Terrible Possibility of Spent-Fuel Fire in the United States
As the book, Heal and Protect: A Nuclear World, discusses often, the greatest threat is the spent-fuel stored onsite of nuclear reactors. From the book: The spent-fuels resulting from nuclear…
Nuclear Waste Leaking at American Fukushima- More Hanford Articles
Here is another article, this one from Newsweek, on the many issues plaguing the Hanford Nuclear Site on the Columbia River in Washington State. Newsweek ran a cover suggesting Hanford…
Phytonutrients! Heal from Radiation!
Phytonutrients are plant adaptations that we can inherit degrees of protection from by consuming plants abundant in them. Plants (vegetable, fruit, tree (nut and seed), or herb) are made of…
Spills from Unconventional Oil in North Dakota’s Bakken Increasing Radiation in Soil and Water
As noted in the book, Heal and Protect: A Nuclear World, one of the environmental sources for radiation results from oil and gas operations, especially frac’ing (hydraulic fracturing). These operations…
Hanford Nuclear Site Holding Tank Leaks
Hanford Nuclear Site Holding Tanks Breach First Wall There is recent concern around leaking tanks at Hanford Nuclear Site, in Washington State. A double walled tank is leaking through the…
Japanese Nuclear Expert Claims Fukushima Nuclear Disaster is a Terrible Crime
Nuclear engineer and outspoken critic of nuclear power, Koide Hiroaki, recently was interviewed on the Fukushima nuclear disaster. He offers insights on the scale of the accident, how much radiation…
Fukushima Melted Fuel Rods Beyond Reach and Still Contaminating Ocean with Radiation
A rash of articles concerning Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant on the five-year anniversary of the accident highlight that fact that radiation releases will continue and the facility is still very…
Fukushima Radiation in US Fish – Pacific Ocean
Colorado State University and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US Government NOAA) publish scientific study documenting Fukushima radiation, in the form of Cesium-137 and Cesium-134, in Pacific wildlife. Specifically, levels…
Fukushima Still in Crisis Mode
Scientific American article on Fukushima continually polluting the environment into the distant future. Five years ago this month a devastating tsunami engulfed Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering the worst nuclear disaster…
Indian Point Nuclear Plant Leak – Tritium – New York
A gross leak of tritium has been detected coming from the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in New York. This post will serve to update status on this ongoing leak.…