Atomic Tourist "tourist locations around the world that have either been the site of atomic explosions, display exhibits on the development of atomic devices, or contain vehicles that were designed to deliver atomic weapons"
The Enemy Within article from The Nation - "There's scarcely a state in the union that hasn't got tanks or barrels of nuclear waste, or decommissioned reactors saturated with radioactive materials. Most Interstates carry trucks hauling mobile Chernobyls around the country"
NRC Asleep at the Switch
Nuclear Power Plants "Meltdown at Three Mile Island" from PBS
Nuclear Power Plants "Russian Roulette: A Report on the Safety and Security of Russia's Nuclear Arsenal" from PBS
Nuclear Waste Route Maps Punch in your home address, and see how close the nuclear-waste-laden trucks will pass by your house
Yucca Mountain Project government explanation
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"The biggest obstacle today, as it was before the accident, is economics. The high capital costs of nuclear plants, which are cuased mainley by their long and uncertain construction schedules (which in turn are driven by public concern over safety), leave them unable to compete for investment dollars. Coal, natural gas and improved energy efficiency are much less expensive. "But if Wall Street has turned its back on nuclear power, the industry's longtime backers in Washington have not. The initial Bush-Cheney energy plan proposed building 1,000 new nuclear power plants by 2020... Even the industry recognizes that goal as ludicrously unrealistic... "..government tests had found that security forces at nuclear plants had failed to repel mock terrorist attacks more than 50 percent of the time--even though the forces knew well in advance exactly what day the "terrorists" were coming.." ("Comment." The Nation, April 5, 2004, 8). |