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TUC Radio

Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Other Hot Places—Biological Implications — 23 Apr 2013 — Biologist Tim Mousseau describes the catastrophe suffered by the birds of Chernobyl—tumors, birth defects, and reduced populations. When Fukushima Daiichi exploded, his team began field work there as well. They are studying birds, insects, microbes, and plants at over 1,000 sites, creating diligent inventories of each study area. They found significantly increased rates of genetic damage in direct proportion to the level of exposure to radioactive contaminants.
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Fairewinds Energy Education

Nuclear Contamination Knows No Borders — 01 May 2013 — Dr. Gordon Edwards, president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, discusses the differences between American and Canadian nuclear plants in design and regulatory philosophy. They also discuss the recent Fairewinds Associates report on the re-licensing of the Pickering Station on the Canadian coast of Lake Ontario, just a 30 minute drive from Toronto. Fukushima Daiichi may have taught us that nuclear contamination knows no borders, but are the North American nuclear operators and regulators applying this lesson?
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TUC Radio

The Heartbreaking Birth Defects of Chernobyl's Children — 30 Apr 2013 — Wladimir Wertelecki presents the results of the Ukraine Congenital Malformations Monitoring Program, which comprises ten years of scientific study of birth defects of children and their relationship to ionizing radiation. They found statistically higher than normal incidents of the most heartbreaking birth defects—NTD (neural tube defects of the brain or spinal cord); anencephaly, where most of the brain and skull do not develop; and microcephaly, a condition in which the circumference of the head and the brain size are smaller than normal.
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Fairewinds Energy Education

Too Big to Fail? Nope — 17 Apr 2013 — The most striking thing about seeing any nuclear power plant up close is its sheer size. Nukes are such impressive feats of construction and design, and it's hard to imagine that something so robust could fail. In this podcast, find out why nuclear power plants do fail, and why failure is a fact of life that the industry refuses to acknowledge.
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TUC Radio

Post-Fukushima Food Monitoring + Gender Matters in the Atomic Age — 16 Apr 2013— Cindy Folkers specializes in radiation impacts on health. She works with Beyond Nuclear, which has filed a petition with the US Food and Drug Administration to drastically reduce the amount of radioactive cesium permitted in food. Internal cesium contamination in children can lead to heart problems and other conditions. ~~ Mary Olson works for the Nuclear Information and Resource Service. Her talk is "Gender Matters in the Atomic Age," which explains why women as a group suffer significantly more from the impact of ionizing radiation than do men.
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TUC Radio

Arnie Gundersen:  What Did They Know, and When Did They Know It? — 26 Mar 2013— Gundersen argues that the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan really began in 1965, inside the US, with General Electric and the engineers who designed the site plan and architecture for the Mark I reactors. He also points the finger at the US Atomic Energy Commission that permitted a flawed design to be licensed and built in the US and elsewhere. Finally, he explains why TEPCO clearly knew more during the accident than they told the press and public.
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Fairewinds Energy Education

Nuclear Power and Earthquakes — 11 Apr 2013 — Geologist Les Kanat talks with nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen about seismological events in relation to nuclear power. Why do east coast nuclear plants have higher Core Damage Frequencies, and why are they more likely to be damaged from an earthquake than nuclear plants in California? Do corporate economic concerns mean that nuclear plants are not designed to handle the worst quake?
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Radio EcoShock

Deadly Myths of Nuclear Energy and Accidents — 20 Mar 2013— Alex Smith plays selections from the "Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident" symposium held in March 2013. Topics include.... how TEPCO and the Japanese government have systematically underestimated the radiation from the Fukushima accident; the unreported higher impact on women, children and babies; and why the dangers are far from over. Also discussed are why Chernobyl's supposed "wildlife haven" is merely propaganda and how nuclear activists in the US can't even win the no-brainers—issues where the right action is obvious but where the NRC still does the wrong thing.
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Fairewinds Energy Education

NRC Plays Keep Away — 21 Mar 2013 — Maggie Gundersen and Lucas Hixson discuss the difficulties the public has in obtaining information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and reactor owners. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has been a failure in allowing the public to have access to information that affects the safety of their communities.
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Fairewinds Energy Education

Zombie Nukes—Undead Power Plants That Feast on Human Money! — 06 Mar 2013 — There are a number of utility-owned nuclear power plants in the United States that are offline and not coming back online anytime soon, but also not scheduled to be shut down. Of course, you can't just abandon a dormant nuclear plant, at least not until the decision has been made to properly shut it down for good. Thus, these zombie plants continue to drain the public's pocketbook—usually through electricity rates—sometimes to the tune of $50 million dollars a month—without generating a single watt of electricity!
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Radio EcoShock

US Sailors Say They Were Contaminated with Fukushima Radiation — 11 Mar 2013 — Two US sailors tell their stories of being poisoned with radioactivity aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. It's a harrowing tale of being exposed to radiation blowing from Fukushima, over a period of two months, as close as one mile from shore. They were not told of the accident until weeks later, were never properly tested for exposure, received no preventative treatment, and even now say they get no medical help from the Navy. Allegedly forced to sign waivers releasing the Navy from any responsibility, the pair are among more than a hundred American sailors suing TEPCO, the Japanese nuclear plant operator.
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Fairewinds Energy Education

Are Whistleblowers Being Protected By The NRC? Not Really! — 17 Feb 2013 — Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds and David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists review a number of cases of whistleblowers in the nuclear industry. The evidence shows that far from being rewarded for bringing to light dangerous conditions at nuclear plants, insider whistleblowers are fired or punished by their companies. And not only does the Nuclear Regulatory Commission do nothing to help the whistleblowers, the NRC rarely investigates the problems pointed out by the white knights.
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Fairewinds Energy Education

Fukushima, Two Years In — 24 Feb 2013 — Guest Helen Caldicott joins Maggie and Arnie Gundersen for a discussion about Fukushima two years after the accident. Caldicott says she has been shocked by the Japanese government's treachery in not truthfully informing the Japanese public (and the rest of the world) about the dangers posed by the radiation from Fukushima, now the worst manmade disaster in history.
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TUC Radio

To Understand Nuclear, You Must Understand History — 05 Feb 2013 — Arjun Makhijani explains why we can only find the path back from the nuclear abyss if we are clear and honest about how militarism and empiricism created the context for how nuclear weapons' first use. He retraces the machinations of competing states before and during WWII, discussing topics like... Why was the US fleet moved from San Diego to Pearl Harbor? Does the Japanese attack have anything to do with the US oil embargo? What were the original goals of the Manhattan Project and why and when were they changed? And who was in charge of this secret program when even the US Vice President or the generals responsible for WWII did not know?
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Fairewinds Energy Education Podcast

Better Living Through Radioactivity—Coming Soon to a Store Near You — 13 Jan 2013 — Arnie Gundersen discusses the nuclear plant at Fort Calhoun, which is threatened by the flood potential of antiquated upstream dams. He also discusses two other troubled US nuclear plants, as well as the next (no so) great idea from the nuclear industry and their government lackeys—recycling radioactive steel into industrial and consumer products!
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Radio EcoShock

The Nuclear Nightmare at the Local Level — 02 Jan 2013 — Two US states have announced they are open to storing tons of the worst radioactive material on earth—plutonium. And a small village in Alaska is the testing ground for new-design mini-reactors,, which the big corporations are flacking now that their so-called renaissance of giant reactors has failed. What is behind these and other nuclear trends? Bob Alvarez of the Institute for Policy Studies explains.
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Making Contact

Women Take on Challenge of International Anti-Nuclear Activism — 13 Nov 2012 — With nuclear power back on the agenda, three prominent female activists tell their stories. Kaori Izumi was part of the grassroots campaign to shutdown Japan's nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster. Winona LaDuke has spent much of her life working to oppose uranium mining on indigenous lands. And Alice Slater is part of a global initiative to ban nuclear weapons.
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Exploration

Michael Marriot on the Global Outlook for Nuclear Energy — 16 Nov 2012 — Nuclear policy expert Michael Marriot discusses the future of global nuclear energy in the wake of Fukushima. Topics include whether newer plant designs are any safer than the current decades-old designs, and whether new long-term waste storage strategies are any more likely to succeed than Yucca Mountain.
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Fairewinds Podcast

Nuclear Power in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy — 04 Nov 2012 — Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen reviews the dangers that Hurricane Sandy presented to East Coast nuclear power plants. There were some close calls, but no disasters, prompting nuclear proponents to declare success. Gundersen, however, thinks the nuclear industry is overly complacent in their assessment—he thinks the close calls brought by Sandy present a stark warning that safety margins at nuclear plants are inadequate. With climate change increasing mega-storm frequency, nuclear safety must be reassessed.
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Progressive Commentary Hour

Nuclear Roulette—Waiting for the High-Stakes Bet to Go Big-Time Bad — 22 Oct 2012— A three-member panel discusses the cover-up of the ongoing dangers at Fukushima, as well as the propaganda and political power of the US nuclear industry. As Germany declares its intent to go nuke-free, the US flexes its nuclear muscles at home and in geopolitics. The guests are Janette D. Sherman, MD, a specialist in internal medicine and toxicology; Karl Grossman, author of Cover Up—What You are Not Supposed to Know About Nuclear Power; and Kevin Kamps, a specialist in Radioactive Waste Storage and nuclear facility operations for the Beyond Nuclear watchdog group.
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WBEZ Worldview

Arnie Gundersen:  Fukushima Update — 03 Oct 2012 — Gundersen discusses the status of the four troubled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and the status of radiation contamination on the island country. He also talks about the future of nuclear power in Japan. Though officials talk publicly about getting the country totally off nukes, Gundersen says their actions belie that. He also talks about why the Japanese public trust his information more than the Japanese government's official statements.
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Democracy Now

Uranium Mining Still Impacting Native Americans — 11 Oct 2012 — New Mexico's long history of uranium mining on Native American lands provides fuel for the front end of the nuclear industry and stores much of the mine tailings and radioactive waste from nuclear weapons and power plants. Three guests discuss the devastating impact uranium mining continues to have on Native lands and peoples.
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TUC Radio

The Skilled Veterans Corps for Fukushima—Still on the Bench — 15 Aug 2012 — Four weeks after the Fukushima disaster, retired nuclear workers from the Fukushima plant and engineers and technicians from other branches of industry offered to work on fuel removal in the most dangerous areas of Fukushima Daiichi. This, they said, would protect younger workers from high radiation doses—important since the younger workers are still of child-bearing age and still young enough to have high cancer risk from exposure. These two clips dig deep into the corp-gov bone-headedness and technical dangers that still plague the Fukushima situation—and still threaten the planet.
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Unwelcome Guests

The Secret, Silent Poisoning—Nuclear Victims in Peace and War — 11 Aug 2012 — The Marshall Islands are a little know chapter of the first two decades of the US nuclear adventure, with the island's inhabitants being used by the US military to study the effects of fallout on human health. Author Holly Barker provides a review. ~~ Then Chris Busby proposes to get the nuclear industry shut down by citing recent research findings about the dangers of nuclear radiation. He says that epidemiological research suggests that the risk model currently used underestimates the threats to human health by a factor of 400. ~~ Finally, excerpts from the film Atomic Mom.
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Corbett Report

Nuclear News, from Iran to Fukushima — 24 Aug 2012 — James Corbett analyzes the latest news on the nuclear front, including the increased pressure on Iran from the IAEA (which is supposedly impartial but clearly serves western imperial interests). He also discusses the latest worrying news about radiation from Fukushima.
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Against The Grain

Nuclear Power Myths—Greenhouse Gases, Economics, and More — 07 Aug 2012 — One of the big claims of the nuclear industry is that it's a great solution for addressing climate change, since nuclear power plants don't emit carbon dioxide. But Kristin Shrader-Frechette explains that this assertion cherry picks the data, ignoring all the other steps in the nuclear fuel cycle. She provides an excellent overall analysis of nuclear power, including its high costs, its inherent risk to human health, problems with uranium mining and processing, the problem of industry-funded science, and why it's clear that nuclear energy is on the wane.
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The Gary Null Show

Gary Null on Resveratrol, Radiation in Japan, and the Toxic Legacy of War — 09 Aug 2012 — Gary covers recent health news, including resveratrol for Type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome. ~~ A review of the data on radioactive food contamination in Japan, where there is widespread contamination of stream fish, and unhealthy levels of contamination in a wide variety of other foods. ~~ Gary offers a commentary on the toxic legacy of war.
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If You Love This Planet

Fukushima, Engineering Limitations, and the Prospects for Nuclear Power — 27 Jul 2012 — Nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen discusses the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima, including the vulnerability of the No. 4 spent fuel pool, the shocking levels of radiation found via various sampling methods in Japan, and why it's likely that all North Pacific tuna are now contaminated with radiation. Surprisingly, Gundersen admits that two years ago he was in favor of more nuclear energy as part of the climate solution. But now, the problems with Fukushima and other nuke plants around the world make it obvious that humans are just not smart enough to build nature-proof nuclear plants.
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Corbett Report

Japan's Loss of Nuclear Power Proves Nukes Are Unnecessary — 30 Jul 2012 — The Fukushima nuclear crisis has ultimately revealed the myth of nuclear power. Despite the prediction that losing nuclear power would be a death blow to the country, James Corbett, a resident of Japan, reports that taking the nukes offline proved that life can go on acceptably well without this dangerous energy source.
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TUC Radio

Chernobyl—Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment — 17 Jul 2012 — The World Health Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and most other official global organizations describes the human health and ecological impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear accident as limited. A thorough study done by independent Russian scientists reaches a far different conclusion: Chernobyl was a disaster of extraordinary proportions, with widespread effects that continue today and will last for centuries more. This 4-part series presents some of the findings. Parts 3 & 4 next time.
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Five O'Clock Shadow via A-INFOS Radio Project

Gundersen on Fukushima Fish Sales, Radiation Monitoring, and Buckling Buildings — 27 Jun 2012 — In a startling mix of market forces and nuclear malfeasance, the Japanese government is now allowing the sale of some seafood from Fukushima, where radioactivity continues to be released daily into the Pacific from the doomed Fukushima Daichi nuclear power stations. Arnie Gundersen comments on this and other Fukushima-related topics. ~~ Also in this clip, Bolivian president Evo Morales discusses the colonialistic charade of the West's "green economy" initiatives.
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If You Love This Planet

Bob Alvarez on the Risks of On-Site Storage at US Nuclear Power Plants — 29 Jun 2012 — Nuclear expert Robert Alvarez reviews some of the risky nuclear-energy practices being allowed by the corp-gov regulatory regime—such as why 30 million spent nuclear fuel rods are unsafely stored in United States. Poorly designed fuel storage is one of the main reasons Fukushima remains a grave danger more than a year after the initial accident. Several dozen Fukushima-style reactors operate in the US.
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Green Power & Wellness

Nuclear Power—The Devil's Tango — 19 Jun 2012 — Who stole our country and set us up for a nuclear apocalypse? Don Goldmacher, co-producer of the documentary film Heist, and Cecile Pineda, author of The Devil's Tango, a new Fukushima expose, discuss the topic. Pineda's focuses on the radioactive horror show still seething in Japan, while Goldmacher talks about the greed and megalomania of the super-rich over the last century.
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Al Jazeera / Fairewinds

What Role For Nukes in America's Energy Future? — 13 Jun 2012 — Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds debates Jack Spencer of the Heritage Foundation on the future of nuclear energy in the United States. Topics include the proper role of regulators, the industry-regulator revolving door, how Fukushima applies to the US situation, the prospects for proper long-term storage of radioactive materials, and whether nuclear power can ever be a safe source of energy.
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Green Power and Wellness

Can We Still Eat Ocean Fish in a Post-Fukushima World? — 05 Jun 2012 — While the wind production tax credit is being held up by corporate interests in Congress, the nuclear industry is poised to get over $8B in government guarantees. And is the level of radioactive contamination found in tuna recently caught off the coast of California really not a problem? Is it safe to eat any fish coming from the Pacific in our post-Fukushima world?
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The Shortwave Report

Fukushima News Round-Up — 01 Jun 2012 — Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan explains his position that Japan must move completely away from nuclear power. A study shows that radioactive materials were distributed around the world by the Fukushima accident. A new smart phone will have a built-in radiation detector and software to track data over time.
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(GP comment:  Tacked onto this nuclear report is a very important item about Japan and China agreeing to trade using their own currency—not US dollars.)

If You Love This Planet

Kay Drey on Routine Emissions from Nuclear Power Plants — 25 May 2012 — Helen Caldicott interviews Kay Drey of Beyond Nuclear. They discuss the widespread public health implications of so-called routine radioactive releases from nuclear power stations, in which many hazardous gases and fission byproducts are emitted during daily operations.
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If You Love This Planet

Arjun Makhijani on the Downsides of New & Improved (Thorium) Reactors — 01 Jun 2012 — Plasma physicist Arjun Makhijani discusses the pros and cons of thorium reactors, which many nuclear scientists are now advocating as safer than current designs.
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(GP comment:  A bit overly technical in places, but overall a valuable analysis of why these new reactors are really no better than the old ones.)

Fairewinds / CCTV

Will Japan Have a Nuclear Free Future? — 09 May 2012 — Arnie Gundersen and others discuss Japan's new nuclear-free status and what it implies for the future. Other topics include... Why is Japan cutting support for the solar industry and ignoring the island's rich geothermal resources? As in the US, energy use in Japan is profligate. That is going to change by necessity. As for the role of nuclear energy in the world's future—trying to solve the world's energy problems with "nuclear energy for all" is like trying to solve the world's hunger problem with "caviar for all."
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Fairewinds Associates

Fukushima—Questions and Answers — 12 May 2012 — As part of a symposium in Kansai, Japan, Arnie Gundersen answers questions regarding the current, still-dangerous condition of the reactor units at Fukushima. Questions include... Why is cesium important in this situation? How dangerous is the situation in light of the everpresent danger of more earthquakes, seismic activity, and another tsunami? Compared to the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, how dangerous are the radioactive releases from the four reactors at Fukushima?
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Green Power & Wellness

Fukushima, the Next Earthquake, and Earth in the Balance — 22 May 2012 — Harvey Wasserman discusses a recent article by physicist Michio Kaku that discusses the precarious state of reactor 4 in the destroyed Fukushima nuclear complex. Also discussed are the controversial resignation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Gregory Jazcko and current trends in US energy sources.
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Radio EcoShock

Gundersen:  The Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Japan is Far from Over — 10 Apr 2012 — Nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen reviews the status of the broken reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plants. Things there are still very dicey, with the possibility of fires or explosions that would spew radioactive particles into the entire Northern hemisphere and devastate Japan.
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Radio EcoShock

Fukushima, Nuclear Powerdown, and Post-Peak Japan — 04 Apr 2012 — Warren Karlenzig provides an update on Japan after its tsunami and nuclear accident, with a particular focus on the power shortages and how that has affected daily life. It's a glimpse at the "powerdown" scenario described by peak oilist Richard Heinberg, only this one's not voluntary. ~~ Helen Caldicott gives a short interview, refreshing us on the two-headed nuclear dragon—energy and weapons.
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Fairewinds Associates

Tokyo Soil Samples Would Be Considered Nuclear Waste In The US — 25 Mar 2012 — While traveling in Japan several weeks ago, Arnie Gundersen took soil samples in Tokyo public parks, playgrounds, and rooftop gardens. Analysis shows that all of the samples would be considered nuclear waste if found here in the US. This level of contamination is currently being discovered throughout Japan.
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Clif's Wujo

Radiation and Its Effects on Humans — 14 Mar 2012 — Clif High explains why we humans are now dealing with higher levels of radiation, what the likely effects are on different people and different parts of the body, and how we can best mitigate the effects.
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Radio EcoShock

Nuclear Disasters and Government Cover-Ups — 14 Mar 2012 — Arnie Gunderson reviews the evidence that there is one thing in common among Fukushima, Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island—government cover-ups of the true level of the disasters. He also explains how spring will bring a new release of radioactive material in Japan and the likelihood of future Fukushima-related cancers.
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Green Power

Old Nuke Plants in the US—Which Will Melt Down First? — 06 Mar 2012 — Harvey Wasserman and Joe DeMare, Ohio Green Party candidate for the US Senate, discuss the decaying state of nuclear plants in the US, particularly Vermont Yankee and Ohio's infamous Davis-Besse reactor. New legal developments indicate that states' rights may be the ultimate answer to getting these decrepit and increasingly dangerous rust-bucket nukes off-line.
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NPR

Iranian Nuclear Program and Need for War Both Overestimated —
09 Mar 2012 — Paul Pillar cuts through the political hype over Iran and explains why the matter of their nuclear program does not logically bring us to the brink of war.
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Corbett Report

American Fukushimas? — 28 Feb 2012 — Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear discusses the history of GE's Mark I Boiling Water Reactor, explains how it failed in Fukushima, and talks about the risk of failure of the same type of reactor in nuclear plants in the US.
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Living On Earth

How Safe is Your Nuclear Power Plant? — 02 Mar 2012 — After the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that hit the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission surveyed nuclear reactor safety in the United States. The Union of Concerned Scientists took a look also—there's some good news and there's some bad news.
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Coast To Coast / KSFO

Mat Stein on Solar Storms, the Grid, and Nuke Plants — 21 Feb 2012 — Mat Stein explains why a massive solar storm isn't just a possibility, it's an inevitability. When it does come, the large number of hard-to-replace transformers in the nation's power grid means trouble. Furthermore, US nuclear plant safety plans deal only with limited grid outages, not extended ones like a solar kill shot would cause.
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Fairewinds Associates

New Containment Flaw Identified in Fukushima-Style Reactors — 06 Feb 2012 — Fairewinds shows that the nuclear industry's plan to vent the containment structure of the BWR Mark 1 at Fukushima Daiichi could not have prevented a containment failure and the ensuing explosions. This audio and associated graphics provide important clues about why Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 exploded.
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Electric Politics

Former NRC Commissioner Cool on Nuclear Energy — 27 Jan 2012 — Few people know more about nuclear power than a former Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, especially the one who had the lead in responding to Three Mile Island. So when Dr. Victor Gilinsky suggests that it would be reasonable for the US to phase out nuclear power, people should pay attention.
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Democracy Now

The Atomic States of America — 24 Jan 2012 — Nuclear power has drawn wide political support, with both Republicans and Democrats advancing a pro-nuclear agenda even in the aftermath of last year's Fukushima. Sheena Joyce, co-director of the new documentary "The Atomic States of America," discusses the film and the local health issues that inspired it.
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Living On Earth

Hanford—The Godzilla of Environmental Cleanups — 03 Feb 2012 — The Hanford nuclear facility in Washington state is the largest, most complex, and most expensive environmental cleanup effort in the world. Reporter Peter Eisler discusses the project, which is being designed on-the-fly. BTW, it's also over-due, over-budget, and still quite dangerous.
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Radio EcoShock

Fukushima—From the Big Lie to Truth & Consequences — 28 Dec 2011 — The Japanese government and TEPCO recently announced that all reactors at Fukushima are in cold shutdown, the situation is stable, and the crisis is over. Nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen explains what a "cold shutdown" status should mean and why Japan's declaration is nothing more than PR. The crisis will take 40 more years to resolve, and in the meantime, we'll be dealing with its radiation releases and all of the contaminated equipment and materials that have resulted from the accident and the efforts to contain it. ~~ In part 2, several guests discuss a new peer-reviewed paper that says the Fukushima accident may have contributed to 14,000 premature American deaths in Mar/Apr 2011 as the initial wave of radioactive air swept from Japan over North America.
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Fairewinds Associates

Fukushima—What Are the Challenges for 2012? — 29 Dec 2011 — Arnie Gundersen discusses the dangers to the containment infrastructure at the Fukushima disaster site if another earthquake or major aftershock hits the area. He also talks about the levels of radioactive air contamination in Japan and how the huge amount of solid radioactive waste presents an enormous disposal challenge. Finally, he discusses how nuclear promoters are still in charge of nuclear safety, a situation that is not in the public interest.
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Fairewinds Associates

Arnie Gundersen:  "China Syndrome" at Fukushima Unlikely, But... — 14 Dec 2011 — Gundersen explains why it's unlikely that any of the broken nuclear plants at Fukushima will feature a catastrophic "China Syndrome" event where the blob of hot nuclear fuel melts through to the other side of the planet. But there are some very serious issues remaining to deal with.
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Marco Kaltofen:  Tracking Fukushima's Hot Particles in Japan and the World — 09 Dec 2011 — Marco Kaltofen, who specializes in measuring radiation in the environment, speaks before the American Public Health Association. Kaltofen states that hot particles are contaminating portions of northern Japan, as found in analyses of auto air filters and children's shoes.
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(GP comment:  Original speech was on 31 Oct, but given that the mainstream media have all but forgotten Fukushima, this is still very relevant.)

CounterSpin

The Media and Fukushima, a Non-Story — 09 Dec 2011 — Karl Grossman discusses the lack of honest reporting on Fukushima-related issues by the US media, even on issues that directly affect US residents. As an example, did any major US media outlets report on the sharp increase in infant mortality in some parts of the US after Fukushima-originated fallout in the US?
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Fairewinds Associates

Fukushima:  Hot Particles in Tokyo, Super-Hot Particles Closer In — 31 Oct 2011 — An analysis by Marco Kaltofen of Worcester Polytechnic Institute of radioactive isotopic releases from the Fukushima nuclear accidents confirms the detection high concentrations of hot particles in Tokyo—far beyond the government-defined danger zone around Fukushima. Particles have also traveled via air currents to the West Coast of North America, presenting a long-term public health issue in the United States and Canada.
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Fairewinds Associates

Nuclear Regulation—Failed or Captured? — 02 Oct 2011 — The Fukushima accident, rather than being an isolated disaster caused by faulty plant design, bad maintenance, or a lax Japanese system, is an event that has direct parallels in other nuclear countries. Corruption and lax regulatory oversight can be found in the US too.
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Are Nuclear Industry and Regulators Applying Lessons Learned From Fukushima? — 11 Oct 2011 — Arnie Gundersen discusses three nuclear safety problems uncovered during the Fukushima accident that nuclear regulators and the nuclear industry wish they could ignore. Why isn't the industry designing nuclear plants to withstand the worst natural events? Why aren't nuclear regulators, governments, and citizens who live and work near a nuclear plant prepared for a nuclear accident? How much does the NRC value human life?
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Against the Grain

The Waning Night of the Nuclear Renaissance — 15 Aug 2011 — The nightmare of the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, which is still emitting high levels of radiation, has led some countries to decide to phase out nuclear power, but others to continue on. Tina Gerhardt offers details on the shifts some countries are making to other energy technologies (not all good!) and weighs in on whether the predicted renaissance in nuclear power has been scuttled.
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Fairewinds Associates

Why Fukushima Can Happen Here... and What the NRC and Nuclear Industry Don't Want You to Know — 13 Jul 2011 — Arnie Gundersen and David Lochbaum present the facts of nuclear power in the US to a public audience. They walk, step-by-step, through the events of the Japanese meltdowns and consider how the knowledge gained from Fukushima applies to the nuclear industry worldwide. They discuss "points of vulnerability" in American plants, some of which have been unaddressed by the NRC for three decades.
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Watchdogs Keep Pressure on Nuclear Industry — 13 Jul 2011 — From Japan to Europe to the US, the nuclear industry is finding itself in a defensive posture.
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Radio EcoShock

American Fukushima — 22 Jun 2011 — The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has failed to enforce safety regulations for decades, resulting in high risk to reactors and citizens. Interviews and audio from former NRC Commissioner Peter Bradford, Arnie Gundersen, and David Lochbaum.
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Uprising

Radioactive Leaks and General Disrepair Plague US Nuclear Facilities — 22 Jun 2011 — A year-long investigation by Associated Press found that leaks of radioactive tritium have occurred at 75% of all commercial nuclear power sites in the US. At 37 facilities, the concentration of leaked tritium exceed allowable limits under federal drinking water standards.
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Fairewinds Associates

Hot Particles From Japan to Seattle — 12 Jun 2011 — Arnie Gundersen discusses the new estimates for hot particles from emitted from the Fukushima disaster. The radioactive particles are virtually undetectable, but when inhaled or swallowed are very dangerous.
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Democracy Now

Japan Admits That Three Reactors Have Melted Down — 10 Jun 2011 — Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has admitted for the first time that full nuclear meltdowns occurred at three of the plant's reactors, and more than doubled its estimate for the amount of radiation that leaked from the plant in the first week of the disaster in March.~~ Robert Alvarez, former senior policy adviser to the US Secretary of Energy, discusses the vulnerabilities and hazards of stored spent fuel at reactors in the United States.
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Fairewinds Associates

The Implications of the Fukushima Accident on the World's Operating Reactors — 22 May 2011 — Arnie Gundersen explains why it now appears to be proven that many existing, still-operating reactors around the world have serious design flaws. He says the US is not prepared for any large-area, long-term evacuations that would be necessary in the event of a significant reactor problem like Fukushima. US taxpayers are very exposed to the economic and insurance risks associated with any nuclear disaster.
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Fairewinds Associates

Fukushima—One Step Forward and Four Steps Back, as Each Unit Is Challenged by New Problems — 13 May 2011 — Unit 1 is in partial meltdown; Unit 2 is leaking radioactive water; there is still a severe problem trying to keep Unit 3 cool; the racks in unit 4 are intact, but the building is leaning, and an aftershock could take it all the way down. The foundation is cracked, and radioactive groundwater is contaminating the local sewage system. There's more detail in this report, but overall, it's fair to say that the situation is still far from being under control.
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Fukushima Groundwater Contamination Worst in Nuclear History — 06 May 2011 — Arnie Gundersen discusses the level of radioactivity in the water near Fukushima, and he offers a few more interesting tidbits, including: a top Japanese nuclear expert says it was only by a fortunate stroke of weather that the initial contamination in Japan was not far worse.
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Radio EcoShock

Fukushima Poison Released — 13 May 2011 — According to the mainstream media, the Fukushima nuclear accident is all over. Just the opposite is happening. There are historic high levels of radioactivity; mega-amounts of radiation have been released again. Three of the reactors have lethal problems. Get the latest shocking news from the world's largest disaster.
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Earthbeat Radio

Ralph Nader on the Future of American Nuclear Power — 06 May 2011 — Nader observes that the American governing structure is still firmly in the grasp of the nuclear industry, but says that economics, environment, and safety all demand an orderly phase-out of nuclear power in the US.
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Democracy Now

After 25 Years, What Do We Know About the Chernobyl Catastrophe? — 26 Apr 2011 — On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent a cloud of radioactive fallout into Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and a large portion of Europe. Today, the region near the plant remains uninhabitable, 90% of former disaster workers are dead or ill, and 80% of children in the area are considered unhealthy. Guests in this segment include Dr. Janette Sherman, who edited the report "Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and Nature," and Dr. Jeff Patterson, former president of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
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Radio EcoShock

Fukushima Drama—Are You Safe? — 29 Apr 2011 — Can we believe the Japanese on Fukushima dangers? Could another big wave of radiation hit North America and Europe? Get a reactor-by-reactor report, info on geopolitics, and tips on personal preparations.
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TUC Radio

Chernobyl—Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment — 11 Apr 2011 — It's convenient for nuke-flackers—and some supposed greens—to downplay the effects of Chernobyl. But the a major review by leading Russian scientists reveals the difficult, ugly truth about Chernobyl. This is must-listening for anyone still thinking that nuclear energy is a necessary evil.
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Sea Change Radio

Aftershocks—A Nuclear Rebuttal — 12 Apr 2011 — Solar energy expert Danny Kennedy explains the many reasons that nuclear power is an unsustainable path and why investment in renewable energy is a more practical, safe, and reasonable approach. ~~ Geophysicist Ben Brooks, a specialist in earthquake science, explains what scientists now understand about the different types of earthquakes, and talks about the US West Coast's vulnerability to the type of quake that recently struck Northern Japan.
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THE GODZILLA COMPLEX
DESPITE FUKUSHIMA FALLOUT, PRO-NUKE PITCHMEN HISS ON

Introduction:
More than a month into the Fukushima catastrophe—and with fallout now being detected around the globe—the half-truths and happy-talk about nuclear energy keep a'comin' from the industry and their government front men. You won't find such glowing reviews here—only the scaly, red-eyed truth.

Russia Today

Fukushima Now At Severity Level of Chernobyl Disaster — 13 Apr 2011 — A string of clips with experts commenting on the new "7" (Chernobyl-level) rating for the severity of the Fukushima disaster, including nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen and nuclear energy consultant Shaun Burnie.
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Fairewinds Associates

Gunderson:  The Pattern of Government Obfuscation — 13 Apr 2011 — His points include... This is and has been a disaster at least as bad as Chernobyl. Bad information and evacuation delays are similar to government behavior on previous nuclear disasters. Everybody knows when events like Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima happen, but who knows when they end?
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Democracy Now

Thomas Breuer:  Not Equal to Chernobyl, But Way Worse — 12 Apr 2011 — Breuer notes that unlike Chernobyl, the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is in a densely populated area.
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Michio Kaku:  Fukushima is a Ticking Time Bomb — 13 Apr 2011 — The Japanese government is trying to calm fears about radiation levels and food safety in the region around the heavily damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility, even as it has raised the severity rating of the crisis to the highest possible level. Physicist Michio Kaku say, "Radiation is continuing to leak out of the reactors. The situation is not stable at all. The slightest disturbance could set off a full-scale meltdown at three nuclear power stations, far beyond what we saw at Chernobyl."
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Radio EcoShock

Nuclear Mutiny — 15 Apr 2011 — With the Fukushima accident now at a Chernobyl-level 7, industry insider & whistleblower Arnie Gundersen offers his analysis of the risk. ~~ What is the threat to milk, veggies, and water in US and Canada? ~~ More on the battle to control the reactor problems, and on the money and power behind the nuclear industry.
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Fear and Loathing in Fukushima — 08 Apr 2011 — Will there be more explosions at the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan? What is reaching North America and Europe? As Japanese government tightens its grip on information, the Fukushima site is dumping rad-waste into the Pacific, and seafood and sea life are being affected.
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Politics and Science

Chris Busby:  The Effects of Low Level Radiation on Human Health — 30 Mar 2011 — Scientist Chris Busby explains why official assurances that low-dose radiation is not harmful are wrong—they fail to take proper account of internal emitters and localized effects on human physiology.
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IODINE BASICS
IN A WORLD OF RISING RADIATION LEVELS

Mercola.com — 25 Mar 2011
You'd be smart to assume the government's advice to take high-dose potassium-iodide upon radiation exposure is not necessarily the best approach to mitigating radiation exposure. In this interview, Dr. David Brownstein discusses how the vast majority of US people are deficient in iodine; reviews how the body uses iodine (it's not just in the thyroid); outlines the right ways to test for iodine deficiency; discusses the right forms of iodine to take; and talks about iodine use in the context of radiation exposure.

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One Radio Network

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Dr. John Apsley on Radiation and Health—Understand, Protect and Regenerate — 31 Mar 2011 — Apsley discusses the science on low-levels radiation exposure—which may soon be a very relevant topic in the US. Nuke apologists often say that low level exposure to fallout is the same as (just as "safe" as) exposure to background radiation or dental x-rays. But Apsley says this is bogus—it completely misunderstands internalization (eating/drinking/breathing) of radioactive particles vs. radiation exposure. He also discuses how the aware individual can deal with fallout products other than iodine-131.
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-- Clay, Not KI
-- Beyond Potassium Iodide—But Not Corruption

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TAKING ON THE NUCLEAR NOISE MACHINE

Grinning Planet

Introduction:  Unspinning Fukushima and Nuclear Energy — 01 Apr 2011 — There is a tremendous amount of obfuscation, inconsistency, and outright lying going on among the people in charge, and the mainstream media is largely following that tack unquestioningly. We're also hearing a lot of general happy-talk about nuclear safety and the supposed importance of nuclear to our energy future. (Even Obama is still flacking for nukes.) Below you will find stories that I think reflect a more accurate assessment of the Fukushima situation and the truth about nuclear energy.  —Mark

Fairewinds Associates

Gundersen:  Evacuation Zone is Too Small — 31 Mar 2011 — Arnie Gundersen, chief nuclear engineer at Fairewinds Associates, talks about the releases of radioactive liquids and gases, and the high level of radioactive water entering the ocean from the reactor trenches. In terms of air releases, he says the evacuation zone is too small based on the likely level of radiation already released. In part 2, he discusses video showing that there is no water in the fuel-rack pool—and why this is bad news.
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Gundersen on Plutonium Release and Radioactive Water in Ocean — 29 Mar 2011 — Arnie Gundersen discusses the plutonium release at Fukushima; how leakages in the containment system can allow radioactive water into the ocean without an outright failure; the status of the reactor cores; the overall projection.
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Gary Null Show

Lies, Damn Lies, and Nuclear Statistics — 24 Mar 2011 — Gary plays a string of clips from TV pundits making ridiculous, unsupportable claims about the safety and effectiveness of nuclear energy. Then he reviews the science that shows what nonsense we're hearing from the talking heads on cable news. His guests include nuclear researcher Dr. Christopher Busby.
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Radio EcoShock

Japan—Triple Meltdown — 01 Apr 2011 — There is confirmation that three reactors are damaged and melting down. Radioactive particles are spreading around the world. Japanese TV is offering civil defense info. Also discussed: breastfeeding, pregnancy, and which veggies are safe during the crisis. ~~ There will be serious economic impact worldwide. ~~ With California reactors built on a quake zone, how citizens can take action?
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TUC Radio

Helen Caldicott on Impact of Radiation from Nuclear Power Plants — 22 Mar 2011 — This 2009 speech from Helen Caldicott, in which she reviews the scientific basis for the dangers of nuclear radiation, is still perfectly relevant today.
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Living On Earth

True Cost Accounting for Nuclear Power — 25 Mar 2011 — Amory Lovins gives a very good appraisal of why we don't need nuclear energy to meet carbon-reduction targets. He also dispels some of the myths the nuclear industry routinely promote.
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Guns and Butter

Keith Harmon Snow:  Nuclear Apocalypse In Japan — 23 Mar 2011 — Topics include:  Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO); spent fuel pools; absence of cooling water; Japanese society; Mark I Boiling Water Reactors; major safety issues; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's public document rooms; Price Anderson Act.
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Earthbeat Radio

Fukushima Information Fiasco + Obama's Nuclear Connections + The Billionaire Push for Coal in Wyoming + A Halt to Cap and Trade? — 29 Mar 2011 — The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has quietly doubled what it considers "safe" exposure levels to nuclear radiation, and the US EPA has begun testing milk for radiation contamination.. ~~ How is spent fuel handled in the US? Are safety claims for nuclear energy bogus? ~~ Some of President Obama's closest advisers, staffers, and fundraisers have close ties to the nuclear industry. ~~ The US has opened up huge swaths of public land in Wyoming to coal mining in a deal for billionaires. ~~ A California court has put the kibosh on cap and trade in the state.
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Nuke Debate + New Gulf Oil Spill + Stronger Coal Regs — 22 Mar 2011 — The quantities of spent nuclear fuel stored at power plants in the US is even greater than at the Fukushima plant. ~~ Greg Palast reveals that TEPCO has been contracted to help build two nuclear power plants in Texas. ~~ A debate over America's nuclear industry between Arjun Makhijani and a nuclear industry defender. ~~ The US Coast Guard is investigating reports of new oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico from a spill about 30 miles offshore. ~~ The EPA is setting a national standard for mercury pollution from power plants.
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JAPAN AND THE TRAGIC END OF THE NUCLEAR ERA

Democracy Now

"It's Already as Bad as Chernobyl" — 18 Mar 2011 — After an update on the latest news from the site of the Japanese nuclear crisis, three experts/commentators discuss the status of nuclear power: Philip White of the Citizens' Nuclear Information Center in Tokyo; Dr. Ira Helfand of Physicians for Social Responsibility; and longtime consumer advocate and corruption fighter Ralph Nader.
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Russia Today

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Stable But Critical — 17 Mar 2011 — Radiation levels remain unchanged at Japan's earthquake-stricken Fukushima-1 nuclear plant even after helicopters dropped tons of water onto the hardest-hit reactor. The focus of the crisis is shifting to the overheated pools storing spent fuel rods.
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One Radio Network

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Clay, Not KI — 17 Mar 2011 — Two natural health experts—(1) Mark Sircus; (2) Michael King—discuss the most effective ways to deal with radiation exposure. Internal and external use of absorptive clays is a top choice.
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Gary Null Show

Beyond Potassium Iodide—But Not Corruption — 16 Mar 2011 — (1) Gary offers (an almost overwhelming) list of natural substances that can help mitigate radiation exposure. ~~ (2) Harvey Wasserman discusses US nuclear energy in the context of the Japan situation. ~~ (3) Greg Palast discusses the official corruption and lying that has masked the true dangers of the nuclear industry.
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Radio EcoShock

Japan—Twilight of the Nuclear Gods — 18 Mar 2011 — Developing news from a chain of reactor fires, explosions, radiation. Segments include Nicole Foss of The Automatic Earth, Shawn Patrick of Greenpeace, and alternative news clips. What does it mean for aging American reactors? For Canada, Europe? Segments on government information withholding in Japan, the larger risk of spent fuel ponds, and the same old reactor types in America.
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On The Media

Japan's Information Crisis — 18 Mar 2011 — Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan demanded to know from executives of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), "What the hell is going on?" Why is information from the company so hard to get, and can we even trust it? Political analyst and Tokyo resident Michael Cucek says TEPCO represents a textbook case of what not to do in crisis management.
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Political Analysis

Solartopia—A Green-Powered Earth — 22 Feb 2011 — Harvey Wasserman contrasts the still-alive nuclear expansion vs. a "solartopia"—a vast expansion of alternative energy, especially distributed solar.
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Related resources:
-- Solar Energy Books
-- Article on Home Solar

The Real News

Obama's World Without Nuclear Weapons — 25 Apr 2010 — Jonathan Schell discusses the complex issue of nuclear weapons and disarmament.
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Science Friday

Improved Nuclear Technology vs. Our Homer Simpson World — 05 Mar 2010 — Is a nuclear revival in the US a good idea? Has the technology improved enough to make it safe and cost-effective? One idea is to drill holes deep, deep in the ground and permanently store nuclear waste there.  (Good thing the earth never shoots stuff back up out of the ground....um.... Doh! --GP)
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Living On Earth

(Nuclear) Waste Not, Want Not — 26 Feb 2010 — President Obama's decision to cut funds for the Yucca Nuclear Waste Repository leaves operators of nuclear reactors around the nation storing more than 120 million pounds of their plants' own high level waste.
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CounterSpin

Iran, Nuclear Power — 26 Feb 2010 — Segments include... Weekly wrap-up of bad reportage in the mainstream media plus Cyrus Safdari on Iran and Robert Alvarez on nuclear power.
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PBS NewsHour

Reactor Plan Renews Debate on Nuclear Energy — 17 Feb 2010 — Obama wants to raise spending on nuclear energy from $18 billion (under Bush) to a whopping $55 billion. We hear a short debate on the two sides of the pros and cons of a "nuclear revival."
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Democracy Now

Despite Non-Proliferation Pledge, Obama Ups Ante on Nukes
02 Feb 2010 — Despite a pledge to cut the US nuclear arsenal and seek a nuclear-weapons-free world, Obama is asking Congress to increase spending on the US nuclear arsenal by more than $7 billion over the next five years.
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The Real News

Nuclear Power – Regaining Favor, or Asking for Favors? — 24 Jan 2010 — If nuclear power plants are such a great idea, why does industry need tens of billions of dollars in loan guarantees to build more power plants?
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Radio EcoShock

Atomic Dreams, Climate Nightmares — 22 Jan 2010 — Can nuclear power really replace coal and save the climate? New interview with Helen Caldicott, analysis of Korea-UAE nuke deal, and why is James Hansen going nuclear?
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