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This Post-Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Runs on Nuclear Waste

How to reduce nuclear waste and make clean electricity at the same time.

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How Hard Is It to Close a Nuclear Plant?

In New York State, the possible closure of just one nuclear plant shows how complicated shutting one of these monsters down can be.

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On the 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl, Greenpeace Freaks Us Out About Indian Point

Watch this wildly, unapologetically sensational anti-nuke video from Greenpeace.

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Mini-Nuclear Reactors: A Cheaper, Risk-Free Solution? Small Modular Nuclear Plants: A Cheap, Risk Free Solution?

Could small, modular nuclear reactors really be a clean, affordable, and safe energy solution?

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Interactive Map: The Real Seismic Threat to Our Nation's Nuclear Power Plants

This great interactive map from Climate Central lets you see the specific seismic threat to all 104 of the country's active nuclear reactors.

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Overload: The Public's Down on Nuclear Power, Stewart Brand's Still Behind It, and More

The post-earthquake debate about nuclear reactors, massive new coal mining, and more of what we're reading at GOOD Environment HQ.

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This Real-Time, L.A.-Based Radiation Monitor Says Stop Freaking Out

Let this beach-based radiation detector allay your nuclear fears.

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A Visual Assessment of Damage at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

Look at these satellite images of the Fukushima nuclear reactors before and after the earthquake, tsunami, and explosions.

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A Chart to Better Understand Radiation Levels and Their Effects on People [Updated]

Keep this chart close at hand while reading reports on the levels of radiation spreading from the ruined Fukushima reactor in Japan.

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As with Gulf Spill, Mine Disasters, and Katrina, Warnings About Japan's Reactor Went Ignored

For many companies, it's still profit over people when it comes to safety.

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Overload: Catastrophe in Japan, and More

Nuclear fallout in Japan and American disinterest in climate change in today's daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Environment HQ.

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Heroes: Japanese Emergency Workers Risk Lives to Warn Others of Coming Tsunami

A few stories of heroism and bravery emerge from the rubble.

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Obama Wants More Nuclear Power. Does that Make Sense?

The president said he wanted to support nuclear power, but no new nuclear power plants have come online in years. What's holding us back?