Japan panel: Fukushima nuclear disaster ‘man-made’
The crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was “a profoundly man-made disaster”, a Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18718057.
Nuclear Power Causes Cancer: What Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
Nuclear power, frequently mentioned as one option for meeting future energy needs, would pose a health threat to Americans if a meltdown occurred. But despite meltdowns at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, and many other near-miss accidents, there is another dirty little secret the nuclear industry doesn’t want you to know. Cancer risk from nuclear plants aren’t just potential risks, they are actual risks.
See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-s-epstein/nuclear-power-causes-canc_b_251057.html.
Margaret Ritchie: The true cost of nuclear
Writing for PoliticsHome, Margaret Ritchie MP says, when it comes to the debate on the future nuclear programme “I find it staggering to witness the inability of government’s to learn from mistakes made in the past”.
See http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/margaret-ritchie-the-true-cost-of-nuclear/.