We've Opened the Gates of Hell - from Environmental News Sources

The lie - the cover-up by the multinational nuclear industry and puppet regulators. They said a nuclear detonation could never occur in a nuclear reactor, it did at Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #3

We are witnessing Cesium 137 (Cs137) and Antimony 125 (Sb125) in rainwater at Scottsboro, Al., along with other reactor fission products and Radon progenies.

The nuclear industry and regulators worldwide, including the U.S., are lying to citizens. 

1. Gov’t Report: Criticality suspected to have occurred in Fukushima fuel pool — Nuclear chain reaction after massive explosion at Unit 3 compressed fuel together? Concerned about ‘substantial damage’ to fuel (VIDEO) July 4, 2014
2. Engineer: 6 experts say nuclear explosion at reactor is possible — NRC: Fukushima Unit 3 explosion had 3 loud bangs, much larger than Unit 1 blast — Tokyo professor’s presentation adds question mark: “Hydrogen explosion of Reactor #3?” (VIDEO) December 28, 2013
3. Nuclear Engineer: Pyrophoric fire may have already occurred at Fukushima Unit 4 spent fuel pool — Explosion possibly due to rods not being covered with water (AUDIO) October 21, 2013
4. Reactor Designer: “It was a nuclear explosion” at Fukushima Unit 3; Plutonium scattered after blast — ABC: “There’s willful denial and lying going on here, even at the highest levels” (AUDIO) November 5, 2013
5. Tepco Adviser: Fuel is damaged in two Fukushima pools — 150 billion Bq/m³ of Cesium-137 at Unit 3, possible second explosion after 3/11 — “Certainly appears something of significance occurred” December 3, 2013

From George Washington's Blog: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-14/we%E2%80%99ve-opened-gates-hell

Preface: we’ve written thousands of articles on Fukushima and radiation. But this post will spotlight recent articles from EneNews … with which we have no affiliation of any nature whatsoever.
The American media hasn't covered Fukushima for a long time. But that doesn't mean there hasn't been any news. It just means that the  U.S. and Japanese governments have worked hard to cover it up.
Here’s a roundup of recent news (links to EneNews; click through to see original source material ... that's how the web WORKS):
Radiation

• Experts: Fukushima ‘globally enhanced’ cesium-137 levels in air by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude — Radioactive plume that reached Europe “contaminated the land, and as a consequence the whole food chain” — Concentrations greatly underestimated

• 200,000,000,000,000 becquerels/kg in fuel rod materials found near Tokyo… “the material spread globally” — Composed “major part” of worst Fukushima plume — Persists for long time in living organisms — Must reconsider disaster’s health effects (PHOTOS)

• Nuclear fuel found 15 miles from Tokyo suburbs — Fukushima uranium in ‘glassy’ spheres transported over 170 km — Structural materials from the nuclear reactors also present (PHOTOS). Previously: Scientists: ‘Spheres’ of radioactive material from Fukushima reported for first time — Ball-like particles composed of cesium, iron, zinc — Solid and insoluble in water — Impact on human health needs to be examined (PHOTOS)

• Official: “Unfortunately, the fuel itself is exposed” at Fukushima

• Gov’t: Fuel melted “much deeper” into concrete at Fukushima reactor than revealed — Triple the depth of original estimate — Tepco: “Impossible for us to evaluate potential impact”

• Gov’t Expert: Fukushima hot particles can’t be dissolved, even with hot nitric acid! — Huge amounts of fallout are still bound to organic material… “we have very little knowledge about this” — “Reaction is irreversible” (PHOTO)

• ‘Increasing alarm’ at Fukushima: Trenches filled with thousands of tons of plutonium contaminated liquid leaking into ocean — ‘Biggest risk’ at plant — ‘Exceptionally difficult’ problem — ‘Constant flow’ in and out of trenches — ‘Racing to stop’ more from coming in (PHOTO)

• New report estimates 278 trillion Bq of plutonium released from Fukushima reactors — Over 200 times higher than amount reported by Tepco — “Highly radiotoxic when incorporated into human body” as it decays

• Study: Plutonium from Fukushima went further than Chernobyl — Researchers ‘surprised’ their most plutonium-contaminated sample was from site farthest from Fukushima plant — Concern material is flowing into Pacific Ocean from land

• ‘Shock’: Water underneath Fukushima reactors to be dumped in ocean — Attempts to deal with problem have ‘failed’ — Officials: It’s better than radioactive substances just “spilling directly into the ocean” like it is now (VIDEO)

• Fox: Fukushima radioactive material still being found in U.S. soil — Japan Gov’t: The disaster “posed radiation threat to human society”… In 4 days “detectable all across northern hemisphere” — Denmark: Fukushima clearly had widespread consequences, not limited to borders (VIDEOS)

• Professor: Fukushima scaring ‘bejesus’ out of everybody in world… still flowing in ocean, radiation levels unknown — Clearly detectable in tuna at California coast… We focus a lot on bio-accumulation — Japan: Reactor leaks “may have gathered as a lump and drifted offshore, we need to continue monitoring it” (VIDEO)

• Researchers: Radioactive materials detected off California, levels spike to 400% normal — Crew then discovers ‘island’ of tsunami debris — Never seen so much garbage in ocean before — TV: “Disturbing new images from Pacific… looks like islands of plastic” 1,000 miles from coast — 7 tons and 80 ft. long, can walk on it as if land (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

• Video: Fukushima debris “waist high” on Canadian island; “Catastrophic death” trapped in nets, it’s horrifying; 15-mile long lines of floating trash — Journalist: Radioactive tsunami debris found far from Fukushima plant — Global concern over spread of contamination

• Japan TV: Injecting water into Fukushima reactor accelerated meltdown — Nuclear fuel rods had “reaction generating large amounts of heat” — ‘Restricted’ Data: Monitoring post measured nearly 1,000,000 microSv/hr; Within hours radiation dose spiked 30,000% far away from plant (VIDEO)

• Tokyo Professor: Surges in airborne radioactive releases have gone on for years at Fukushima — Exceeded 25,000 times normal level — Radiation alarms sound for hours at plant — ‘Extensive’ areas being impacted (VIDEO)

• Study: Multiple surges of radioactive substances detected far from Fukushima Daiichi — Over 10,000 times usual levels at plant — Mayor: Gov’t knew but never told us, they can’t be trusted — Worst may be yet to come; Risk of ‘much broader’ contamination — CBS: “Many miles away… spike in cesium detected this week”

Coincidental Wildlife Death and Injury?

• TV: “Mysterious die off of young salmon” in Pacific Northwest — “Healthy… and then they die” heading out to sea — “Far less plankton than normal… There are too many questions” — Researchers now testing for plankton and Fukushima contamination off West Coast (VIDEO)

• Alaska: “Scientists alarmed by new mystery disease” — Pacific Northwest: “Alarming changes” — “Couldn’t believe my eyes” — “Scientists really stumped… It’s kind of an alien thing” — “Gotten much, much worse… a horror show… could wreak havoc on entire ecosystems from Mexico to Alaska” (VIDEO)

• TV: Huge increase in dead and sick sea mammals on California coast — Unprecedented numbers, annual record broken in 7 months — Starving, drooling, brain damaged, suffering seizures — Sea lions ‘mysteriously’ vanishing on other side of Pacific — Experts: We don’t know what’s happening (VIDEO)

• TV: Mounds of millions of jellyfish-like creatures wash up on Pacific beaches across multiple states — “They lined entire Oregon Coast” — Seen for first time in a great many years — Official: “They just covered the sea surface… as far as we could see” — Thought to mix with ones from Japan (VIDEO & PICS)

• CBS: This is really disturbing, sea stars dying by the millions on West Coast — Like the Black Death, only faster and deadlier — ‘Mystery plague’ affecting 20+ species — TV: Disappears from Orange County coast over 2 week period — Expert: “Largest epidemic ever in ocean… Something has changed in marine environment to lead to this” (VIDEO)

• AP: Marine birds disappearing in Pacific Northwest — Significant ecological shift, crashes in many species — “Something’s happening on a big level, but what is it” — Herring problem may be far worse than revealed… result of contamination? Mexico suddenly bans bluefin tuna fishing, US may be next

• Officials in U.S. report “very rare mutations” in Pacific sea life — “Never seen anything like this” — Photos show red crabs completely white, “shockingly bright blue… almost unnatural”, or with yellow legs — Environment “could play a role” — Also observed recently by Japan (VIDEO)

• Gov’t reports “big, big decline” in Alaska caribou — “Mortality very high” after Fukushima releases began — “Low survival rate” for calves also in 2011 and 2012 — Official: “Worrisome” how quickly this happened… In truth, we don’t have an answer why (AUDIO)

• Report: “Worst he’s ever seen” says Alaska boat captain — Fishermen “talking about Fukushima… convinced it has something to do with it” — Salmon “not showing up… many have lesions or worms and parasites” — Crabs “more easily damaged… a lot of dead catch” — Herring, cod, halibut, pollock catches “dropping off cliff”

Impacts On Human Health?

• California Newspaper: Health effects in U.S. from Fukushima radiation? Stanford Professor: “Am I concerned? Yes I am, that’s because I know radiation … there’s increased risk … avoid radiation as much as you can” — UC Berkeley Nuclear Prof: “Everyone is really scared of it … that’s what the big problem is”

• Physician: U.N. whitewashing Fukushima catastrophe, yet their report reveals “more than 9,000 will die of cancers”… number likely much higher if correct data used — Professor: “It’s brainwashing… an infamous lie… an abuse of science… their own data contradicts their public conclusion” (VIDEO)

• Guardian: Abnormal blood in monkeys linked to Fukushima disaster — Study: ‘Epidemic infectious disease’ could occur — “We cannot find other reasons except radiation” — Concern about strontium-90 & other radioactive materials besides cesium — “Potential direct relevance to humans”

• Japan Doctor: “Tokyo should no longer be inhabited” — Everyone here is a victim of Fukushima — People truly suffering — Bleeding under skin, urinary hemorrhaging — Children’s blood tests started changing last year — Time running short… up to physicians to save our citizens and future generations

The Nuclear Industry Is Not Your Friend

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND IN ANY WAY FORM OR FASHION. THE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR ACTIVITIES AND CONDUCT, IN MY OPINION, ARE A THREAT TO THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION. It appears the nuclear industry and the regulator are carrying forth programs which are designed to untruthfully present risks and safety reports regarding nuclear reactors. The nuclear industry harasses, intimidates and threatens with bodily injury, and the livelihood of those who report safety violations. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission fails to hold accountable nuclear industry corporations and operators. Below I submit to you the evidence which supports my conclusion as reflected by the information below.

This information has numerous links. To grasp the full implications of the failure of our nuclear regulator and the security threat to our nation, please take the time to read, listen and/or watch the videos linked. Without significant change this could be the end result:


>Disinformation-Maskirovka<
Disinformation is intentional for the purpose of misinforming, misleading and providing an avenue to discredit groups and create confusion. It is propaganda, or as the Russians call it, "maskirovka." It is an intentional program of misinformation initiated by the nuclear industry. "Pandora's Promise" is an example of the NEI's propaganda program. Op-Ed by Ralph Cavanaugh on Pandora's Promisehttp://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/opinion/pandora-nuclear-energy-opinion-cavanagh-cochran/

It should be obvious that the nuclear industry via NEI, Nuclear Energy Institute, is currently spending millions of dollars in a massive public relations campaign. NEI's PR campaigns are directed by this person - J. Scott Peterson,  http://www.nei.org/About-NEI/Governance-Leadership/J-Scott-Peterson  "He is a member of the board of directors for the Public Affairs Council and NucNet, an international nuclear energy news organization, and serves on the advisory committee for the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASE). He also is a member of the National Press Club."
Nuc Net  http://www.nucnet.org/about-nucnet 
Nuclear Industry PR in schools http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nuclear_Industry_PR_in_Schools

>Cyber Attacks<
The nuclear industry is also carrying forth cyber attacks on anti-nuclear groups. Guard your computer equipment that you may carry with you. Do not utilize any public network without a purchased anti-virus program protecting your equipment. Do not assume that Apple Computers or Android phones are protected by internal security software; there have been compromises of Apple Computer and Android Phone Systems.
November cyber attacks in Japan http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/10/national/anti-nuclear-civic-groups-targeted-in-large-scale-cyber-attacks/#.UshVpbCA3rc

BEST-MATRR has suffered 7 cyber attacks in 5 years. The total cost in equipment destruction and loss of research data is in excess of $6,000.00. Attempts to enter computer systems by Federal contractors employed by the NRC is ongoing. Complaints have been filed but have proved to be useless to date.

>Threats, Dirty Tricks and Social Control<
Beware of those bearing gifts in disguise. If you think the nuclear industry or the regulators should be trusted, think again. http://www.humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her162/mixetal.pdf
"Social control tactics are specific behaviors enacted by social control agents intended to impede activists’ fulfillment of movement tasks. Tactics are aimed at the activist both directly and indirectly. Direct tactics target three aspects of the activist’s life: his/her body, his/her livelihood, and his/her social status. Tactics aimed at the activist’s body intend bodily harm; those aimed at the activist’s livelihood intend income reductions; and tactics aimed at the activist’s social status intend loss of prestige from peers. Indirect social control tactics aim at the activist’s social status, intending loss of prestige from the public by destroying the activist’s credibility and persuading the public to dismiss grievances and tolerate the repression of the movement." (note figure 1 pg 181 of the above report link, PDF pg 10 Figure 1. Schematic of Forms of Repression and Tactics of Social Control)

>Whistleblower Threats and Harassment <
 " U.S. Harassment of Nuclear Scientists, Nuclear Plant Workers and Grassroots Anti-Nuclear Activists" http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-82007565/u-s-harassment-of-nuclear-scientists-nuclear-plant 
 NRC admitted that it has stripped whistleblower protection -
Whistleblower stories - http://youtu.be/Lv_-Gc9PPKs  and http://youtu.be/IQEnzugHfu0 Browns Ferry - http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/07/browns_ferry.html   Whistleblowers - featuring Dave Lochbaum and Arnie Gunderson ; "...NRC does not fix problems...NRC Inspector General, NRC taking bribes from employer... NRC intentionally botched inspections." http://youtu.be/EHwDS84UN1Y 

>NRC, Failure to Regulate<
Three former members of the NRC's Office of the Inspector General charge that the independent watchdog no longer challenges the industry. "...the [NRC] has become reluctant to probe anything that could become controversial or raise difficult questions for the NRC...They don't want to do anything... everything just seems to die."
 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=whistleblowers-say-nuclear-regulatory-commission-losing-bite
To close to industry - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/business/energy-environment/08nrc.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

>The Growing Threat - Fuel Pools, Regulator, Safety Culture<
Over packed cooling pools http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/catalyst/su-13-the-growing-threat-of-nuclear-waste.html  "One major problem is that today’s U.S. nuclear operators routinely store spent fuel in pools at a much higher density than they were designed to hold. That increases the risk in two ways. First, it increases the chance that the spent fuel will overheat, burn, and release radiation into the environment if cooling is lost due to a terrorist attack or accident. More spent fuel in a pool results in closer spacing between spent fuel bundles, reducing cooling and increasing the chance of fire spreading between the bundles. Second, high density of fuel rods in cooling pools will increase the consequences of an accident if the fuel overheats. More fuel in the pool means it could release more radioactivity." http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/ask/2013/spentfuel.html

Preventing Nuclear Meltdown: Assessing Regulatory Failure in Japan and the United States -  Regulatory failure occurs when the regulatory system is deeply flawed – such as when it over- or under-regulates or when the regulatory design is based on “old science”. Regulatory failure also happens when agencies inadequately fulfill their oversight, supervisory and enforcement functions. http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2011/04/01-nuclear-meltdown-kaufmann# 

Safety culture problems industry wide, fuel cycle and nuclear facilities:
Independent Oversight Assessment of Nuclear Safety Culture at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project   "Some elements of fear of retaliation were identified in some groups as inhibiting the identification of problems. Negative perceptions around feeling free to challenge management decisions and believing that constructive criticism is not encouraged may be contributing to the behavior." http://www.dnfsb.gov/sites/default/files/Board%20Activities/Letters/2012/ltr_20121212_20916.pdf

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enforcement and Oversight (Independent Oversight), within the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS), conducted an independent assessment of nuclear safety culture1 and management of nuclear safety concerns at the DOE Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).
"...there is a definite unwillingness and uncertainty among employees about the ability to openly challenge management decisions. There are definite perceptions that there is not an environment conducive to raising concerns or where management wants or willingly listens to concerns. Most employees also believe that constructive criticism is not encouraged." http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/hss/Enforcement%20and%20Oversight/Oversight/docs/reports/semevals/Final_Hanford_WTP-Report_Jan%202012.pdf

"It's evident the NRC is capable of being an effective watchdog," said Dave Lochbaum, director of UCS's Nuclear Safety Project and author of the report. "But too often the agency does not live up to its potential, and we are still finding significant problems at nuclear plants that could trigger a serious accident.Many of the near-misses last year involved problems that were festering for years, if not decades," he added. "That means that the plant owners' testing and inspection regime is broken. Nothing is going to change unless the NRC requires plant owners to fix it." http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/us/nrc-nuclear-report/  "NRC's lax oversight "reflects a poor safety culture," including a disconnect between the agency's workforce and its senior management, with managers tending to downplay safety problems and react negatively when workers point them out." http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_power/nuclear_power_risk/safety/nrc-and-nuclear-power-safety-annual.html

Safety Culture is not possible without regulatory compliance: http://allthingsnuclear.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130900-blanch-regulatory-compliance-report-.pdf

 

> Summary<
One incident in itself does not indicate a regulatory failure, corruption or compromised safety culture. However, when placing together all the pieces of the puzzle the picture becomes clear. There is evidence, as presented, that the U.S. nuclear industry and the regulator, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, have intentionally, for the purpose of financial gain, compromised U.S. citizen health and welfare in violation of Federal Law. This is a historical, long standing problem which has serious implications for the security of the United States. The saga of failed oversight, neglect, threats, harassment and criminal acts continue to this day.     

Some Folks Often Ask the Question:

>>>>>>>WHY SHOULD I NOT EMBRACE NUCLEAR POWER?

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Notes about nuclear energy from a speech made by David Orr in New Jersey. Orr is the Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College.
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Nuclear is a "one-mistake industry." A nuclear power plant 50 miles from Oberlin was within two weeks of a core meltdown, and was prevented only by a workman accidentally breaking through a decaying wall, not by any routine inspection. Nuclear energy is VERY expensive, and has survived only because of giant taxpayer subsidies. The disadvantages of nuclear energy include (1) the great taxpayer subsidies, (2) its risk of disaster, which is tolerated only because of the Price-Anderson Act that promises that taxpayers will bail out the cost of any disaster, (3) its lack of safety, (4) the fact that it is vulnerable to those who want to use it for weapons proliferation, (5) its cost, (6) questions about the net energy when considerations of mining, transport, and containment are included, (7) concerns about waste storage, (8) and costs of de-commissioning the plants.

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Furthermore, there have been serious compromises with civil liberties around nuclear power plants. The need to protect the facilities from terrorists amplifies serious civil liberty issues. "Nuclear power is slow, undemocratic, dangerous, and expensive," Orr concluded. {From the Sierra-Club's " Tennessee News"]

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Links: TVA Debt- http://arklite.blogspot.com/2008/11/tva-nuclear-energy-socialist-triad.html Public Citizens Report on TVA Debt 13 years ago: http://www.internetfreespeech.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=140 Not much has changed in reference to TVA Debt. All involving the TVA- http://arklite.blogspot.com/search/label/TVA