Thirty-three years ago, on April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine experienced two explosions and a fire that released deadly levels of radioactive gas and ash. This event is widely considered the most disastrous nuclear power plant accident in history. Historian Kate Brown says that “much of what we’re told about […]
The Status of Nuclear Power — Five years after the Fukushima dis...
On the fifth anniversary of the tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog for the organization “Beyond Nuclear“, discusses continued issues at that site, and relates those experiences to possible disasters at 22 identical reactors in the U.S.
Nuclear power in Wisconsin
How would a new nuclear power plant be different from the plans 50 years ago? Are there any plans for a disposal site? What are the benefits? Patty Peltekos talks with Katie Nekola, general counsel of Clean Wisconsin, to discuss nuclear power in Wisconsin. Nekola has been with Clean Wisconsin since 2005, coordinating legal, media, and organizing campaigns, […]
