Resources: Fact Sheet

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MAPW Fact Sheet: Muckaty Basics - December 2011

Written 07/12/2011

This MAPW fact sheet discusses the proposal to store and dispose of nuclear waste on Aboriginal land at Muckaty in the Northern Territory. It describes the type of waste, and what is planned for burial or above-ground storage. It debunks the myth that a radioactive waste dump is needed for nuclear medicine waste.

Muckaty_Basics_Dec-2011.pdf

Uranium sales to India: 2010 fact sheet

Written 28/11/2011

2010 4-page fact sheet written by Dr Jim Green for the Nuclear Awareness Project, funded by the MAPW Peace Fund.

Uranium-India-4p-final.pdf

MAPW Fact Sheet: Transport of radioactive waste to Muckaty - November 2011

Written 25/11/2011

Outlines the risks to humans and the environment, of transporting radioactive waste by truck, to remote outback Northern Territory, where it is proposed that there should be a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty, near Tennant Creek. Fact sheet prepared by MAPW's Northern Territory Branch.

Transport of radioactive waste Fact Sheet 2011.pdf

MAPW fact sheet: Nuclear waste Q & A, November 2011

Written 08/11/2011

MAPW fact sheet written by Dr Peter Karamoskos on the nature of the radioactive waste to be deposited at the proposed nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station. This four page fact sheet debunks the myth that a central radioactive waste repository is needed for nuclear medicine.

Muckaty Q&A Nov 2011.pdf

Briefing notes: Uranium sales to India - October 2011

Written 25/10/2011

Notes setting out the key points against Australia selling uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the NPTⁱ.

Uranium-India briefing.pdf

IPPNW nuclear power publication

Written 30/06/2011

IPPNWⁱ and its affiliates publications relating to the nuclear power situation in Fukushima.

MGS2011Fukushima.pdf

Lessons from Fukushima and Chernobyl

Written 28/06/2011

Physicians for Social Responsibility have created a booklet exploring how Fukushima and Chernobyl have served to remind the public about the dangers posed by nuclear power.

fukushima-and-chernobyl.pdf

MAPW fact sheet : Drones and robotic warfare. March 2011.

Written 05/04/2011

Drones are UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, which carry missiles and are controlled remotely. They are widely deployed in Afghanistan and have recently been used in the aerial bombardment of Lybia. This fact sheet outlines the various concerns which surround the use of robots in warfare.

119.33 KB application/pdf

MAPW drones fact sheet 2011.pdf

Nuclear power, uranium mining and public health

Written 15/03/2011

MAPW 2-page fact sheet by Dr Peter Karamoskos. Summarises evidence on nuclear reactors and cancer, accidents in nuclear power reactors, links with nuclear weapons, and health risks to nuclear industry workers. Written 2010.

384.85 KB application/pdf

Nuclear-power-uranium-mining-&-public-health_MAPW-Factsheet.pdf

Nuclear accident ABCs: March 2011 fact sheet

Written 15/03/2011

This two-page fact sheet has been provided by Union of Concerned Scientists (USA) in response to situation of Japan's nuclear power reactors following the earthquake and tsunami. Explains the functioning of a nuclear reactor, possibilities for release of radioactivity, radioactive materials, and what "meltdown" means: all in simple terms.

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Factsheet-explaining-japan-nuclear-reactor-disaster.pdf

MAPW fact sheet: Nuclear medicine

Written 29/07/2010

This MAPW fact sheet describes how nuclear medicine is used for diagnosis and radiotherapy treatment. It explains what is NOT nuclear medicine (eg x-rays and CT scans). It summarises the dangers of ionising radiation. It debunks two myths: that Australia needs a nuclear reactor to produce radioisotopes (materials for nuclear medicine); and that we need a radioactive waste dump for its waste.

Nuclear medicine fact sheet.pdf

The Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Repository - MAPW fact sheet. 2010

Written 28/04/2010

An MAPW fact sheet about the proposed Northern Territory Nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station. The fact sheet explains the types of radioactive material that will be stored in the repository, and debunks the myth that the dump is needed for disposal of medical radioactive waste.

Waste factsheet.pdf

MAPW Fact Sheet: Radiation, 2010

Written 14/04/2010

A basic fact sheet on radiation and health, including an explanation of "safe" levels of radiation and a brief discussion of health implications of the nuclear industry.

Radiation factsheet.pdf

Radiation and health: Energyscience fact sheet November 2006

Written 29/10/2009

This comprehensive fact sheet on radiation and health was written by MAPW's Dr Bill Williams, assisted by Dr Peter Karamoskos, for the energyscience website.

Radiation.pdf

MAPW Fact Sheet: Nuclear ship visits to Australia, 2009

Written 30/06/2009

This two-page fact sheet covers the history of nuclear powered and nuclear-armed ships to Australia, as well as detailing the hazards to health and to the environment which nuclear ship visits bring. The fact sheet lists examples of nuclear incidents, both accidental and intentional, involving nuclear weapons; and nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed vessels — both surface ships and submarines.