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Germany: Hamburg bans waste from Italy due to high levels of radioactivity
Workers in the German city of Hamburg have been told to stop processing Italian hospital waste after finding high levels of radioactivity in it.
A spokesman said the level of radioactivity was 80 times higher than normal and a costly special treatment would be needed to make it safe. The waste in question came from the Italian region of Campania, which includes the city of Naples.
Waste problems there have been blamed on illegal dumping by the local mafia.
Hamburg says it will not accept any more waste from Campania until it receives written guarantees from the Italian authorities that all rubbish will be checked thoroughly to ensure it is safe before being transported to Germany. But the Italians say the transfer of rubbish will continue as normal, with more trains due to leave for Germany next week. Workers in the German city of Hamburg have been told to stop processing Italian hospital waste after finding high levels of radioactiv... more -
Alice Springs voices opposition to nuclear waste dump
Anti-nuclear protesters confronted CLP candidate for Lingiari, Adam Giles, outside his Alice Springs office at 8:30 this morning.
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Election countdown continues: No time to Radioactive waste
The National Day of Action by to highlight the dangerous nature of federal government plans to impose a nuclear dump in the Northern Territory and the Coalition's continued refusal to disclose its nuclear agenda to the Australian community ahead of the federal election. The National Day of Action by to highlight the dangerous nature of federal government plans to impose a nuclear dump in the Northern T... more
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Depleted Uranium is a waste product of the nuclear power industry
Helen Caldicott talks about nuclear workers and how the US wages our own nuclear war in Iraq via depleted uranium.
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SA Government Supports Nuclear Power
November 15, 2007: Despite all the bluster and all the rhetoric over nuclear power, the South Australian Rann Government is not willing to legislate to ban it... November 15, 2007: Despite all the bluster and all the rhetoric over nuclear power, the South Australian Rann Government is not willin... more
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NUCLEAR - IT'S JUST AN ILLUSION
A short narrative about the falsehood that nuclear is a solution to climate change set to the musical backdrop of "Rainbow Connection"
by Scott Alderson
http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/ScottAlderson/videos... A short narrative about the falsehood that nuclear is a solution to climate change set to the musical backdrop of "Rainbow Connec... more -
Why is Nuclear so Sick by 77 (Music Video)
Why the nuclear industry is not necessary in Australia... or the rest of the world.
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