30 Ways Chernobyl and Dying Nuke Industry Threaten Our Survival

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 April 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

News Flash: Fukushima Is Still a Disaster

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Jun 3, 2014 The corporate media silence on Fukushima has been deafening even though the melted-down nuclear power plant's seaborne radiation is now washing up on American beaches. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Torture ‘Was the Last Straw for Me,’ CIA Rebel Ray McGovern Says

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Sen. Dianne Feinstein picks a fight with the CIA on spying and torture, Fukushima turns 3, how to protect yourself from private and government surveillance, and the handful of American families who have all the power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fukushima Leaks 4 Tons of Radioactive Water Into Ground—Again

BLANK Oct 2, 2013 At some point the persistence of leaks at the Fukushima nuclear plant stops being news, and reports that there is not a leak becomes a story. The problem this time: typhoon rains, and chances are good more heavy weather will hit the region before the busy storm season ends. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fukushima Operator Seeks to Restart Another Nuclear Plant

BLANK Sep 29, 2013 With financial losses climbing, Fukushima operator Tepco wants to fire up reactors at another site. The question is, how much of an appetite does Japan have for nuclear power as Fukushima continues to leak radioactive water, an environmental catastrophe whose extent is still unknown. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fukushima’s Legacy Is Just Beginning

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Aug 26, 2013 The highly radioactive water leaking from the wrecked Fukushima plant is part of a problem that Japan will take decades to resolve and that will blight many thousands of lives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Experts Fear Fukushima Leaks Sending Radioactive Water Into the Pacific

BLANK Aug 25, 2013 The radiation crisis at the melted-down Fukushima power plant is worsening as leaking tanks and underground water add new and critical problems that some fear are beyond the Tokyo Electric Power Company's ability to handle. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fukushima Disaster Ruled ‘Man-Made’ as Nuclear Plant Concerns Increase

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 A Japanese parliamentary inquiry concluded that last year’s disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster that could and should have been foreseen and prevented." Former nuclear industry executive Arnie Gundersen talks about the significance of the report for U.S. nuclear facilities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

Power Company Predicts 9 More Months of Fukushima Drama

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 After five weeks of struggling to avoid a total meltdown at the quake- and tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. has announced that it could be nine months before it is able to cool damaged reactors completely. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Japan’s Prime Minister Politely Drop-Kicks Nuclear Plant Owner

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2011 Lest anyone doubt who is responsible for the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan just discarded the uncritical routine and said plant owner TEPCO's low standards "invited the current situation." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )