Around 8:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday, 400 square feet of soil caved in at the juncture of two several hundred foot–long tunnels housing radioactive material … Ongoing emergency at the largest nuclear waste storage site in the U.S.Read more
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Fukushima nuclear disaster and the violation of women’s & children’s human rights
Japan has ratified multiple international treaties that recognise the right to health as a fundamental human right. It is defined as the “enjoyment of the … Fukushima nuclear disaster and the violation of women’s & children’s human rightsRead more
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They want you to think the Fukushima nuclear disaster is over. But it’s still with us
Six years ago, over 15,000 people perished and tens of thousands of people’s lives changed forever. Northeastern Japan was hit by a massive earthquake, followed … They want you to think the Fukushima nuclear disaster is over. But it’s still with usRead more
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Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power Industry
The Westinghouse Electric Company filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, in a major blow to the nuclear power industry. The Chapter 11 filing came as … Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power IndustryRead more
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Villagers oppose uranium mining, proposed nuclear plant at Gogi
Activists of Bhoomi Tayi Horata Samiti and residents of Gogi village staged a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Yadgir on Thursday and urged … Villagers oppose uranium mining, proposed nuclear plant at GogiRead more
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Levels of Radiation at Fukushima Nuclear Plant are “Unimaginable”
in Japan, scientists say the radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant are at the highest point since the nuclear … Levels of Radiation at Fukushima Nuclear Plant are “Unimaginable”Read more
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Beyond Nuclear Calls for Immediate Shutdown of Reactors with Defective Parts
Beyond Nuclear, a leading national anti-nuclear advocacy group, today called on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to make public the full list of U.S … Beyond Nuclear Calls for Immediate Shutdown of Reactors with Defective PartsRead more
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Radioactive Plume From Fukushima Makes Landfall on America’s West Coast
Seaborne cesium 134, the so-called “fingerprint of Fukushima,” has been detected on US shores for the first time researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution … Radioactive Plume From Fukushima Makes Landfall on America’s West CoastRead more
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Orwell (and the President) Come to Hiroshima
How to you hide a trillion dollars or spending $66,000 a minute for thirty years building a new nuclear arsenal? Put another way, how to … Orwell (and the President) Come to HiroshimaRead more
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Northeast Japan dodges bullet from M7.4 quake
A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday morning, briefly disrupting nuclear fuel cooling functions at the Fukushima No. 2 power plant and generating tsunami … Northeast Japan dodges bullet from M7.4 quakeRead more