Uranium mining company to temporarily halt operations in northern Arizona amid low ore prices
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona — The only two uranium mines operating in Arizona and an associated mill in southern Utah are set to cease operations temporarily as prices for the ore decline.
Energy Fuels Resources Inc. said uranium at its Arizona One Mine in the north part of the state will be depleted in early 2014, and the nearby Pinenut Mine and the White Mesa Mill in Blanding, Utah, will be placed on standby next year.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9319fb19dab541b087677e1212fdbb0b/AZ--Uranium-Mining
With Reactor Licensing Delayed, Mitsubishi Plans Charlotte Layoffs
As Mitsubishi Heavy Industries puts its pursuit of a license for the APWR on hold, the company announced it plans to lay off 48 at its engineering center in Charlotte, N.C.
https://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/11/18/with-reactor-licensing-delayed_2c00_-mitsubishi-plans-charlotte-layoffs-111802.aspx#.Uo0G36so42w
Four uranium storage barrels were discovered in bushland outside of Darwin on Monday, outraging the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC), which acts on behalf of the Mirarr people.
The weathered and fire-damaged drums had apparently been there for some time, and a preliminary inspection by the Northern Territory Department of Health and mine operators Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) shows no radioactive material was detected.
But the incident follows another two weeks ago when a controlled vehicle was driven off the site, allegedly through a long-standing hole in a fence, before being stopped down the highway by Ranger security personnel.
http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx?id=926374
It is understood that the NT Department of Health notified Energy Resources of Australia of the drums and asked that they be removed.
The drums have been returned to the Ranger mine, 230km east of Darwin, within the bounds of Kakadu National Park for safe storage, the corporation says.
Corporation chief executive Justin O'Brien said: "It is clear that the radiation control measures at the Ranger mine site have failed on multiple occasions."
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/11/20/327553_nt-business.html
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Read more: http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_11_19/Pacific-Ocean-attacked-by-radiation-leakage-from-Fukushima-expert-2045/
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/everyone-needs-to-check-for-cancer-causing-radon-gas-in-the-home-former-astronaut-1.1550162#ixzz2lDXQTMnt
Anti-Fracking Groups Call on NC Governor to Protect Homeowners’ Property Rights
Lou Zeller, executive director of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, spoke about the injustices of forced pooling and split estates, and said, “We know that mineral rights under hundreds of homes in North Carolina have been severed and retained by developers hoping to cash in on hydrofracking.”
Lois Gibbs, executive director of the national Center for Health, Environment and Justice, spoke of the human consequences of fracking she has seen in states which allow the practice: “Fracking will kill the environment. Fracking will poison the water. And fracking will rob you of your right to privacy in your own home.”
Zeller gave examples of homeowners in North Carolina who have already had their mineral rights taken without their knowledge and added, “This may be just the tip of the fracking iceberg.”
http://ecowatch.com/2013/11/19/anti-fracking-groups-call-protect-homeowners-property-rights/
Tornado touched down at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Also in McCracken County, what may have been a tornado touched down at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, damaging one of the plant's four enrichment production buildings, the adjacent cooling towers and nearby electrical switchyard, Georgann Lookofsky, a spokeswoman for the plant's parent company USEC Inc., said in a news release.
"Electrical power poles, wiring and other electrical circuits were also damaged," Lookofsky said, while the collars surrounding the fans on those cooling towers were destroyed.
Lookofsky said there were no reports of injuries and that monitoring of the plant showed "no radiological or hazardous material releases."
Lookofsky said USEC ceased enriching uranium at the plant in June, and only limited plant operations "related to inventory management" were operating when the storms hit. She said a recovery team was now focusing on cleanup and repair.http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/18/4630904/news-briefs-from-around-tennessee.html
http://ecowatch.com/2013/11/20/7-million-invested-clean-energy-tribal-lands/
Energy Fuels Resources Inc. said uranium at its Arizona One Mine in the north part of the state will be depleted in early 2014, and the nearby Pinenut Mine and the White Mesa Mill in Blanding, Utah, will be placed on standby next year.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9319fb19dab541b087677e1212fdbb0b/AZ--Uranium-Mining
With Reactor Licensing Delayed, Mitsubishi Plans Charlotte Layoffs
As Mitsubishi Heavy Industries puts its pursuit of a license for the APWR on hold, the company announced it plans to lay off 48 at its engineering center in Charlotte, N.C.
https://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/11/18/with-reactor-licensing-delayed_2c00_-mitsubishi-plans-charlotte-layoffs-111802.aspx#.Uo0G36so42w
NT uranium mine security questions
Updated: 14:43, Wednesday November 20, 2013
Ranger uranium mine, and say the site's radiation control measures are failing.Four uranium storage barrels were discovered in bushland outside of Darwin on Monday, outraging the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC), which acts on behalf of the Mirarr people.
The weathered and fire-damaged drums had apparently been there for some time, and a preliminary inspection by the Northern Territory Department of Health and mine operators Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) shows no radioactive material was detected.
But the incident follows another two weeks ago when a controlled vehicle was driven off the site, allegedly through a long-standing hole in a fence, before being stopped down the highway by Ranger security personnel.
http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx?id=926374
Where the hell's the uranium?
STAFF WRITERS | November 20th, 2013
FOUR uranium barrels from the Ranger mine have been found at Noonamah, south of Darwin, the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation has said.It is understood that the NT Department of Health notified Energy Resources of Australia of the drums and asked that they be removed.
The drums have been returned to the Ranger mine, 230km east of Darwin, within the bounds of Kakadu National Park for safe storage, the corporation says.
Corporation chief executive Justin O'Brien said: "It is clear that the radiation control measures at the Ranger mine site have failed on multiple occasions."
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/11/20/327553_nt-business.html
19 November 2013, 16:16 1
Pacific Ocean attacked by radiation leakage from Fukushima - expert
How significant is this step with the rods in the clean-up effort of Fukushima?
0This is an absolutely critical step, because as you’ve just mentioned these rods have been in a very vulnerable location, basically swimming pools at the top of the damaged building. And so removing them as soon as possible has been one of the key issues for dealing with aftermath of this crisis.
0According to a recent Stanford study, all bluefin tuna, core of the west coastal areas of Americas, that’s including Canada, California, are radioactive. How dangerous is this situation? How true is this report, I should say?
0What the report found was that the levels of radiation were very low and actually in the case with the bluefin tuna you have more concern of the mercury content. And you have to eat a very large amount to have radiation affect your health at the current levels. So that’s the situation with the bluefin tuna.Read more: http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_11_19/Pacific-Ocean-attacked-by-radiation-leakage-from-Fukushima-expert-2045/
'Fukushima: Beyond Urgent' and the radiation warnings you won’t get from mainstream media [VIDEO]
Following up on our '28 facts that prove Fukushima's nuclear disaster has put the West Coast in danger' post from earlier this month, we share with you this educational - and outright frightening - video entitled 'Fukushima: Beyond Urgent'.
As you watch this 10-minute montage of news clips and footage from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, you will hear bleak visions of the future offered by a variety of international experts, as they discuss the impact the disaster has had on our food chain and will have on our health in the years to come.
Let's just say, it's really not a pretty picture they paint...(make sure you get to the 5:00 mark)
As you watch this 10-minute montage of news clips and footage from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, you will hear bleak visions of the future offered by a variety of international experts, as they discuss the impact the disaster has had on our food chain and will have on our health in the years to come.
Let's just say, it's really not a pretty picture they paint...(make sure you get to the 5:00 mark)
'The Radiation Warnings You Won’t Get from the Mainstream Propaganda Machine', a powerful essay posted by Daisy Luther and Nina O, provides even more insight on the matter. We present you with some of the most thought-provoking passages below:
Everyone needs to check for cancer-causing radon gas in the home: former astronaut
Rubab Abid, CTVNews.ca
Published Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:40PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, November 19, 2013 1:03PM EST
Published Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:40PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, November 19, 2013 1:03PM EST
Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman in space, is warning Canadians about the dangers of radon gas in homes and its very serious links to lung cancer.
Bondar, a neurologist and medical consultant who spent a decade as NASA's head of space medicine, teamed up with Health Canada and the Canadian Lung Association as part of Radon Gas Awareness Month to alert Canadians about the dangers associated with radioactive radon gas.
Radon is a colourless, odourless and tasteless radioactive gas that forms during the breakdown of uranium in the environment. The gas, which is harmless when released in the air, poses a serious health risk to humans when inhaled indoors at high concentrations and has been found to be a direct cause of lung cancer.
Bondar, a neurologist and medical consultant who spent a decade as NASA's head of space medicine, teamed up with Health Canada and the Canadian Lung Association as part of Radon Gas Awareness Month to alert Canadians about the dangers associated with radioactive radon gas.
Radon is a colourless, odourless and tasteless radioactive gas that forms during the breakdown of uranium in the environment. The gas, which is harmless when released in the air, poses a serious health risk to humans when inhaled indoors at high concentrations and has been found to be a direct cause of lung cancer.
Radioactive radon gas usually gets trapped within homes and accumulates in enclosed spaces such as basements and main floors. It can seep in through cracks in unfinished floors, walls, windows and foundations.
Radon levels can be higher in homes that are well-insulated or built on soil that is rich in uranium, thorium and radium.
“Because our homes are closed in, especially in the basement, it [radon] tends to accumulate and concentrate and we breathe it in,” Bondar told CTV Ottawa’s Morning Live.
When inhaled, radioactive radon particles enter the lungs and cause damage to cells that line the organ.
According to the Canadian Lung Association, exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in Canada and accounts for 16 per cent of lung cancer cases across the country.
Look at the following comment: I knew flooring contractors that refused work in Elliott Lake because of radon gas in the basements of the new home builds in the 70's. Many trades got sick, but who knew????? I'm sure tests could have detected this problem, but that would stop the $$$$$ being made developing these homes. Sad. Very sad. I'd hate to own one of those homes now that people are becoming aware of the danger, but no re-course
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Anti-Fracking Groups Call on NC Governor to Protect Homeowners’ Property Rights
Lou Zeller, executive director of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, spoke about the injustices of forced pooling and split estates, and said, “We know that mineral rights under hundreds of homes in North Carolina have been severed and retained by developers hoping to cash in on hydrofracking.”
Lois Gibbs, executive director of the national Center for Health, Environment and Justice, spoke of the human consequences of fracking she has seen in states which allow the practice: “Fracking will kill the environment. Fracking will poison the water. And fracking will rob you of your right to privacy in your own home.”
Zeller gave examples of homeowners in North Carolina who have already had their mineral rights taken without their knowledge and added, “This may be just the tip of the fracking iceberg.”
http://ecowatch.com/2013/11/19/anti-fracking-groups-call-protect-homeowners-property-rights/
Tornado touched down at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Also in McCracken County, what may have been a tornado touched down at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, damaging one of the plant's four enrichment production buildings, the adjacent cooling towers and nearby electrical switchyard, Georgann Lookofsky, a spokeswoman for the plant's parent company USEC Inc., said in a news release.
"Electrical power poles, wiring and other electrical circuits were also damaged," Lookofsky said, while the collars surrounding the fans on those cooling towers were destroyed.
Lookofsky said there were no reports of injuries and that monitoring of the plant showed "no radiological or hazardous material releases."
Lookofsky said USEC ceased enriching uranium at the plant in June, and only limited plant operations "related to inventory management" were operating when the storms hit. She said a recovery team was now focusing on cleanup and repair.http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/18/4630904/news-briefs-from-around-tennessee.html
$7 Million Invested in Clean Energy on Tribal Lands
http://ecowatch.com/2013/11/20/7-million-invested-clean-energy-tribal-lands/
