This month, we heard that "It was pure luck there wasn't a meltdown" following a serious nuclear power plant incident in Sweden. Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, arrives in Manila for the next leg of the Defending Our Oceans expedition. We find illegal and destructively logged timber in the Australian market. NSW premier Morris Iemma exposed as a coal industry puppet.
When nuclear power goes wrong, people can pay with their lives for many years. This photo story introduces just a few who have paid the real cost of the nuclear industry. The next time you hear that we need nuclear power, consider whether you can accept the same fate.