Vermont Yankee Joins the Tsunami of U.S. Reactor Shutdowns

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Aug 29, 2013 In a huge victory for the grass-roots movement for a green-powered earth, Entergy has announced it will shut its Vermont Yankee reactor by the end of next year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Some Progress, but More Worry, at Japanese Plant

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 Although a stopgap measure has apparently plugged the leak in Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, keeping more radioactive water from spilling into the Pacific, the crisis has shifted over to Reactor 1, which could be headed for a blowup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lights On at Fukushima Plant

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2011 Finally, a little good news out of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station -- but just a little. On Tuesday, workers struggling to contain radiation leaks and prevent further damage to the plant got a bit of a boost with the restoration of lighting in the control room. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Latest From Fukushima

Derek Lazzaro / Truthdig Mar 18, 2011 Here are the latest headlines from Japan's struggle to prevent nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant as of early Friday morning (Japan time). Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Japan’s Ordeal Is ‘Worst Since WWII’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2011 Japan’s prime minister, surveying the incredible damage inflicted by a massive earthquake and tidal wave and a still-unfolding nuclear disaster, said the country is facing its gravest crisis since World War II. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Latest From Japan’s Nuclear Disaster

Derek Lazzaro / Truthdig Mar 13, 2011 Wednesday (Japan time), multiple news services reported that Japanese officials had withdrawn all emergency workers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Iran Bakes a Yellowcake

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2010 Iran has officially declared that it has created its first domestically produced piece of raw uranium, otherwise deceptively known as non-edible yellowcake, and has subsequently delivered that uranium to a plant for enrichment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Orders Uranium Enrichment

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2010 After days of confusion over whether or not Iran would reopen negotiations regarding its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered his country's atomic energy agency to begin producing uranium for a medical reactor in Tehran. The United States quickly expressed disappointment over the announcement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Analysts: Iran Is Years Away From Making Bomb

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Tehran lacks the skills, materials and equipment to make a nuclear weapon, experts tell the New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Role as Iran’s Nuclear Midwife Is Noted

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 A Brown University professor writes: "Every aspect of Iran's current nuclear development was approved and encouraged by Washington in the 1970s." | column Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )