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NEIS Release: Damning Fukushima Report Released

Japanese Diet releases scathing report re-writing the “official story” on Fukushima disaster causes Download Release here. July 5, 2012 CHICAGO—The Japanese National Diet (parliament) Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission released a scathing report today which lays primary responsibility for … Continue reading

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Damning Fukushima Report Released

FUKUSHIMA: “…a profoundly man-made disaster – that could and should have been foreseen and prevented,” says Kiyoshi Kurokawa, chair of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission. A scathing report released today in Japan labels the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant … Continue reading

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Release: Chicago Residents Protest Japan Plans to Re-start Nuclear Reactors

PRESS RELEASE  Contact:  David Kraft, NEIS, (773)342-7650,  neis@neis.org                                                                  … Continue reading

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Release: Groups, Public Petition NRC to Learn the Lessons of Fukushima

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Mariotte or Dominique French  301-270-6477 Local:  Dave Kraft, NEIS, 773-342-7650 CLEAN ENERGY GROUPS SUBMIT FORMAL PETITION TO NRC TO INCORPORATE LESSONS OF FUKUSHIMA: EXPAND EVACUATION ZONES, IMPROVE EMERGENCY PLANNING AROUND U.S. NUCLEAR REACTORS Washington D.C./Chicago– Thirty-seven … Continue reading

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NEIS Comments on PBS Frontline’s “Nuclear Aftershocks” program

NEIS submitted the following Comment to Frontline concerning the show they aired on Tuesday, January 17th – “Nuclear Aftershocks.” This show examined the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 11, 2011 in Japan, and also its effects on the … Continue reading

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Release: Petitioners And Fukushima Reality Force Nuclear Regulators To Finally ‘Regulate’

NRC safety panel “accepts” publicly requested actions to review dangerous vents on US Fukushima-style reactors and lack of emergency power for cooling in rooftop nuclear waste pools and more. Takoma Park, MD – A December 13, 2011 decision by the … Continue reading

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Release: NRC accepts petition calling for emergency enforcement actions

Read full release here. In a surprise decision the NRC Preliminary Review Board has accepted a number of contentions in the April 2011 “2.206 Petition” filed in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster by Beyond Nuclear. The petition would result … Continue reading

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NEIS Statement on the NRC Report on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Download .pdf here. Complying with the order from President Obama to review the safety of America’s 104 operating nuclear reactors and their spent fuel pools, the NRC today finally released its findings of the preliminary lessons learned from the nuclear … Continue reading

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NEIS Events: Remembering Chornobyl, Mourning Fukushima. & Radiation Exposure and Health.

Posted April 15, 2011 Remembering Chornobyl, Mourning Fukushima. A series of events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, and lessons learned from the current nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Monday, April 25:  Memorial Service, 4-5 p.m. Henry … Continue reading

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