Post Tagged with: "Radioactive contamination"

Widespread Uranium Contamination in India’s Groundwater: New Study

A new study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater aquifers — a chief source for drinking water and irrigation — in 16 Indian states. The primary source of the contamination is natural, but human factors such as groundwater-table depletion and nitrate pollution may exacerbate the problem. Studies have linked exposure to uranium in drinking water to chronic kidney disease.

Nuclear Reactors Keep on Polluting, Long After Shutdown

Nuclear Reactors Keep on Polluting, Long After Shutdown

Nuclear Waste April 20, 2018 at 1:08 pm 0 comments

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced on March 26, 2018 that in February 2017 LaCrosseSolutions had spilled 400 gallons of radioactively contaminated water directly into the Mississippi River. The NRC announcement also noted that there was a risk to public health from the spill, although the way the La Crosse Tribune reported it was: “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says there was little risk to public health.”

UCIL Prevents Activist Meeting to Discuss Impacts of Uranium Mining in Kadapa: Read NAPM’s Statement

UCIL Prevents Activist Meeting to Discuss Impacts of Uranium Mining in Kadapa: Read NAPM’s Statement

Uranium Mining April 19, 2018 at 11:09 am 0 comments

Detention and prevention of activists from participating in public meeting on ‘uranium mining impacts’ at Kadapa, Unlawful and Undemocratic. UCIL-BARC must come clean on its operations and ensure that all its activities are subject to strict environmental and legal regulations

Fukushima Radiation Still Upto 100 Times High, Risks to Last into Next Century: Greenpeace Investigation on 7 Years of the Accident

Fukushima Radiation Still Upto 100 Times High, Risks to Last into Next Century: Greenpeace Investigation on 7 Years of the Accident

Latest March 4, 2018 at 5:32 am 0 comments

A comprehensive survey by Greenpeace Japan in the towns of Iitate and Namie in Fukushima prefecture, including the exclusion zone, revealed radiation levels up to 100 times higher than the international limit for public exposure