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Japan regulator OKs water dump
Plan to Discharge Fukushima Water Into Pacific Gets OK From Regulators The discharge could release a number of radioactive isotopes into the Pacific Ocean, critics say By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Despite outcry from local leaders and the Japanese public and warnings from environmental campaigners, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday gave its approval for…
Read MoreTornado in a library: a video primer of radiation damage
In this video, Cindy Folkers, Radiation and Health Hazard Specialist for Beyond Nuclear, reviews the nuclear fuel chain and its impact on human health, particularly the health of women, children and pregnancy. She summarizes how radiation damages cells, what studies reveal about living in contaminated environments, and how radiation exposure recommendations fail to protect us.…
Read MoreFrench nuclear choice poisoned lands and people
The choice by France to prioritize nuclear power over all other energy sources has cost the French people in numerous ways, most recently fiscally with half the nuclear fleet shut down for technical or maintenance reasons. The nuclear power monopoly means the French renewable sector has been stifled and is not there now to replace…
Read MoreNuclear pays out again to ripped off ratepayers
You would think that being the slowest, most expensive and most dangerous energy choice out there, nuclear power would not be at the top of anyone’s list as an option with which to address the climate crisis. Then add the current industry track record and nuclear power ought to be dismissed outright without further consideration.…
Read MoreEVENT May 11: Radiation — Unseen and everywhere
From fracking to Fukushima Join us! Wednesday, May 11, 2022; 7:00 PM ET for Sierra Club NYC Group’s Sustainability Series. There are many types and levels of radiation, some occurs naturally, some are made by man. But there is no safe amount. We will look at radiation and health. You will learn how people are…
Read MoreListen to Nuclear Hotseat!
Nuclear Hotseat, hosted by Libbe HaLevy, is a weekly international news magazine, keeping you up to date on all things nuclear from a different perspective. Since 2011, the Nuclear Hotseat podcast has been listened to by audiences in more than 124 countries around the world. Tune in each week as Libbe talks with her guest…
Read MoreA 600-hour shift at Chornobyl
Chornobyl nuclear power plant engineer, Liudmyla Kozak, has described to Reuters how what was supposed to have been a 12-hour work shift turned into 600 hours after Russian invading forces took over the site on February 24. While no Chornobyl plant workers were beaten up or harmed, Kozak said, they remained obedient to commands, fearing…
Read MoreRenewables on top
Renewables accounted for 96% of new US capacity in first two months of 2022 According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 96.3% of…
Read MoreTurmoil at Chornobyl
For 36 years things had been quiet at Chornobyl. Not uneventful. Not safe. But no one was warning of “another Chornobyl” until Russian forces took over the site on February 24 of this year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine first took their troops through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, where they rolled armored vehicles across radioactive terrain,…
Read MoreJoin the discussion!
Tune in to Beyond Nuclear on the NEIS Night With The Experts Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear will be the guest speaker for the Thursday, April 28 edition of Night With The Experts, presented and hosted by Nuclear Energy Information Service, at 8pm Eastern time. Linda will discuss how we can best message our…
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