Yes, I am friendly with quite a few excellent speakers on nukes: Ken Gale (WBAI ecological reporter) is VERY knowledgable Karen Charman Karl Grossman Harvey Wasserman Michio Kaku to start ... many others too There is a major event coming up: The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident The New York Academy of Medicine March 11th, 2013 – March 12th, 2013 <https://hcf.ticketbud.com/the-medical-and-ecological-consequences-of-the-fukushima-nuclear-accident>https://hcf.ticketbud.com/the-medical-and-ecological-consequences-of-the-fukushima-nuclear-accident Tickets 2 DAY REGISTRATION $60.00 2 DAY REGISTRATION (STUDENT) $50.00 Contact the Organizer <mailto:[log in to unmask]>info @ nuclearfreeplanet.org The New York Academy of Medicine 1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA Date and Time March 11th, 2013 – March 12th, 2013 · A unique, two-day symposium at which an international panel of leading medical and biological scientists, nuclear engineers, and policy experts will make presentations on and discuss the bio-medical and ecological consequences of the Fukushima disaster, will be held at The New York Academy of Medicine on March 11-12, 2013, the second anniversary of the accident. The public is welcome. Chaired by Donald Louria, MD, Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health of the University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, the symposium is a project of The Helen Caldicott Foundation. The Presenters: The event will be chaired by Donald Louria, MD: Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey. Confirmed speakers include: Dr. Tim Mousseau, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina – Chernobyl, Fukushima and Other Hot Places, Biological Consequences Ken Buesseler, Marine Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute –Consequences for the Ocean of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident David Lochbaum, The Union of Concerned Scientists – Another Unsurprising Surprise Dr. Wladimir Wertelecki, Chairman, Department of Medical Genetics and Birth Defects, University of South Alabama– Congenital Malformations in Rivne Polossia associated with the Chernobyl Accident Dr. Marek Niedziela, Professor of Pediatrics, Poznan (Poland) University of Medical Sciences – Thyroid Pathology in Children with Particular Reference to Chernobyl and Fukushima Dr. Alexy Yablokov, Russian Academy of Sciences – Lessons from Chernobyl Akio Matsumura, Founder of Global Forum for Parliamentary Leaders on Global Survival – What did the World Learn from the Fukushima Accident? Robert Alvarez, Senior Scholar, Institute for Policy Studies, formerly of DoE - Management of Spent Fuel Pools and Radioactive Waste Arnie Gundersen, Nuclear Engineer, Fairewinds Associates – What Did They Know and When Did They Know It? Dr. David Brenner, Higgins Professor Radiation Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University – Mechanistic Models for Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Living Systems Dr. Steven Wing, Associate Professor Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University North Carolina - Epidemiologic studies of radiation releases from nuclear facilities: Lessons past and present. Steven Starr, Senior Scientist, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Clinical Laboratory Science Program Director, University of Missouri - The implications of the massive contamination of Japan with radioactive cesium David Freeman, Engineer and Attorney, Former Chairman of TVA and Science Advisor to President Jimmy Carter –The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Power Dr. Ian Fairlie, Radiation Biologist and Independent Consultant on Radiation Risks, Former Scientific Secretary to UK Government’s Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters – The Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima: Nuclear Source Terms, Initial Health Effects Andrew S. Kanter, MD MPH FACMI, Immediate Past-President of Physicians for Social Responsibility – Moderator, Health Effects Panel. Dr. Hisako Sakiyama, Doctor of Medicine, Former Senior Researcher in National Institute Radiological Sciences, Member of Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigative Commission - Risk Assessment of Low Dose Radiation in Japan; What Became Clear to The National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission Dr. Herbert Abrams, Stanford University, Emeritus Professor Radiology, Stanford University, Member Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Committee National Academy Sciences (BEIR V11) - "The Hazards of Low-level Ionizing Radiation: Controversy and Evidence." Kevin Kamps, Specialist in High Level Waste Management and Transportation, Beyond Nuclear – Seventy Years of Radioactive Risks in Japan and America Dr. Helen Caldicott, Founding President Physicians for Social Responsibility – The Nuclear Age and Future Generations At 05:52 PM 1/29/2013, Steve Nadel wrote: DOes anyone have any connections to get someone to talk as part of conference on the issues of all the license extensions on the nuclear power plants. From my reading, even the original design engineers are saying we never anticipated these plants operating longer than 40 years. The whole safety issue of radiation damage to steel (& how much of the cooling tubes & other steelworks are leaking and embrittled already from 40 years of radiation hardening) is a well known issue in nuclear engineering circles that is completely kept out of the public limelight & such discussions as Indian Point. On Jan 29, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Mitchel Cohen <<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> * >> <http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013130128001>Survey: >> Should Indian Point >> <http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013130128001>'s >> operating permits be extended Jan 28, 2013 >> | ... 2013 marks 50 years of nuclear power >> generation at Indian Point in Buchanan. Should >> Indian Point's operating permits be extended for another ... >> * >> <http://www.lohud.com/interactive/article/20130128/OPINION/130128001/Survey-Should-Indian-Point-s-operating-permits-extended->http://www.lohud.com/interactive/article/20130128/OPINION/130128001/Survey-Should-Indian-Point-s-operating-permits-extended- >> > >Please click on the link and Vote NO on keeping >the Indian Point nuclear power plant open, . >It's a very close vote right now .... > >Mitchel > > > > > >http://www.MitchelCohen.com > > >Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering. >There is a crack, a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in. >~ Leonard Cohen >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-vSfwIJkjY > > > > > http://www.MitchelCohen.com Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in. ~ Leonard Cohen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-vSfwIJkjY