Living with Chernobyl

Living with Chernobyl

Just last week a new Chernobyl catastrophe reared its ugly head. As the neutron population in the melted atomic core increases, it indicates that a self-sustaining chain reaction may develop and might allow a whole new raft of radiation to foul the air…

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Three Mile Island Nuclear Meltdown at 42: Never Forget

Three Mile Island Nuclear Meltdown at 42: Never Forget

In this fourth installment, the Fairewinds Crew listened in rapt attention to Nuclear Hot Seat founder Libbe HaLevy’s personal story woven into the many harrowing stories of community members who lived in the Three Mile Island area when the meltdown occurred…

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TMI (Three Mile Island) Archival Records Unearthed

TMI (Three Mile Island) Archival Records Unearthed

In this third installment we’ll share some newly discovered archival material about the 1979 meltdown at TMI. You may remember Fairewinds asserted that the meltdown at TMI was much worse than the NRC insistently portrays. These archival documents substantiate what we have always said…

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Humanity Rising Presentation: 10 Years Deep – Nuclear Power Disaster in Japan

Humanity Rising Presentation: 10 Years Deep – Nuclear Power Disaster in Japan

Today, we add another post and discussion to our new Nuclear Spring Series. The three meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi atomic power reactor site on March 11, 2011, has changed our personal and professional lives forever…

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Japan Hasn’t Recovered 10 Years After Fukushima Meltdowns

Japan Hasn’t Recovered 10 Years After Fukushima Meltdowns

Did you know that there have been five nuclear meltdowns during the last 42 years, and all of them have happened during springtime? Fukushima Dai-ichi on March 11th (2011), Three Mile Island on March 28th (1979), and Chernobyl on April 28th (1986). Welcome to Fairewinds Nuclear Spring Series

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