On February 15, 2012, NIRS submitted a formal Petition for Rulemaking to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to change its regulations governing emergency evacuation and emergency planning around nuclear reactors. The heart of the petition calls for expansion of the current 10-mile Emergency Planning Zones around each reactor site, based on the real-world experiences at Fukushima…
Politics and Money Trump Science and Reason on Nuclear Waste Panel; Doomed to Fail With the appointment of a radioactive waste panel composed almost exclusively of committed nuclear power advocates, Energy Secretary Steven Chu has squandered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop a sound, scientifically-defensible, consensus radioactive waste policy for the United States. The panel, whose…
With its most recent draft document on cancer induction by low dose radiation exposure, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has officially recognize the increased dangers of lower doses of radiation. However, as of now, they seem unwilling to incorporate this knowledge into protect measures for the public.
Translated into Italian and presented to Italian radioactive waste dump opponents by Linda Gunter during the Scanzano Jonico protests in NIRS Factsheet, November 28, 2003.
NIRS fact sheet, translated into Italian and presented by Linda Gunter to nuclear dump opponents at the protests against the dump targeted at Scanzano Jonico, Italy in December, 2003.
Security Breach on Nuclear Waste Train. NC WARN Press Release.