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The second biggest nuclear disaster in history

Nastya, from Belarus was only three years old when she was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus and lungs. According to local doctors the region has seen a huge increase in childhood cancer cases since the Chernobyl disaster. Enlarge Image

End the nuclear age

Greenpeace has always fought - and will continue to fight - vigorously against nuclear power because it is an unacceptable risk to the environment and to humanity. The only solution is to halt the expansion of all nuclear power, and for the shutdown of existing plants.

The Arctic Sunrise in opposition to the Takahama nuclear power plant. Enlarge Image

Safety

As the planet wakes up to the fact that global warming is a reality and that fast action is needed, the nuclear industry, having floundered for a few decades, has seized on the opportunity to promote itself as the answer to our energy fears.

Collecting soil samples from areas contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster. Enlarge Image

Accidents

The history of the Nuclear Age is one of accidents but instead of issuing warnings or taking precautions, nuclear power plant operators and civil and military authorities try to conceal the truth. The past 50 years of nuclear operations have run on the basis of cover-ups, deception, lies, and misinformation.

Greenpeace documenting Russian ship TNT27 dumping nuclear waste. Enlarge Image

Waste

Nuclear waste is produced at every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining and enrichment, to reactor operation and the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. Much of this nuclear waste will remain hazardous for hundreds of thousands of years, leaving a poisonous legacy to future generations.

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