The Party Line – August 19, 2011: Japan Nuclear Crisis Continues,...
Imagine, if you will, living somewhat close to a nuclear reactor—not right next door, but close enough—and then imagine that an accident at that reactor causes a large release of radioactive isotopes...
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As we close out 2011, readers of this space will likely not be surprised to hear the following: • The crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility continues and continues to poison the planet;...
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Aftershocking: Frontline’s Fukushima Doc a Lazy Apologia for the Nuclear...
There is much to say about this week’s Frontline documentary, “Nuclear Aftershocks,” and some of it would even be good. For the casual follower of nuclear news in the ten months since an earthquake and...
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New Fukushima Report: “Devil’s Chain Reaction” Could Wipe Out Tokyo
Map of the east coast of Japan showing the distance between Tokyo and Fukushima Daiichi, 150 miles to the north. A new independent report on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster reveals that Japan’s...
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Frontline’s Fukushima “Meltdown” Perpetuates Industry Lie That Tsunami, Not...
Fukushima Daiichi as seen on March 16, 2011. (photo: Digital Globe via Wikipedia) In all fairness, “Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown,” the Frontline documentary that debuted on US public television...
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Fukushima One Year On: Many Revelations, Few Surprises
Satellite image of Fukushima Daiichi showing damage on 3/14/11. (photo: digitalglobe) One year on, perhaps the most surprising thing about the Fukushima crisis is that nothing is really that...
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Something Fishy: CRS Report Downplays Fukushima’s Effect on US Marine...
(photo: JanneM via flickr) Late Thursday, the United States Coast Guard reported that they had successfully scuttled the Ryou-Un Maru, the Japanese “Ghost Ship” that had drifted into US waters after...
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Imagine a Nuclear-Free California (It’s Already Here)
We welcome our salp overlords. (photo: Lars Plougman via Wikipedia) California has two nuclear power plants. San Onofre, between Los Angeles and San Diego, has been offline for months as everyone tries...
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Fukushima Plus Two: Still the Beginning?
An IAEA inspector examines the remains of reactor 3 at Fukushima Daiichi (5/27/11) I was up working in what were in my part of the world the early morning hours of March 11, 2011, when I heard over the...
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Fukushima Two Years Later: Many Questions, One Clear Answer
Fukushima's threats to health and the environment continue. (graphic: Surian Soosay via flickr) You can’t say you have all the answers if you haven’t asked all the questions. So, at a conference on the...
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