A Critical Look at ‘Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail’

By Stanley Heller Aug 9, 2015 This PBS documentary can’t seem to make up its mind about whether nuclear power is a manageable risk or an untamable beast. It really shouldn’t be that confusing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How Violence in Ukraine Could Lead to Nuclear Disaster

By Stanley Heller Mar 21, 2015 One big problem with the recent calls for a Western military role in the Ukraine conflict is the Chernobyl reactor, whose core exploded in 1986 and must be watched forever. The old sarcophagus that contains it must be replaced next year and cannot wait out a war.One big problem with the calls for a Western military role in the Ukraine conflict is the Chernobyl reactor. The sarcophagus that holds it must be replaced soon and cannot wait out a war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Video Postcard Shows Ghostly Chernobyl Disaster City

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 29, 2014 Footage taken from a drone shows the eerie ruins of the abandoned Ukrainian city of Pripyat, the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Nuclear Omnicide

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Apr 1, 2014 We've always been worried about the safety of humans, but new evidence shows that nuclear disasters, from Three Mile Island to Fukushima, have put the whole global ecosystem at risk. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Nuke Ship Sinking

Riber Hansson, Cagle Cartoons, Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden Aug 23, 2011 Dig deeper

Japan’s Nuclear ‘Safety Myth’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2011 In the midst of a strong international reaction to the disaster at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the broad, historical and unquestioning acceptance of atomic power in the only nation to have been attacked by nuclear weapons is eerie. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ukraine Wants to Store N-Waste Near Water Supply

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2011 Ukrainian authorities have made plans to store a portion of the country's nuclear waste at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe, near the region's major water supply. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Power Shift vs. The Powers That Be

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 20, 2011 More than 10,000 people converged in Washington, D.C., this past week to discuss, organize, mobilize and protest around the issue of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fukushima Gets Upgraded to Chernobyl-Level Emergency

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2011 Japanese officials have revised the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to level 7, making it the second such disaster in history, the only one since the Chernobyl meltdown. It had previously been described as being on the scale of Three Mile Island, a smaller event. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Nukes Is Good Nukes

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 16, 2011 An important lesson that should be reinforced by the ongoing disaster in Japan is to worry more about the elimination of those nuclear weapons designed to explode, and another is to be concerned about the prospect of sabotage of nuclear power plants. Sorry, Mr. President, but there is a dimension of fear properly associated with the word nuclear that is not matched by any oil spill. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chernobyl Expert Says Greed May Lead to Big Trouble in Japan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2011 Corporate interests might have played a big part in the design and maintenance of Japan's nuclear complex at Fukushima, according to Russian nuclear accident expert Iouli Andreev, who knows a thing or two from Chernobyl's example . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Hot New Tourist Destination: Chernobyl

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2010 The Ukrainian government is planning to invite tourists inside the 30-mile exclusion zone to get up close and personal with nuclear disaster The ministry of emergency situations says visitors should be safe -- provided they don’t wander (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )