Nuclear

Patrick Moore Background Information

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:30:45 GMT

Patrick Moore, a paid spokesman for the nuclear industry, frequently cites a long-ago affiliation with Greenpeace to gain legitimacy in the media. Several media outlets recently either stated or implied that Mr. Moore still represents Greenpeace, or failed to mention his current ties to the nuclear industry. This page contains all the information journalists need to accurately describe Mr. Moore and to judge his credibility. We’ve included some information below and have attached several recent articles about Mr. Moore.

Chernobyl Today

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:45:05 GMT

Plans are now being made to export large amounts of highly radioactive waste to sites of nuclear accidents like Mayak, Semipalatinsk and even to Chernobyl. These plans are supported by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency. This is the way the nuclear industry acknowledges these people's suffering - by calling their homes and livelihoods a "sacrifice zone". Instead of supporting these communities with their significant medical, economic, ecological and social problems, Western companies continue to negotiate business deals to export more and more poisonous waste to be dumped and forgotten.

Environmental Damage

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:44:05 GMT

The main contaminated territories lie in the north of Ukraine, the south and east of Belarus and in the western border area between Russia and Belarus. The radioactive cloud spread across large parts of Europe contaminating ares where ever it rained.

Children of Chernobyl

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:43:41 GMT

When she was just four years old, little Anna Pesenko, trying to be a good girl, sitting up straight and eating her food nicely, would sometimes just pass out and fall flat onto the table. 'Annya' as she is called, could not explain very well what was wrong with her. No wonder her mother Valentina got very worried and took her to the doctor, who discovered a tumour in the girl's head. The cancer was removed, but Annya never regained her health and has seen so many doctors that she gets terrified whenever she sees a white coat.

Fireman and Soldier

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:43:28 GMT

In the Chernobyl workers town of Pripiyat, the alarm sounded shortly after the explosion. Pjotr Khmel was at home when he received a phone call from his commanding officer at the fire station. Things were hectic and rushed. The firemen did not know exactly what to expect: "They told us the plant had blown up, but we didn't believe it. During our training they had told us it was not possible". Soldier Vasily Tychomirov had also been told it was not possible: "Not even if an aeroplane crashed into the nuclear plant". During the night of the disaster Tychomirov first passed Block no. 3: "It was raining ashes and debris". He also recalls the terrifying beauty of Reactor no. 4: "I was only twenty-two years old, but I will never forget it. The roof was like an open book and there was a magnificent light; a beautiful blue fire".

The liquidator

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:43:13 GMT

The men and women who were sent in to the closed zone of Chernobyl to deal with the aftermath of the disaster are called 'the liquidators'. The stories of these estimated 600,000 workers could provide the scripts to many a Hollywood movie. The liquidators flew straight into the radioactive clouds to battle the fire and extinguish it. They destroyed and buried contaminated villages, put new tarmac on the country roads and sprayed down the roofs with special chemicals. They evacuated the inhabitants, transported the cows and pigs to new stables and they took care of a whole range of other jobs that had to be done. Very often they had no protection against the deadly radiation.

Doctors

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:42:58 GMT

Just ahead of the holiday season, the hospital's corridors and consulting rooms are full. Surgeon Igor Komisarenko, head of the Institute for Endocrinology, has been operating all morning. Most of his patients are women with thyroid cancer. "Four years after the explosion we were confronted with a surge of cases of children with thyroid cancer. The closer to Chernobyl, the higher the chances of getting thyroid cancer.

The Victims

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:42:45 GMT

While for many people the Chernobyl disaster might be just a distant memory for many it is something they must live with every day. Meet Annya, a teenager living with cancer since the age of four. Read about Yuri the liquidator and only surviving memeber of the work crew on duty the night the reactor blew up. Many lives have been blighted by the disaster in the huge areas that have been contaminated for thousands of years.

The Disaster

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:42:32 GMT

Discover what exactly caused the catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl plant, how the clean up was conducted at huge human cost and the current state of the site.

Chernobyl Anniversary

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:42:19 GMT

The farmers

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:42:01 GMT

In the Ukraine, 18,000km2 of agricultural land was contaminated, but the forests were hardest hit. Forty percent of the woods are contaminated, totalling 35,000km2. Many of the inhabitants of the area cotinue to eat fruits and vegetables from their own gardens and they also continue fishing and gathering mushrooms and berries. This is what they are used to doing, even if it means that their intake of radioactive elements is two to five times higher than is acceptable.

Nuclear Power’s Extreme Makeover

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:58:17 GMT

Nuclear Transport Reports

Fri, 13 May 2005 19:18:44 GMT

Nuclear Testing Reports

Fri, 13 May 2005 19:14:34 GMT

Nuclear Power

Fri, 13 May 2005 18:43:36 GMT

Nuclear Reports

Fri, 13 May 2005 18:34:47 GMT

Safety and Security

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:27:57 GMT

From the dawn of the nuclear age, it has been recognized that nuclear power and nuclear weapons are inextricably linked. The spread of nuclear technology and ultimately nuclear weapons undermines our national security and the security of the planet.

Disarmament

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:27:56 GMT

The Cold War may be over, but this does not mean nuclear weapons have disappeared. Far from it: There are almost 36,000 nuclear weapons in the world, thousands on hair-trigger alert, with more than a third of them ready to launch at a moment's notice, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

No New Nukes!

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:27:54 GMT

How can we possibly be thinking about building new nuclear reactors? Just one of the following would be reason enough for "No New Nukes!"

Accidents

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:40:02 GMT

Nuclear Reactors Can Have Accidents That Would Devastate The Region In Which They Operate