By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkMay 29, 2015
Plans for a worldwide fleet of huge new nuclear reactors have collapsed, with the cancellation of a major project and no new orders being placed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMay 26, 2015
Non-nuclear states are furious at Washington for leaving the issue of global disarmament dead in the water for the next five years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkMay 6, 2015
Sea level rise, storm surges and bursting dams all pose an increasing danger to nuclear power stations as the climate changes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkApr 24, 2015
It’s time to end the myth that nuclear power is a cost-effective, practical or safe response to climate change, the World Uranium Symposium declared. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkApr 13, 2015
A new generation of giant reactors, meant to provide fresh hope for nuclear power in Europe, has been found to have a serious safety problem. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkApr 9, 2015
A state-of-the-art British plant intended to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by reusing spent nuclear fuel will close after years of what critics call “commercial and technical failure.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 7, 2015
In a talk aired on C-SPAN in March, the world-renowned linguist and political activist discusses his book of essays "Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013" and answers questions about Israeli politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 3, 2015
Iran has agreed to general terms for curbing its nuclear program in exchange for a lifting of U.S. and European economic sanctions. In a “Democracy Now!” interview, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Princeton scholar who served as a nuclear negotiator for Iran in the 1990s, said the deal is "a road to peace." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMar 24, 2015
Iran's nuclear program has again become a source of controversy on the global stage, and now Yukiya Amano, the top-ranking official in the United Nations' nuclear oversight organization, has added his voice to the chorus of concerns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 11, 2015
President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation paid a state visit to Cairo on Tuesday, consulting with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on a range of economic and foreign policy issues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkJan 24, 2015
Keeping nuclear waste safe costs billions of dollars a year, but what to do with it in the long-term is still no nearer being resolved. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkDec 26, 2014
Academics argue that nuclear power is essential to save the planet from climate change, but critics say they seem to have forgotten the danger of a nuclear winter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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