Nuclear
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Long-term Census Reveal Presence of Abundant Mammalian Community in the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Zone
An international team of researchers have discovered thriving populations of wildlife in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, bringing out the unique…
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Tokyo Contaminated & Not Fit for Habitation, Doctor Says
All 23 districts of Tokyo contaminated with radiation, worse than at Chernobyl after the accident, and blood cells of children…
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More Trouble at Olkiluoto Nuclear Plant
Finnish nuclear plant already vastly over budget and overdue has slowed almost to a halt, embroiled in dispute and with…
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Generation Gap: Wind Opens Big Lead over Nuclear in China
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind…
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Congenital Hypothyroidism and Fukushima Fallout in the US
Plume of airborne radioactive iodine arrival in the US correlates with increased rates of congenital hypothyroidism among the new born.…
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UK Government’s Great Nuclear Blunder
The UK Government weakened its bargaining position by dragging its feet on renewables, and is promising to pay for nuclear…
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Fukushima Crisis Goes Global
A fully referenced and illustrated version of this report is posted on ISIS members website and otherwise available for download…
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The World Must Take Charge at Fukushima
Massive leakages of heavily contaminated water, crumbling structures, and spent fuels that if exposed to air could release 85 times…
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U.S. Nuclear Power in Decline
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute Nuclear power generation in the United States is falling. After increasing rapidly since…
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Nuclear Subsidies Largesse by other Names
A new inquiry into energy subsidies has been launched by UK’s cross-party Environment Audit Committee [1], but will it uncover…
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Wind Surpasses Nuclear in China
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind…
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World Nuclear Electricity Generation Down 5 Percent Since 2006
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute World nuclear electricity-generating capacity has been essentially flat since 2007 and is likely…
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