Links related to "Nuclear Accidents"
ENENews: Energy news
Link Added 08/05/2012
Energy News is a website which lists links largely concerned with the Fukushima disaster. It is constantly updated.
Fukushima anniversary article by Tilman Ruff, March 2012
Link Added 13/03/2012
Don't hold you breath for Fukushima radiation toll is an article by Tilman Ruff published in The Conversation on 13 March 2012.
Fission rise at Fukushima; New York Times, November 2011
Link Added 08/11/2011
Article by Hiroko Tibuchi from The New York Times, 2 November 2011, relating to recent disclosures by the Fukushima plant's owners that fuel deep inside three stricken reactors is probably continuing to experience bursts of fission.
Fukushima burning
Link Added 21/06/2011
MAPW’s Dr Peter Karamoskos has the cover story in the May edition of Physician Life, analysing the nuclear reactor disaster and the risks it poses for health. An excellent and thorough discussion.
Chernobyl 25 years on
Link Added 17/05/2011
Dr.Sue Wareham, the immediate past president of MAPW, writes about Chernobyl, Fukushima and the "palpably real threat of accidents" in the nuclear industry in this article on the Online Opinion website.
IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale
Link Added 02/02/2010
Link to PDF of IAEAi International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale for assessing nuclear accidents, similar to the richter scale for earthquakes; also gives a list of historical nuclear accidents around the world and how they compare on the scale.
The Nuclear Industry: A History of Misleading Claims
Link Added 27/01/2010
2007 Briefing Paper written by Dr Sue Wareham OAM. Documents notable examples of misleading claims made by the nuclear industry: Energy Science Australia website.
"Radiation sick" posters: MAPW and partners 2007
Link Added 28/10/2008
Four posters on health issues and the nuclear chain, were developed by MAPW, Friends of the Earth and Beyond Nuclear in consultation with Indigenous communities; with funds including a grant to MAPW from the JB Seed Foundation. View or download the art work at the FoEi website. Indigenous communities please welcome to contact the Arid Lands Environment Centre for copies.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Link Added 28/02/2008
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ( ANSTOi ) is the Australian Government's centre for nuclear science.
Sustainable Energy and Anti Uranium Service
Link Added 28/02/2008
This website was last updated in 2000 but still contains lots of useful material, particularly on uranium mining in Australia.
Natural Resources Defence Council
Link Added 27/02/2008
Environmental action group, campaigning on nuclear power and nuclear weapons. In depth information on the US nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear waste and Yucca mountain.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Link Added 27/02/2008
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a nonprofit organisation focusing on non proliferation and international security issues.
EnergyScience Coalition
Link Added 27/02/2008
This website is particularly useful for its Briefing Papers on key sustainability such as suitability of nuclear power for Australia's electricity needs, and the problems inherent in this technology.
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Link Added 27/02/2008
A step-by-step examination of the Americani nuclear reactor disaster.
