Those caught up in nuclear disasters suffer many times over, writes Robert Jacobs. Ill-health and early death aside, they are also cut off from their former communities, identities and family life, and the victims of social and medical discrimination.
… victims of social and medical discrimination. Radiation makes people invisible. We know that exposure to radiation can be deleterious to one's health; … it does more. People who have been exposed to radiation, or even those who suspect that they …
It was 28 years ago today that Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine ruptured and ignited, sending a massive plume of radiation across Europe. Jim Green assesses the scientific evidence for how many people died as a result of the catastrophe.
… Monitor | 26th April 2014 News Nuclear Power Radiation Health Ukraine EU Science … and ignited, sending a massive plume of radiation across Europe. Jim Green assesses … debate over the health effects of low-level radiation exposure. The overwhelming weight of …
It's not just people, animals and trees that suffer from radiation at Chernobyl, writes Rachel Nuwer, but also decomposer fungi and microbes. And with the buildup of dead wood comes the risk of catastrophic fire - which could spread radiation far and wide.
… forests - dead wood and leaves preserved by radiation Rachel Nuwer Smithsonian | 24th … March 2014 News Forests Ukraine Nuclear Power Radiation Health chernobyl-radiation-map.png It's not just people, …
Just as climate change deniers leap from scientific uncertainty over the precise impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to certainty of little or no impact at all, so 'pro-nuclear environmentalists' conflate uncertainty of the mortality arising from Chernobyl and other nuclear disasters to certainty of few if any deaths, writes Jim Green. Their position is equally indefensible.
… Radiation harm deniers? Pro-nuclear … | 7th April 2016 News Nuclear Health Science Radiation WMD Ukraine Belarus doll.jpg Just as … review is the TORCH-2016 report written by radiation biologist Dr Ian Fairlie. Dr Fairlie …
The Semipalatinsk region suffered under four decades of Soviet nuclear testing. Now, the country wants to become an international research hub for the effects of radiation on future generations. Matilda Lee reports from Kazakhstan
… Change & Energy Nuclear Power Kazakhstan Radiation Cancer Renewable Energy Polygon 4nucsimg_1495.jpg Radiation received from spending ten minutes … international research hub for the effects of radiation on future generations. Matilda Lee …
Britain's nuclear bomb test veterans suffered severe genetic damage from radiation, writes Chris Busby, and their case for compensation is being heard in the High Court today. Key to their case is evidence of similar damage inflicted on in utero babies exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl disaster, and how the dreadful health impacts of radiation cascade down to future generations.
… veterans suffered severe genetic damage from radiation, writes Chris Busby, and their case … inflicted on in utero babies exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl disaster, and how the dreadful health impacts of radiation cascade down to future generations. …
Forest fires raging near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in north Ukraine are releasing a surge of airborne plutonium particles as radioactive twigs, branches and leaf litter burn.
… Chernobyl fire radiation hazard as 'hot particles' of … The Ecologist | 30th April 2015 News Nuclear Radiation Forests Ukraine Science … been officially acknowledged yet." Serious radiation risk from re-suspended 'hot …
Research on the biological effects of radiation near the Fukushima nuclear disaster site finds a powerful response in rice seedlings, writes Gregory McCann. The discovery will do nothing to boost consumer confidence in resumed rice exports from the Fukushima region.
… Fukushima radiation damages rice genome Gregory McGann | 18th September 2014 News Radiation Japan Food Farming Science Nuclear … Research on the biological effects of radiation near the Fukushima nuclear disaster …
Evolutionary biologist Timothy Mousseau and his colleagues have published 90 studies that prove beyond all doubt the deleterious genetic and developmental effects on wildlife of exposure to radiation from both the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, writes Linda Pentz Gunter. But all that peer-reviewed science has done little to dampen the 'official' perception of Chernobyl's silent forests as a thriving nature reserve.
… Pentz Gunter | 25th April 2016 News Nuclear Radiation Energy Health Natural World Ukraine … effects on wildlife of exposure to radiation from both the Chernobyl and … journals, related to the effects of radiation in natural populations (and more …
The UK government's scientific advisory group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power plants, but German and French research has found an alarming doubling of risk
… childhood leukaemia and nuclear power plant radiation Matilda Lee | 15th February 2012 News Energy Climate Change Nuclear Power Radiation Leukaemia Fukushima nuclear.jpg A … is a link between childhood leukaemia and radiation from nuclear power plants, a French …
The Chernobyl sarcophagus which has long contained the fissured reactor core is at risk of collapse, writes Claire Corkhill. The solution: build a pair of tracked arches 260m wide and 100m high, and slide them over the site to enclose it for a century to come: so creating a sealed space for robots and remotely operated machinery to deconstruct the reactor and sarcophagus piece by radioactive piece.
… Corkhill | 26th April 2016 Comment Ukraine Radiation Nuclear Energy Technology … , there's still a significant threat of radiation from the crumbling remains of … 31 people and released large quantities of radiation, the reactor has been encased in a …
A citizen scientist project on North America's West Coast hopes to fill the void in credible scientific information about Fukushima's radiation and its effects on food and the environment, writes David Suzuki.
… scientific information about Fukushima's radiation and its effects on food and the … turns up an astounding number of pages about radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi … . One reason is that government monitoring of radiation and its effects on fish stocks …
A new study finds that radioactive Iodine from Fukushima has caused a significant increase in hypothyroidism among babies in California, 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
… Busby | 19th November 2013 News Nuclear Power Radiation Fukushima USA Health baby-feet.png A … Joe Mangano and Janette Sherman of the Radiation and Public Health Project in New … low; far lower than the natural background radiation. The University of Berkeley measured …
When nuclear reactors are refueled, a 12-hour spike in radioactive emissions exposes local people to levels of radioactivity up to 500 times greater than during normal operation, writes Ian Fairlie. The spikes may explain infant leukemia increases near nuclear plants - but operators provide no warnings and take no measures to reduce exposures.
… 2014 News Nuclear Power Health Corporations Radiation Regulation radiation-spike-korblein.jpg When nuclear … a question which has puzzled the public and radiation protection agencies for decades - …
Thirty years since the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl the impacts are still being felt, writes Ian Fairlie, and they will persist long into the future. Some 40,000 cancer deaths can be expected across Europe over the next 50 years, and 5 million people still living in areas highly contaminated with radiation. Yet the nuclear madness continues, with even Belarus building new nuclear reactors.
… | 26th April 2016 Comment Nuclear Energy Radiation Health Ukraine Belarus … living in areas highly contaminated with radiation. Yet the nuclear madness continues, … Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) in 2011. This figure is …
Thirty-five years ago today the USA had its worst ever civilian nuclear accident with a reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island. Linda Pentz Gunter reports on the lies and cover ups about the true scale of the radiation release and its impacts on human health.
… and cover ups about the true scale of the radiation release and its impacts on human … Given what we know about exposure to radiation, it is medically far more probable … This supports the premise that far more radiation escaped from TMI than has been …
Irresponsible tactics are being used to bury social and environmental problems associated with the Fukushima nuclear disaster as Olympics approach in Japan.
… Monitor | 21st January 2020 Comment Fukushima Radiation Nuclear Power Nuclear Waste Editor’s … in March 2019. The study found high levels of radiation ‒ ranging from five to over 100 … and children (who are more vulnerable to radiation-related diseases than adults). …
The stricken 4th reactor at Chernobyl presents a massive long term hazard, writes Kendra Ulrich. A planned €2.15 billion containment arch remains underfunded, and even if it's ever completed, it will only last 100 years. Meanwhile the intensely radioactive nuclear fuel will remain in place representing a long term risk of further huge radiation releases.
… Japan | 27th April 2015 News Nuclear Energy Radiation Ukraine Health … representing a long term risk of further huge radiation releases. Yesterday, 26th April … workers were exposed to significant levels of radiation - at least 300,000 of these workers …
A massive health crisis is following the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, write Joseph Mangano & Janette Sherman - not just in Japan but around the world. But the health impacts remains woefully under-studied. Scientists must wake up and undertake serious research without delay.
… 2014 Comment Japan Nuclear Power Health USA Radiation iaea-fukushima-cut.jpg A massive … Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ) tried to sweep the issue under the … cancer statistics that could be attributed to radiation exposure from the accident." In its …
The nuclear industry and its media cheerleaders have raised a chorus of misinformation over Fukushima, writes Karl Grossman. But their attempts to suppress the truth are ultimately doomed to failure.
… 2014 News Fukushima Nuclear Power Health Radiation Law Politics fuku-graffitti.png The … been reported in any person as a result of radiation exposure from the accident." Now in … its constitutional mandate in the area of radiation and health" , explains Katz. "We are …
Ingested Uranium is linked with health impacts far greater than is explained by orthodox risk models. Chris Busby explains how the 'demon metal' does its damage - and why the nuclear industry is desperate to hide the truth.
… was about 17-fold, and this was ascribed to radiation exposures. But whatever caused this … and still is the foundation of the current radiation risk model. Of course, the cancers have been correlated with the radiation dose, a huge acute sudden gamma ray …
Barys Piatrovich recalls the tension of unknowing during the days that followed the Chernobyl disaster. Today, barely any of the evacuees are still alive. Dispersed throughout the country, they died alone and unnoticed, statistically insignificant.
… Comment Nuclear Power Health Ukraine Belarus Radiation chernobyl-zone75.jpg Barys … around was still green ... There may be radiation, you say? What do you expect, this is a nuclear power station ... What radiation?! Where is it? Show it to us ... …