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Nuclear Hotseat #159 USS Reagan's Steve Simmons and $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Tepco
INTERVIEW:
Steve Simmons, a 17-year Navy veteran who served on the USS Ronald Reagan when it was called to do humanitarian aid work in Japan following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which began the Fukushima nuclear disaster. He is one of 112 sailors currently suing Fukushima Daiichi power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company -- TEPCO -- to create a $1 billion fund to cover medical expenses for all the armed forces personnel whose health has been devastated by their exposure to radiation.
For other USS Reagan/Fukushima radiation victims to contact the attorneys for the TEPCO lawsuit: victims.net
To contact lead attorney Paul Garner: PCG@Garner law.com
NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK:
Surf's up! Anyone want to go swimming at a cesium-laden beach in northeast Japan? Of course not! So just don't test for cesium -- et voila! -- problem goes away... er, not!
NEWS:
*More suspect nuclear waste containers identified at WIPP repository in Carlsbad, NM; radiation spike believed linked to removal of filters.
*TEPCO breaks vow, refuses more compensation for Fukushima nuclear victims.
*Tokyo supermarket sells Fukushima tomatoes for half price; sells out fast!
*Earthquakes Without Faultlines in New Mexico near WIPP and New York near Indian Point;
*Hurricane Arthur and Japanese Super-Typhoon Neoguri menace nuclear plants in their path; emergency prep measures taken.
PODCAST #159
nuclearhotseat.com/2008
DOWNLOAD HERE:
http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/downl...
LINKS:
*Nobel Prize nominee Dr. Helen Caldicott, who was founding President of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Founder of Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, debunks thorium reactors:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-c...
EPA wants to raise radiation limits by a factor of 350! Tell EPA head Gina McCarthy (who was responsible for the EPA's RadNet monitors not working in the immediate aftermath of Fukushima) what they can do with the proposed new standards; public input requested:
http://www.epa.gov/radiation/laws/190...
The Activist Voice of the Anti-Nuclear Movement
Produced and Hosted by Libbe HaLevy
Nuclear Hotseat is the weekly international news magazine keeping you up to date on all things anti-nuclear. Produced and Hosted by Three Mile Island survivor Libbe HaLevy, each podcast contains the week's international nuclear news, at least one expert interview, ways to protect physical health of yourself and your loved ones from the dangers of radiation exposure, and activist opportunities.
NEW! Radiation Awareness and Protection Teleseminar Series:
nuclearhotseat.com/radiation
DONATE:
Help keep Nuclear Hotseat running as the weekly Activist Update on All Things Nuclear. Your donations will directly support each week's podcast.
nuclearhotseat.com/donate
Thanks to UCYTV for the podcast!
Nuclear Hotseat #159 USS Reagan's Steve Simmons and $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Tepco
INTERVIEW:
Steve Simmons, a 17-year Navy veteran who served on the USS Ronald Reagan when it was called to do humanitarian aid work in Japan following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which began the Fukushima nuclear disaster. He is one of 112 sailors currently suing Fukushima Daiichi power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company -- TEPCO -- to create a $1 billion fund to cover medical expenses for all the armed forces personnel whose health has been devastated by their exposure to radiation.
For other USS Reagan/Fukushima radiation victims to contact the attorneys for the TEPCO lawsuit: victims.net
To contact lead attorney Paul Garner: PCG@Garner law.com
NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK:
Surf's up! Anyone want to go swimming at a cesium-laden beach in northeast Japan? Of course not! So just don't test for cesium -- et voila! -- problem goes away... er, not!
NEWS:
*More suspect nuclear waste containers identified at WIPP repository in Carlsbad, NM; radiation spike believed linked to removal of filters.
*TEPCO breaks vow, refuses more compensation for Fukushima nuclear victims.
*Tokyo supermarket sells Fukushima tomatoes for half price; sells out fast!
*Earthquakes Without Faultlines in New Mexico near WIPP and New York near Indian Point;
*Hurricane Arthur and Japanese Super-Typhoon Neoguri menace nuclear plants in their path; emergency prep measures taken.
PODCAST #159
nuclearhotseat.com/2008
DOWNLOAD HERE:
http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/downl...
LINKS:
*Nobel Prize nominee Dr. Helen Caldicott, who was founding President of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Founder of Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, debunks thorium reactors:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-c...
EPA wants to raise radiation limits by a factor of 350! Tell EPA head Gina McCarthy (who was responsible for the EPA's RadNet monitors not working in the immediate aftermath of Fukushima) what they can do with the proposed new standards; public input requested:
http://www.epa.gov/radiation/laws/190...
The Activist Voice of the Anti-Nuclear Movement
Produced and Hosted by Libbe HaLevy
Nuclear Hotseat is the weekly international news magazine keeping you up to date on all things anti-nuclear. Produced and Hosted by Three Mile Island survivor Libbe HaLevy, each podcast contains the week's international nuclear news, at least one expert interview, ways to protect physical health of yourself and your loved ones from the dangers of radiation exposure, and activist opportunities.
NEW! Radiation Awareness and Protection Teleseminar Series:
nuclearhotseat.com/radiation
DONATE:
Help keep Nuclear Hotseat running as the weekly Activist Update on All Things Nuclear. Your donations will directly support each week's podcast.
nuclearhotseat.com/donate
Thanks to UCYTV for the podcast!
