10:47 AM EDT on January 1st, 2012 | 73 comments

Nuclear Expert: Reactors produce 50 years of electricity and half a million years of waste — Not a particularly good deal (VIDEO)

Nuclear Expert: Reactors produce 50 years of electricity and half a million years of waste — Not a particularly good deal (VIDEO)
08:26 AM EDT on December 29th, 2011 | 39 comments

Former NRC Member: US nuclear renaissance is imploding — Fukushima should not be wished away

09:57 PM EDT on December 28th, 2011 | 26 comments

LA Times: US ‘nuclear renaissance’ short-circuited by Fukushima, study finds — “Clear that we are witnessing not a revival but a collapse” says legal expert

02:05 AM EDT on December 21st, 2011 | 43 comments

Erin Brockovich taking on nuke industry: “Massive amounts of cancer” in hometown near L.A. — Astounded by rare, rare cancers among youth (VIDEOS)

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03:54 PM EDT on December 20th, 2011 | 19 comments

Groundwater with 23,000 pCi/liter of radioactive material found around Tennessee nuke plant — Exceeds limit for drinking water

08:48 PM EDT on December 18th, 2011 | 137 comments

Paper: Strange growth discovered on spent fuel could be “biological in nature” — White, stringlike material resembles spider web

07:18 AM EDT on December 18th, 2011 | 51 comments

Whistleblower on MSNBC: Criticality possible at Hanford — We could end up with explosion like Fukushima — Warns of larger release of radioactive material (VIDEO)

01:43 PM EDT on December 14th, 2011 | 25 comments

NRC Commissioner on NRC’s own statement: Someone reading this would think every reactor in U.S. is a time bomb waiting to go off — Attempted to prevent release of Fukushima report to public, Congress

02:59 PM EDT on December 13th, 2011 | 66 comments

Shock? Major US paper runs pro-nuke editorial claiming Fukushima survived earthquake… AND tsunami! — Says US should not close ‘reliable’ US nuclear plants

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12:17 PM EDT on December 12th, 2011 | 21 comments

AP: Radiation-contaminated groundwater feared moving toward 4th largest river in US — Over 200 miles inland — Posing danger to fish, people

04:39 PM EDT on December 10th, 2011 | 151 comments

Congressman releases blockbuster report detailing NRC conspiracy in wake of Fukushima

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08:33 PM EDT on November 27th, 2011 | 18 comments

Interview with California’s ‘Nuclear Terminator’ — Ben Davis shut down nuke plant in ’89, now he’s at it again (VIDEO)

Interview with California’s ‘Nuclear Terminator’ — Ben Davis on the Nuclear Hotseat (VIDEO)
12:24 AM EDT on November 23rd, 2011 | 66 comments

Will California close all nuclear plants in 2012? Secretary of State approves ballot initiative targeting Diablo Canyon and San Onofre — Similar idea worked in ’89

10:09 PM EDT on November 22nd, 2011 | 21 comments

High-level whistleblower: Plutonium may cause explosion at Washington nuclear facility — Design manager warns of ‘dire’ consequences

11:28 AM EDT on November 18th, 2011 | 23 comments

ANOTHER incident at NC nuke plant: Condition at Reactor 2 significantly degraded plant safety — Local news mentions concern about health threats to public (VIDEO)

Another incident at NC nuke plant: Condition at Reactor 2 “significantly degraded plant safety” — Local news mentions concern about health threats to public (VIDEO)
08:16 AM EDT on November 18th, 2011 | 35 comments

NRC says strontium-90 found in fish by nuclear plant on Connecticut River is not a conclusive indication of presence of strontium-90

10:33 PM EDT on November 17th, 2011 | 105 comments

Local TV: “They believe radioactive water is leaking from the top of the vessel” at North Carolina nuke plant — Significant because it goes directly through reactor core (VIDEO)

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11:03 AM EDT on November 17th, 2011 | 13 comments

WATCH: Truck with nuclear fuel rods wrecks on Memphis highway after being rear ended — “No fuel rods fell off the truck”… but no word on damage

07:38 AM EDT on November 12th, 2011 | 17 comments

Hydrogen explosion at Idaho nuke facility? INL Engineer: Sodium released hydrogen… the reaction “can range in magnitude from a flash to an explosion”

03:46 PM EDT on November 11th, 2011 | 12 comments

Emergency response continues at INL sodium fire — All employees at complex ordered to remain inside buildings — Worker hospitalized with burns

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