DiaNuke.org https://www.dianuke.org/ DIALOGUES and RESOURCES on Nuclear, Nature, and Society Thu, 07 May 2026 17:19:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.dianuke.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-DiaNuke-favicon-transparent-1.png DiaNuke.org https://www.dianuke.org/ 32 32 22906063 Radioactive Waste : Thinking Things Through to the End https://www.dianuke.org/radioactive-waste-thinking-things-through-to-the-end/ https://www.dianuke.org/radioactive-waste-thinking-things-through-to-the-end/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 17:19:34 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35295 Dr. Gordon Edwards is interviewed by Michelle Derosier in Thunder Bay on Earth Day, April 22, 2023. Edwards is asked why he is on a five-day tour of Northwestern Ontario and why he is speaking out about nuclear waste.

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/radioactive-waste-thinking-things-through-to-the-end/feed/ 0 35295 NAPM Statement – 40 years since Chernobyl: The World Must Discard Dangerous Nuclear Technology and Warfare https://www.dianuke.org/napm-statement-40-years-since-chernobyl-the-world-must-discard-dangerous-nuclear-technology-and-warfare/ https://www.dianuke.org/napm-statement-40-years-since-chernobyl-the-world-must-discard-dangerous-nuclear-technology-and-warfare/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:53:46 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35286 National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM)   NAPM calls for time-bound and planned phaseout of nuclear fission energy globally and in India 26th April, 2026: As the world remembers the 40th year of Chernobyl disaster today; one of the worst technological catastrophes in human history; National Alliance of People’s MovementsRead More

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/napm-statement-40-years-since-chernobyl-the-world-must-discard-dangerous-nuclear-technology-and-warfare/feed/ 0 35286 Greenpeace Report: Without urgent repairs, Chernobyl Sarcophagus at increased risk of collapse https://www.dianuke.org/greenpeace-report-without-urgent-repairs-chernobyl-sarcophagus-at-increased-risk-of-collapse/ https://www.dianuke.org/greenpeace-report-without-urgent-repairs-chernobyl-sarcophagus-at-increased-risk-of-collapse/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:45:36 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35277    Greenpeace Ukraine Report: Initial Assessment of the Impact of the Russian Drone Attack on the Chornobyl New Safe Confinement | Authored by Eric Schmieman

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/greenpeace-report-without-urgent-repairs-chernobyl-sarcophagus-at-increased-risk-of-collapse/feed/ 0 35277 Final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste on Japan’s Minamitorishima island, a fraught enterprise https://www.dianuke.org/final-disposal-site-for-high-level-radioactive-waste-on-japan-minamitorishima-island-a-fraught-enterprise/ https://www.dianuke.org/final-disposal-site-for-high-level-radioactive-waste-on-japan-minamitorishima-island-a-fraught-enterprise/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:02:02 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35258 CNIC Statement: The geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste on Minamitorishima-island is fraught with difficult issues

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/final-disposal-site-for-high-level-radioactive-waste-on-japan-minamitorishima-island-a-fraught-enterprise/feed/ 0 35258 Radioactive animals don’t glow — but they bear radiation’s imprints https://www.dianuke.org/radioactive-animals-dont-glow-but-they-bear-radiations-imprints/ https://www.dianuke.org/radioactive-animals-dont-glow-but-they-bear-radiations-imprints/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:41:13 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35250 Jennifer Weeks | Science News Explores From wolves to wasps, wild species at nuclear sites help reveal risks of radiation exposure   In comic books and movies, radiation can be a source of superpowers. The bite of a radioactive spider turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man, allowing him to spin webs and swing between buildings.Read More

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/radioactive-animals-dont-glow-but-they-bear-radiations-imprints/feed/ 0 35250 Transgenerational mutational signature in offspring of former Chernobyl cleanup workers https://www.dianuke.org/transgenerational-mutational-signature-in-offspring-of-former-chernobyl-cleanup-workers/ https://www.dianuke.org/transgenerational-mutational-signature-in-offspring-of-former-chernobyl-cleanup-workers/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:56:06 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35243 Fabian Brand et.al. | Scientific Reports Journal   Researchers have found that DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster is appearing in the children of those who were exposed—marking the first clear evidence of such effects being passed down across generations. Full journal article availableRead More

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/transgenerational-mutational-signature-in-offspring-of-former-chernobyl-cleanup-workers/feed/ 0 35243 Medicine and nuclear power: A fact-sheet https://www.dianuke.org/medicine-and-nuclear-power-a-fact-sheet/ https://www.dianuke.org/medicine-and-nuclear-power-a-fact-sheet/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:27:09 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35234   “Modern medicine does not depend on nuclear power. All electricity producing reactors could be shut down permanently with little or no impact on best medical practices.” – Dr. Gordon Edwards, President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/medicine-and-nuclear-power-a-fact-sheet/feed/ 0 35234 Is nuclear power needed to create medical isotopes? “No!,” says Dr. Gordon Edwards, President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility https://www.dianuke.org/is-nuclear-power-needed-to-create-medical-isotopes-no-says-dr-gordon-edwards-president-canadian-coalition-for-nuclear-responsibility/ https://www.dianuke.org/is-nuclear-power-needed-to-create-medical-isotopes-no-says-dr-gordon-edwards-president-canadian-coalition-for-nuclear-responsibility/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:17:58 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35221  Do we need nuclear power to create medical isotopes? Dr. Gordon Edwards, President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility addresses this and related questions in this webinar.

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/is-nuclear-power-needed-to-create-medical-isotopes-no-says-dr-gordon-edwards-president-canadian-coalition-for-nuclear-responsibility/feed/ 0 35221 15th Rio de Janeiro International Uranium Film Festival https://www.dianuke.org/15th-rio-de-janeiro-international-uranium-film-festival/ https://www.dianuke.org/15th-rio-de-janeiro-international-uranium-film-festival/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:54:25 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35222 https://uraniumfilmfestival.org/files/2026_uranium_film_festival_rio_de_janeiro_catalog_-_english.pdf

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]]> https://www.dianuke.org/15th-rio-de-janeiro-international-uranium-film-festival/feed/ 0 35222 Nuclear energy: Fusion power unlikely to become competitive https://www.dianuke.org/nuclear-energy-fusion-power-unlikely-to-become-competitive/ https://www.dianuke.org/nuclear-energy-fusion-power-unlikely-to-become-competitive/#respond Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:55:17 +0000 https://www.dianuke.org/?p=35218 Lingxi Tang, Bessie Noll, Anurag Panda & Tobias S. Schmidt | Nature Energy Journal     While nuclear fusion power is often hailed as a future source of abundant, clean energy, current dominant fusion designs, magnetic and laser inertial, are unlikely to become competitive due to their expected low experience rates.Read More

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