UN Bans Nuclear Weapons, Goes Into Effect January 22
The UN achieved the needed countries for ratification of an international ban on nuclear weapons on Saturday. The treaty goes
Read moreThe UN achieved the needed countries for ratification of an international ban on nuclear weapons on Saturday. The treaty goes
Read moreThe plan itself made news as yet another half baked business idea trying to attract attention a few years back.
Read moreA storage tunnel at the Hanford National Lab collapsed Tuesday. This tunnel was built in the 1950’s and was used
Read moreJapan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe was one of the first foreign leaders to scurry to New York to meet with
Read moreThe groundwork goes back decades. After WWII the US looked to shed the reputation gained after the bombings of Hiroshima
Read moreA press release from Woods Hole announced today that new radiation readings for the Pacific off the North American coast
Read moreA recent Japanese food mislabeling scandal in Taiwan showed the differing levels of oversight between countries when it comes to
Read moreWoods Hole announced some recent findings of Fukushima identified radioactive contamination found offshore in the US and Canada. The test
Read moreA recent discovery of banned Japanese foods being sold in Taiwan is causing considerable concern about the actual safety of
Read moreA new study looked into the media behavior in reporting on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The study found that
Read moreSo many have expressed their utter frustration with how US EPA’s Radnet serves up information. While EPA has refused to
Read moreBloomberg has an interesting article about the major problem for US nuclear reactors. The economics are killing them. They blame
Read moreA presentation given at a recent American Chemical Society meeting outlined the discovery of Fukushima radioactive contamination in food soon
Read moreAs news came out about yet another finding of Fukushima radioactive contamination offshore of North America, TEPCO published a rather
Read moreThe US has been pushing for Japan to sign on to a nuclear liability treaty, withholding some cooperation on the
Read moreThe European countries proposed new nuclear safety upgrades to be put in place after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster to a semi-official
Read moreIn late September Dominion admitted that two nuclear fuel rods had broken open in the #2 reactor, spilling up to
Read moreTwo Belgian reactors are receiving continued investigations into the structural cracking problems of their reactor vessels. The steel reactor vessels
Read moreThe US department of Energy has granted billions in guarantees to get these projects off the ground. The promised efficiency
Read moreThe US and Japanese governments are one step closer to a liability agreement that would put US taxpayers on the
Read moreKelp Watch has released their first batch of testing results. The program is a mash up of university, national lab
Read more(this article now available in Polish via http://www.marmas.nazwa.pl/wordpress/?p=549 we thank them for their translation efforts) The much touted SMR nuclear reactor program
Read moreWhile Japan is implementing larger evacuation zones and comprehensive evacuation zone plans after the Fukushima disaster, the US has decided
Read moreA coalition of groups and the Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network are asking people to call, write or email Congress today
Read moreFitnews is reporting that the US MOX plant in South Carolina may finally be ending. The project has never had
Read moreThe concerns about food contamination from Fukushima has also increased awareness of the lingering problems of world wide food contamination
Read moreFriday was the 48th anniversary of the Palomares nuclear disaster. A US B52 collided with a refueling plane over southern
Read moreAlternative news television Democracy Now! Is broadcasting from Japan this week. Anchor Amy Goodman is covering a variety of topics
Read moreNRA demanded that TEPCO drop test waste canisters to be used to hold highly radioactive sludge from the ALPS processing
Read moreMidAmerican Energy in the US tried for years to force Iowa residents to pre-pay for a nuclear power plant. Those
Read moreThis bill is a major issue in Japan for good reason, yet this issue gets little press in the west.
Read moreA US grassroots group is urging the public to support a set of efforts to improve food monitoring in the
Read moreWe have added a page to our site that compiles results of independent food testing for the US and Canada.
Read moreUS Energy Secretary Moniz offered “international help” with the Fukushima disaster but it comes with some big strings attached. Ex-SKF
Read moreNew testing done by Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering found Fukushima cesium in US Pacific sea weed. The
Read moreThe US NRC has sent home 90% of their staff. Only resident inspectors and a handful of core staff remain.
Read moreThe French nuclear agency has called Fukushima “the largest single nuclear contamination of the ocean in history.“ This includes the
Read moreThe US Pantex nuclear bomb plant will be running on wind power soon. It was announced this week that the
Read moreA homeowner cutting down trees hit a power line. This caused the nearby Watts Bar nuclear plant into an unexpected
Read moreThe NY Times published an article today discussing the considerable problems with spent nuclear fuel in the US. They looked
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