Union of Concerned Scientists Report: Nuclear “Near Misses” Symptom of...
(image: UCS report on The NRC and Nuclear Plant Safety in 2011, detail) In its second annual report on the safety of nuclear power facilities (PDF) in the United States, the Union of Concerned...
View ArticleFukushima 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...
View ArticleEnd-of-Summer News Puts Nuclear Renaissance on Permanent Vacation
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 & 2, near Lusby Maryland. (photo: NRCgov) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot issue a license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear...
View ArticleTwo Years On, Fukushima Raises Many Questions, Provides 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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