International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) has issued a strong and clear statement, requesting a ban on uranium mining and the production of “yellowcake”.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10353.
See also:
No Need for Nuclear
Do you think that the UK needs a new generation of nuclear power?
Do you think that future generations should pay for the disposal of our generation’s radioactive waste 100 years from now?
Do you believe the government when they tell us that there will be “no public subsidy” for new nuclear power?
Do you worry that the lights are going to go out?
See http://www.noneedfornuclear.org.uk/.
New Book Concludes Chernobyl death toll 985,000, mostly from cancer
This past April 26th marked the 24th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident. It came as the nuclear industry and pro-nuclear government officials in the United States and other nations were trying to “revive” nuclear power. And it followed the publication of a book, the most comprehensive study ever made, on the impacts of the Chernobyl disaster.
See http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/New-Book-Concludes-Cherno-by-Karl-Grossman-100902-941.html