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The quiet victims of Chornobyl
Semi-feral dogs living around the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine have to contend with predatory wolves, starvation, rabies and other diseases. In February 2022, they found themselves in a war zone, as occupying Russian troops temporarily took control of the site. Amidst this, a team of researchers is studying their DNA in an effort…
Read MoreChornobyl: Never-ending harm
The effects of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster linger on Birth defects down generations; faraway crops and livestock still too radioactive to eat; wildlife fertility diminished; radiation levels raised by fires and incursions; these are just a few of the persistent impacts of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster. This week, we are reminded that the…
Read MoreRemembering Chornobyl
In 2018, host Libbe HaLevy recorded a special edition of Nuclear Hotseat, focused on the aftermath of the April 26, 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster. This week, the episode is being replayed. Sadly, none of this information goes out of date. The program featured: Bonnie Kouneva, a 15-year-old living in Communist Bulgaria when the Chornobyl disaster began,…
Read MoreNEIS Night With The Experts — Mobile Chornobyl: Preventing Unnecessary Risks with Transportation of Nuclear Waste. April 27, 7pm CST
Announcement sent by Dave Kraft, Director, NEIS, on April 15, 2023– You’re Invited to A Night with the Experts Featuring: Kevin Kamps Beyond Nuclear Speaking on Mobile Chornobyl: Preventing Unnecessary Risks in Transporting Nuclear Waste Thursday, April 27, 2023 7pm Central Time (8pm ET, 6pm MT, 5pm PT) UTC -5 Zoom Link: click here In…
Read MoreGermany’s last nukes shut down
As planned, Germany closed the last of its three operational reactors on April 15. These were kept running beyond their original December 2022 shutdown dates, largely as a political concession to conservative minority partners within the German government, as their electricity was not actually needed. The German winter energy crunch was related to a cutoff…
Read MoreHonoring Daniel Ellsberg: A week of action
Daniel Ellsberg — the Pentagon Papers whistleblower who has been an inspiring activist for peace since the early 1970s — recently disclosed that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given only three to six months to live. Since then, groups across the country, under the umbrella of Defuse Nuclear War, have been organizing to…
Read MoreSailing for peace: Jump on board!
The historic sailboat, the Golden Rule, that inspired the creation of Greenpeace and other peace efforts, is sailing around the United States, with speaking stops along the way to bring its message of peace. The boat, a project of Veterans for Peace, is currently in the DC area, but will travel up the eastern seaboard, then…
Read MoreFOE sues over Diablo
As Common Dreams reports, “the environmental group Friends of the Earth on Tuesday sued Pacific Gas and Electric in a bid to block the California utility giant from breaching its contract to shutter the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant when the operating licenses for its two reactors expire in 2024 and 2025. “Friends of the…
Read MoreLiftoff or crash-land for nuclear?
In a shocking and revelatory article in Energy Intelligence, Stephanie Cooke adds up the costs of the US Department of Energy’s “untethered” plan to encourage the construction of as many as 300 new full size reactors. Untethered, and, as Cooke describes it, “irresponsible” and “absurd” because, “the US no longer has the supply chain needed…
Read MoreEmpirical is everything; nuclear is a loser
2022 World Nuclear Industry Status Report once again shows failure of nuclear energy and the irresistible rise of renewables In a special edition of Nuclear Hotseat, host Libbe HaLevy was joined by Beyond Nuclear’s Linda Pentz Gunter to interview three of the principal authors of the 2022 World Nuclear Industry Status Report. The annual report…
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