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Oak Ridge researchers prove Fukushima Unit 4 spent fuel pool NEVER a danger

October 16, 2012 By Rod Adams

The temperature in the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4 spent fuel pool never exceeded 90 degrees C and the level in the pool never fell below the top of the used fuel that was stored there. The Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the people who supported his testimony to Congress on the afternoon […]

Filed Under: Accidents, Natural disasters, Nuclear regulations, Politics of Nuclear Energy

How I learned to stop worrying and embrace the atom

September 21, 2012 By Guest Author

Fukushima ‘crisis’ changed my mind on nuclear power By MICHAEL RADCLIFFE Like millions of other people in Japan, I watched the events of March 2011 unfurl with shock and trepidation. The massive earthquake, the terrible tsunami and then what seemed to be a dreadful nuclear disaster. Yet now I wonder at my naivety, because the […]

Filed Under: Accidents, Guest Columns, International nuclear, Natural disasters

Arnie Gundersen Caught on Video Lying About Risk of Radiation Released During Fukushima Event

July 13, 2012 By Rod Adams

Arnie Gundersen, the sole engineer of Fairewinds Associates, continues to tell lies about the radiation released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants. He also continues to lie about the potential effects and seeks to spread fear and uncertainty where neither one are justified. He is a dangerous man on a mission to make money […]

Filed Under: Accidents, Antinuclear activist, Health Effects, International nuclear, Natural disasters

Atomic Show #182 – 53 Weeks after Fukushima

March 19, 2012 By Rod Adams 1 Comment

The last two episodes of the Atomic Show have been conversations with people who responded to the events of Fukushima by sharing accurate information in as many venues as they could reach. Three people who I really wanted to include in those conversations were unable to participate, so I asked them to gather on March […]

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Atomic Show #181 – The Year After Fukushima (Part 2)

March 13, 2012 By Rod Adams Leave a Comment

There was so much to talk about regarding the way that the world responded to the great north east Japan earthquake and tsunami – and the subsequent damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station that I gathered a second group of people in the evening of Sunday March 11, 2012. This group included Will […]

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Atomic Show #180 – The Year After Fukushima (Part 1)

March 12, 2012 By Rod Adams 3 Comments

One year ago today, one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history occurred less than 100 miles off of the north east coast of Japan. About 30-40 minutes later, a series of 7 tsunamis (tidal waves) decimated a large section of the coast, washing over numerous engineered barriers. The waves destroyed homes, factories, bridges, roads, […]

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Atomic Show #176 – Let Fukushima Residents Go Home

December 6, 2011 By Rod Adams 5 Comments

There have been a number of recent articles about the evacuated area that surrounds the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. One in particular that caught my attention was an article published in the Washington Post titled Around the Fukushima plant, a world left behind. The problem is that the contamination levels outside of the gate […]

Filed Under: Atomic politics, Natural disasters, Podcast

Atomic Show #175 – INPO Fukushima Timeline Report

November 15, 2011 By Rod Adams 8 Comments

On November 11, 2011, the Institute of Nuclear Plant Operators (INPO) released a report that provides a detailed timeline of events that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in the days and weeks following the Great North East Japan earthquake and series of seven tsunamis. Releasing that report was a rare event; INPO […]

Filed Under: Atomic politics, Natural disasters, Podcast

Atomic Show #173 – Nuclear communicators bid goodnight to Hurricane Irene

August 29, 2011 By Rod Adams

Hurricane Irene took a path up the east coast of the United States that put a large population at risk from heavy rains, storm surges, and high winds. Before the storm there were stories about the fact that among all of the other parts of the infrastructure that might be affected, there were a number […]

Filed Under: Natural disasters, Podcast

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