Democracy Now!: Nuclear Dangers in Fukushima and the U.S.
Japan admits 3 nuclear meltdowns as more radiation leaked into sea. Meanwhile, U.S. nuclear waste poses deadly risks.
Politics Has Always Outranked Science at Yucca Mountain
Politics drove this mistaken plan from its inception.
Known Exposure
Throughout its history, IPS has worked to educate the public about the U.S. government’s failure to inform the public about the extremely high risk of radiation.
America’s Nuclear Spent-Fuel Time Bombs
Japan’s nuclear disaster should serve as a wake-up call for the United States.
Remembering Paul Jacobs as the Struggle for Better Nuclear Safety Continues
IPS history is tied to documentary airing this weekend on Link TV.
Nuclear Pits: Death in Its Most Concentrated Form
A new facility under construction at Los Alamos is pivotal to the manufacture of “nuclear pits,” the heart of nuclear weapons.
Spent Nuclear Fuel Pools in the U.S.: Reducing the Deadly Risks of Storage
The price of fixing America’s nuclear vulnerabilities may be high, but the price of doing too little is incalculable.
Film: Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
A poignant and potent documentary that exposes the government’s suppression of the health hazards of low-level radiation — even more relevant since the release of radiation from damaged nuclear plants in Japan, and reports that long-term effects of the Chernobyl disaster may have been covered up.
Study Reveals Dangerous Amounts of Radioactivity in Unsafe Conditions at U.S. Nuclear Reactor Sites
New data reveals enormous amounts of radioactivity stored in vulnerable spent nuclear fuel pools, many of the the same type that contributed to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Fukushima, USA
We ought to end this whole nuclear business right now.
Fukushima Has Become the Sequel to “Groundhog Day”
It seems to be deja vu with Tepco and Fukushima — like Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day.”
Sans Insurance, a Nuclear Meltdown Can Become a Financial Meltdown
Not only has Tepco failed to turn the corner on wrestling Fukushima into submission, no insurance company will reimburse it for the costs.
Contamination: From Minamata to Fukushima
As with methyl-mercury a half century ago, Japan is once again threatened by a new persistent toxin accumulating in its food and water.
Thanks to Fukushima Nuclear Terrorism Got a Whole Lot Easier
Fukushima has revealed a weak spot in nuclear reactors to terrorists.
Entergy Goes Nuclear over Vermont’s Decision
The Vermont Yankee nuke plant is the same vintage and make as Japan’s crippled reactors.