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No more Chernobyls

Hub | April 21, 2006 at 21:20

It has been 20 years since the name Chernobyl became the infamous nuclear accident that devastated the lives of millions of people in Western Russia, Belarus and the Ukraine.

India Must Do More On Nuclear Safety: Greenpeace Report

Press release | June 7, 2016 at 17:37

New Delhi | 7 June 2016: Greenpeace India today released a report titled ‘Red Alert – India’s nuclear disaster plans, outdated and inadequate’ [1]. The report assesses India's nuclear disaster plans and concludes that India’s plans do not offer a...

India's Nuclear Disaster Plans, Out-Dated and Inadequate

Publication | June 7, 2016 at 13:33

Severe nuclear accident can happen everywhere. Following the International Atomic Energy Agency's recommendations, nuclear safety is based on "defence in depth" with five independent levels of protection.

Greenpeace Publishes New Report On Nuclear Safety

Feature story | June 7, 2016 at 17:43

New Delhi | 7 June 2016: Greenpeace India today released a report titled ‘Red Alert – India’s nuclear disaster plans, outdated and inadequate’. The report assesses India's nuclear disaster plans and concludes that India’s plans do not offer a...

72 Hours And Counting!

Feature story | March 15, 2016 at 19:02

Following a serious accident at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat on March 11, Greenpeace India has called for an immediate investigation by independent experts, of all aging pressurised heavy water reactors (PWHR) in the country.

Accidents

Hub | June 27, 2006 at 15:44

Transport

Page | June 27, 2006 at 17:43

The nuclear industry is dependent upon the transportation of nuclear components and materials (uranium, fresh fuel, nuclear spent fuel and plutonium). Radioactive materials are carried by sea, rail, road and air. So even if you do not live near a...

Made in Fukushima

Page | March 12, 2012 at 12:55

These short films by Belgian filmmaker Alain de Halleux, are testimonies from Fukushima, Japan.

Made in Fukushima

Page | March 12, 2012 at 12:55

These short films by Belgian filmmaker Alain de Halleux, are testimonies from Fukushima, Japan.

Made in Fukushima

Page | March 12, 2012 at 12:55

These short films by Belgian filmmaker Alain de Halleux, are testimonies from Fukushima, Japan.

Greenpeace Response to Growing Troubles at Fukushima Nuclear Reactors

Press release | March 13, 2011 at 20:34

Tokyo, 13 March, 2011 – Reacting to ongoing reports of cooling problems and the continuing release of radioactive materials from the Fukushima I/Daiichi and Fukushima II/Diani Plants, Jan Beranek, Head of Greenpeace International’s Nuclear...

Indian Embassy revokes visa granted to Fukushima survivor

Press release | March 8, 2012 at 11:41

March 7, 2012: In what could be interpreted as a brazen attempt to stifle criticism, the Indian government has cancelled a visa granted to Mrs. Maya Kobayashi, a Fukushima survivor from Japan due to visit the country on the invitation of...

Reactors

Page | June 27, 2006 at 15:44

All commercial nuclear reactors of the present generation are based on designs originally developed for military plutonium production or for the propulsion of nuclear submarines or other navy vessels. Although there are different ways of...

Dirty bombs

Page | June 27, 2006 at 15:42

The International Atomic Energy Agency attempts to keep track of all kinds of radioactive materials as they move around the globe. However as the world's nuclear reactors continue to produce waste, and the nuclear five nations persist in having a...

Reprocessing

Page | June 27, 2006 at 16:01

Every uranium-fuelled nuclear reactor creates plutonium during routine operation. Every 12-18 months the reactor is shut down, and one quarter of the fuel is discharged, and fresh fuel loaded. The so-called spent fuel consists of plutonium...

Fukushima radiation briefing

Page | March 19, 2011 at 21:52

This Greenpeace briefing to provide analysis and advice of the risks and potential health impacts following releases of radioactivity from Japan’s Fukushima 1/Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was damaged by the March 11th earthquake and...

Fukushima radiation briefing

Page | March 19, 2011 at 21:52

This Greenpeace briefing to provide analysis and advice of the risks and potential health impacts following releases of radioactivity from Japan’s Fukushima 1/Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was damaged by the March 11th earthquake and...

I Support the people of Jaitapur

Page | March 15, 2011 at 20:00

India has a lot of lessons to learn from Japan. The nuclear reactors planned in the country, especially in Jaitapur need to be reviewed. It is also an earthquake prone zone, which the authorities are trying to downplay. We need to get more people...

Call for Independent Inquiry into Kakrapar Nuclear Incident

Blog entry by Rupal Jaiswal | May 9, 2016

On 11th March, 2016, a tragedy was fortunately averted at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat. There was a leak of heavy water from the Unit I of the Plant. This heavy water, which is used to keep the reactions going on under...

Nuclear terrorism

Page | June 27, 2006 at 15:44

"Nuclear terrorism is still often treated as science fiction - I wish it were. But unfortunately we live in a world of excess hazardous materials and abundant technological know-how, in which some terrorists clearly state their intention to...

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