Tag Archives: Three Mile Island

Ernest Sternglass, Physicist and Nuclear Critic, Dies at 91via The New York Times

Posted on 2015/02/21 by norma field

Ernest J. Sternglass, whose research in radiation physics laid the foundation for important technological advances and who became a prominent opponent of nuclear weapons, died on Feb. 12 at his home in Ithaca, N.Y. He was 91. 。。。」Dr. Sternglass wrote … Continue reading →

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Fukushima £11bn cleanup progresses, but there is no cause for optimism via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/11/13 by norma field

The man in charge of cleaning up the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has admitted there is little cause for optimism while thousands of workers continue their battle to contain huge quantities of radioactive water. The water problem is … Continue reading →

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Three Mile Island anniversary: the lesson the nuclear industry refuses to learn via The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2014/03/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Thirty-five years after the world’s first nuclear-power scare, the nuclear industry hasn’t learned the most basic lesson from Three Mile Island: Get accurate information to the public in a timely manner. Before Fukushima and before Chernobyl, the world got its … Continue reading →

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Japan, U.S. Move to Expand Nuclear Power Programs Despite Contamination at Fukushima & New Mexico via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2014/03/04 by norma field

We end today’s show with news that Japan has announced a major push to revive its nuclear energy program, just weeks before the third anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. This comes just a week after it was revealed … Continue reading →

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【short film】Fukushima Daiichi: Why Is It So Hard to Clean Up? via Fairewinds Energy Education

Posted on 2014/01/04 by norma field

In this, the fourth installment in our short film series, Fairewinds Energy Education’s Arnie Gundersen responds to questions we have received about cleanup at Fukushima Daiichi. Please consider supporting our work, so we can continue to bring you the truth … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Forever via HuffPost

Posted on 2013/09/27 by norma field

Charles Perrow Fukushima is just the latest episode in a dangerous dance with radiation that has been going on for 68 years. Since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945 we have repeatedly let loose plutonium and other … Continue reading →

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This Week in History via peacebuttons.info

Posted on 2013/09/23 by norma field

September 23, 1979 200,000 attended an anti-nuclear rally in New York City’s Battery Park. It was the largest political protest of the late ’70s in the U.S., six months after the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor at Three Mile … Continue reading →

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‘No more hibakusha’ takes on new meaning after 3/11′ via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/08/08 by norma field

Commentary/World By Ryan Masaaki Yokota CHICAGO – I remember quite vividly the televised news of the 2011 earthquake that hit the Tohoku region. Like most of the world, I watched in horror at the destructive force of the tsunami that … Continue reading →

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Alert Declared at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant, Indian Point Shut Down After Hurricane Sandy via Nuclear Power Industry News

Posted on 2012/10/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

High water from Hurricane Sandy prompted an alert at Exelon’s Oyster Creek nuclear plant Monday night, while one unit at Entergy’s Indian Point shut down and a total of ten plants along the Eastern Seaboard were under the watch of … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sandy: Nuclear Power Plants Likely To Be Shut Down In Mid-Atlantic via Huffington Post

Posted on 2012/10/29 by kojimaaiko

* PSEG Salem and Hope Creek reactors likely to shut * Reactors in Pennsylvania and Maryland could shut By Scott DiSavino Oct 29 (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy could shut a few nuclear power reactors in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic before making … Continue reading →

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