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Protesters have been on hunger strike to prevent nuclear power station construction in Tamil Nadu, India

Indefinite Fast Against Nuclear Plant in Koodankulam
http://www.justicia.in/indefinite-fast-against-koodankulam-nuclear-plant-5th-day-update/

Anti- Nuclear Fasters’ Health Critical
http://www.countercurrents.org/pmane180911.htm

“Halt Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant Project” – …
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Fukushima disaster worse than ever

Why the Fukushima disaster is worse than Chernobyl

Japan has been slow to admit the scale of the meltdown. But now the truth is coming out.

See http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/why-the-fukushima-disaster-is-worse-than-chernobyl-2345542.html

Fukushima Blows Lid Off Exploited Labour

The …
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BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam uranium mine expansion

Information provided by Friends of the Earth, Adelaide

The Federal and South Australian Governments are currently considering the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed expansion of the Olympic Dam mine. This is the last …
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Why BHP Billiton must never expand Olympic Dam uranium mine

Twelve minute video on the dangers of uranium mining and radiation exposure and the particular hazards posed by BHP Billiton’s planned expansion of uranium mining in South Australia. A decision on expansion is to be …
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Reports indicate Fukushima nuclear crisis worsening and widening

As the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe that began on March 11, 2011 now continues beyond 161 days, news accounts indicate that the accident maybe worsening and the scope of radioactive contamination widening.

See http://www.beyondnuclear.org/nuclear-reactors-whatsnew/2011/8/18/reports-indicate-fukushima-nuclear-crisis-worsening-and-wide.html.…
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Nuclear: too hot to handle. But is uranium still warm?

BHP Billiton may delay expansion of Olympic Dam mine

“There hasn’t been a [nuclear] plant in the world built without the relevant government assuming much of the construction, operating and financing risk. There is not …
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Japan’s Fukushima catastrophe brings big radiation spikes to British Columbia

“There have been massive radiation spikes in Canada because of Fukushima,” said Gordon Edwards, president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility. “The authorities don’t …
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Fukushima is Worse than Chernobyl – on Global Contamination http://japanfocus.org/-Chris-Busby/3563

Radioactive tea from Japan detained in France http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/06/18/52031497.html

Radioactive contamination of beef in Japan worsens  http://www.beyondnuclear.org/radiation-health-whats-new/2011/7/22/radioactive-contamination-of-beef-in-japan-worsens.html

Suicide Plague: Japan swept by Fukushima depression 4 …
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Nuclear news

A digest of news provided with the help of Atlantis Green Letters and No Nukes News

Revealed: British government’s plan to play down Fukushima

Internal emails seen by Guardian show PR campaign was launched to …
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Slide show on nuclear power and uranium mining

London Mining Network believes that the use of uranium produces a radioactive legacy which threatens the wellbeing of thousands of generations to come.

Concern about climate change has led some commentators to support nuclear energy …
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Germany to Halt Nuclear Power Production by 2022
“The exit is necessary, and is recommended, in order to rule out the risks of nuclear power,” the commission said. “It is possible, because there are less …
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Germany’s Unlikely Champion Of a Radical Green Energy Path

The disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan convinced German Chancellor Angela Merkel that nuclear power would never again be a viable option for her country. …
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