Category: Radiation
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Safety questions arise as Los Alamos National Laboratory pursues pit production
“There’s no safe level of radiation,” Hirsch said. “The issue is how dangerous is acceptable. The whole game is that they are allowing extraordinarily high levels of radiation exposure.” Read...
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Watchdog’s report raises concerns on plutonium at Los Alamos (Santa Fe New Mexican)
““They’ve identified another safety hazard at Los Alamos … and they’re estimating doses that are astronomical,” said Dan Hirsch, retired director of environment and nuclear policy programs at the University...
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The dark legacy of a nuclear meltdown, and what it means for climate change (LA Times)
“The ongoing contamination at Santa Susana, and the voices of the mothers fighting for their children’s safety, are a reminder that nuclear energy carries great risks. Maybe new technology will...
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Hunters Point Testing May Defy US Rules
Watch the news story below. To read the full article click here.
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Revisions to Hunters Point Radiation Testing Report Draw Fire
Read the NBC Bay Area news report here.
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Agencies to Leave Hunters Point so Contaminated it would be Unsafe to Garden
Strong Produce Garden Rules Eyed for Hunters Point Shipyard
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SSFL: Proof positive of the failure of government
Proof positive of the failure of government
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CBG’s Comment on the Final Environmental Impact Report for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Units 2 and 3 Decommissioning Project
Read CBG’s comment letter to Controller Betty Yee, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Finance Director Keely Bosler by clicking here.
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Meltdown (at SSFL) Anything But Minor
Read Dan Hirsch’s letter in the Acorn here.