BBC: The huge nuclear disaster hidden by the Soviets
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In 1957, a massive nuclear accident took place at the top secret Mayak nuclear station in the Soviet Union. At the time, it was the largest nuclear disaster in history. So why has no one heard of it?
Read MoreDecades Later, Sickness Among Airmen After a Hydrogen Bomb Accident
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It was a late winter night in 1966 and a fully loaded B-52 bomber on a Cold War nuclear patrol had collided with a refueling jet high over the Spanish coast, freeing four hydrogen bombs that went tumbling toward a farming village called Palomares…
Read MoreFairewinds Comments on the EPA’s Proposed Changes to the Protective Action Guidelines (PAG)
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new radiation limits for the public that are at least twenty-five times higher than current exposure limits. These new guidelines would substantially increase the amount of radiation people can ingest the days and years following an atomic disaster. The EPA’s announcement was open for public comment until July 25. This is Fairewinds' brief report on the issue submitted to the EPA.
Read MoreRadiation Risk: LNT Model Tested
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Disproving what critics of the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) Risk Model have claimed and also disproving the theory of hormesis, Ian Goddard has compiled solid research on the incidence of cancer in relationship to radioactive dose exposure.
Read MoreWhat is Radiation?
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Fairewinds President Maggie Gundersen and Fairewinds Chief Engineer Arnie Gundersen explain the difference between ‘background’ radiation and man-made radiation as well as clarify what’s really going on with added fluoride in drinking water.
Read MoreWest Coast Radiation Exposure: What are the risks?
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Fairewinds Energy Education's Arnie Gundersen discusses the risk to the US West Coast population from the ongoing releases from Fukushima Daiichi. Should we be worried about walking by or swimming in the Pacific? How safe are California’s beaches? What about eating Pacific seafood? These are the links mentioned in the film:
Read MoreThe Atomic Sailors
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In this, the fifth installment in our short film series, Fairewinds Energy Education's Arnie Gundersen discusses radiation exposure to our armed forces. Here is a link to the Tampa Bay Times article referenced in the video.
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