Another somber anniversary: Fukushima - the disaster that seems to have no end
Today, March 11, marks the third anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan killing thousands of people and displacing tens of thousands more. This also initiated the devastating and…
We're confident that radioactive waste is a problem but what do nuclear regulators think?
Lately there's been a lot of talk about 'waste confidence.' It's a wholly confusing term about an extremely important topic: the toxic, highly radioactive nuclear waste that's been produced by and is…
Fukushima Report Conclusion: Man made Disaster
Earlier this month, the Japanese Independent Investigation Commission released its report on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, concluding that collusion between regulators and the industry, including the utility TEPCO, was a primary factor…
Nuclear Accountability in Washington, One Year After Fukushima
For the third consecutive year I participated in the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability's (ANA) annual DC Days event. I joined scores of concerned citizens from across the country, along with several people…
Japan One Year Later: Global Response to Fukushima
SACE’s High Risk Energy Choices program director, Sara Barczak, co-authored this blog. After the Japanese government prematurely declared the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors stable at the end of 2011, much of the media…
Remembering Fukushima One Year Later
The tragic natural disasters that struck Japan on March 11, 2011 -- a massive earthquake and horrifying tsunami -- forever changed the lives for tens of thousands of Japanese, killing more than…
NRC Approves Vogtle License, Chairman Only Vote for Safety
This blog was authored by Mandy Hancock, former high risk energy choices organizer at SACE.
Japan Update End of Year Review
This blog was co-authored by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Mandy Hancock, SACE's former High Risk Energy Organizer.
SACE in the News: Declining Demand for Energy Impacts Planning for Utilities
A recent article in The Tennessean highlights one emerging reality for energy companies: people are consuming less energy. The excellent long-form piece by reporter Anne Paine, “TVA bets on rising demand: Less…
SACE in the News: Construction Underway at New Nuclear Plant in Georgia and Wind Power Gets Off the Ground in South Carolina
Safety questions post-Fukushima have created a significant amount of uncertainty regarding the future of nuclear power in the US, as other countries such as Germany move to ban nuclear power. Construction costs,…