Chernobyl: real lives, real stories, real tragedies. Join our event!

How do we tell the Chernobyl nuclear disaster story? Through the testimonials of 500 eyewitnesses? The lives of imagined characters in a novel? By researching the often buried archives to uncover the truth? Or by bringing humanitarian aid to the children of Belarus? Join us for Living with Chernobyl: Personal stories from the world's worst nuclear disaster, a free online event on April 25, 12 noon-1pm EDT. 

We will explore each of those paths, with our stellar lineup of guests. Actor Maxine Peake will read from Svetlana Alexievich’s Nobel Prize-winning book Chernobyl Voices/Chernobyl Prayer and we will talk to novelist Darragh McKeon, historian Kate Brown, and activist Linda Walker, followed by an audience Q&A. Register here.

Beyond Nuclear on Radio Sputnik's "Political Misfits" for Earth Day

Here is the write up:

Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, and Tina Landis, environmental and social activist and the author of the book “Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism,” join us in a conversation about the the threat of water shortages and droughts facing the western United States, what kind of impact could these have, and how big agribusiness, bad water management, and climate change denial exacerbate these crises in the region. We also talk about how these climate events also threaten the nuclear infrastructure of the country, how nuclear energy is not the most safe and efficient form of energy generation, and how we need to move forward with alternative solutions.

Listen to the audio recording here, from the 16 minute 30 second mark, till the 37 minute mark.

Beyond Nuclear on the "Sojourner Truth, with Margaret Prescod" radio program

Beyond Nuclear was honored and privileged to appear on "Sojourner Truth, with Margaret Prescod" on Earth Day.

"Sojourner Truth" has named the segment "Kevin Kamps On Fukushima Nuclear Water Waste." Here is their write up:

Japan intends to dump more than a million tons of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. This follows the 2011 incident, where six atomic power reactors were severely damaged following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake which was followed by a tsunami that damaged the nuclear plant. Our guest is Kevin Kamps, who has served as Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear since 2007. Beyond Nuclear advocates for an energy future that is sustainable, benign and democratic.

Listen the recording of the 12 minute interview here.

Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues, April 26-30

NATIVE NUCLEAR FORUM

5-Day Speaker Series, April 26 to 30

The Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues focuses on the impacts that nuclear has on Native American communities across the country, including uranium mining and milling, nuclear weapons production and testing, atomic reactor operation, radioactive waste transport and dumping, etc. Join them from 5 to 7pm PT each day (8 to 10pm ET; 7 to 9pm CT; 6 to 8pm MT). Speakers include Winona LaDuke, Steve Newcomb, Carletta Tilousi, Dr. Tommy Rock, Manny Pino, Myron Dewey, Joe Kennedy, and Ian Zabarte. Featured artists and performers include Jack Malotte, Sarah Caligiuri, and Bryan Hudson. This virtual event is brought to you by Native Community Action Council in partnership with Native Americans for Restorative Stewardship. Pre-registration is required for each day's session.

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Yablokov warned that a million or more have died from Chernobyl

As Chernobyl's 35th annual commemoration approaches on April 26, 2021, it is important to remember Alexey Yablokov's warning, that nearly a million premature deaths could likely be attributed to the nuclear catastrophe, and that just between the years 1986 to 2004 (there will have been many more deaths since then). See this link for more information: <http://www.beyondnuclear.org/home/2011/4/14/chernobyl-a-million-casualties-april-23.html>.

Yablokov published the shocking figure in his book, Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment. See this link for more information: <http://www.beyondnuclear.org/radiation-health-whats-new/2011/6/1/lynn-ehrle-promotes-chernobyl-consequences-of-the-catastroph.html>.

Yablokov, an environmental advisor to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, warned at a National Press Club press conference in Washington, D.C., alongside Beyond Nuclear's Cindy Folkers, and Friends of the Earth's Erich Pica, that Fukushima could prove more deadly and harmful than Chernobyl in the end, for such reasons as the population density of Japan exposed to the hazardous radioactivity, the proximity of Fukushima to the ocean, etc. See this link for more information: <http://www.beyondnuclear.org/home/2011/3/25/alexey-yablokov-press-conference-today-watch-on-c-span.html>. The press conference had been planned months in advance, to mark the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl -- but as fate would have it, the Fukushima catastrophe began two weeks earlier, so that dominated the discussion.