Chernobyl 30th Anniversary a Cause for Celebration

(Kiev, Ukraine — April 26, 2016) – The world paused today and celebrated the 30th anniversary of the worst commercial nuclear disaster in history. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, located here in Kiev, exploded on April 26, 1986, irradiating much of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Europe. As Ukraine was part of the secretive Soviet Union…

In Vermont, Avian Approval of Atomic Power

(Vernon, VT — August 19, 2015) – Residents throughout Vermont and the Northeast were thrilled when Entergy, the owner of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, announced plans to shutter the facility and begin its long-term decommissioning process. But not everyone is basking in the afterglow of the decision. Vermont Yankee, which began operation in…