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Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Other Hot Places—Biological Implications —
23 Apr 2013 —
Biologist Tim Mousseau describes the catastrophe suffered by the birds of Chernobyl—tumors, birth defects, and reduced populations. When Fukushima Daiichi exploded, his team began field work there as well. They are studying birds, insects, microbes, and plants at over 1,000 sites, creating diligent inventories of each study area. They found significantly increased rates of genetic damage in direct proportion to the level of exposure to radioactive contaminants.
Nuclear Contamination Knows No Borders —
01 May 2013 —
Dr. Gordon Edwards, president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, discusses the differences between American and Canadian nuclear plants in design and regulatory philosophy. They also discuss the recent Fairewinds Associates report on the re-licensing of the Pickering Station on the Canadian coast of Lake Ontario, just a 30 minute drive from Toronto. Fukushima Daiichi may have taught us that nuclear contamination knows no borders, but are the North American nuclear operators and regulators applying this lesson?
The Heartbreaking Birth Defects of Chernobyl's Children —
30 Apr 2013 —
Wladimir Wertelecki presents the results of the Ukraine Congenital Malformations Monitoring Program, which comprises ten years of scientific study of birth defects of children and their relationship to ionizing radiation. They found statistically higher than normal incidents of the most heartbreaking birth defects—NTD (neural tube defects of the brain or spinal cord); anencephaly, where most of the brain and skull do not develop; and microcephaly, a condition in which the circumference of the head and the brain size are smaller than normal.
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