Fukushima Is So Yesterday
The United States is awaiting its own nuclear catastrophe before changing course.
Jaczko Jacked up: Nuclear Energy Mugs Regulatory Commish
Working through his fellow commissioners, nuclear energy political operatives have attacked Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Gregory Jaczko.
The Human Face of the Nuclear Arms Race
The pernicious quest for nuclear arms all in the name of a “greater good” – has tens of thousands of human faces, who paid a bitter price, which we should not forget.
Nuclear Weapons Projects Don’t Even Qualify as Pork
The economic benefits that nuclear weapons projects bring to a state are negligible.
Occupy Wall Street, 1979 Edition
Before there were hashtags, 32 years ago, more than a thousand protesters tried to shut Wall Street down for a day.
[VIDEO] A Former Insider’s View of Nuclear Safety
In this interview with LinkTV’s Miles Benson, we discuss where the nuclear industry falls short, and why more people should be concerned.
Quake Should be a Wake-up Call
Last month’s earthquake constituted twice the ground motion that the reactors were designed to withstand. But the nuclear industry continues to delay and stonewall recommendations for safer storage.
Obama’s Commission on America’s Nuclear Future Endorses IPS Study
President Obama’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future cites an IPS paper as a reason for endorsing measures to increase spent reactor fuel storage in hardened, dry containers.
Dangerous Nuclear Spent Fuel Pool Near Epicenter of East Coast Earthquake
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale just occurred less than a hour ago. Its epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia, approximately 10 miles from two nuclear power reactors at the North Anna site. According to statement by a representative of Dominion Power the two reactors were designed to withstand a 5.9 to 6.1 quake.
Our Non-Nuclear Future
All we need is the political will to fight for serious public investment in sustainable energy.
Fukushima Aftermath: New U.S. Senate Proposal For Spent Fuel Storage
Will bipartisan collaboration in nuclear storage be possible? The damage of Fukushima should prompt the Senate to act.
Japan’s Version of Kool-Aid
Lady Gaga recently went to Japan to help out the victims of the earthquake. But did she send out all the right messages?
The Nuclear Terrorists Are Coming: Break Out the Varsity Squad!
Nuclear security is at least as critical as nuclear safety.
Fixing America’s Nuclear Waste Storage Problem
The corporations that own the nation’s nuclear reactors are stuffing about four times more spent fuel into storage pools than the pools were designed to accommodate. Here’s what we can do to fix this dangerous problem.
Even Their Beloved Nukes Don’t Escape Republican Infatuation With Cost-Cutting
This time it’s Republicans dragging their feet on a nuclear-weapons project.