Uranium: Is it a country?
This film examines the processes and politics involved in mining uranium at sites such as the Olympic Dam in Australia and transporting it to Europe in order to generate nuclear power.
nuclear power
"Energy Utopia or Dystopia? A Historical Perspective on Nuclear Energy"
Horace Herring explores the history of nuclear energy and its reception shortly after a Tsunami hit the North East coast of Japan in March 2011, causing a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima One nuclear power plant.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
The Brookhaven Report (WASH-740)
This report by the US Atomic Energy Commission estimates the possible damage from a meltdown at a large nuclear reactor.
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Price-Anderson Nuclear Indemnity Act
The US Price-Anderson Act limits the liability of the nuclear industry in the event of an nuclear accident.
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Nuclear Power, No Thanks! The Aftermath of Chernobyl in Italy and the Nuclear Power Referendum of 1987
Chernobyl Disaster
Three Mile Island nuclear accident
A core meltdown leads to the worst accident in the history of commercial nuclear power in the United States.
Greenpeace
The environmental protection NGO is founded in Vancouver, Canada.
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