38th Anniversary of Chernobyl Today is the 38th Anniversary of the ongoing Chernobyl nuclear disaster. A huge steel and concrete sarcophagus covers the site of the meltdown. Under its dome, called the New Safe Confinement, lie 200 tons of lava-like nuclear fuel, 30 tons of highly contaminated dust and 16 tons of uranium and plutonium …
Whitehaven on Monday March 11th The authorities have failed to find the route or routes of the pollution or carry out routine and comprehensive testing and have to date (after 15 months of pollution) not even tested the solids/silt within the water. Thanks to you we now have funds to take a look into …
Today in Whitehaven - Meet to "Colour it Red" - photos of drawings to be sent to authorities who have allowed ongoing pollution to continue Today 11th March, in Whitehaven between 1pm to 3pm Lakes Against Nuclear Dump will be at the entrance to Queen's Dock (opposite Wetherspoons) to do some drawings and paintings of …
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Rosalie Bertell, PhD (1929-2012), was a biometrist – a mathematician who analyzed risks to health from radiation and pollution. In this interview she mainly tells about her research on radiation and cancer, which led to restricting X-rays to diagnostic uses, revealed how above-ground nuclear testing had led to elevated breast cancer cohorts, and helped prevent …
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The following article was published in Hull Live - read full article here 'Since January 25 life has been full of anxiety for our community ' - councillors vote to withdraw from nuclear waste dump talks Proposals for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) sparked a backlash after they were unveiled in January PROTEST OVER PROPOSALS …
Dear Councillor of East Riding, At your full meeting on 21st February 2024 I believe a motion is being put forward for withdrawal from the expression of interest by East Riding Council’s inward investment arm to start a "conversation" with residents about building a geological waste disposal facility for high level nuclear wastes. RADIATION FREE LAKELAND …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU7Xizdb16M New Horizons host a talk on the surprising connections between coal and nuclear in Cumbria. A Government-appointed nuclear waste advisor is set to drill the first deep earthquake-inducing coal mine in 30 years in the sub-sea area off the coast of Whitehaven. This coal mine would be just five miles from the already highly …
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published by Lakes Against Nuclear Dump The Bransty Tunnel through which nuclear waste trundles a few times a week 1km beneath Whitehaven Town Centre. image is a still taken from Network Rail film Trudy Harrison MP and wannabe MP Josh MacAlister have joined forces under the banner of "Britain Remade". Their dream of building a …
Chilly today - photo taken this morning in South Lakeland by Marianne BIrkby Here is an observation today from David Autumns of the Radiation Free Lakeland facebook group Wind Output "with barely a breeze today" Today's Nuclear Output Images from Gridwatch https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR3w4cGWaPRg62xgMXDhVRq8FKlYzLxPiw9OKL4C9qGFrQHU_i66bRJNJkU "Just Sizewell B and 1/2 of Heysham2 and 1/2 of Torness running at …
Another complaint has been sent to the Advertising Standards Authority about the nuclear industry's claims to be "Carbon Free" and "Clean". This time the advert was in the Whitehaven News - here is the letter of complaint from Anita - please do write in your own complaints - the nuclear industry is literally getting away …
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