Tag: Nuclear Power - Page 8
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Is There A Third Option To Being Just Pro- or Anti-Nuclear?
As the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant shifts to being a mere situation in the headlines, and both pro- and anti-nuclear supporters of various shades of green continue to opine, I have to admit to being
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Three Mile Island Meltdown May Have Led to Rise in Miscarriages, Still Births, Down Syndrome Children
During the nuclear crisis at Japana's Fukushima plant, there have been endless comparisons to both Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. But there have been fewer good, in-depth pieces that examine the
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Radiation Dose Chart by XKCD
Click on the chart for a bigger version. Image: Randall Munroe, XKCD, CC Putting Radiation Exposure in Perspective Randall Munroe, of XKCD geek-fame, along with a senior reactor operator at the Reed Research Reactor, has created a chart that puts
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On Fox News, Ann Coulter Says Radiation is Good for You (Video)
It's true that certain fears of a nuclear apocalypse are way overblown, and that news organizations that are seeking to cash in on the panic are behaving unscrupulously (I'm looking at you, New York Post). But sensationalism can break both ways -- and
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More Nuclear Power, Not Less, Needed To Avert Acid Oceans, Climate Catastrophe
It seemed as if Republican Wisconsin State legislators had decided to do something practical about climate change with their pending vote to overturn a long-standing moratorium on new nucs in the State. With the news
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Safety Grabs the Headlines But Cost Tops List of Reasons To Oppose New Nuclear Power
While safety concerns about nuclear power are peaking as the situation at the Fukushima power plant continues to deteriorate, I'd like to point out two really important
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Has the Fukushima Reactor Crisis Changed Your View of Nuclear Power?
Nuclear power has always been controversial in the Green movement; a lot of smart people (like George Monbiot) think it is necessary if we are going to wean ourselves off coal. Others have countered that it isn't really carbon free if you take the
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Quake-Prone Turkey Vows To Move Nuke Plans Ahead
The ongoing effort to contain radiation leaks from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant, badly damaged in the devastating earthquake and tsunami, has countries from
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The Potential Political Fallout of Japan's Nuclear Disaster
The nuclear crisis is worsening every day in Japan -- last-ditch attempts to cool the reactors are proving fruitless, and the world is watching with dread. No matter what happens next, nuclear power will have its brand tainted something awful -- which
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Earthquake-Prone Chile Won't Give Up Nuclear Plans Yet
Although Latin American countries rely lightly on nuclear power (only Argentina, Brazil and Mexico have plants, which represent only 2% of the region's energy
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Japan Warned Three Years Ago About Nuclear Plants' Earthquake Vulnerability: Wikileaks
According to documents released by Wikileaks and seen by The Telegraph, as recently as December 2008 an official from the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed concern that strong earthquakes posed a "serious problem" for nuclear plants, that
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6 Important Questions About the Crisis at Japanese Nuclear Power Plants
Panicking Doesn't Help, We Need Facts The crisis
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Nuclear Test Ban Organization Collects Radiation Data, But Isn't Allowed to Show You
There's lots of different information out there on just how much radiation has been released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, with many people feeling like the full story hasn't been told. Well, a really
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Japan Nuclear Disaster Triggers Political Frenzy in Germany
Last Autumn, the German government announced plans to extend the lives of most of the nuclear power plants in Germany, by changing a law that limited the lifespan to a significantly shorter period than safety
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With 34 Reactors in At Risk Zones, France Wonders If It's Hostage to Nuclear Power
The ongoing situation in Japan has reignited the debate in France over nuclear power, currently the source of 75% of the country's
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In Light of Fukushima, Switzerland and Germany Say No More Nuclear (Video)
Just when nuclear advocates might have been feeling good about their campaign to paint nuclear in a positive light for its "climate neutrality", along comes Fukushima and
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Mini-FAQ About Japan's Nuclear Power Plant Crisis
How Bad is Japan's Nuclear Problem? There is a lot that is being said and written about Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear power plants right
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How Much Radiation Exposure Do You Normally Get Every Year?
If you've even been half paying attention to the news this morning on the situation of the nuclear reactors damaged by the Japanese earthquake it'd be hard to miss all the talk about exposure to radiation--at the
