Lessons from Chernobyl & Fukushima relevant for nuclear projects on Ganga
Gopal Krishna
Gopal Krishna
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Gopal Krishna
In 1959, an agreement was signed between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the behest of the latter, making it mandatory for WHO to consult IAEA, a conflict of interest ridden body before going public with health impact nuclear radiation. IAEA is both a promoter as well regulator of nuclear commerce. The agreement grants privileges and immunities to IAEA. IAEA does not allow WHO to reveal complete truth about adverse health consequences nuclear accidents.
Quoting from the report:Some additional mushrooms that grow in the wild were tested and shown to have levels above 1,000 becquerels of cesium-137 radiation per kilogram in the last three years, the country’s Office for Radiation Protection reports. It urged individuals seeking to limit radiation exposure not to self-pick wild mushrooms in affected areas.The agency noted, however, that even if a person ate 200 grams of mushrooms with 3,000 becquerels of cesium-137 per kilogram, this would be about equal to the radiation exposure received during a flight from Germany to Spain.------------------Not that we shouldn't worry about nuclear accidents, which can be quite serious, but it is important to keep things in context. The last sentence quoted above provides context.Of course, it is an entirely different matter as to the present government doing anything safely when its focus is on crony capitalism and bribery.Also, can you elaborate on the immunity agreement between WHO and IAEA? That doesn't sound good.Regards, Sekhar
Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre- PMARC has been initiated with the support from group of senior journalists, social activists, academics and intellectuals from Dalit and civil society to advocate and facilitate Dalits issues in the mainstream media. To create proper & adequate space with the Dalit perspective in the mainstream media national/ International on Dalit issues is primary objective of the PMARC.
Gopal Krishna
In 1959, an agreement was signed between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the behest of the latter, making it mandatory for WHO to consult IAEA, a conflict of interest ridden body before going public with health impact nuclear radiation. IAEA is both a promoter as well regulator of nuclear commerce. The agreement grants privileges and immunities to IAEA. IAEA does not allow WHO to reveal complete truth about adverse health consequences nuclear accidents.
Quoting from the report:Some additional mushrooms that grow in the wild were tested and shown to have levels above 1,000 becquerels of cesium-137 radiation per kilogram in the last three years, the country’s Office for Radiation Protection reports. It urged individuals seeking to limit radiation exposure not to self-pick wild mushrooms in affected areas.The agency noted, however, that even if a person ate 200 grams of mushrooms with 3,000 becquerels of cesium-137 per kilogram, this would be about equal to the radiation exposure received during a flight from Germany to Spain.------------------Not that we shouldn't worry about nuclear accidents, which can be quite serious, but it is important to keep things in context. The last sentence quoted above provides context.Of course, it is an entirely different matter as to the present government doing anything safely when its focus is on crony capitalism and bribery.Also, can you elaborate on the immunity agreement between WHO and IAEA? That doesn't sound good.Regards, Sekhar
On Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 4:53 AM Gopal Krishna <krishn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre- PMARC has been initiated with the support from group of senior journalists, social activists, academics and intellectuals from Dalit and civil society to advocate and facilitate Dalits issues in the mainstream media. To create proper & adequate space with the Dalit perspective in the mainstream media national/ International on Dalit issues is primary objective of the PMARC.
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