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Fukushima–Hopes of Home Fade Among Japan’s Displaced

AIZU-WAKAMATSU JOURNAL Ko Sasaki for The New York Times The community center of a temporary housing complex in Aizu-Wakamatsu, where some fled after last year’s nuclear disaster. By MARTIN FACKLER Published: November 25, 2012 AIZU-WAKAMATSU, Japan — As cold northerly winds sprinkle… Continue Reading →

Japan- local governments addicted to nuclear subsidies

Monday, Nov. 26, 2012   SENTAKU MAGAZINE Nov 26,2012 Municipalities hosting nuclear power plants throughout Japan have received large amounts of central government subsidies, donations from utilities and lucrative business contracts.   Now, 1½ years after the Fukushima nuclear disasters,… Continue Reading →

German nuclear exit delivers economic, environmental benefits-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

November 1st, 2012 in Technology / Energy & Green Tech Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in 2011, the German government took the nation’s eight oldest reactors offline immediately and passed legislation that will close the… Continue Reading →

#India – Nuclear safety before vendor interests

October 30, 2012, The Hindu M. V. Ramana Suvrat Raju Photo: AP BEYOND MEGAWATT: Making the operator and supplier share liability is not only fair but crucial from the point of view of cover. The question that must be asked, is… Continue Reading →

Join Protest in Solidarity With People’s Struggle Against Koodankulam Nuclear Plant @10thoct

  10 October 2012 (12 noon onwards) Jantar Mantar   Thousands of people of Idinthakarai and other villages are waging a brave struggle against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, in the face of severe repression unleashed by the Central and State… Continue Reading →

Nuking peaceful protests: democracy is at stake in Koodankulam

  Praful Bidwai at http://www.dianuke.org/ Even zealous supporters of nuclear power should logically concede three things to their opponents. First, after Fukushima, it’s natural for people everywhere to be deeply sceptical of the claimed safety of nuclear power, and for governments… Continue Reading →

India- Desirability of nuclear power is the real question

  MADHUMITA DUTTA, The Hindu APEXPOSURE LIMIT: While the environmental and health risks of radiation are known, the magnitude of the impact of nuclear accidents takes time to play out in a real world situation. A few days ago, The Hindu carried… Continue Reading →

India- Desirability of nuclear power is the real question

  MADHUMITA DUTTA, The Hindu APEXPOSURE LIMIT: While the environmental and health risks of radiation are known, the magnitude of the impact of nuclear accidents takes time to play out in a real world situation. A few days ago, The Hindu carried… Continue Reading →

Sayonara nuclear power

Editorial- The Hindu , sEPT 22, 2012 The much needed big push towards low-cost,, highly-efficient, cutting-edge renewable energy technologies was lacking till recently. Even the compulsion to cut down carbon dioxide emission levels by 2020 failed to overcome the inertia…. Continue Reading →

Nuclear Roulette:David Swanson

By David Swanson Source: Warisacrime.org Tuesday, September 18, 2012 As the Coalition Against Nukes prepares for a series of events in Washington, D.C., September 20-22, including a Capitol Hill rally, a Congressional briefing, a fundraiser at Busboys and Poets, a… Continue Reading →

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