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Wildfire Still Threatening Los Alamos Nuclear Facility

The lab has announced that it will remain closed Wednesday.

(LOS ALAMOS, N.M. Accuweather) - AccuWeather.com reports the weather will remain troublesome for crews battling the wildfire threatening Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico over the next few days.

Although an increase in humidity early Tuesday morning has been a short-term benefit, a storm system passing by to the north will kick up daily rounds of gusty winds through Thursday.

Oregon Legislature Unanimously Passes HJM 28 to Protect the Northwest from Additional Nuclear Waste

HJM 28 passed through both chambers unanimously.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Legislature gave final unanimous approval to HJM 28 on Wednesday, urging the US Dept. of Energy to remove the Hanford Nuclear Reservation from their list of candidate sites for national permanent disposal of radioactive waste.

The US Dept. of Energy is currently considering Hanford as a candidate site for Greater-than-Class-C nuclear waster disposal.

NRC Website Defines Media Blackout Over Nebraska Nuclear Plant Flooding

Americans are getting more information about the drowning nuclear plant from civilians on YouTube than government agencies or media.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the U.S. populace idles along in relative ignorance over the looming nuclear disaster in Nebraska.

The NRC doesn't seem to know about Nebraska. Of course I say this in jest, but sadly, this reported informational blackout that keeps coming up, seems to be patently true

Rosalie Bertell - `Right Livelihood` Award Winner

"For raising public awareness about the destruction of the biosphere and human gene pool, especially by low-level radiation." Rosalie Bertell (Canada) Joint Award with Alice Stewart (1986)

(ARCATA, Calif.) - "NUCLEAR FIGHTER"... Dr. Rosalie Bertell maintains the nuclear industry and military policy makers are the world's main polluters.

Anti-nuclear nun an environmental epidemiologist Dr. Rosalie Bertell, a Grey Nun for half a century, is an internationally recognized expert in the field of radiation. neither a recluse nor a denizen of the Ivory Tower. She is an activist and whistle blower.

Looming Nuclear Disaster in Nebraska?
Berm Protecting Calhoun Facility Collapses

The NRC was actually on the scene when it happened.

(FORT CALHOUN, Neb.) - We first told our readers about the periolous floodwaters surrounding the Calhoun nuclear plane in Nebraska reported through Russian sources on 17 June.

Receiving a `Glowing Report` should not pertain to Radioactivity!

According to the National Academy of Sciences, “Any exposure to radioactivity, no matter how slight, boosts cancer risk.”

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - According to an article titled “Radioactive tritium leaks found at 48 US nuke sites, written by Jeff Donn, and published by the AP on June 21, 2011:

“three quarters of all commercial nuclear power sites in the U.S. have experienced radioactive tritium leaks. Many of these leaks seeping into ground water from corroded underground pipes.”

New Iranian Nuke `Fairytale` Uncovered

Arms Dealer, Terrorist Used to “Sell” Iran Nuke Fairytale; Bin Laden May Have Aided US in Nuke Recovery Attempt.

(CINCINNATI) - A shadowy figure, calling himself “Beecham” has contacted intelligence agencies in the west, claiming proof of Iran’s payment into a Swiss bank of 8.5 tons of gold.

His claim, that this is payment for 3 missing American thermonuclear weapons is an old story, a fairly tale from the past, re-concocted to support an attack on Iran.

Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko

Statement made during the IAEA Ministerial Conference Monday.

(VIENNA ) - I want to spend a moment recapping for you what the United States is doing and then look forward a bit.

Mayors of America Unite to tell Obama and Congress: End the Wars and Keep The Money at Home

“Any nation that year after year continues to raise the Defense budget while cutting social programs to the neediest is a nation approaching spiritual death.” - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(BALTIMORE) - The United States Conference of Mayors, representing 1,200 cities with populations over 30,000, voted in their June 20 plenary session to call on the federal government to end America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and redirect that military spending to home land priorities.

Fukushima: It`s much worse than you think

Scientific experts believe Japan's nuclear disaster to be far worse than governments are revealing to the public.

(FUKUSHIMA Al Jazeera) - Fukushima is the biggest industrial catastrophe in the history of mankind," Arnold Gundersen, a former nuclear industry senior vice president, told Al Jazeera.

Japan's 9.0 earthquake on March 11 caused a massive tsunami that crippled the cooling systems at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan.