Radiation and Health

Transgenerational mutational signature in offspring of former Chernobyl cleanup workers

Transgenerational mutational signature in offspring of former Chernobyl cleanup workers

Fabian Brand et.al. | Scientific Reports Journal   Researchers have found that DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster is appearing in the children of those who were exposed—marking the first clear evidence of such effects being passed down across generations. Full journal article availableRead More

The Discharge of Fukushima's Radioactive Water could be a Precedent for Similar Actions

The Discharge of Fukushima’s Radioactive Water could be a Precedent for Similar Actions

Pinar Demircan The author, Pınar Demircan (Ph.D. in sociology) is an independent researcher, Nukleersiz.org Coordinator and nuclear editor at Yesil Gazete. Her earlier articles on our website can be accessed here. The Discharge of Fukushima’s Radioactive Water could be a Precedent for Similar Actions [1] Underlying the disregard for objectionsRead More

"A River is Not a Radioactive Sewer": Dr. Gordon Edwards on Radioactive Water Dumping in the Pacific Ocean, Hudson River

“A River is Not a Radioactive Sewer”: Dr. Gordon Edwards on Radioactive Water Dumping in the Pacific Ocean, Hudson River

A River is Not a Radioactive Sewer Dr. Gordon Edwards | Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility Media conference presentation, New York State, August 23 2023, Re: Plans to dump radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River In 2017, I was invited to give a talk on the shores of the HudsonRead More

Missing the (Contaminated) Forest for the (Decontaminated) Trees in Fukushima: Prof Robert Jacobs

Missing the (Contaminated) Forest for the (Decontaminated) Trees in Fukushima: Prof Robert Jacobs

Abstract: This article explores how the models of medical risk from radiation established in the aftermath of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are insufficient for understanding the risks faced by people in contaminated environments like Fukushima. These models focus exclusively on levels of external radiation, while the risk facedRead More