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As we remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This week on Nuclear Hotseat Hiroshima-born Yuki Miyamoto is a second generation Hibakusha — daughter of an atomic bomb survivor. Her mother was in Hiroshima one mile from the epicenter of the bombing, yet survived it with what seemed like little physical damage… though other truths later emerged. Yuki’s story of what it was like…
Read MoreUpdate 89 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
As reported by a United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency press release dated August 9, 2022.
Read MoreAnti-aircraft defence around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant will be beefed up – RIA cites Russian-backed official
As reported by Reuters.
Read MoreUkraine’s nuclear chief warns of ‘very high’ risks at occupied power plant
As reported by Reuters.
Read MoreFlagged as Disinformation — “Russian General Threatens to Bomb Nuclear Power Plant: ‘We Warned’ You”
As reported by Newsweek. The article is entitled “Alleged Russian Nuclear Plant Threat Likely False, Say U.S. Thinktank [The Institute for the Study of War].”
Read MoreUkraine Calls for Demilitarized Zone Around Russian-Occupied Nuclear Power Plant
As reported by Democracy Now! on August 9, 2022.
Read MoreFight the phantoms!
Small Modular Reactors are a mirage! We have a match! Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, Beyond Nuclear has been awarded a $5,000 matching grant for our work to block the development of small modular reactors (SMR). SMRs are an expensive mirage that will do nothing for the climate crisis. If you make a donation…
Read MoreUkraine Live Briefing: Radiation levels remain normal after shelling at nuclear plant, official says
As reported by the Washington Post. (In an August 8, 2022 update, the Washington Post reports “U.N. seeks access to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.”)
Read MoreRussia, Ukraine open to IAEA visit after ‘suicidal’ nuclear plant strike
As reported by the Washington Post.
Read MoreZaporizhizhia attacks could spell disaster for millions
The Ukrainians say the Russians are shelling the six-reactor Zaporizhizhia nuclear power plant, caught up in some of the worst fighting in the contentious southeastern region of Ukraine. The Russians say the Ukrainians shelled the plant. Whichever is true, it is madness, painting a nightmare vision of a nuclear catastrophe that could soon become a…
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