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‘Disaster Capitalism at its Worst’: Nuclear Industry Lobbies Scramble for Bailout during COVID-19 Crisis

‘Disaster Capitalism at its Worst’: Nuclear Industry Lobbies Scramble for Bailout during COVID-19 Crisis

Friends of the Earth on Monday accused the nuclear power industry of exhibiting “disaster capitalism at its worst” after a lobbying group representing it reportedly asked the Trump administration for a 30% percent tax credit amid the coronavirus pandemic and pressed congressional lawmakers to include handouts in stimulus legislation making its way through the House and Senate.

The Crisis of Nuclear Industry Deepens: We Are Entering the Era of Nuclear Decommissioning

The Crisis of Nuclear Industry Deepens: We Are Entering the Era of Nuclear Decommissioning

Industry and Lobbies February 1, 2018 at 10:09 am 0 comments

Jim Green | Nuclear power is in crisis ‒ as even the most strident nuclear enthusiasts acknowledge ‒ and it is likely that a new era is fast emerging, writes Jim Green, editor of the Nuclear Monitor newsletter. After a growth spurt from the 1960s to the ’90s, then 20 years of stagnation, the Era of Nuclear Decommissioning is upon us

And Now in Fukushima, Darkness of Japan’s Secrecy Law

And Now in Fukushima, Darkness of Japan’s Secrecy Law

Fukushima, Industry and Lobbies November 24, 2017 at 1:43 am 0 comments

The 2013 government secrecy act, which says that civil servants or others who “leak secrets” will face up to 10 years in prison, and those who “instigate leaks,” especially journalists, will be subject to a prison term of up to 5 years.