“The radioactive waste stream planned is very worrying.The effects of alpha emitting dusts have been ignored since Hiroshima:

I just want to reiterate why infants and children are so vulnerable to "fallout" of all kinds:

• Their small body weight means they get a much higher dose/kilo (5lbs versus adult 150 lbs) of any contamination

• Their gut absorbs radionucleotides X100 more than an adult:

• they have very many rapidly dividing cells which means they many more at the stage sensitive to irreparable DNA damage (TP just before G2)

• Thyroxine is a vital co-hormone in very many metabolic processes,so its reduction due to I 131 induced thyroid damage is a much more crucial issue for the infant.

• The immunological system is immature and inefficient (vulnerable to infection and poor at repair processes)

• Liver enzyme systems have not developed well enough to cope with any extra detoxification needed

Other issues include the replacement of Caesium 137 ( gamma ray emission from Ba intermediate) for potassium and strontium 90 ( beta decay and from Ytrium[more energetic]) for calcium in heart membrane depolarisation and conductive pathway conduction and muscle contractions respectively.

Because radiation safety standards are set based on the assumption that everyone exposed is a healthy man in his 20's, and that radioactive particles ingested into the body cause no more damage than radiation hitting the outside of the body. However in the real world radiation affects small children much more than adults and small particles of radiation called "internal emitters" which get inside the body are much more dangerous than general exposures to radiation. American and Canadian authorities have virtually stopped monitoring airborne radiation, and are not testing fish for radiation. (Indeed, the EPA reacted to Fukushima by raising "acceptable" radiation levels. So , as in Japan , radiation is usually discovered by citizens and the handful of research scientists with funding to check, and not the government. The Japanese government's entire strategy from day one has been to cover up the severity of the Fukushima accident and this has likely led to unnecessary, additional deaths. Indeed, the core problem is that all of the world's nuclear agencies are wholly captured by the nuclear industry … as are virtually all of the supposedly independent health agencies. So the failure of the American, Canadian and other governments to test for and share results is making it difficult to hold an open scientific debate about what is happening.”

“I'd Best start saying my Goodbyes Now then.......:)”

“Life expectancy living rough is only 47. If you live rough in Addo then I guess you don't live long past school leaving age - although school/college leaving age does keep going up!”

“Oh, goodness me, 7 times less likely to live, to older age.? should I move ? No not at all I will take my chances. I Love living here its a lovely place to live, poor or not, everyone has a cup of sugar for their neighbour. Council people do not dump on us Please.”

“Nicely said halfatalkrate.

Natural change is ok. But when you get people doing things that could harm peoples lives to save money is something else. Hope they have a re-think.”

“So an incinerator will cause ill-health etc will it?

Once Mr Khan, and more importantly those statutory bodies that can make a difference appreciate that those living in New Addington and Fieldway (identified as 2 of the most deprived in the Borough) are already living on average 7 years less than other areas such as Addington Village, literally across the road - perhaps then this will be more of an issue to all.”

“"Windy" I was just going to say your spelling Is worse then mine, But Understood what you said even so. I don't know this person, seems you do, but your comment vanished as quick as it appeared. Maybe try again with different wording.!”

“@ nicecityboy - and sometimes we have to fight change that is for the worse.

The NIMBYs are the Croydon Conservative Council Cabinet members, none of whom live downwind of the incinerator they promised us they wouldn't build, either in Croydon or on its doorstep.”

“NIMBY.

Sometimes we have to accept change and get on with it.”