[ RadSafe ] NYC symposium on biomedical/environmental impacts of Fukushima at New York Academy of Medicine - Gathering on "Real" Science?
M K
ka2mce at gmail.com
Mon Mar 11 03:45:21 CDT 2013
I hope that someone will capture this so that people who are not able to
view/listen live can do so at a later date.
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 4:39 AM, Steve Schulin <steve.schulin at nuclear.com>wrote:
> The proceedings today and tomorrow will be freely available via
> live-stream:
>
> http://www.totalwebcasting.com/view/?id=hcf
>
> Both days' livestream to start at 9 am eastern time - and scheduled to end
> at about 6 pm
>
> Very truly,
>
> NUCLEAR.COM
>
> Steve Schulin
>
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>
> On Feb 1, 2013, at 6:12 AM, Ludwig E. Feinendegen wrote:
>
> > Dear Mark: Thank you very much for sending the News Release. - I wonder
> > what will come out of this suspicious mélange of people running the show.
> > Good science will win in the end. Best regards, Ludwig
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> > [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] Im Auftrag von Miller,
> Mark L
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2013 17:04
> > An: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> > Betreff: [ RadSafe ] NYC symposium on biomedical/environmental impacts of
> > Fukushima at New York Academy of Medicine - Gathering on "Real" Science?
> > Wichtigkeit: Hoch
> >
> > Source:
> > www.helencaldicottfoundation.org<
> http://www.helencaldicottfoundation.org/>
> > NEWS RELEASE
> >
> > Contacts: Josh Baran, jcbaran at gmail.com<mailto:jcbaran at gmail.com>,
> > 917-797-1799
> >
> > Stephen Kent, skent at kentcom.com<mailto:skent at kentcom.com>,
> > 914-589-5988
> >
> > FUKUSHIMA TWO YEARS LATER
> > Global symposium to address mounting medical & ecological consequences
> March
> > 11-12 - New York Academy of Medicine
> >
> > [New York - January 25, 2013] Two years after the March 11, 2011 triple
> > meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, new research and
> new
> > information continues to come to light about its continuing bio-medical
> and
> > ecological consequences, how they compare with Chernobyl, and what they
> > indicate about the impact of nuclear power on public health, safety, and
> the
> > environment.
> >
> > A unique public symposium, "The Medical and Ecological Consequences of
> the
> > Fukushima Nuclear Accident," will be held on March 11-12 at the New York
> > Academy of Medicine to explore the latest data and its implications. A
> > project of The Helen Caldicott Foundation, the symposium is being
> > co-sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility.
> >
> > The Japanese Prime Minister during the Fukushima crisis, Naota Kan, will
> > open the symposium with a special videotaped message. He will be
> followed
> > by another video message from the Special Adviser to the Prime Minister
> > (2010-2011), Hiroshi Tasaka, Ph.D. A nuclear engineer and Professor at
> > Japan's Tama University, he counseled the Kan government on how to stop
> the
> > acute phase of the Fukushima accident, and on reforming nuclear
> regulation
> > and energy policy in its wake.
> >
> > Then an international group of some of the world's leading experts -
> > including several from Japan and the U.S. -- in radiation biology,
> > embryology, epidemiology, oceanography, nuclear engineering, and nuclear
> > policy will make presentations and participate in panel discussions.
> Among
> > them are Dr. Ken Buesseler of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute;
> Dr.
> > Hisaku Sakiyama, a member of the Japanese Diet's Fukushima Accident
> > Independent Investigative Commission; Dr. Alexey Yablokov of the Russian
> > Academy of Sciences; and many others (see below for a list of
> presenters).
> >
> > Much of the information and analysis that the participants will present
> is
> > new. All of it is highly relevant to the current debate about the
> future of
> > nuclear power in Japan, the U.S. and globally.
> >
> > "The Fukushima crisis is actually an issue of global public health," said
> > Dr. Helen Caldicott, the symposium's organizer. "As a physician, I've
> been
> > distressed about the lack of general understanding of the medical science
> > that should be part of any discussion of nuclear power, but isn't."
> >
> > "For example, cancers in humans take from five to seventy years to
> develop
> > after radiation exposure, so it takes time to actually see the effects in
> > populations," she said. "But we are already observing a demonstrable
> > increased incidence of thyroid abnormalities in children in the Fukushima
> > Prefecture. This may be an early indicator of an eventual increased
> > incidence of thyroid cancers. Further, plumes of radioactivity from
> > Fukushima are currently migrating in the Pacific Ocean towards the West
> > Coast of the U.S."
> >
> > "This crisis is far from over. Large radioactive releases into the ocean
> > continue, and thousands of tons of radioactive waste are set to be
> > incinerated in cities throughout Japan. And worst of all, Fukushima
> > Daiichi's building #4, which holds 100 tons of highly radioactive spent
> > fuel, was seriously damaged during the earthquake and could collapse in
> > another large quake. This would
> >
> > cause the fuel pool to burn, releasing even more massive amounts of
> > radiation. All of these have profound medical and public health
> > implications."
> >
> > Confirmed speakers at the symposium include:
> >
> > * Dr. Herbert Abrams, Emeritus Professor Radiology, Stanford
> University,
> > Member of Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Committee, National
> > Academy of Sciences (BEIR VII), presenting on "The Hazards of Low-level
> > Ionizing Radiation: Controversy and Evidence."
> > * Robert Alvarez, former U.S. Department of Energy Senior Policy
> > Advisor, now Senior Scholar, Institute for Policy Studies, presenting on
> > "Management of Spent Fuel Pools and Radioactive Waste"
> > * Dr. David Brenner, Higgins Professor of Radiation Physics, College
> of
> > Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, presenting on "Mechanistic
> > Models for Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Living Systems"
> > * Dr. Ken Buesseler, Marine Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic
> > Institute, presenting on "Radionuclides in Ocean, Fish and the Seafloor"
> > * Dr. Ian Fairlie, independent consultant on radiation risks, former
> > Secretary to UK Government's Committee Examining the Radiation Risks of
> > Internal Emitter, presenting on "The Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima:
> Nuclide
> > Source Terms and Initial Health Effects"
> > * Cindy Folkers, Beyond Nuclear, presenting on "Post Fukushima Food
> > Monitoring in the USA"
> > * David Freeman, engineer and attorney, former Chairman, Tennessee
> > Valley Authority, who was in charge of energy and the environment while
> > serving in the Office of Science and Technology under Presidents Johnson
> and
> > Nixon, presenting on "My Experience with Nuclear Power"
> > * Arnie Gunderson, Nuclear Engineer, Fairewinds Associates, which
> > consults on U.S. nuclear safety, presenting on "What Did They Know and
> When
> > Did They Know It?"
> > * Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, Specialist in High Level Waste
> Management
> > and Transportation, presenting on "Seventy Years of Radioactive Risks in
> > Japan and America"
> > * David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists, presenting on
> "Another
> > Unsurprising Surprise"
> > * Dr. Donald Louria, Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Preventive
> > Medicine and Community Health of the University of Medicine and
> Dentistry,
> > New Jersey, will chair the symposium.
> > * Joe Mangano, Executive Director, Radiation and Public Health
> Project,
> > presenting on "Post-Fukushima Increases in Newborn Hypothyroidism on the
> > West Cost of USA"
> > * Akio Matsumura, Founder of Global Forum for Parliamentary Leaders on
> > Global Survival, presenting on "What did the World Learn from the
> Fukushima
> > Accident?"
> > * Dr. Tim Mousseau, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of
> > South Carolina, presenting on "Chernobyl, Fukushima and other Hot Places:
> > Biological Consequences"
> > * Dr. Marek Niedziela, Professor of Pediatrics, Poznan University of
> > Medical Sciences, Poland, presenting on "Thyroid Pathology in Children
> with
> > Particular Reference to Chernobyl and Fukushima"
> > * Mary Olson, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, presenting on
> > "Gender Matters in the Nuclear Age"
> > * Dr. Hisaku Sakiyama, Doctor of Medicine, former Senior Researcher at
> > National Institute Radiological Sciences, Japan, member of Fukushima
> > Accident Independent Investigative Commission, presenting on "Risk
> > Assessment of Low Dose Radiation in Japan: What Became Clear to the
> National
> > Diet of Japan's Fukushima Investigation Commission"
> > * Steven Starr, Senior Scientist, Physicians for Social
> Responsibility,
> > Clinical Laboratory Science Program Director, University of Missouri,
> > presenting on "The Implications of the Massive Contamination of Japan
> with
> > Radioactive Cesium"
> > * Dr. Wladimir Wertelecki, former Chairman Department of Medical
> > Genetics and Birth Defects Department at the University of South Alabama,
> > presenting on "Congenital Malformations in Rivne, Polossia associated
> with
> > the Chernobyl Accident"
> > * Dr. Steve Wing, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Gillings School
> > of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, presenting on
> > "Epidemiological Studies of Radiation Releases from Nuclear Facilities:
> > Lessons from Past and Present"
> > * Dr. Alexey Yablokov, Russian Academy of Sciences, presenting on
> > "Lessons from Chernobyl"
> >
> > "The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear
> Accident"
> > symposium will be held March 11 - 12 at the New York Academy of Medicine,
> > located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street, beginning at 9am
> on
> > March 11. The symposium program is posted at
> > www.helencaldicottfoundation.org<http://www.helencaldicottfoundation.org
> >.
> > Members of the public can obtain information and register for the event
> > online at: http://www.helencaldicottfoundation.org/symposium.html
> >
> > # # #
> >
> > NOTE TO JOURNALISTS AND BLOGGERS: Members of the media are invited to
> > attend all or part of the symposium free of charge. Journalists and
> bloggers
> > need not register online but should simply RSVP to this email. FYI the
> > first session 9:00- 10:45am on Monday, March 11 includes former Prime
> > Minister Kan, Dr. Tasaka, David Lochbaum and Arnie Gunderson. For dates
> and
> > times of all symposium presentations and panels, please see the posted
> > agenda (online at http://www.helencaldicottfoundation.org/symposium.html
> ,
> > bottom of the page). Dr. Caldicott and other symposium presenters are
> > available for advance or side interviews on request. To arrange an
> > interview, or to RSVP for the symposium, contact Josh Baran,
> > jcbaran at gmail.com<mailto:jcbaran at gmail.com>, 917-797-1799 or Stephen
> Kent,
> > skent at kentcom.com,<mailto:skent at kentcom.com> 914-589-5988 (working
> media
> > only please).
> >
> > About The Helen Caldicott Foundation
> >
> > The goal of The Helen Caldicott Foundation is far-reaching public
> education
> > about the often underestimated and poorly understood medical hazards of
> > nuclear weapons and nuclear power.
> >
> > About Physicians for Social Responsibility
> >
> > PSR is the largest physician-led organization in the U.S. working to
> prevent
> > nuclear war and proliferation and to slow, stop and reverse global
> warming
> > and toxic degradation of the environment.
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