Former NRC Chair Discusses the Reality of Nuclear Power in 2019
In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, former NRC chairman Greg Jaczko discusses the reality of nuclear power in 2019. He tells it like it is – stating that… Read more »
Category Archives: Nuclear Power
Bloomberg Report: Nuclear Industry is Ignoring the Real Danger of Climate Change
A very disturbing but important report was recently published in Bloomberg Businessweek on the unwillingness of the US nuclear industry and its “regulator,” the NRC, to own up to failings… Read more »
Fukushima: 8 years out and the disaster drags on
It’s been eight years since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, and Japan is ready to move on. They’re even planning a party to celebrate and inviting the whole world. It’ll be… Read more »
NRC Renews License for Seabrook Station
On March 12, 2019, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the operating license for Seabrook Station through 2050. This decision was made amid the ongoing legal intervention and yet-to-be-scheduled… Read more »
Seabrook Relicensing Hearing – UPDATED
(updated with video footage on February 24, 2019) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a meeting to discuss the status and solicit public input on the degrading concrete structures in the… Read more »
Watch the SB 181 hearing on radiological monitoring
A step towards independent, off-site, real-time Radiological Monitoring! On February 7, 2019, testimony was heard before the Health & Human Services Committee to discuss SENATE BILL 181-FN, an act requiring monitoring of… Read more »
It’s Time to Revisit the Seabrook Evacuation Plan
Hampton Falls is the first New Hampshire community (joining many in Massachusetts) to request a new hearing on the 30-year-old evacuation plan for Seabrook. Hampton Falls Selectmen are calling for… Read more »
8 Years Later: Radwaste Piling Up and Japanese Citizens Paying the Price
Almost eight years after the disaster at Fukushima, radioactive waste is piling up and the Japanese government is forcing people back into the region after their “clean-up.” This video is an update… Read more »
Fukushima Five Years On: Lessons & Concerns for Seabrook’s Future
On May 16, 2016, the Seacoast Anti-Pollution League held their annual meeting at the Portsmouth Public Library’s Levenson Room. The event featured a forum on the current state of Fukushima five… Read more »