nuclear accidents
06/07/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Safer cladding for nuclear fuel rods being developed
Years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have finally come up with a better cladding for nuclear fuel rods. According to a Newswise report, the new material is safer because it avoids combustible zirconium. The new alloy is made from aluminum, chromium, and iron. It will […]
04/17/2017
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By Robert Jonathan
The best U.S. states to survive a grid down nuclear power apocalypse? Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada
In today’s society, there is a lot of uncertainty about the future. We are on the cusp of a possible nuclear World War, as well as looming threats from natural disasters and other apocalyptic events. In such a time, it is a good idea to know where to go to survive such scenarios. There are […]
02/15/2017
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By Vicki Batts
Fukushima catastrophe continues to worsen after six years of ongoing meltdowns
The “unimaginable” levels of radiation at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant have been widely reported on; in early February 2017, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) reported that the radiation levels inside reactor 2 had reached a devastating 530 sieverts per hour. Just a mere five sieverts is enough to be lethal in a matter of months, […]
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