Pros and cons
Nuclear jellyfish close power plant
July 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Nuclear facilities have become a target of Mother Nature this year, from the tsunami in Japan to recent flooding in Nebraska and the wildfire threatening Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Now jellyfish have prompted the shut-down of two reactors at a nuclear power plant in Scotland. Higher-than-average [...]
Is it time to rethink nuclear power?
June 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
Did you know radioactive rain recently fell in Massachusetts?
Japan Govt. spokesman: Partial meltdown likely underway in at least one nuclear reactor
March 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
Japan’s top governmental spokesman told the media Sunday (late Saturday in the U.S.) that radiation at a besieged nuclear plant briefly rose above the legal limit and that a “partial meltdown” of one reactor may be underway. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters that the meltdown was likely underway at a second reactor affected [...]
The Embassy Cables: Burma building nuclear site with North Korea’s help
Dec. 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
If China and the US agree on one thing it is that Burma is unstable and potentially dangerous. According to an August 2004 embassy cable released by Wikileaks, the government of Burma has been building nuclear and missile sites deep underground with the help of the North Koreans. “The North Koreans, aided by Burmese workers, [...]
Barack Obama: A visionary’s choice for Nobel Peace Prize
Oct. 10, 2009 1 Comment
And then there’s the victor, Barack Obama, a Harvard law school graduate, community organizer, civil rights lawyer, law professor, junior senator and president of the most “powerful” country in the world. A stunning resume, but where are the accomplishments? The peace work, the advocacy, the results?
Poking the Bear: Why North Korea did it and what it means for Asia-Pacific
May 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
North Korea, one of the pillars of Bush’s “axis of evilâ€Â, conducted an underground test of a nuclear bomb last night about 50 miles northwest of the northern city of Kilju. According to predictions by Russian officials, the bomb generated a blast of between 10 and 20 kilotons, which places it in the range of “Little Boy†and “Fat Manâ€Â; the two atomic bombs that ravaged the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
EarthTalk: Nuclear waste? Keeping cool sans air conditioning?
June 16, 2008 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that there are plans to build a large repository for nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain in Nevada, but that plans have been slow and are very controversial. Where is our nuclear waste kept now and what dangers does it pose? – Miriam Clark, Reno, NV Plans to store the majority of our [...]