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About the Nuclear Waste Saga
High level irradiated nuclear reactor fuel is a forevermore problem, with no acceptable solution anywhere in sight.
The four volume saga below (spanning 28 years) is a personal account of my activities
and perceptions of this issue -
by Walt Robbins
Nuclear Waste Saga
Volume One -
1980-
Originally published in paperback as "Getting
The Shaft, The Radioactive Waste Controversy in Manitoba."
Volume Two -
update: 1984-
The growing prospect of nuclear waste dumps on both sides of the U.S.-
Volume Three -
update:1988-
Federal Environmental Panel concludes that Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s permanent underground nuclear waste burial concept lacks public acceptability.
Volume Four -
update:1998-
Mixed Oxide plutonium transport and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and
nuclear waste issue grinds on
Nuclear Waste and Terrorism
Expansion of nuclear energy can only increase security risks as terrorism also continues to expand around the world
The prospect of "dirty bombs" and even rudimentary atomic bombs in the hands of terrorist
groups cannot be ignored. The so-
Autumn, 2008
Downsides and Risks of
Nuclear Energy
The nuclear industry would have you believe that nuclear power is a clean and green solution for electricity production. The industry has been very active in promoting itself as an environmental saviour.
It is not.
The industry does not tell you about all the downsides and risks of this "unforgiving" technology. What of uranium mining and milling, radioactive waste, links to weapons proliferation, accidents, earthquakes and more?
An unbelievable proposal by Ontario Power Generation for a deep underground radioactive waste repository a half mile from the shore of Lake Huron is in the works. If the plan succeeds, all of Ontario's low and intermediate level radioactive garbage, will eventually be transported to and buried at the site, which is also at the extensive Bruce nuclear reactor complex.
Some of the "intermediate" level waste requires special handling and can pose risks for hundreds and thousands of years.
My comments on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency draft guidelines for
the preparation of an environmental impact statement questions the rationale for
the whole project-
Proposed Radioactive Waste
Dump on Lake Huron!
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) "Back to the Future"
NWMO has taken us back to square one, to the late 1970's, to achieve the industry goal for deep underground burial of irradiated nuclear fuel waste.
There appear to be only two significant changes in the NWMO goals as compared with those pursued by Federal Crown Corporation, Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.(AECL) some 30 years ago.
One: Now, virtually any old rock will do for an underground nuclear waste dump
Two: A longer time frame to soften up the public is projected to achieve the underground burial goal.
Child Leukemia Death Rates Increase Near U.S. Nuclear Plants
New York, Nov. 11, 2008
Leukemia death rates in U.S. Children near nuclear reactors rose sharply (vs.the national trend) in the past two decades, according to a recent study. The greatest mortality increases occurred near the oldest nuclear plants, while declines were observed near plants that closed permanently in the 1980s and 1990s. The study was published in the most recent issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care.