Events
An unbreakable linK? Nuclear power and nuclear weapons
Often referred to as “two sides of the same coin”, the commercial and military nuclear sectors are inextricably linked and mutually dependent. And yet, nuclear power is sometimes seen as the benign stepchild of the wicked nuclear weapons stepmother. In fact, the longterm and widespread damage that a nuclear power disaster can inflict on millions…
Read MoreDownwind and dosed
Half the cast and crew involved with the John Wayne film, The Conqueror, shot in 1954 and released two years later, died of cancer. They were the most high-profile victims of the fallout from atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site, which contaminated land, water and people. Although the film location site, in St. George,…
Read MoreNRC closes door on Comanche public meetings
This week on Nuclear Hotseat: Aging nuclear reactors become increasingly dangerous and prone to breakdowns and radiation releases. Comanche Peak nuclear power plant’s two nuclear reactors in Somervell County, Texas, should be retired, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering letting them run for 20 additional years, until 2050. Heading the fight to stop…
Read MoreNuclear felon to be sentenced, Feb. 22 – in charge of construction of VC Summer nuclear reactor debacle
Message sent by Tom Clements of Savannah River Site Watch: Nuclear felon in charge of construction of VC Summer nuclear reactor debacle to be sentenced, Feb. 22, 2023 If you’re interested in what happens to the felons who perpetrated fraud in the failed project to construct two AP1000 nuclear reactors in South Carolina, a…
Read MoreActivist to be jailed for peaceful protest
This week on Nuclear Hotseat, host Libbe HaLevy talks to longtime anti-nuclear activist, John LaForge, co-director of Nukewatch, a Wisconsin-based environmental and peace action group, dedicated to the abolition of nuclear power, weapons and continued radioactive waste production. John was arrested in Germany twice in 2020 after he participated in peaceful protests at the Büchel…
Read More1PM TODAY EVENT: Jail time for action against nuke weapons
Join Nukewatch TODAY at 1pm EST/ 7pm Central European Time/Noon CST/ 11am MST/ 10am PST. Register in advance. Nukewatch’s John LaForge will be entering a German prison on January 10 to serve 50 days for his part in actions aimed at removing US nuclear weapons from Germany. Dozens of activists that have been involved in…
Read MoreA ban-the-bomb retrospective
This week’s edition of Nuclear Hotseat features two previously-aired interviews that examine approaches to banning the atomic bomb. Interview #1: Sr. Megan Rice was a Roman Catholic nun who was arrested more than 40 times for protesting America’s military industrial complex and nuclear weapons. She’s best known for breaking into Y-12 at Oak Ridge, one of the world’s…
Read More2022 Nuclear Free Future Award winners announced
Tanzanian activist, Anthony Lyamunda, American podcaster, Libbe HaLevy, and German researcher, Malte Göttsche, are the winners of the 2022 Nuclear Free Future Award. The prizes will be awarded officially during an online ceremony in February 2023, but were announced last week. The prize comes with the award of 5,000 Euros. Lyamunda is an outspoken opponent…
Read MoreNuclear corruption — in case you missed it
A special edition of Nuclear Hotseat focused this week on a panel discussion hosted by the The Museum of Political Corruption and moderated by Nuclear Hotseat producer/host Libbe HaLevy on Friday, December 6, 2022. The featured participants in the discussion were: Robbie Leppzer, director of the film POWER STRUGGLE, whose critically acclaimed feature-length and short documentaries about contemporary social issues,…
Read MoreRadioactive. The women tell their stories
RADIOACTIVE: The Women of Three Mile Island, a film written and directed by Heidi Hutner, received its world premiere on Sunday, December 4 as part of the Dances with Films Festival in New York City where it won the audience award for best documentary. Hutner, professor of Literature, Sustainability, Women’s and Gender Studies at Stony…
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