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In ruins: Runit Dome and the futures of Marshall Islands

Anthropocene, Climate Change and Nuclear Power, Editor's choice, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, Nuclear and water, Nuclear Anthropocene, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear History, Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Waste July 24, 2024 at 8:53 pm 0 comments

Tibi Puiu | ZME Science The Pacific is still facing nuclear blight nearly 70 years since the last test. Many see the Runit Dome as a ticking time bomb. Runit Dome in 2019. Credit: LA Times. In the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies the Marshall Islands, a picturesqueRead More

Chalk River protests: Canada’s indigenous communities struggle against proposed nuclear dump

Antinuclear Movement, Canada, Climate Change and Nuclear Power, Community Updates, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, International, Nuclear and water July 23, 2024 at 9:24 pm 0 comments

Jacksen Friske | Canadian Geographic Protesters gather outside of the Supreme Court to oppose nuclear dump development near Ottawa River Protester Dan Nisbet standing in support with his pet dog. (Photo: Jacksen Friske) Protesters recently gathered outside the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa to support the legalRead More

IAEA’s First Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels: More than 600 organisations protest globally, call it “fairy tale”

Climate Change and Nuclear Power March 23, 2024 at 10:20 pm 0 comments

According to activist group Don’t Nuke the Climate, tripling nuclear capacity by 2050 would require countries to connect between 24 and 28 new reactors to the grid each year for the next 26 years, a completely unrealistic goal. These are large reactors; even more would be needed if the reactors are smaller.

Climate Change will Unearth Buried Nuclear Waste: US Federal Accountability Office

Anthropocene, Climate Change and Nuclear Power, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, Nuclear Age, Nuclear America, Nuclear and Animals, Nuclear and Food, Nuclear and non-humans, Nuclear and Society, Nuclear and water, Nuclear Anthropocene, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear History, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Waste March 1, 2024 at 5:41 pm 0 comments

Climate change could unearth buried US nuclear waste Anita Hofschneider | Mother Jones This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a manRead More