Category: Nuclear Terrorism
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Non-proliferation experts urge US to not support nuclear fuel project (Reuters)
“Nuclear proliferation experts who served under four U.S. presidents told President Joe Biden and his administration on Thursday that a pilot project to recycle spent nuclear fuel would violate U.S....
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EPA Says Higher Radiation Levels Pose ‘No Harmful Health Effect’
Bloomberg News reports on EPA’s plan to raise radiation standards. Click here. In the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear meltdown, emergency responders can safely tolerate radiation levels...
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How much radiation is OK in an emergency?
CBG’s Dan Hirsch is quoted in this recent report by the Santa Fe New Mexican. Click here to read.
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NBC4: “Dangerous Decision” Could Leave Californians Vulnerable After Nuclear Disaster
An EPA plan to consolidate resources would move the West Coast nuclear response team to Alabama, potentially leaving Californians vulnerable in the event of a nuclear disaster, NBC4’s I-Team reports.
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EPA Dramatically Weakens Radiation Protections
EPA has just issued (April 15, 2013) new Protective Action Guides (PAGs) for dealing with radioactive releases. The new PAGs are in many ways worse than the extremely weak PAGs...
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EPA Relaxes Public Health Guidelines For Radiological Attacks, Accidents
NTI reports on the Obama Administration’s efforts to deregulate the cleanup of nuclear accidents.
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Watchdog Groups Blast White House-Backed Nuclear Cleanup Study
nextgov.com reports.
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San Onofre’s Troubles Deepen
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the repair costs for San Onofre are exploding. Meantime, after years of employee complaints, KPBS reports that federal regulators are now looking into claims...
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Federal Report Could Lead To Greater Cancer Risk at Dirty Bomb Sites
Global Security Newswire and the National Journal report: People living near the site of a radiological attack could face greater cancer risks then what the government would normally allow if...
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Department of Homeland Security’s “Dirty Bomb” Guidance
Allowing High Long-Term Radiation Doses to the Public Without Cleanup Dan Hirsch presentation to the American Association for the Advancement of Science Click here to view the slides Click here...
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NRC’s Lax Dirty Bomb Cleanup Standards
A nuclear Katrina in the Making 1/11/2006 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today issued guidelines for responding to a radiological “dirty” bomb that would permit doses to the public...