consequences of hundreds of tons of high-level radioactive waste stored at each of these reactors becoming involved and contributing to a catastrophic release along with the reactor core accident. More.
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Fukushima “worst case” kept secret from Japanese and US public
According to the Japan Times, the Japanese government has never told the public its “worst case” scenario resulting from the Fukushima Daiichi reactor disaster for fear of provoking mass panic. But a professor of nuclear engineering and special government advisor, Hiroshi Tasaka, disclosed that, based on Japanese radiation protection protocols, the government was to assist the 13 million people in Tokyo to voluntarily “migrate” from the densely populated city which is located 150 miles away from the nuclear accident. In the US, the Washington Post has revealed that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission also suppressed its own "worst case" Fukushima scenario. While the federal agency was telling the US public that there was no risk to public health, it chose not to disclose concerns that dangerous levels of radioactive iodine could reach populations in Alaska. More.
Are nuclear reactor outage releases a possible cause of increased childhood leukemia?
The German affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War has published analysis showing large releases of radioactivity during "routine" re-fuelling of atomic reactors in Bavaria. The releases are hundreds of times higher than what is considered a "normal" release. These releases could be one possible explanation for statistically significant increases in childhood leukemia rates near German and French reactors. More.
By 4 to 1 vote, NRC Commissioners approve Vogtle 3 and 4 construction and operating licenses
Beyond Nuclear points out that despite NRC approval, $8.3 billion of federal taxpayer money remains at risk of the project going belly up. Even if the reactors are built and operated, this would merely add radiological risks to the financial risks. More.
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