Nuclear Hotseat

By Libbe HaLevyNews

Nuclear Hotseat episodes

January 29, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #136: DC Anti-Nuke Showdown w/NRC, EPA, EPW
Interviews with two participants in the recent DC meetings with the NRC, EPA and reps for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Dr. Marvin Resnikoff on NRC "duh!" over the dangers of high burn-up fuel and Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS on how the EPA squandered every opportunity to record radiation levels on the west coast after Fukushima. PLUS: Sr. Megan Rice sentencing called on account of snow; Alaska cites the Twinkie, uh, banana defense to radiation charges as seals die of "white goo" throughout body that even crows refuse to eat; gloves come off as Tokyo gubernatorial election becomes a referendum on nukes and a TV/radio commentator is asked by stations to "steer clear of nuclear power issues;" Canada wants to ship highly enriched uranium by truck to US Savannah River Site; NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: US only starting to study health impact of Trinity blast 70 years after it happened! AND: Blinky the three-eyed fish strikes again!
1 hr 1 min
January 28, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #136: DC Anti-Nuke Showdown w/NRC, EPA, EPW
Interviews with two participants in the recent DC meetings with the NRC, EPA and reps for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Dr. Marvin Resnikoff on NRC "duh!" over the dangers of high burn-up fuel and Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS on how the EPA squandered every opportunity to record radiation levels on the west coast after Fukushima. PLUS: Sr. Megan Rice sentencing called on account of snow; Alaska cites the Twinkie, uh, banana defense to radiation charges as seals die of "white goo" throughout body that even crows refuse to eat; gloves come off as Tokyo gubernatorial election becomes a referendum on nukes and a TV/radio commentator is asked by stations to "steer clear of nuclear power issues;" Canada wants to ship highly enriched uranium by truck to US Savannah River Site; NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: US only starting to study health impact of Trinity blast 70 years after it happened! AND: Blinky the three-eyed fish strikes again!
1 hr 1 min
January 28, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #136: DC Anti-Nuke Showdown w/NRC, EPA, EPW
Interviews with two participants in the recent DC meetings with the NRC, EPA and reps for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Dr. Marvin Resnikoff on NRC "duh!" over the dangers of high burn-up fuel and Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS on how the EPA squandered every opportunity to record radiation levels on the west coast after Fukushima. PLUS: Sr. Megan Rice sentencing called on account of snow; Alaska cites the Twinkie, uh, banana defense to radiation charges as seals die of "white goo" throughout body that even crows refuse to eat; gloves come off as Tokyo gubernatorial election becomes a referendum on nukes and a TV/radio commentator is asked by stations to "steer clear of nuclear power issues;" Canada wants to ship highly enriched uranium by truck to US Savannah River Site; NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: US only starting to study health impact of Trinity blast 70 years after it happened! AND: Blinky the three-eyed fish strikes again!
1 hr 1 min
January 22, 2014NH #135: Fukushima On-the-Ground w/Beverly Findlay-Kaneko
Kida-san was surprised to see clean dishes stacked on her kitchen sink. “The dishes were still dirty in the sink, but my husband must have brought along some water and washed them,” she said, choking back tears.
台所の食器が綺麗に洗ってあると驚く木田さん。
「汚れっぱなしだったんだけど、お父さんがわざわざ水を持ってきて洗ってくれたのね、、。」
と木田さんが少し声を詰まらせながら言った。
Photos courtesy of Yuji Kaneko for use on Nuclear Hotseat website. Reproduction requires permission.
INTERVIEW: Beverly Findlay-Kaneko of Families for Safe Energy reports on the deeply human side of Fukushima following her recent trip back home. Learn how nuclear refugees cope with radiation and catch up with the heartbreaking story of former Fukushima resident Setsuko Kida, previously interviewed on Nuclear Hotseat #127.
To contact Beverly Findlay-Kaneko: https://www.facebook.com/FamiliesForSafeEnergy
Bags of radioactive debris next to Kida-san’s house. Is this where radioactive waste will be stored? There is no interim storage site for this waste. Landowners know that if they allow waste to be stored temporarily on their property, it will likely become a semi-permanent solution, so they don’t give permission easily. This is why in many cases, radioactive debris remains on the sites that have been decontaminated.
Kida-san says that there is no way anyone can come back to a dangerous situation like this.
木田さんの自宅横にある空き地に除染廃棄物が置かれていた。
ここも放射性廃棄物の仮置き場になってしまうのだろうか。
除染で出た廃棄物の中間貯蔵場はどこの被災地も足りない状況だ。
一端置かれたら半永久的に動かせなくなることを知っていて、地権者は貯蔵場を容易に作らせないのだ。
だから除染したごみがその掃除した場所にそのまま保管されることも少なくないのだ。
こんな危険な状況で戻れるわけがないと木田さん。
Photos courtesy of Yuji Kaneko for use on Nuclear Hotseat website. Reproduction requires permission.
NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: Alaska salmon showing signs of Fukushima radiation but US government buys cans of it for food pantries .
PLUS:
Nuclear pork in Congressional budget, courtesy some Tennessee good old boys and their pet Senator;
Military meltdowns suspend 34 nuke site officers for cheating, drugs, drunkenness and gambling;
NRC goes to Alert for fire at Harris nuke in North Carolina,
Gamma ray haze hovers over Fukushima;
Fukushima worker health symptoms read like a textbook on dangers of nuclear radiation exposure;
and RadCast Radiation "Weather Report" with Mimi German.
LINKS:
US/Japan Creative Arts Program: http://www.jusfc.gov/creative-artists-programs/
Kumar Sundaram "selfie with the poster" campaign to stop Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe-baby from selling nuclear reactors to India: https://www.facebook.com/events/262774790547186/
1 hr
January 22, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #135: Fukushima On-the-Ground Report
Beverly Findlay-Kaneko of Families for Safe Energy reports on the deeply human side of Fukushima following her recent trip back home. Catch up with Setsuko Kida, interviewed for Nuclear Hotseat #127, and learn how these nuclear refugees cope with radiation and how you can help. PLUS: nuclear pork barrel in Congressional budget, military meltdowns suspend 34 nuke site officers, NRC Alert for fire at Harris nuke in North Carolina, Alaska salmon showing signs of Fukushima radiation but US government buys cans of it for food pantries. Talk about yer Numnutz of the Week! And RadCast!
1 hr 1 min
January 15, 2014NH #134: NIRS New Head Tim Judson + India's Kumar Sundaram
Regarding the nuclear that Japan has sold overseas and wants to sell to India: in the case of a nuclear accident, it is the Japanese taxpayers who are obliged to pay (be inevitably billed for) damages. The boys in the manga are like, "Wh...What?!"
http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/f6d50b6e-8387-69b7-4fb0-1dd602808c06.mp3
INTERVIEW: Long-time anti-nuclear activist Tim Judson took over as Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) on the first of the year.   Hear what this long-time anti-nuclear activist sees as the strategies our movement can use against entrenched, monied nuclear interests, as well as a fascinating revelation about Entergy that exposes the vulnerable underbelly of that underfinanced nuclear slumlord.
Tim Judson, Executive Director of NIRS
Kumar Sundaram, anti-nuclear firebrand and organizer in India, offers insights into the upcoming nuclear-fueled visit to India of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo "Pinnochio" Abe-baby and shows us how to join the massive protests by way of a poster and a selfie.  FULL INFO HERE:

https://www.facebook.com/events/262774790547186/
Take a selfie w/this poster and send it to Kumar Sundaram for the anti-nuke demonstrations in India when Abe-baby comes to town.
NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: Shinzo "Pinnochio" Abe-Baby. Prime Ministers say the darndest things!
PLUS:
SPECIAL OCEAN REPORT, with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Ken Buessler organizing a crowdsourced Pacific Ocean water sampling project to determine radionuclides in the water. To participate, go to: www.whoi.edu
Race for governor of Tokyo heats up w/former Prime Minister and now anti-nuclear candidate Hosokawa joining the fight;
New Japanese study confirms what we've known all along: there's no way to evacuate from a nuclear disaster before the radiation plume hits;
and between the Fort Calhoun and St. Lucie nuclear reactors, nukes can't seem to keep operating if it snows or rains. What a wimpy, flawed technology!
RadCast w/Mimi German, of course!
LINKS:
BONUS: How Radioactive is Your Gourmet Jam? Cesium 127 found in European gourmet and organic fruit preserves. Full story from Enformable and Lucas Hixon here: http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=12058
1 hr
January 15, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #134: NIRS new Exec Director Tim Judson
Featured Interview with Tim Judson, the new Executive Director of NIRS. He shares strategies for propelling our movement forward as well as exposing the soft, vulnerable underbelly of nuclear slumlord Entergy. Also, India's anti-nuclear firebrand Kumar Sundaram explains the significance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming trip to India and how anyone can join in the protests with a selfie. RadCast w/Mimi German, of course! PLUS: Special Ocean report, with Woods Hole's Ken Buessler organizing a crowdsourced Pan-Pacific water sampling project; Race for governor of Tokyo heats up w/former Prime Minister and now anti-nuclear candidate Hosokawa joining the fight; new Japanese study confirms what we've known all along: there's no way to evacuate from a nuclear disaster before the radiation plume hits; and between Fort Calhoun and St. Lucie, nukes can't seem to keep operating if it rains or snows. What a wimpy, flawed technology!
1 hr 1 min
January 15, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #134: NIRS new Exec Director Tim Judson
Featured Interview with Tim Judson, the new Executive Director of NIRS. He shares strategies for propelling our movement forward as well as exposing the soft, vulnerable underbelly of nuclear slumlord Entergy. Also, India's anti-nuclear firebrand Kumar Sundaram explains the significance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming trip to India and how anyone can join in the protests with a selfie. RadCast w/Mimi German, of course! PLUS: Special Ocean report, with Woods Hole's Ken Buessler organizing a crowdsourced Pan-Pacific water sampling project; Race for governor of Tokyo heats up w/former Prime Minister and now anti-nuclear candidate Hosokawa joining the fight; new Japanese study confirms what we've known all along: there's no way to evacuate from a nuclear disaster before the radiation plume hits; and between Fort Calhoun and St. Lucie, nukes can't seem to keep operating if it rains or snows. What a wimpy, flawed technology!
1 hr 1 min
January 15, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #134: NIRS new Exec Director Tim Judson
Featured Interview with Tim Judson, the new Executive Director of NIRS. He shares strategies for propelling our movement forward as well as exposing the soft, vulnerable underbelly of nuclear slumlord Entergy. Also, India's anti-nuclear firebrand Kumar Sundaram explains the significance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming trip to India and how anyone can join in the protests with a selfie. RadCast w/Mimi German, of course! PLUS: Special Ocean report, with Woods Hole's Ken Buessler organizing a crowdsourced Pan-Pacific water sampling project; Race for governor of Tokyo heats up w/former Prime Minister and now anti-nuclear candidate Hosokawa joining the fight; new Japanese study confirms what we've known all along: there's no way to evacuate from a nuclear disaster before the radiation plume hits; and between Fort Calhoun and St. Lucie, nukes can't seem to keep operating if it rains or snows. What a wimpy, flawed technology!
1 hr 1 min
January 14, 2014 Nuclear Hotseat #134: NIRS new Exec Director Tim Judson
Featured Interview with Tim Judson, the new Executive Director of NIRS. He shares strategies for propelling our movement forward as well as exposing the soft, vulnerable underbelly of nuclear slumlord Entergy. Also, India's anti-nuclear firebrand Kumar Sundaram explains the significance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming trip to India and how anyone can join in the protests with a selfie. RadCast w/Mimi German, of course! PLUS: Special Ocean report, with Woods Hole's Ken Buessler organizing a crowdsourced Pan-Pacific water sampling project; Race for governor of Tokyo heats up w/former Prime Minister and now anti-nuclear candidate Hosokawa joining the fight; new Japanese study confirms what we've known all along: there's no way to evacuate from a nuclear disaster before the radiation plume hits; and between Fort Calhoun and St. Lucie, nukes can't seem to keep operating if it rains or snows. What a wimpy, flawed technology!
1 hr 1 min

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