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The fallout of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the dangers of nuclear energy

The fallout of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the dangers of nuclear energy

Major General Sudhir Vombatkere Major General S.G. Vombatkere retired as the Additional Director General, Discipline & Vigilance in Army HQ, New Delhi. He is Adjunct Associate Professor of the University of Iowa, USA, in international studies, and is a member of NAPM and PUCL. He writes on strategic and development-relatedRead More

The German government paid over $500,000 to hunters in 2009 for wild boar that had to be destroyed after traces of radioactivity were found.

Germany’s Radioactive Wild Boars

Will Sullivan | Smithsonian Magazine Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study finds. From weapons tests to destructive accidents at power plants, human nuclear activity has contaminated the Earth with radioactive material.Read More

DiaNuke Invite: Book Discussion with Prof Bo Jacobs, February 23, 2022 on ‘Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha’

DiaNuke Invite: Book Discussion with Prof Bo Jacobs, February 23, 2022 on ‘Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha’

Symposium Invitation We are pleased to announce a symposium to discuss the new book Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha (to be released on March 29, 2022). The author Robert A. Jacobs, professor of history at the Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, will be interviewed by Dennis Riches, CenterRead More

‘Serious defects’ in Areva’s reactors being supplied to India: Nuclear Industry Report

‘Serious defects’ in Areva’s reactors being supplied to India: Nuclear Industry Report

Homepage July 20, 2015 at 12:43 pm 0 comments

Areva’s debacle features in a reputed nuclear industry report released on Wednesday. The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2015 noted that the French state-controlled integrated nuclear company “is technically bankrupt after a cumulated four-year loss of €8 billion and €5.8 billion current debt on an annual turnover of €8.3 billion”.