In 2009, multinational financial services corporation Citigroup called nuclear power – with its skyrocketing costs, disastrous economics and dependence on public bailouts – a “corporate killer” . Now, in 2011, are we witnessing the...

Johannesburg, December 17, 2010 – Greenpeace has today received and verified reports that since December 11th, more than 200,000 litres of radioactive sludge from three cracked waste pools has leaked into the environment at the SOMAIR...

The formidable Anne Lauvergeon, the CEO of French nuclear giant AREVA, has been doing interviews. She’s always worth paying attention to, as much for what she doesn’t say as what she does. Take this for example, from her interview...

Over the weekend we alerted you to the incident in Niger where  more than 200,000 litres of radioactive sludge from three cracked waste pools has leaked into the environment at the SOMAIR uranium mine, operated by French energy company...

In the immediate aftermath of Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and the unfolding disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant , instead of opting for a period quiet reflection the nuclear industry saw the opportunity to make a sales...

Last month Greenpeace released its report Left in the Dust , detailing the radioactive contamination in the villages close to AREVA’s uranium mines in Niger. AREVA have informed us that since January this year the company has...

At the heart of Greenpeace’s report ‘ Left in the dust: Areva's radioactive legacy in the desert towns of Niger ’ is the human cost of nuclear power. If we are going to embrace nuclear power then, every time you flick a switch and...

Not content with building a nuclear reactor that has become a laughing stock and a byword for incompetence and waste, Finland’s government went even further last week by voting to approve the construction of two more reactors. Once...