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River Monsters Season 5 will include visits to Chernobyl and Loch Ness
Channel Guide Magazine“I realize there will come a point at which my searching must come to an end — once I've found every river monster and all the world's underwater mysteries are solved,” says biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade, host of Animal... -
In wake of Fukushima disaster, Japan to end nuclear power by 2030s
World NowThe Japanese government announced a dramatic turn in its energy policy Friday, vowing to make the densely populated island nation nuclear-free by the 2030s. Last year's tsunami-triggered disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power complex forced evacuation of... -
Japan leaders, utility slammed for 'man-made' nuclear disaster
World NowAn independent parliamentary commission accused the Japanese government and the nation's leading utility of "collusion" in avoiding vital nuclear safety improvements that would have prevented the reactor meltdowns last year at the tsunami-damaged... -
'Chernobyl Diaries': Horror movie and travel book depict extreme tourism
24 Frames"Chernobyl Diaries," a horror movie following a group of tourists on an excursion to the abandoned Ukrainian site of the meltdown, hits theaters just as a pollution travelogue by journalist Andrew Blackwell, "Visit Sunny Chernobyl," is arriving in book... -
Report: Japan, utility at fault for response to nuclear disaster
World NowJapan's response to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was flawed by poor communication and delays in releasing data on dangerous radiation leaks, a government-appointed investigative panel has found.... -
Berlin Film Festival: 3 documentaries on Japan nuclear disaster
24 FramesLess than a year after the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan devastated whole towns and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, causing radioactive disaster, filmic portraits at the Berlin International Film Festival are presenting the human... -
'Chernobyl Diaries' mines nuclear disaster for horror thrills
24 FramesAudiences will get a history lesson of sorts from "Chernobyl Diaries," a movie due in theaters May 25 which follows a group of young American tourists in Europe on a jaunt to the abandoned Ukrainian site of the 1986 nuclear meltdown.... -
Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Nature' on KOCE
Show TrackerWednesday's TV Highlights: Nature on KOCE... -
Nuclear power debate: How much of our fear is rooted in propaganda?
Opinion L.A.If you caught the April 1 episode of "This American Life," a fear of nuclear power may have been cemented. In one segment, actors read harrowing passages from "Voices from Chernobyl," a collection of interviews that documents how people were...... -
On this date in history: The Chernobyl disaster
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine had an explosion and a fire that released radioactive particles into the atmosphere where they spread over several other countries in what is acknowledged to be the worst nuclear...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Russia, Nuclear Power, Ukraine, Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine)
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Nuclear blows away wind
The primary motivation among environmentalists for developing wind energy is legitimate concern about the effects of climate change. Wind is alleged to provide important relief from the emission of carbon dioxide from electricity production. But without...
Tags: Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Energy Resources, Wind Power
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The danger of relying on nuclear power plants
Norman Meadow's commentary promoting nuclear power over wind energy as a solution to climate change leaves out serious unsolved problems that wind does not present ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). Huge piles of highly radioactive waste are sitting...Tags: Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Disasters and Accidents, Renewable Energy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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