11/17/2011 Radiation Mystery Solved? Budapest 'Probably' the Source

Source: ABC News
Date: 11/17/2011
by: LEE FERRAN and DRAGANA JOVANOVIC

Chain Bridge and Houses of Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, are seen in this elevated view. (Getty Images)

Nuclear officials said today they believe they have traced the source of a massive, but harmless, radiation plume that has spread across the atmosphere in Europe to an institute in Hungary, but the head of the institute disagrees.  

The Hungary Atomic Energy Authority said the Budapest-based Institute of Isotopes was "most probably" the source of the continued leak of trace amounts of Iodine-131 into the atmosphere, according to a statement by the International Atomic Energy Institute. Last week the IAEA first announced they received reports of trace iodine-131 detections from countries "across Europe," but had no idea from where the radiation was leaking. 

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11/17/2011 Fukushima, Tokyo log fewer births

Source: The Japan Times
Date: Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 JST

 

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The number of births between April and June slumped 25 percent in Fukushima Prefecture and also declined significantly in Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, but the tally rose in northern and western Japan, a recent survey showed.

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11/16/2011 Former IAEA Inspector: Misleading Iran report proves nothing

Source: TheRealNews
Date: 11/14/2011 (part 1), 11/16/2011 (part 2)

Part 1: Robert Kelley: Latest IAEA report recycles old intelligence and is meant to bolster hard liners

Part 2: Robert Kelley: IAEA Iran Report Fit Facts to Strengthen Hardliners


The full history of U.S. and British foreign policy concerning Iran: What every person should know

11/16/2011 Airstrike Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities Could Kill 100s of North Koreans and Russians

Source: OilPrice.com
Date: Wednesday, 16 November 2011 23:25
by: John Daly

As the drums for direct military intervention to derail Iran’s purported covert military nuclear weapons program beat louder in both Jerusalem and Washington, an overlooked issue is the possibility of international “collateral damage,” to use the Pentagon’s favourite euphemism for civilian casualties.
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