TEPCO plans massive ocean dumping of radioactive water at Fukushima March 11 is the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima accident; it’s really not over yet, since the site continues to produce vast amounts of contaminated water. There is also no real answer for what will be done with the molten cores of the reactors when they are eventually extracted. The cost of decommissioning … [Read more...] about Fukushima Redux
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Colorado Springs Gazette article about Jan 22 NWBT Eif action
https://gazette.com/military/anti-war-protesters-in-colorado-springs-call-for-adherence-to-new-u-n-treaty/article_a0558e1c-5cca-11eb-871e-f38e3ded0de0.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs Gazette article about Jan 22 NWBT Eif action
Bernard Lown, Presente
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/health/bernard-lown-dead.html?emci=8eec7e91-a870-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&emdi=a1e6852b-ba70-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&ceid=89164 Remembering Dr. Bernard Lown, PSR co-founder Dr. Lown was a pioneer in the research of sudden cardiac death and is renowned for developing the first effective heart defibrillator. In addition to his … [Read more...] about Bernard Lown, Presente
Biden Administration Asked to Review Plutonium Pit Expansion Plans
Public interest organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that it address calls for a rigorous environmental review of plans to expand production of nuclear bomb cores at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. The non-profit groups Nuclear Watch New Mexico, SRS Watch and … [Read more...] about Biden Administration Asked to Review Plutonium Pit Expansion Plans
Joint Interfaith Statement on the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
22 January 2021 As a wide coalition of faith-based communities from around the world, we speak with one voice to reject the existential threat to humanity that nuclear weapons pose. We wholeheartedly welcome the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the first international treaty to comprehensively ban nuclear weapons. The Treaty addresses … [Read more...] about Joint Interfaith Statement on the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons