Nuclear Information and Resource Service - NIRS

Nuclear Information and Resource Service - NIRS

Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara's No Nukes Girl is becoming an icon of the anti-nuclear movement. It's available for free download and printing at the artist's website here.

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SOUTHERN INDIA

The largest, most important anti-nuclear protest you don't know about. Update July 22--125 Days of Confinement. Support Indian protesters; Stop Kudankulam: Take Action here.

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NUCLEAR CRISIS IN JAPAN

World Nuclear News graph shows evolution of official Fukushima evacuation/exclusion zones. Click graph to enlarge.

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THE NUCLEAR NEWSREEL

August 17, 2012:

Shutdown Belgian reactor likely has thousands--no kidding, thousands--of cracks.

And you thought all the bad ideas were already taken...French consider nuclear reactors on ocean floor.

New poll: 3 in 4 Americans want more clean energy that uses less water than nukes/fossil fuels.

U.S. isn't ready to accept beef exports from Japan.

Santa Monica City Council votes unanimously to support new probe of crippled San Onofre reactors.

Greg Palast: Fukushima: They knew. And they know in U.S. too.

S&P lowers USEC rating to junk bond status. Yet some politicians want to give it Billions in taxpayer dollars?

Breaking: NRC Commissioner yells at top woman staffer in front of colleagues, tries to thwart safety probe of radioactive leak at Palisades reactor. No, not Jaczko--he initiated the investigation--it was GOP-appointed Ostendorff.

Will 2012 go down as the year that left the idea of nuclear energy expansion in the hot, dry dust?

Kucinich calls for investigation of NRC over changing statements on Davis-Besse reactor woes.

NRC Chair wants agency to examine effects of climate change on nuclear reactors; cites warm water, flooding issues.

Japanese bank chairman has a blunt anti-nuclear message. We need more bankers like this!

Romney VP choice Paul Ryan's wife was lobbyist for Vermont Yankee reactor.

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