Rachel Maddow – The Problem With Radioactive Spent Fuel From Nuclear Reactors

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyRachel reports; "To make that nuclear reaction that makes that heat, those uranium pellets are the fuel. And just like any fuel, it gets used up eventually. Your 12-foot-long fuel rod full of those uranium pellet, lasts about six years in a reactor, until … Continue reading Rachel Maddow – The Problem With Radioactive Spent Fuel From Nuclear Reactors

Port Hope Ontario; Uranium Mining, Processing & Production

Dr. Helen Caldicott MD talks about the exporting of uranium from the town of Port Hope Ontario in the video below. She reports that no medical or scientific studies have been done around the emissions from this plant, (or the contaminated soils under the town). This plant takes raw uranium ore and prepares it for enrichment … Continue reading Port Hope Ontario; Uranium Mining, Processing & Production