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10/13/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Legacy of Chernobyl: Boar shot in Sweden found to have 10 TIMES the accepted amount of radiation, 30 years after disaster

On April 26, 1986, a disastrous accident at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine led to the release of more radiation into the atmosphere than the nuclear bomb released over Hiroshima, Japan in the Second World War. A routine test gone wrong resulted in what has been called the worst power plant accident in history […]

07/19/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Hackers found to be relentlessly trying to breach nuclear power plant computer systems… nuclear terrorism plan in the works?

Various nuclear plants and energy providers like Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation in Burlington, Kansas, have recently been the targets of a hacking attempt, according to a joint report from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI last week. The effort to breach the computer systems of these nuclear plants was followed immediately by […]

04/17/2017 / By JD Heyes

Nuclear power plant map reveals how grid-down scenario would obliterate the entire East Coast of the USA (except Maine)

A scientific group is sounding the alarm in a new interactive chart that reveals how unstable the country’s nuclear power plants could become were something to happen to the power grid that provides them with the electricity they need to safely operate. The Union of Concerned Scientists, in its interactive database, notes that the nation’s […]

04/11/2017 / By JD Heyes

28 nuclear reactors in the United States could suddenly fail due to earthquakes… most are located along the East Coast

The Fukushima disaster that occurred six years ago last month continues to plague Japan and the rest of the world to this day. Heavily damaged by a massive tsunami caused by an equally destructive earthquake, radioactive problems persist without any relief in sight. In fact, as noted by Fukushima Watch, the world’s worst nuclear disaster since […]

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