7/19/2011 Shocking: Nuclear Industry Whistle-Blower Grandma Says Life Threatened for Speaking out Against Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station

Date: 7/19/2011

CBS "The Early Show": Fukushima-type disaster inevitable in U.S.?


Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station, which is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), has been plagued with past safety concerns and whistle-blower lawsuits. Nuclear engineer and consultant Arnie Gundersen called the May 13, 2011 post-Fukushima NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) report for Watts Bar "appalling" giving it a grade of D-.  Another nuclear engineer David Lochbaum sited 40 "disturbing findings" with the report. [Video, 1:50]

Ann Harris, the 71 year old great grandmother who has won 6 whistle-blower lawsuits against the TVA, says executives at TVA threatened to end her career back when she was a nuclear instrumentation engineering clerk because she would not sign off on a multimillion-dollar construction contract full of errors.  According to Harris, "the books are being cooked. People are saying things, they swear under oath it’s been done, and it hadn’t been done." [1]  For 28 years hence, Ms. Harris has been fighting the TVA and NRC with the goal of ensuring accountability and preventing a nuclear accident:

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Harris said, "You can see a Fukushima happening here in the U.S."

So it's not a matter of 'if,' it's a matter of -

"When," Harris finished the sentence.[1]
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What is most shocking, however, is that as a result of her activism, Ms. Harris has received threats and her car has even been sabotaged (basically it appears to be attempted murder):

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There have certainly been attempts at intimidation, recrimination and really, threats on your life?

Harris responded, "Yes. They ran me off the road. They wired my car for firebombing. They dropped the universal joint out of my car." [1]
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Read more from CBS "The Early Show" here

Map showing Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station

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[1] Fukushima-type disaster inevitable in U.S.?, CBS "The Early Show"

7/19/2011 Dangerous Levels Of Radiation Recorded In Canada As Fukushima Radiation Dangers Continue

Source: The Intel Hub
Date: 7/19/2011
by: Alex Thomas

Multiple videos have been released showing high levels of radiation in Canada as the corporate media continues to cover up the real dangers posed by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

The tests were taken in multiple places in Canada including Lake Louise BC, Kelowna BC, Red Deer/Edmonton, and Hope BC.

The radiation tests that were taken near Lake Louise BC clearly showed harmful radiation levels up to 1.66 mcSv/hr.

So far Canadian and American authorities have remained silent. We must DEMAND action from local health authorities. If these levels of radiation are being picked up in Canada it seems only a matter of time before they reach the west coast of the United States.

This should be a RED ALERT to all Americans and Canadians!

CRMT- Dangerous Radioactive rain in Lake Louise,BC (1.66 mcSv/hr)


Kelowna BC receives High Fukushima Fallout Radioactive Rain on 07/16/11


CRMT- Hope BC receives High Radioactive Fukushima Fallout Rain on 07/16/11


HIGH Radiations levels found in Rain samples from Red Deer/Edmonton (1.02 mcSv/hr)