"We are certain that enterprises and organizations in Russia, which handle
radioactive waste should maintain transparency with the public about the dangers of these activities and their possible impact on the environment and public health," said Ivan Blokov, program director of Greenpeace.
Over the next week, a conference titled aACAyThe International Conference on the Safety and Security of
Radioactive Sources: Maintaining the Continuous Global Control of Sources throughout Their Life Cycle' will review current safety and security practices for
radioactive sources and identify means to maintain industry safety and security at the highest level.
The states must publish information on spent fuel and
radioactive waste and give the public the opportunity to participate effectively in their decision making on fuel and waste management issues.
According to official Tokyo Radio, an agency official told reporters today morning that people in a 20-kilometer radius area from the troubled plant have been ordered to evacuate and the
radioactive substance will be significantly diluted in the ocean by the time people consume marine products.
And it was scathing of the Howard government's legal framework--the Commonwealth
Radioactive Waste Management Act.
GOVERNMENT boffins are scouring the country looking for somewhere to site Ireland's first
radioactive dump.
Concerns have grown that terrorists could use
radioactive materials and sealed sources (materials sealed in a capsule) to build a "dirty bomb"-- a device using conventional explosives to disperse
radioactive material.
The possibility of
radioactive contamination from a device detonated by terrorists within the country's borders is a frightening scenario.
disposal policies and could be recycled into material for roads, schools and playgrounds, according to a report released by the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS.) The report, "Out of Control--On Purpose: DOE's Dispersal of
Radioactive Waste into Landfills and Consumer Products," says the U.S.