Rob Edwards

Errors expose patients to radiation

from Sunday Herald, 25 September 2005

MORE than 500 people have been accidentally overexposed to radiation in hospitals across Scotland in the past 10 years.

Nuclear plant faces legal threat over safety breaches

from Sunday Herald, 25 September 2005

THE Dounreay nuclear plant in Caithness is facing a legal crackdown after a government watchdog found 28 breaches of safety rules on radioactive waste.

Revealed: the local authorities failing to hit waste recycling targets

from Sunday Herald, 25 September 2005

THE target set by ministers to improve Scotland’s appalling record on waste recycling could be rubbished by the poor performance of a third of all local authorities.

Nuclear stockpiles could create 300,000 bombs

from New Scientist, 07 September 2005

The world has made enough explosives for more than 300,000 nuclear bombs, according to the latest scientific assessment of countries' nuclear stockpiles.

Major UN report counts human cost of Chernobyl

from New Scientist, 05 September 2005

The huge cloud of radiation that spewed from the broken reactor at Chernobyl in 1986 will kill 4000 people, says the most authoritative report yet on the nuclear disaster.

Climate change: the ultimate wake-up call

from Sunday Herald, 04 September 2005

FOR many, it was Mother Nature who was indisputably to blame for the deluge in New Orleans last week. “This is the worst natural disaster in the history of this country,” declared the governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour.

Ministers ‘secretly back’ controversial Fife oil plan

from Sunday Herald, 04 September 2005

THE Scottish Executive has given covert backing to a highly controversial scheme to transfer millions of tonnes of Russian crude oil within a few miles of the Scottish coast every year, claims the company behind the scheme.