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Hundreds Protest to Shut Down Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Vernon, Vermont – March 21, 2011 Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Sunday to show support for victims in Japan and to renew their call to shut the Vernon plant down. “Nuclear power isn’t cheap and it […]
Continue readingJapan Disaster Causes Venezuela to Halt New Nuclear Power Plant Construction
CARACAS, March 15 (Reuters) – Venezuela is suspending development of a nuclear power program following the catastrophe at a nuclear complex in Japan, President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday. The South American country had hoped that a planned Russian-built nuclear power plant […]
Continue readingRadioactivity Found in Japanese Farms, Spinach, Milk, Near Nuclear Meltdown
Japan’s top spokesman said Saturday that elevated levels of radiation have been found in milk and spinach near the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture. The government has worked hard to play down rising fears. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told […]
Continue readingWorried about the Japanese Nuclear Meltdown? Get to know your radiation units and measurements
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) has put together this handy little “Questions and Answers on Radiation” document. With all the news coming out of Japan and what the nuke industry cheerleaders have called the “Nuclear Renaissance” of new nuclear expansion […]
Continue readingNuclear Meltdown in Japan; Tens of Thousands Protest Nuke Plants in Germany
Demonstrators in Stuttgart formed a human chain reaching 27 mile for a protest against extending the life of nuclear power plants in Germany. The protest was planned before the current nuclear crisis in Japan but took on new form in light of […]
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