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Nuclear Disaster in the US : How Bechtel Is Botching the World’s Costliest Environmental Cleanup | | AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/152816/nuclear_disaster_in_the_us%3A_how_bechtel_is_botching_the_world%27s_costli

Autant passionnant qu’inquiétant. Comment organiser le nettoyage de la plus grande décharge radio-active des États-Unis, alors que les techniques employées ne sont pas fiables ? Comment piloter un entrepreuneur externe de la taille et puissance de Bechtel alors qu’il n’y a pas assez de spécialistes au DOE ?

McNulty is concerned that Bechtel and DOE management are ignoring sound science, moving forward with a project that has failed small-scale testing on numerous occasions. These tests have shown that solids end up accumulating into small piles, causing the mixers to malfunction. The substances that build up during the mixing process, these studies note, are far more dense and cohesive than originally thought. Consequently, the mixers will likely fail. If these small-scale studies are correct, and the pulse jet mixers start mixing waste, this could cause a radioactive accident.

“We took Dr. Alexander’s report into consideration and determined there was no imminent risk to safety if the heads were welded on [the non-Newtonian vessels],” says DOE spokesperson Carrie Meyer. “In the end we looked at the bottom line of the project, and it was a business decision to move forward .”

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Give Women the Seeds and They Can Feed the World - IPS ipsnews.net
Give Women the Seeds and They Can Feed the World
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105234

If women farmers were given more tools and resources, the number of hungry people in the world could be slashed by 100 to 150 million.

This was the message conveyed by Josette Sheeran, executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Thursday to empower rural women for food security and nutrition.

In October, the Committee on World Food Security will meet at WFP headquarters in Rome, followed by the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) next year, both opportunities to increase the role of rural women in alleviating poverty and hunger.

UN Women and the Coca-Cola company also announced a new partnership this week to break down the barriers faced by women entrepreneurs through programmes on the ground that provide access to skills training and financial services.

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